Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos. Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3     1961-62 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1961-62
1 05/08/1961 Middlesbrough   A FR 0-0 1-2 - 8,865 McClelland Bacuzzi McCullough Ward Snedden Petts MacLeod Griffiths 1 Groves © Barnwell Skirton Neill Strong   1   League FA Cup Friendlies League FA Cup SFCC Charity Shield Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
2 10/08/1961 FA XI   H FR   4-3 - 0             MacLeod 1 Eastham 1 Charles 1 Barnwell 1p         2 Player Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls 1 Ipswich Town 42 24 8 10 93 67 56
3 11/08/1961 Ipswich Town   H FR 2-1 3-3 - 6,166 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Neill Snedden Petts MacLeod Griffiths Strong Eastham © 1 Skirton 1 Magill Barnwell 1p Charles 3 G Armstrong 4   1   -   -   2   2   4   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   2   2   2 Burnley 42 21 11 10 101 67 53
1 19/08/1961 Burnley   H FL 2-1 2-2 7 42,856 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Snedden Neill MacLeod Eastham © Charles 2 Henderson Skirton       1 DR Bacuzzi 22   -   2   -   8   -   35   -   2   -   -   -   -   -   15   -   3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 10 11 88 69 52
2 23/08/1961 Leicester City   A FL 0-0 1-0 3 29,396 McClelland Magill McCullough L.Brown Snedden Neill MacLeod Eastham © 1 Charles Henderson Skirton       2 J Barnwell 14   3   2   -   8 +1 3   85   19   6   -   4   -   -   -   22 +3 7   4 Everton 42 20 11 11 88 54 51
3 26/08/1961 Tottenham Hotspur   A FL 1-2 3-4 8 59,371 McClelland Magill McCullough L.Brown Snedden Neill MacLeod Eastham © Charles 2 Henderson Skirton 1       3 L Brown 41   -   2   -   7 +1 2   41   -   2   -   -   -   -   -   7 +1 2   5 Sheffield United 42 19 9 14 61 69 47
4 29/08/1961 Leicester City   H FL 1-1 4-4 8 35,055 McClelland Magill McCullough L.Brown Snedden Neill MacLeod 1 Eastham © 1 Charles 1 Henderson Skirton 1       4 M Charles 21   15   2   2   0 +1 -   60   26   4   2   2   3   -   -   15 +1 4   6 Sheffield Wednesday 42 20 6 16 72 58 46
5 02/09/1961 Bolton Wanderers   A FL 1-1 1-2 13 18,414 McClelland Magill McCullough L.Brown Neill Petts MacLeod Eastham © Charles 1 Henderson Skirton       5 HE Clamp 18   -   2   -   8 +1 -   18   -   2   -   -   -   -   -   8 +1 -   7 Aston Villa 42 18 8 16 65 56 44
4 06/09/1961 Stamford   A FR 4-0 9-0 -   Kelsey Magill Bacuzzi L.Brown 1 Neill Groves © Armstrong 2 Griffiths Henderson 3 Eastham 1 Skirton 2       4 DR Clapton 5   1   -   -   3 +1 -   207   25   18   2   8   3   -   -   50 +4 9   8 West Ham United 42 17 10 15 76 82 44
6 09/09/1961 Manchester City OG H FL 0-0 3-0 10 41,478 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Snedden Neill MacLeod Griffiths 1 Henderson Eastham © Skirton 1       6 FRG Clarke 1   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   9 West Bromwich Albion 42 15 13 14 83 67 43
7 16/09/1961 West Bromwich Albion   A FL 0-1 0-4 16 20,560 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Snedden Neill MacLeod Griffiths Charles Eastham © Skirton       7 GE Eastham 38   6   2   -   6   7   57   11   3   -   -   -   -   -   9   9   10 ARSENAL 42 16 11 15 71 72 43
