Central League Table 1961 - 62

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Burnley	42	30	7	5	113	40	73	67
2	Liverpool	42	28	5	9	90	51	39	61
3	Aston Villa	42	28	3	11	90	44	46	59
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	24	9	9	93	47	46	57
5	Blackburn Rovers	42	19	10	13	82	63	19	48
6	Newcastle United	42	20	7	15	82	66	16	47
7	Manchester City	42	19	9	14	80	84	-4	47
8	Derby County	42	19	6	17	95	82	13	44
9	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	8	16	68	64	4	44
10	Sheffield United	42	17	9	16	66	62	4	43
11	Manchester United	42	18	6	18	88	68	20	42
12	Huddersfield Town	42	19	4	19	73	67	6	42
13	Bolton Wanderers	42	16	8	18	74	80	-6	40
14	Bury	42	12	14	16	65	63	2	38
15	Everton	42	13	12	17	62	69	-7	38
16	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	8	20	78	77	1	36
17	Leeds United	42	14	8	20	57	93	-36	36
18	Blackpool	42	12	9	21	68	78	-10	33
19	Stoke City	42	11	11	20	45	75	-30	33
20	Preston North End	42	8	8	26	49	86	-37	24
21	Barnsley	42	8	8	26	58	135	-77	24
22	Chesterfield	42	7	7	28	44	126	-82	21

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