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1 Scottish League Division One  




2 Scottish League Division Two  




3 Cup honours  




4 Other honours  


4.1  National  




4.2  County  




4.3  Highland League  






5 Scotland national team  




6 Notes and references  




7 External links  













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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[edit]

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
  • t
  • e
    		•  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[edit]

    Main article: 1961–62 Scottish Division Two
    Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  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[edit]

    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[edit]

    National[edit]

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

    County[edit]

    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[edit]

    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: [citation needed]

    Scotland national team[edit]

    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:

    Notes and references[edit]

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

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