8 20/09/1961 Sheffield Wednesday   A FL 1-1 1-1 15 35,903 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Snedden Neill MacLeod Eastham © Charles 1 Henderson Skirton       8 AT Griffiths 14   2   -   -   6   1   15   2   -   -   -   -   -   -   11   2   11 Bolton Wanderers 42 16 10 16 62 66 42
9 23/09/1961 Birmingham City   H FL 1-0 1-1 15 31,749 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Snedden Neill MacLeod Eastham © Charles Henderson Skirton 1       9 VG Groves 16   -   -   -   7   2   161   31   13   6   7   1   -   -   51 +1 18   12 Manchester City 42 17 7 18 78 81 41
10 30/09/1961 Everton   A FL 1-1 1-4 20 43,289 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Snedden Neill MacLeod Eastham Charles 1 Groves © Skirton       10 JG Henderson 12   -   -   -   2   3   103   29   8   -   5   1   -   -   34   24   13 Blackpool 42 15 11 16 70 75 41
11 07/10/1961 Blackpool   H FL 3-0 3-0 15 41,166 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Ward 1 L.Brown Groves © Skirton Eastham Charles 2 Henderson MacLeod       11 AJ Kelsey 35 (8) 57 * 2 (1) 1 * 6 (2) 7 * 327 (77) 546 * 24 (7) 31 * 4 (1) 4 * 1 (0) 1 * 65 +2 (12) 110 * 14 Leicester City 42 17 6 19 72 71 40
12 14/10/1961 Blackburn Rovers   A FL 0-0 0-0 15 14,000 McKechnie Bacuzzi McCullough Ward L.Brown Groves © MacLeod Eastham Strong Barnwell Skirton       12 TE Kinsella -   -   -   -   0 +1 1   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   0 +1 1   15 Manchester United 42 15 9 18 72 75 39
13 21/10/1961 Manchester United   H FL 1-0 5-1 12 54,099 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Ward 1 L.Brown Groves © MacLeod Barnwell 1 Charles Eastham 1 Skirton 2       13 J McClelland 4 (1) 10 * -   -   5 (3) 3 * 8 (1) 22 * -   -   -   -   -   -   8 (4) 10 * 16 Blackburn Rovers 42 14 11 17 50 58 39
14 28/10/1961 Cardiff City   A FL 1-1 1-1 11 25,400 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Ward L.Brown Groves © MacLeod Barnwell Charles 1 Eastham Skirton       14 WJ McCullough 40   -   2   -   11   1   124   -   4   -   5   -   -   -   40   1   17 Birmingham City 42 14 10 18 65 81 38
15 04/11/1961 Chelsea   H FL 0-2 0-3 16 37,590 Kelsey Magill McCullough Ward L.Brown Groves © MacLeod Barnwell Charles Eastham Skirton       15 IH McKechnie 3 (2) 5 * -   -   1 +1 (0) 3 * 3 (2) 5 * -   -   -   -   -   -   4 +1 (2) 5 * 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 10 19 73 86 36
16 11/11/1961 Aston Villa   A FL 0-1 1-3 20 24,200 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Ward L.Brown Groves © MacLeod Eastham Charles Henderson Skirton 1       16 JM MacLeod 37   6   2   -   8   1   37   6   2   -   -   -   -   -   8   1   19 Nottingham Forest 42 13 10 19 63 79 36
17 14/11/1961 Sheffield Wednesday   H FL 0-0 1-0 12 19,331 McKechnie Bacuzzi McCullough Ward L.Brown Groves © MacLeod Eastham Strong 1 Henderson Skirton       17 EJ Magill 21   -   -   -   5 +2 -   44   -   4   -   1   -   -   -   11 +3 -   20 Fulham 42 13 7 22 66 74 33
18 18/11/1961 Nottingham Forest   H FL 1-1 2-1 9 34,217 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Groves © MacLeod 1 Eastham Strong 1 Henderson Skirton       18 WJT Neill 20   -   -   -   8 +1 -   34   1   1   -   -   -   -   -   14 +2 -   21 Cardiff City 42 9 14 19 50 81 32
5 20/11/1961 Dynamo Kiev (USSR)   H FR 1-0 1-1 - 17,599 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Groves © MacLeod Eastham 1 Strong Henderson Skirton       5 JWFJ Petts 12   -   -   -   4 +1 -   32   -   -   -   2   -   -   -   20 +1 1   22 Chelsea 42 9 10 23 63 94 28
