1961–62 Sunderland A.F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 Sunderland 1961–62 Alan Brown Syd Collings Roker Park Division Two 3rd FA Cup Round 4 League Cup Round 5 _red_stripes _whitestripes _red_stripes _whitetop FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 _redborder _collarred _redborder _hoops_white ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ff0000 Clough (29) Clough (34) 57,666 vs Newcastle United (21 April) 21,706 vs Charlton Athletic (14 March) 32,982 7-2 vs Swansea Town (9 December) 1-4 vs Liverpool (30 August) 1960–61 1962–63 The 1961–62 season was Sunderland's 78th year in existence and 4th consecutive season in the Division Two. Also the club competed in the FA Cup and the League Cup. Summary During June, Northern Irish Forward Ian Lawther was transferred out to Blackburn Rovers.Sky Sports News notice of death 26/4/2010 Also Johnny Goodchildhttp://archive.thenorthernecho.co.uk/2005/7/25/201737.html Hero To Zero For Goodchild The Northern Echo 25 July 2005 9 July 2010 and Jackie Maltby left the club.http://www.sunderlandecho.com/opinion/columnists/kids-are-all-right-1-1118407 Kids are all right! Sunderland Echo 13 December 2004 16 April 2014 19 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140419014021/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/opinion/columnists/kids-are-all-right-1-1118407 dead http://roker-roar.com/pauldays/navbar/bydecade/postwar/1950-1959/1957-58.html Sunderland AFC 1957/58 roker-roar.com 16 April 2014 In July 1961, one of Clough's transfer requests was finally accepted and he moved to Boro's local rivals Sunderland for £55,000.http://www.brianclough.com/new_page_4.htm Brian Clough's career information from brianclough.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080406162657/http://www.brianclough.com/new_page_4.htm 6 April 2008 However, a poor start and a final day draw at Swansea saw the team finish third, a point behind Leyton Orient and nine points behind deserved champions Liverpool led by the inspirational Bill Shankly. Squad yes yes GK ENG Peter Wakeham yes GK ENG Jimmy Montgomery yes GK ENG Keith Hird yes DF ENG Cec Irwin yes DF IRL Charlie Hurley yes DF SCO Jimmy McNab yes DF ENG Len Ashurst yes DF ENG Dickie Rooks yes DF ENG Colin Nelson yes DF NIR Martin Harvey yes MF ENG Harry Hooper yes MF ENG Stan Anderson c yes MF SCO George Herd yes yes MF ENG Joe Kiernan yes MF ENG Jack Overfield yes MF ENG Jimmy Davison yes MF SCO John Dillon yes MF SCO Danny Hegan yes MF ENG Alan Sproates yes FW SCO Willie McPheat yes FW ENG Brian Clough yes FW IRL Amby Fogarty yes FW NIR Jimmy O'Neill yes FW SCO Nick Sharkey yes FW ENG Ally Murray yes FW ENG Colin Rutherford August 2023 Lotto Transfers In Pos. Name from TypeFWBrian CloughMiddlesbrough £55,000FWGeorge HerdClyde F.C. Out Pos. Name To Type FW Ian Lawther Blackburn Rovers £18,000 FW Johnny Goodchild Brighton & Hove Albion FW Jackie Maltby Darlington F.C. MF Reg Pearce Luton Town F.C. Results Division One 1961–62 Football League League table Second Division SUN Results by round table b Round Ground A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A Result L/L/W/L/W/W/L/L/W/W/D/D/W/W/W/D/W/L/D/D/W/W/L/L/W/L/W/L/D/W/D/W/L/D/W/W/W/W/W/W/W/D Position 16/21/17/20/17/15/18/19/17/13/13/11/8/4/3/3/3/6/5/5/3/3/3/4/5/7/5/7/6/7/7/7/7/6/5/4/4/3/3/3/2/3 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss #FFD700 Champions, Promoted to 1962-63 Division One blue2 Promoted to 1962-63 Division One red1 Relegated to 1962-63 Division Three complete https://www.11v11.com/teams/sunderland/tab/matches/season/1962/ September 2023 Matches .- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/sunderland/tab/matches/season/1962/ 1 Sunderland Walsall L 4-3 16 19 August 1961 Fellows Park Walsall Richards 13 pen. 65 73Wilson 42 Clough 22Herd 31Hooper 55 pen. FV Stringer 18,420 23 August 1961 L 3-0 21 2 Anfield Liverpool Liverpool Sunderland Hunt 48 83Lewis 78 W Clements 48,963 26 August 1961 W 2-1 17 3 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Stoke City Fogarty 51 67 Adam 2 J Parkinson 34,183 30 August 1961 4 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland 1-4 20 Liverpool Clough 43 Hunt 26 29St John 39 90 LJ Tirebuck 47,261 L 2 September 1961 W 2-3 17 5 Eastville Stadium Bristol Bristol Rovers Sunderland Bradford 47 89 McPheat 2 Fogarty 13 Sykes 78 o.g. JK Taylor 12,214 9 September 1961 W 2-1 15 6 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Leeds United Clough 7 31 McCole 83 W Crossley 30,737 16 September 1961 L 3-1 18 7 Carrow Road Norwich Norwich City Sunderland Savino 72Conway 74Hill 89 McPheat 79 KG Aston 21,910 19 September 1961 L 3-2 19 8 Gigg Lane Bury Bury Sunderland Holden 20Watson 33Beaumont 59 Clough 53McNab 63 AW Sparling 17,095 23 September 1961 W 4-0 17 9 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Scunthorpe United Herd 20 30Fogarty 35 77 F Cowen 35,112 27 September 1961 W 3-0 13 10 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Bury Clough 28 34 87 39,893 30 September 1961 D 1-1 13 11 Goldstone Ground Brighton Brighton & Hove Albion Sunderland Nicholas 69 Hurley 29 DW Smith 17,070 7 October 1961 D 1-1 11 12 Baseball Ground Derby Derby County Sunderland Curry 71 Hurley 89 G McCabe 16,452 14 October 1961 W 2-1 8 13 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Leyton Orient Clough 27 52 Dunmore 10 J Kelly 36,870 21 October 1961 W 1-0 4 14 Deepdale Preston Preston North End Sunderland Hurley 74 JE Carr 17,973 28 October 1961 W 5-0 3 15 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Plymouth Argyle Hooper 9 71 pen.Clough 22 43 54 E Crawford 30,023 4 November 1961 D 0-0 3 16 Leeds Road Huddersfield Huddersfield Town Sunderland J Mitchell 19,017 11 November 1961 W 2-1 3 17 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Middlesbrough Hooper 15Herd 26 Kaye 57 pen. H Richards 48,428 18 November 1961 L 2-0 6 18 The Dell Southampton Southampton Sunderland O'Brien 25Reeves 87 RE Smith 16,690 25 November 1961 D 2-2 5 19 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Luton Town Hooper 17 penClough 70 Ashworth 58Pacey 89 AW Luty 32,763 2 December 1961 D 2-2 5 20 St James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne Newcastle United Sunderland White 18McGuigan 68 Clough 65 81 V James 53,991 9 December 1961 W 7-2 3 21 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Swansea Town Fogarty 23 36 89Clough 55 68 69Hooper 87 Reynolds 22Williams 64 pen P Rhodes 27,560 16 December 1961 W 3-0 3 22 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Walsall Overfield 46 68Clough 73 H Webb 30,690 23 December 1961 L 1-0 3 23 Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent Stoke City Sunderland Asprey 82 J Parkinson 25,273 26 December 1961 L 2-0 4 24 The Valley Charlton Charlton Athletic Sunderland Bailey 5Matthews 64 TW Dawes 18,342 13 January 1962 25 W 6-1 5 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Bristol Rovers Hooper 30 pen.O'Neill 35, 85McNab 61Bumpstead 73 o.g.McPheat 89 Jarman 4 JS Pickles 32,650 20 January 1962 L 1-0 7 26 Elland Road Leeds Leeds United Sunderland Smith 42 KR Tuck 17,763 3 February 1962 W 2-0 5 27 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Norwich City O'Neill 37McPheat 89 NN Hough 26,643 10 February 1962 L 3-1 7 28 Old Show Ground Scunthorpe Scunthorpe United Sunderland McGuigan 29Kaye 34Godfrey 75 Overfield 40 KA Collinge 11,656 17 February 1962 D 0-0 29 6 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Brighton & Hove Albion JE Carr 22,575 24 February 1962 W 2-1 7 30 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Derby County Hurley 15Herd 26 Curry 50 J Mitchell 22,143 Goalkeeper Jimmy Montgomery first match as Division Two starter. 