
Division Three table as at Wednesday May 3rd, 1961:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Bury
Bury
|
46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 108 | 45 | 2.40 | 68 |
| 2 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 98 | 60 | 1.63 | 62 |
| 3 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 93 | 60 | 1.55 | 60 |
| 4 |
Watford
Watford
|
46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 85 | 72 | 1.18 | 52 |
| 5 |
Notts County
Notts County
|
46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 53 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 82 | 77 | 1.06 | 51 |
| 6 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 69 | 1.12 | 50 |
| 7 |
Port Vale
Port Vale
|
46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 96 | 79 | 1.22 | 49 |
| 8 |
Barnsley
Barnsley
|
46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 83 | 80 | 1.04 | 49 |
| 9 |
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
|
46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 56 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 71 | 78 | 0.91 | 49 |
| 10 |
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town
|
46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 49 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 83 | 75 | 1.11 | 46 |
| 11 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 46 |
| 12 |
Torquay United
Torquay United
|
46 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 57 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 75 | 83 | 0.90 | 45 |
| 13 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 60 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 81 | 90 | 0.90 | 45 |
| 14 |
Bristol City
Bristol City
|
46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 68 | 1.03 | 44 |
| 15 |
Coventry City
Coventry City
|
46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 58 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 83 | 0.96 | 44 |
| 16 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 62 | 55 | 1.13 | 43 |
| 17 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 56 | 70 | 0.80 | 43 |
| 18 |
Reading
Reading
|
46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 54 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 72 | 83 | 0.87 | 40 |
| 19 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 76 | 0.76 | 40 |
| 20 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 50 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 76 | 0.79 | 39 |
| 21 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 65 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 79 | 115 | 0.69 | 38 |
| 22 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 65 | 87 | 0.75 | 36 |
| 23 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 57 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 68 | 101 | 0.67 | 33 |
| 24 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 58 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 67 | 87 | 0.77 | 32 |