| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 62 | +56 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 99 | 43 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 54 | +29 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 40 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 42 | 53 | +35 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 85 | 50 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 49 | +15 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 86 | 71 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 75 |
| 6 | Southampton | 42 | 45 | +15 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 77 | 62 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 44 | +8 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 67 | 59 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 42 | 42 | -2 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 57 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 42 | 41 | -6 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 76 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 42 | 40 | -2 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 57 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 39 | +6 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 58 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 39 | +4 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 76 | 72 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 39 | -2 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 69 | 71 |
| 14 | Walsall | 42 | 39 | -5 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 70 | 75 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 39 | -6 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 75 |
| 16 | Derby County | 42 | 39 | -7 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 75 |
| 17 | Norwich City | 42 | 39 | -9 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 70 |
| 18 | 42 | 39 | -24 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 52 | 76 | |
| 19 | Leeds United | 42 | 36 | -11 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 61 |
| 20 | Swansea Town | 42 | 36 | -22 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 83 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 33 | -28 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 81 |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 31 | -44 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 86 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1961_1962/championship/index.shtml.
