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| 14.01.1961 | Swansea Town | - | Norwich City | 4:1 | ||
| Sheffield United | - | Leyton Orient | 4:1 | |||
| Scunthorpe United | - | Derby County | 1:2 | |||
| Portsmouth FC | - | Huddersfield Town | 1:3 | |||
| Middlesbrough FC | - | Rotherham United | 2:2 | |||
| Luton Town | - | Plymouth Argyle | 3:2 | |||
| Lincoln City | - | Sunderland AFC | 1:2 | |||
| Leeds United | - | Southampton FC | 3:0 | |||
| Ipswich Town | - | Bristol Rovers | 3:2 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Liverpool FC | 3:1 | |||
| 16.01.1961 | Stoke City | - | Charlton Athletic | 5:3 | ||
| 21.01.1961 | Sunderland AFC | - | Portsmouth FC | 4:1 | ||
| Southampton FC | - | Middlesbrough FC | 3:2 | |||
| Sheffield United | - | Stoke City | 4:1 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | - | Lincoln City | 1:1 | |||
| Norwich City | - | Luton Town | 2:1 | |||
| Liverpool FC | - | Ipswich Town | 1:1 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | - | Leeds United | 0:1 | |||
| Derby County | - | Leyton Orient | 3:1 | |||
| Charlton Athletic | - | Swansea Town | 6:2 | |||
| Bristol Rovers | - | Scunthorpe United | 3:3 | |||
| 28.01.1961 | Portsmouth FC | - | Middlesbrough FC | 0:3 |
| # | Team | GS. | W. | G. | V. | Dp. | Ds. | P. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Sheffield United | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 55:33 | 22 | 39:17 |
| 2 |
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Ipswich Town | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 63:37 | 26 | 36:16 |
| 3 |
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Liverpool FC | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 52:37 | 15 | 32:20 |
| 4 |
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Southampton FC | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 63:50 | 13 | 32:20 |
| 5 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 57:46 | 11 | 32:20 |
| 6 |
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Sunderland AFC | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 55:37 | 18 | 31:23 |
| 7 |
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Norwich City | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 40:38 | 2 | 31:23 |
| 8 |
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Scunthorpe United | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 50:42 | 8 | 28:24 |
| 9 |
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Leeds United | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 51:50 | 1 | 28:24 |
| 10 |
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Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 55:55 | 0 | 28:24 |
| 11 |
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Derby County | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 52:51 | 1 | 26:26 |
| 12 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 43:49 | -6 | 24:28 |
| 13 |
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Stoke City | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 35:34 | 1 | 23:29 |
| 14 |
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Charlton Athletic | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 66:66 | 0 | 23:29 |
| 15 |
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Luton Town | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 43:54 | -11 | 23:29 |
| 16 |
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Rotherham United | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 35:36 | -1 | 22:28 |
| 17 |
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Portsmouth FC | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 41:66 | -25 | 21:33 |
| 18 |
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Huddersfield Town | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 38:46 | -8 | 20:32 |
| 19 |
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Bristol Rovers | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 45:58 | -13 | 20:30 |
| 20 |
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Swansea Town | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 40:55 | -15 | 19:33 |
| 21 |
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Leyton Orient | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 34:53 | -19 | 18:30 |
| 22 |
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Lincoln City | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 35:55 | -20 | 18:36 |