19 25/11/1961 Wolverhampton Wanderers   A FL 1-0 3-2 8 28,882 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp © L.Brown Groves MacLeod Ward 2 Strong Eastham Skirton 1       19 AFG Skirton 38   19   2   -   11 +1 11   54   22   2   -   -   -   -   -   17 +1 14  
20 02/12/1961 West Ham United   H FL 2-1 2-2 7 47,206 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Groves © MacLeod Ward Strong 1 Eastham Skirton 1       20 JD Snedden 15   -   2   -   5   -   39   -   3   -   -   -   -   -   16   -  
21 09/12/1961 Sheffield United   A FL 0-1 1-2 9 19,213 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Snedden MacLeod Ward Strong 1 Eastham © Skirton       21 GH Strong 20   12   -   -   6 +1 5   39   22   1   -   -   -   -   -   9 +1 5  
22 16/12/1961 Burnley   A FL 0-0 2-0 9 22,887 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Snedden MacLeod Barnwell Charles 1 Eastham © Skirton 1       22 G Ward 11   4   -   -   5 +1 4   79   10   3   -   5   -   -   -   24 +2 5  
23 23/12/1961 Tottenham Hotspur   H FL 0-1 2-1 7 63,440 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Snedden MacLeod Barnwell Charles 1 Eastham © Skirton 1       23 Own Goals -   2   -   1   -   -   -   54   -   12   -   -   -   -   -   26  
24 26/12/1961 Fulham   H FL 1-0 1-0 6 32,969 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Snedden MacLeod Barnwell Charles 1 Eastham © Skirton       24 02/08/1961 details to be added
3 06/01/1962 Bradford City OG H FAC 2-0 3-0 - 40,232 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Snedden MacLeod Barnwell Charles 2 Eastham © Skirton       3
25 13/01/1962 Bolton Wanderers   H FL 1-2 1-2 7 33,351 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Snedden MacLeod Griffiths Charles 1 Eastham © Skirton       25
26 20/01/1962 Manchester City   A FL 1-1 2-3 9 20,414 Kelsey Bacuzzi Magill Clamp L.Brown Snedden Skirton 2 Barnwell Charles Eastham © MacLeod       26
4 31/01/1962 Manchester United   A FAC 0-1 0-1 - 54,082 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Snedden MacLeod Barnwell Charles Eastham © Skirton       4
27 03/02/1962 West Bromwich Albion   H FL 0-0 0-1 9 29,597 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown © Petts Skirton Ward Charles Griffiths MacLeod       27
28 10/02/1962 Birmingham City   A FL 0-1 0-1 13 27,797 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown © Petts Skirton Charles Strong Barnwell MacLeod       28
6 17/02/1962 Dundee (Scotland)   H FR 1-1 2-2 - 16,341 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Snedden Neill Clamp Skirton 1 Barnwell L.Brown Eastham © 1p Armstrong Petts     6
29 24/02/1962 Blackpool   A FL 1-0 1-0 11 13,728 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Neill L.Brown Petts Armstrong Strong 1 Groves © Eastham Skirton       29
30 03/03/1962 Blackburn Rovers   H FL 0-0 0-0 12 25,744 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Neill L.Brown Petts Skirton Strong Groves © Eastham Armstrong       30
7 07/03/1962 Bohemians (Ireland)   A FR 5-1 8-3 - 12,000 Kelsey 1* Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Groves © DR.Clapton Barnwell Strong 1 Eastham 3 Skirton 3 McKechnie 2* Magill Kinsella 1 7
8 10/03/1962 Dundee (Scotland)   A FR 1-0 1-0 - 10,000 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Groves © DR.Clapton Barnwell Strong 1 Eastham Skirton       8
