Season 1961-62
Division 3 1961-62 (7th)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GF/A | PTS | ||
| 1 | PortsmouthP | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 87 | 47 | 1.851 | 65 |
| 2 | Grimsby TownP | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 80 | 56 | 1.429 | 62 |
| 3 | Bournemouth & BA | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 69 | 45 | 1.533 | 59 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 111 | 73 | 1.520 | 59 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 107 | 82 | 1.305 | 58 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 94 | 72 | 1.306 | 54 |
| 7 | READING | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 77 | 66 | 1.167 | 53 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 57 | 1.491 | 51 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 78 | 71 | 1.099 | 49 |
| 10 | Hull City | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | 48 |
| 11 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 47 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 58 | 1.121 | 45 |
| 13 | Notts County | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 67 | 74 | 0.905 | 43 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 43 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 83 | 80 | 1.038 | 42 |
| 16 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 57 | 69 | 0.826 | 42 |
| 17 | Watford | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 41 |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 40 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 73 | 84 | 0.869 | 38 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 71 | 95 | 0.747 | 38 |
| 21 | Torquay UnitedR | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 76 | 100 | 0.760 | 36 |
| 22 | Lincoln CityR | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 57 | 87 | 0.655 | 35 |
| 23 | BrentfordR | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 93 | 0.570 | 34 |
| 24 | Newport CountyR | 46 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 46 | 102 | 0.451 | 22 |
Division 3 1961-62
| 19 Aug | Coventry City | H | 4-0 |
| 21 Aug | Queens Park Rangers | A | 6-3 |
| 26 Aug | Brentford | A | 2-1 |
| 30 Aug | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0-2 |
| 2 Sep | Barnsley | A | 3-2 |
| 6 Sep | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 3-1 |
| 8 Sep | Newport County | H | 2-1 |
| 16 Sep | Southend United | A | 2-0 |
| 20 Sep | Grimsby Town | H | 1-2 |
| 23 Sep | Notts County | H | 4-2 |
| 26 Sep | Grimsby Town | A | 0-4 |
| 30 Sep | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1-4 |
| 4 Oct | Port Vale | H | 0-0 |
| 6 Oct | Halifax Town | H | 3-2 |
| 9 Oct | Port Vale | A | 1-2 |
| 13 Oct | Swindon Town | A | 1-4 |
| 20 Oct | Crystal Palace | H | 2-1 |
| 28 Oct | Portsmouth | A | 0-2 |
| 11 Nov | Hull City | A | 1-0 |
| 17 Nov | Watford | H | 3-2 |
| 2 Dec | Torquay United | H | 1-0 |
| 9 Dec | Lincoln City | A | 3-2 |
| 16 Dec | Coventry City | A | 0-1 |
| 23 Dec | Brentford | H | 4-0 |
| 26 Dec | Bristol City | H | 2-2 |
| 12 Jan | Barnsley | H | 0-0 |
| 27 Jan | Bournemouth & BA | A | 0-1 |
| 2 Feb | Southend United | H | 3-1 |
| 6 Feb | Bristol City | A | 0-5 |
| 10 Feb | Notts County | A | 2-2 |
| 17 Feb | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3-0 |
| 23 Feb | Halifax Town | A | 1-2 |
| 2 Mar | Swindon Town | H | 1-1 |
| 10 Mar | Crystal Palace | A | 4-3 |
| 16 Mar | Portsmouth | H | 0-3 |
| 19 Mar | Newport County | A | 0-0 |
| 24 Mar | Northampton Town | A | 0-1 |
| 30 Mar | Hull City | H | 1-1 |
| 6 Apr | Watford | A | 1-1 |
| 11 Apr | Northampton Town | H | 2-0 |
| 14 Apr | Bournemouth & BA | H | 0-1 |
| 20 Apr | Peterborough United | H | 3-2 |
| 21 Apr | Torquay United | A | 0-0 |
| 23 Apr | Peterborough United | A | 0-1 |
| 27 Apr | Lincoln City | H | 4-0 |
| 2 May | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 3-1 |
FA Cup 1961-62
| 4 Nov | R1 | Newport County | H | 1-1 |
| 6 Nov | (R) | Newport County | A | 0-1 |
League Cup 1961-62
| 13 Sep | R1 | Chester | H | 4-2 |
| 16 Oct | R2 | Watford | A | 1-3 |