3 March 1962 31 Brisbane Road Leyton (London) D 1-1 7 Leyton Orient Sunderland Deeley 55 McPheat 2 FV Stringer 19,972 14 March 1962 W 4-1 7 32 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Charlton Athletic Herd 33,74O'Neill 50Anderson 87 Anderson 88 o.g. GW Grundy 21,706 17 March 1962 L 3-2 7 33 Home Park Plymouth Plymouth Argyle Sunderland Kirby 21Carter 68 82 O'Neill 6 13 Fl.Lt. Mason 16,726 21 March 1962 D 0-0 6 34 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Preston North End V James 21,714 24 March 1962 W 3-1 5 35 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Huddersfield Town Clough 8 21 61 Balderstone 75 W Crossley 26,412 31 March 1962 W 0-1 4 36 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Sunderland Clough 34 A Edge 35,666 7 April 1962 W 3-0 4 37 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Southampton Clough 5Herd 69Hooper 75 K Dagnall 28,865 Goalkeeper Peter Wakeham last match of the season as Division Two starter. 14 April 1962 W 1-2 3 38 Kenilworth Road Luton Luton Town Sunderland Pacey 7 Overfield 48 Harvey 71 CW Kingston 9,571 21 April 1962 W 3-0 3 39 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Newcastle United Herd 19 82McPheat 76 AW Luty 57,666 23 April 1962 W 4-0 3 40 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Rotherham United Hooper 8Hurley 58McPheat 61Clough 74 J Parkinson 38,903 24 April 1962 W 0-3 2 41 Millmoor Rotherham Rotherham United Sunderland Lancaster 40' Clough 68 83Hurley 71 LJ Hamer 8,674 28 April 1962 42 D 1-1 3 Vetch Field Swansea Swansea Town Sunderland Reynolds 66 Clough 20McNab 81 JK Taylor 18,071 Swansea Town avoided relegation to Division Three by clinching the draw. League Cup 1961-62 Football League Cup 13 September 1961 D 1-1 1 Burnden Park Bolton Bolton Wanderers Sunderland Stevens 13 Fogarty 29 13,125 25 September 1961 W 1-0 replay Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Bolton Wanderers Clough 24 AW Sparling 19,557 4 October 1961 W 5-2 2 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Walsall Clough 43 67 87McNab 46Hill 86 o.g. Taylor 19 68 J Powell 29,558 15 November 1961 W 2-1 3 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Hull City Herd 61Hooper 69 pen. McSeveney 37 W Crossley 15,969 13 December 1961 bye 4 7 February 1962 L 1-4 5 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Norwich City Clough 70 Burton 17Hill 53Lythgoe 77McCrohan 87 A Holland 17,813 FA Cup 1961-62 FA Cup 6 January 1962 D 2-2 Round 3 The Dell Southampton Southampton Sunderland O'Brien 21 pen. 62 Hooper 38 pen.Anderson 59 P Bye 22,248 10 January 1962 W 3-0 replay Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Southampton McPheat 14Herd 59 70 P Bye 58,527 27 January 1962 D 0-0 Round 4 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Port Vale HP Hackney 49,468 31 January 1962 L 3-1 replay Vale Park Burslem (Stoke-on-Trent) Port Vale Sunderland Jackson 37Poole 49Longbottom 80 McPheat 87 HP Hackney 28,226 Statistics Squad statistics Football LeagueDivision Two FA Cup Football League Cup GK ENG Peter Wakeham 30 0 4 0 4 0 DF ENG Cec Irwin 33 0 4 0 3 0 DF IRL Charlie Hurley 33 6 4 0 5 0 DF SCO Jimmy McNab 42 2 4 0 5 1 DF ENG Len Ashurst 42 0 4 0 5 0 MF SCO George Herd 32 10 4 2 3 1 MF ENG Stan Anderson 38 1 4 1 4 0 FW ENG Harry Hooper 33 9 3 1 5 1 FW SCO Willie McPheat 29 7 4 2 4 0 FW ENG Brian Clough 34 29 4 0 5 5 FW ENG Jack Overfield 40 4 4 0 4 0 GK ENG Jimmy Montgomery 12 0 0 0 1 0 FW IRL Amby Fogarty 24 8 0 0 3 1 DF ENG Dickie Rooks 9 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Colin Nelson 9 0 0 0 2 0 FW ENG Jimmy Davison 9 0 1 0 1 0 FW NIR Jimmy O'Neill 7 6 0 0 0 0 DF NIR Martin Harvey 4 1 0 0 1 0 MF SCO John Dillon 1 0 0 0 0 0 FW SCO Nick Sharkey 1 0 0 0 0 0 MF SCO Danny Hegan 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Alan Sproates 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Ally Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Colin Rutherford 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK ENG Keith Hird MF ENG Joe Kiernan September 2023 https://www.11v11.com/teams/sunderland/tab/players/season/1962/ References Category:Sunderland A.F.C. seasons Sunderland