1961-62 season

1961-62 season
General information
Manager	Bill Shankly
Captain	Ron Yeats
Performance
Division 2	1st
FA Cup	5th round
League Cup	Did not enter
Top scorers
Attendances
Average	40,312
←1960-61	1962-63→

The 1961-62 season was Liverpool's 70th season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Bert Slater
• GK. Jim Furnell
• DF. Ron Yeats
• DF. Allan Jones
• DF. John Molyneux
• DF. Gerry Byrne
• DF. Philip Ferns
• DF. Ronnie Moran
• DF. Dick White
• MF. Ian Callaghan
• MF. Johnny Wheeler
• MF. Gordon Wallace
• MF. Jimmy Melia
• MF. John Morrissey
• MF. Alan A'Court
• MF. Kevin Lewis
• MF. Gordon Milne
• MF. Tommy Leishman
• FW. Alan Arnell
• FW. Alan Banks
• FW. Bobby Graham
• FW. Roger Hunt
• FW. Alf Arrowsmith
• FW. Ian St John
• FW. Willie Carlin

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Pre season

No pre-season friendlies were played this season.

Other friendles:

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
?	Whites	2-1	Hunt 2
18 October 1961	Everton	2-2	Hunt (33) St John (59)
8 May 1962	Everton	1-0	Moran (50)
14 May 1962	Bohemians	1-0	A'Court
16 May 1962	Limerick	5-3	Lewis 2, Callaghan, St John, Melia

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
19 August 1961	Bristol Rovers	2-0	Lewis (7), Hills (og 55)
23 August 1961	Sunderland	3-0	Hunt (48, 83), Lewis (78)
26 August 1961	Leeds	5-0	Hunt (6, 48, 74), Lewis (pen 53), Melia (68)
30 August 1961	Sunderland	4-1	Hunt (26, 69), St John (39, 90)
2 September 1961	Norwich	2-1	Hunt (63, 86)
9 September 1961	Scunthorpe	2-1	Hemstead (og 12), A'Court (23)
16 September 1961	Brighton	0-0
20 September 1961	Newcastle	2-1	Milne (10), Heslop (og 43)
23 September 1961	Bury	5-0	Melia (1, 46), St John (7), Hunt (64), Lewis (70)
30 September 1961	Charlton	4-0	Hunt (44, 78), Lewis (82), St John (84)
4 October 1961	Newcastle	2-0	Lewis (38), Hunt (75)
7 October 1961	Middlesbrough	0-2
14 October 1961	Walsall	6-1	Lewis (41), Melia (47), Hunt (50, 57, 80), St John (61)
21 October 1961	Derby	0-2
28 October 1961	Leyton Orient	3-3	Hunt (34, 50), Leishman (79)
4 November 1961	Preston	3-1	Milne (29), Callaghan (56), St John (63)
11 November 1961	Luton	1-1	Lewis (6)
18 November 1961	Huddersfield	2-1	Melia (10), Hunt (27)
25 November 1961	Swansea	5-0	Melia (47, 49), Hunt (60, 76, 82)
2 December 1961	Southampton	0-2
9 December 1961	Plymouth	2-1	A'Court (5), St John (80)
16 December 1961	Bristol Rovers	2-0	St John (32), Hunt (79)
23 December 1961	Leeds	0-1
26 December 1961	Rotherham	0-1
13 January 1962	Norwich	5-4	Melia (25, 80), Hunt (42, 57), A'Court (60)
20 January 1962	Scunthorpe	1-1	St John (4)
3 February 1962	Brighton	3-1	Byrne (52), Hunt (81), St John (87)
10 February 1962	Bury	3-0	Hunt (5, 36, 74)
24 February 1962	Middlesbrough	5-1	St John (14, 67), Hunt (39, 48, 90)
3 March 1962	Walsall	1-1	A'Court (55)
10 March 1962	Derby	4-1	Hunt (34, 71), Melia (38, 47)
17 March 1962	Leyton Orient	2-2	A'Court (80, 89)
24 March 1962	Preston	4-1	Melia (9), St John (14), Hunt (37, 67)
28 March 1962	Rotherham	4-1	Hunt (35), St John (47, 55, 90)
31 March 1962	Luton	0-1
7 April 1962	Huddersfield	1-1	Hunt (68)
21 April 1962	Southampton	2-0	Lewis (19, 29)
23 April 1962	Stoke	2-1	Moran (pen 14), Melia (90)
24 April 1962	Stoke	0-0
28 April 1962	Plymouth	3-2	A'Court (16), St John (56), Hunt (60)
30 April 1962	Charlton	2-1	Hunt (89), A'Court (90)
4 May 1962	Swansea	2-4	St John (31), Hunt (75)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	6 January 1962	Chelsea	4-3	St John (16, 41), Hunt (28), A'Court (44)
4	27 January 1962	Oldham	2-1	St John (74, 80)
5	17 February 1962	Preston	0-0
5 (R)	20 February 1962	Preston	0-0
5 (R)	26 February 1962	Preston	0-1

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	27	8	7	99	43	2.30	62
2	Leyton Orient	42	22	10	10	69	40	1.73	54
3	Sunderland	42	22	9	11	85	50	1.70	53

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals

Transfers

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