1961–62 in Scottish football

The 1961–62 season was the 89th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 65th season of the Scottish Football League. [1]

1961–62 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Dundee
Division Two champions
Clyde
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
League Cup winners
Rangers
Junior Cup winners
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
Teams in Europe
Dunfermline Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Rangers
Scotland national team
1962 BHC, 1962 World Cup qualification

Scottish League Division One
Main article: 1961–62 Scottish Division One

Dundee had an excellent start to the season, including a 5–1 win away to Rangers, and having a seemingly invincible lead by Christmas. A poor run of form in the new year, including a run of three successive defeats, allowed Rangers to move to the top of the table. Rangers themselves lost to Dundee United and Aberdeen in the closing weeks, allowing Dundee to take the title with a 3–0 win at St Johnstone on the last day of the season.[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dundee (C) 34 25 4 5 80 46 1.739 54 Qualified for the European Cup
2 Rangers 34 22 7 5 84 31 2.710 51 Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
3 Celtic 34 19 8 7 81 37 2.189 46 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
4 Dunfermline Athletic 34 19 5 10 77 46 1.674 43
5 Kilmarnock 34 16 10 8 74 58 1.276 42
6 Hearts 34 16 6 12 55 49 1.122 38
7 Partick Thistle 34 16 3 15 60 55 1.091 35
8 Hibernian 34 14 5 15 58 72 0.806 33 Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
9 Motherwell 34 13 6 15 65 62 1.048 32
10 Dundee United 34 13 6 15 70 71 0.986 32
11 Third Lanark 34 13 5 16 59 60 0.983 31
12 Aberdeen 34 10 9 15 60 73 0.822 29
13 Raith Rovers 34 10 7 17 51 73 0.699 27
14 Falkirk 34 11 4 19 45 68 0.662 26
15 Airdrieonians 34 9 7 18 57 78 0.731 25
16 St Mirren 34 10 5 19 52 80 0.650 25
17 St Johnstone (R) 34 9 7 18 35 61 0.574 25 Relegated to the Second Division
18 Stirling Albion (R) 34 6 6 22 34 76 0.447 18
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Champions: Dundee
Relegated: St Johnstone, Stirling Albion

Scottish League Division Two
Main article: 1961–62 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Clyde 36 25 4 7 108 47 +61 54 Promotion to the 1962–63 First Division
2 Queen of the South 36 24 5 7 78 33 +45 53
3 Morton 36 19 6 11 78 64 +14 44
4 Alloa Athletic 36 17 8 11 92 78 +14 42
5 Montrose 36 15 11 10 63 50 +13 41
6 Arbroath 36 17 7 12 66 59 +7 41
7 Stranraer 36 14 11 11 61 62 −1 39
8 Berwick Rangers 36 16 6 14 83 70 +13 38
9 Ayr United 36 15 8 13 71 63 +8 38
10 East Fife 36 15 7 14 60 59 +1 37
11 East Stirlingshire 36 15 4 17 70 81 −11 34
12 Queen's Park 36 12 9 15 64 62 +2 33
13 Hamilton Academical 36 14 5 17 78 79 −1 33
14 Cowdenbeath 36 11 9 16 65 77 −12 31
15 Stenhousemuir 36 13 5 18 69 86 −17 31
16 Forfar Athletic 36 11 8 17 68 76 −8 30
17 Dumbarton 36 9 10 17 49 66 −17 28
18 Albion Rovers 36 10 5 21 42 74 −32 25
19 Brechin City 36 5 2 29 44 123 −79 12
Source: "1961-1962 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

Promoted: Clyde, Queen of the South

Cup honours
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1961–62 Rangers 2 – 0 St Mirren
League Cup 1961–62 Rangers 3 – 1 (rep.) Heart of Midlothian
Junior Cup Kirkintilloch Rob Roy 1 – 0 (rep.) Renfrew

Other honours

National
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup – North Keith 4 – 3 * Inverness Caledonian
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South Duns 7 – 2 * Eyemouth United

County
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Deveronvale
Ayrshire Cup Kilmarnock 7 – 2 * Ayr United
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 3 – 1 Hibernian
Fife Cup Raith Rovers 4 – 0 * East Fife
Forfarshire Cup Montrose 2 – 1 Arbroath
Glasgow Cup Celtic 3 – 2 † Third Lanark
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell 7 – 1 Albion Rovers
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 4 – 3 * St Mirren
Stirlingshire Cup East Stirling 3 – 1 Stenhousemuir

* – aggregate over two legs
† – replay

Highland League
Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Keith 28 22 2 4 93 29 +64 46
2 Elgin City 28 18 4 6 91 46 +45 40
3 Deveronvale 28 16 4 8 87 48 +39 36
Source:

Scotland national team
Main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[3] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
26 September 1961 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Czechoslovakia 3–2 WCQG8 Denis Law (2), Ian St John
7 October 1961 Windsor Park, Belfast (A)  Northern Ireland 6–1 BHC Alex Scott (3), Ralph Brand (2), Davie Wilson
8 November 1961 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Wales 2–0 BHC Ian St John (2)
29 November 1961 Heysel Stadium, Brussels  Czechoslovakia 2–4 (a.e.t.) WCQPO Ian St John (2)
14 April 1962 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England 2–0 BHC Davie Wilson, Eric Caldow (pen.)
2 May 1962 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Uruguay 2–3 Friendly Jim Baxter, Ralph Brand

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • WCQG8 = World Cup qualifying – Group 8
  • WCQPO = World Cup qualifying – play-off match
  • BHC = British Home Championship

Notes and references
  1. "1961/62 - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. 1961/62 – Scottish league champions, Dundee FC
  3. Scotland's score is shown first.
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