31 17/03/1962 Cardiff City   H FL 0-0 1-1 10 25,059 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Groves © DR.Clapton Barnwell Strong 1 Eastham Skirton       31
32 24/03/1962 Chelsea   A FL 1-1 3-2 10 31,016 Kelsey Bacuzzi McCullough Clamp L.Brown Groves © MacLeod 1 Barnwell 1p Strong Eastham Skirton 1       32
33 31/03/1962 Aston Villa   H FL 2-1 4-5 12 20,107 Kelsey Bacuzzi Clarke Clamp L.Brown Groves © MacLeod Griffiths Strong 2 Barnwell Skirton 2       33
34 07/04/1962 Nottingham Forest   A FL 0-0 1-0 11 21,129 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Neill Clamp MacLeod Griffiths Strong 1 Eastham © Skirton       34
35 11/04/1962 Fulham   A FL 1-4 2-5 12 26,517 McKechnie Magill McCullough Clamp L.Brown Petts MacLeod 1 Griffiths Strong Eastham © Skirton 1       35
36 14/04/1962 Wolverhampton Wanderers   H FL 3-0 3-1 11 24,367 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Neill Clamp © MacLeod Griffiths Strong 2 Barnwell Skirton 1       36
37 16/04/1962 Manchester United OG A FL 2-1 3-2 7 24,788 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Neill Petts MacLeod Griffiths Strong Eastham © 1 Skirton 1       37
38 20/04/1962 Ipswich Town   A FL 0-0 2-2 7 30,649 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Neill Petts MacLeod 1 Griffiths Strong Eastham © 1 Skirton       38
39 21/04/1962 West Ham United   A FL 1-1 3-3 8 31,912 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Neill Petts DR.Clapton 1 Griffiths Strong 1 Eastham © MacLeod 1       39
40 23/04/1962 Ipswich Town   H FL 0-2 0-3 8 44,694 Kelsey Magill McCullough Clamp Neill Petts DR.Clapton Griffiths Strong Eastham © MacLeod       40
41 28/04/1962 Sheffield United   H FL 1-0 2-0 9 18,761 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Neill Petts DR.Clapton Griffiths Barnwell 1 Eastham © 1 Armstrong       41
42 01/05/1962 Everton   H FL 0-1 2-3 10 20,034 Kelsey Magill McCullough L.Brown Neill Petts DR.Clapton Griffiths 1 Strong Eastham © Armstrong 1       42
9 04/05/1962 Berlin City Select  XI (West Germany)   A FR 2-0 5-0 - 8,000 McClelland Magill McCullough Clamp Neill © Snedden MacLeod 1 Griffiths Strong 3 Ward Skirton 1 L.Brown DR.Clapton   9
10 08/05/1962 Gothenburg Alliance (Sweden)   A FR 2-0 5-1 - 11,000 McKechnie Magill McCullough Petts Neill © Snedden MacLeod Barnwell 1 Strong Ward 3 Skirton 1 Clamp     10
11 10/05/1962 Skeid (Norway)   A FR 2-0 3-0 - 9,378 McClelland Bacuzzi McCullough 1 L.Brown 1 Neill Clamp DR.Clapton Griffiths Groves © 1 Barnwell MacLeod Ward Skirton   11
12 15/05/1962 Staevnet (Denmark)   A FR 0-0 1-1 -   McClelland Magill McCullough Petts Neill © Clamp MacLeod Griffiths Barnwell Ward 1 Skirton       12
13 17/05/1962 Skane Alliance (Sweden)   A FR 2-0 4-0 - 8,514 McClelland Magill McCullough L.Brown Neill Clamp MacLeod Barnwell 1 Groves © 1 Ward Skirton 2       13
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
Manager - George Swindin
Directors - Bracewell Smith (Chariman until 9 October 1961, then Life President), Denis Hill-Wood (Director, then Chairman from 9 October 1961), Alfred Bone (Director, then Vice-chairman from 9 October 1961 until 5 March 1962 when he died), Guy Smith, Robert Bellinger, Stuart McIntyre (from late March 1962),
Bob Wall (Secretary).
Captain - Vic Groves
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