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

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

## Scottish League Division One

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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

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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

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Main article: 1961–62 Scottish Division Two

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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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

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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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

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### National

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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Scottish Qualifying Cup – North  | Keith | 4 – 3 *  | Inverness Caledonian
Scottish Qualifying Cup – South  | Duns | 7 – 2 *  | Eyemouth United

### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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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

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Top Three  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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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: [citation needed]

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[3] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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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

* 1962 British Home Championship – Winners

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

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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.

## External links

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* Scottish Football Historical Archive

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