1961–62 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Liverpool F.C. 1961–62 Bill Shankly Second Division Champions Roger Hunt (41) Roger Hunt (42) FA Cup Fifth round _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder _redsides _redtop ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 _redborder _vneckred _redborder 000000 1960–61 1962–63 The 1961-62 season was the 70th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence and their eighth and final season in Division Two. They finished the season as Second Division champions and sealed promotion to the First Division under the management of Bill Shankly, who had been in charge since December 1959. Their top scorer was centre-forward Roger Hunt, who scored 41 goals in the league and 42 in all competitions. They also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup. The signings of Ron Yeats and Ian St. John in the close season would also be influential in their championship, and would become part of the team for the rest of the decade. Squad Goalkeepers ENG Jim Furnell SCO Bert Slater Defenders ENG Gerry Byrne ENG Phil Ferns WAL Alan Jones ENG John Molyneux ENG Ronnie Moran ENG Dick White SCO Ron Yeats Midfielders ENG Alan A'Court ENG Ian Callaghan SCO Tommy Leishman ENG Kevin Lewis ENG Jimmy Melia ENG Gordon Milne ENG Johnny Morrissey Forwards ENG Gordon Wallace ENG Johnny Wheeler ENG Alf Arrowsmith ENG Willie Carlin SCO Bobby Graham ENG Roger Hunt SCO Ian St. John Squad statistics Appearances and goals Division 2 FA Cup ENG MF Alan A'Court 42 9 5 1 ENG FW Alf Arrowsmith 1 0 0 0 ENG DF Gerry Byrne 42 1 5 0 ENG MF Ian Callaghan 23 1 5 0 ENG GK Jim Furnell 13 0 0 0 ENG FW Roger Hunt 41 41 5 1 SCO MF Tommy Leishman 41 1 5 0 ENG FW Kevin Lewis 21 10 0 0 ENG FW Jimmy Melia 42 12 5 0 ENG MF Gordon Milne 42 2 5 0 ENG DF John Molyneux 3 0 1 0 ENG DF Ronnie Moran 16 1 3 0 SCO GK Bert Slater 29 0 5 0 SCO FW Ian St John 40 18 5 4 ENG FW Johnny Wheeler 1 0 0 0 ENG DF Dick White 24 0 1 0 SCO DF Ron Yeats 41 0 0 0 |} Second Division Table Second Division y LIV Results 1961–62 Football League#Second Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 19-Aug-61 Bristol Rovers A 2-0 Lewis 7 Own goal 55 19,438 Report Report 23-Aug-61 Sunderland H 3-0 Hunt 48 83 Lewis 78 48,900 Report Report 26-Aug-61 Leeds United H 5-0 Hunt 6 48 74 Lewis pen 53 Melia 68 42,950 Report Report 30-Aug-61 Sunderland A 4-1 Hunt 26 69 St. John 39 90 47,261 Report Report 02-Sep-61 Norwich City A 2-1 Hunt 63 86 28,049 Report Report 09-Sep-61 Scunthorpe United H 2-1 Own goal 12 A'Court 23 46,837 Report Report 16-Sep-61 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0-0 18,764 Report Report 20-Sep-61 Newcastle United A 2-1 Milne 10 Own goal 43 38,180 Report Report 23-Sep-61 Bury H 5-0 Melia 1 46 St. John 7 Hunt 64 Lewis 70 46,609 Report Report 30-Sep-61 Charlton Athletic A 4-0 Hunt 44 78 Lewis 82 St. John 84 14,236 Report Report 04-Oct-61 Newcastle United H 2-0 Lewis 38 Hunt 75 52,419 Report Report 07-Oct-61 Middlesbrough A 0-2 23,780 Report Report 14-Oct-61 Walsall H 6-1 Lewis 41 Melia 47 Hunt 50 57 80 St. John 61 42,229 Report Report 21-Oct-61 Derby County A 0-2 27,355 Report Report 28-Oct-61 Leyton Orient H 3-3 Hunt 34 50 Leishman 79 36,612 Report Report 04-Nov-61 Preston North End A 3-1 Milne 29 Callaghan 56 St. John 63 29,243 Report Report 11-Nov-61 Luton Town H 1-1 Lewis 6 34,924 Report Report 18-Nov-61 Huddersfield Town A 2-1 Melia 10 Hunt 27 23,086 Report Report 25-Nov-61 Swansea Town H 5-0 Melia 47 49 Hunt 60 76 82 35,725 Report Report 02-Dec-61 Southampton A 0-2 21,445 Report Report 09-Dec-61 Plymouth Argyle H 2-1 A'Court 5 St. John 80 32,543 Report Report 16-Dec-61 Bristol Rovers H 2-0 St. John 32 Hunt 79 29,957 Report Report 23-Dec-61 Leeds United A 0-1 17,214 Report Report 26-Dec-61 Rotherham United A 0-1 13,577 Report Report 13-Jan-62 Norwich City H 5-4 Melia 25 80 Hunt 42 57 A'Court 60 35,576 Report Report 20-Jan-62 Scunthorpe United A 1-1 St. John 4 11,200 Report Report 03-Feb-62 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3-1 Byrne 52 Hunt 81 St. John 87 36,414 Report Report 10-Feb-62 Bury A 3-0 Hunt 5 36 74 21,872 Report Report 24-Feb-62 Middlesbrough H 5-1 St. John 14 67 Hunt 39 48 90 37,629 Report Report 03-Mar-62 Walsall A 1-1 A'Court 55 13,660 Report Report 10-Mar-62 Derby County H 4-1 Hunt 34 71 Melia 38 47 38,152 Report Report 17-Mar-62 Leyton Orient A 2-2 A'Court 80 89 25,880 Report Report 24-Mar-62 Preston North End H 4-1 Melia 9 St. John 14 Hunt 37 67 39,701 Report Report 28-Mar-62 Rotherham United H 4-1 Hunt 35 St. John 47 55 90 32,827 Report Report 31-Mar-62 Luton Town A 0-1 9,086 Report Report 07-Apr-62 Huddersfield Town H 1-1 Hunt 68 38,022 Report Report 21-Apr-62 Southampton H 2-0 Lewis 19 29 40,410 Report Report 23-Apr-62 Stoke City H 2-1 Moran pen 14 Melia 90 41,005 Report Report 24-Apr-62 Stoke City A 0-0 15,472 Report Report 28-Apr-62 Plymouth Argyle A 3-2 A'Court 16 St. John 56 Hunt 60 13,427 Report Report 30-Apr-62 Charlton Athletic H 2-1 Hunt 89 A'Court 90 34,327 Report Report 04-May-62 Swansea Town A 2-4 St. John 31 Hunt 75 15,000 Report Report FA Cup 1961–62 FA Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 06-Jan-62 Chelsea H 4-3 St. John 16 41 Hunt 28 A'Court 44 48,455 Report Report 27-Jan-62 Oldham Athletic A 2-1 St. John 74 80 42,000 Report Report 17-Feb-62 Preston North End H 0-0 54,967 Report Report 20-Feb-62 Preston North End A 0-0 37,381 Report Report 26-Feb-62 Preston North End A 0-1 43,944 Report Report References LFC History.net – 1961-62 season Liverweb - 1961-62 Season The magnificent 1961/62 promotion season The magnificent 1961/62 promotion season https://web.archive.org/web/20150610231525/http://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/1868-2 10 June 2015 Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool