1961–62 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Summary, League Cup
Ipswich entered the 1961–62 League Cup in the first round where they faced Manchester City at Portman Road on 11 September 1961. Regular goalkeeper Bailey was sidelined with a thigh injury picked up in the previous match, so Hall came in to replace him. Six goals were scored in the twenty minutes either side of half-time and braces from both Moran and Phillips ensured a 4–2 victory for Ipswich. The second round saw them drawn against Welsh club Swansea City away at the Vetch Field on 2 October.


1961–62 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Summary, League Cup
Swansea were 2–0 ahead in ten minutes after two own goals from Ipswich, but Phillips equalised with two minutes to go and forced the match to a replay. The match took place three weeks later, and despite having travelled 5,000 miles (8,000 km) over the preceding ten days, Swansea took a 2–0 lead midway through the first half. A penalty from Phillips made it 2–1 to the visitors at half-time and late goals from Stephenson and Moran secured a 3–2 win for Ipswich. They had recovered from a three-goal deficit twice to earn their passage to the third round.


1961–62 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Summary, League Cup
There they faced cup-holders Aston Villa at Villa Park. Cyril Chapman, writing in the Birmingham Daily Post, noted that Villa dominated "a most one-sided game" but in which Ipswich scored three times from their four shots, to win 3–2. Ipswich faced Blackburn Rovers in the fourth round, which was played at Ewood Park on 11 December 1961. Although the game was 1–1 at half time, with Ipswich's equaliser coming from a Phillips penalty, Blackburn scored three time in the second half to win the tie 4–1 and knock Ipswich out of the cup.


1961–62 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Summary, FA Cup
Ipswich entered the season's FA Cup in the third round where they were drawn at home on 6 January 1962 against Luton Town, a Second Division club who were eleventh in the league. Phillips opened the scoring in the second minute but Robin Chandler equalised for the visitors in the second half. According to Freud, Ipswich "deserved to lose" but the match ended 1–1 to send the tie to a replay, which took place the following Wednesday at Kenilworth Road.


1961–62 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Summary, FA Cup
After a goalless 90 minutes, the replay went into extra time during which both teams scored, Elsworthy for Ipswich and Luton through Dave Pacey, and the game ended 1–1 again to force a second replay. The third clash between the clubs took place at Arsenal's home ground, Highbury, as a neutral venue. Within fifteen minutes of kick off, Ipswich were 3–0 ahead through Moran and Phillips (2), playing with the wind in their favour. Although Luton fought back and scored through Alec Ashworth, two late goals from Stephenson meant a 5–1 final score and finally saw Ipswich qualify for the fourth round.


1961–62 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Summary, FA Cup
Twelve days later, on 27 January, Ipswich faced Second Division team Norwich City, their East Anglian rivals at Carrow Road. After a goalless first half, Norwich took the lead through Terry Allcock but Leadbetter equalised five minutes later and the tie ended in a 1–1 draw, resulting in a replay at Portman Road on 30 January. Allcock once again put Norwich ahead in the first half but Crawford equalised soon after the break. With two minutes of the match remaining, Allcock scored his and Norwich's second, to win the match 2–1 and eliminate Ipswich from the competition.


1961–62 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Players
During the season, 17 players represented Ipswich in the league, League Cup and FA Cup. Only defender Andy Nelson was ever-present, appearing in all 42 league games, and all five League Cup and FA Cup ties. Crawford was the top scorer with 37 goals, and shared the league top scorer title with Derek Kevan of West Bromwich Albion, both with 33. For Ipswich, Crawford was followed by Phillips on 36 and Moran on 18.


1961–62 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Post-season
Ipswich's title-winning season qualified them for the 1962–63 European Cup, the club's first foray into European football. They defeated Maltese champions Floriana 14–1 in the preliminary round, with Ray Crawford scoring seven across the two ties. Ipswich then faced Italians and eventual champions A.C. Milan. Ipswich were unable to overturn a 3–0 first leg defeat in the San Siro, despite winning 2–1 at Portman Road. On 25 October 1962, Ramsey agreed to take charge of the England national team, commencing 1 May 1963. Domestically, Ipswich struggled to repeat their form the following season, finishing 17th and four points above the relegation zone.


1961–62 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
The 1961–62 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 14th season of the Iraq Central FA League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). It kicked off on 24 October 1961 and ended on 27 April 1962. It was originally supposed to be played between eight teams, but Montakhab Al-Shorta withdrew and Amanat Al-Asima were disqualified, leaving six teams. Unlike the previous five seasons, it featured a round-robin format, meaning each team played each other team in the league once.


1961–62 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
The winners of the league were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, who won their second title. They then went on to win the 1962 Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup by beating Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya 4–2. Four players shared the top scorer award, each scoring four goals.


1961–62 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup, League table
Note: Before the start of the season, Montakhab Al-Shorta withdrew while Amanat Al-Asima were disqualified due to a violation of tournament rules.


1961–62 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1961–62 comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship after a play-off with Portadown.


1961–62 Israel State Cup
The 1961–62 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 23rd season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the eighth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1961–62 Israel State Cup
The competition began on 12 February 1961, less than two weeks after the conclusion of the previous competition. Despite this, the competition took slightly less than 15 months to complete, partly due to Israel's involvement in the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification and its matches against Italy in late 1961.


1961–62 Israel State Cup
The IFA sought to play the final on Tu Bishvat, 15 February 1962, with the President presenting the cup, as the previous final was played. However, as the holiday was celebrated on a Saturday, The final was set to 28 February 1962. However, as Maccabi Haifa already committed to a friendly match against Altay S.K. the day before the set date, the match had to be rescheduled. The final was therefore held on 27 March 1962 at Ramat Gan Stadium between Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv and ended goalless.


1961–62 Israel State Cup
The replay was played, at the request of President Itzhak Ben-Zvi, at the Hebrew University Stadium. The date was set to 7 May 1962 and Maccabi Haifa won 5–2 to win its first cup.


1961–62 Israel State Cup, Results, Fifth Round
Liga Leumit teams entered the competition at this round. Matches were played on 20 May 1961. The match between Hapoel Marmorek and Maccabi Tel Aviv was played on 17 May 1961.


1961–62 Israel State Cup, Results, Sixth Round
Resuming the competition after the summer break and Israel's matches against Italy, most matches were played on 2 December 1961, with the matches between lower leagues' teams Postponed to 12 December 1961.


1961–62 Israel State Cup, Results, Sixth Round
The match between Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Netanya ended with a result of 3–1, however, as Maccabi Haifa fielded an ineligible player (Israel Pinkas), the match was given to Maccabi Netanya. However, on an appeal the decision was reversed and the original score confirmed.


1961–62 Isthmian League
The 1961–62 season was the 47th in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1961–62 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1961–62 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1961–62 college men's basketball season.


1961–62 Kuwaiti Premier League
1961–62 Kuwaiti Premier League was the inaugural season of the First League Division.


1961–62 Kuwaiti Premier League, Overview
The first season of the Kuwaiti League officially started after the closure of the old clubs and the opening of a new football activity, with the participation of seven new teams between clubs and schools, namely (Al-Arabi, Al-Qadsia, Al-Kuwait, Thanwit Kifan (English: Kaifan High School), Thanwit Al-Shoike (English: Al-Shuwaikh High School), Al-Kalia Al-Saneia (English: The Industrial College) and Al-Shorta (English: The Police)). The first home-and-away system was held, and Al-Arabi was able to register his name as the first club to win the league championship without drawing or losing by 7 points from Al-Qadsia (Perfect season), scoring 42 goals and conceding only 10 goals.


1961–62 LFF Lyga
The 1961–62 LFF Lyga was the 41st season of the LFF Lyga football competition in Lithuania. It was contested by 24 teams, and Atletas Kaunas won the championship.


1961–62 La Liga
The 1961–62 La Liga was the 31st season since its establishment. The season started on September 2, 1961, and finished on April 1, 1962.


1961–62 La Liga, Team locations
Tenerife made their debut in La Liga, thus becoming the second Canarian team to play in the top tier.


1961–62 Lancashire Cup
1961–62 was the forty-ninth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. St. Helens won the trophy  by beating Swinton by the score of 25-9.


1961–62 Lancashire Cup
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 30,000, the last time the attendance at a Lancashire Cup final would reach 30,000, and receipts were £4,850.


1961–62 Lancashire Cup
This was the second of five consecutive Lancashire Cup final wins for St. Helens, and what is more, the second of the seven  victories in a period of nine successive seasons.


1961–62 Lancashire Cup
It was also the second of Swinton’s three successive Lancashire Cup final runner-up positions.


1961–62 Lancashire Cup, Background
With again no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14.


1961–62 Lancashire Cup, Background
The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round


1961–62 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs


1961–62 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1961–62 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was  47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959


1961–62 Landsdelsserien
This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Jevansen (talk | contribs) at 01:45, 10 September 2020 (Moving from Category:1. divisjon seasons to Category:Norwegian First Division seasons using Cat-a-lot). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.


1961–62 Landsdelsserien
The 1961–62 Landsdelsserien was a Norwegian second-tier football league season, the last named Landsdelsserien.


1961–62 Landsdelsserien
The league was contested by 55 teams, divided into a total of seven groups from four districts; Østland/Søndre, Østland/Nordre, Sørland/Vestre and Møre/Trøndelag. The seven group winners qualified for promotion play-offs to compete for two spots in the 1963 1. divisjon. Sarpsborg and Gjøvik-Lyn won the play-offs and were promoted to the top flight. Due to a format change in the league system, 45 teams were relegated to the 1963 3. divisjon.


1961–62 Landsdelsserien, Promotion play-offs, First round
Aalesund won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final round.


1961–62 Landsdelsserien, Promotion play-offs, Final round
Sarpsborg won 5–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the 1. divisjon.


1961–62 Landsdelsserien, Promotion play-offs, Final round
Gjøvik-Lyn won 3–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the 1. divisjon.


1961–62 Landsdelsserien, Relegation play-offs
Raufoss won 6–2 on aggregate and remained in 2. divisjon. Sparta were relegated to the 3. divisjon.


1961–62 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Shelbourne won the championship after beating Cork Celtic 1-0 in a Championship Play-off on 2 May 1962 at Dalymount Park.


1961–62 League of Ireland, Overview
Shelbourne qualified to play in the European Cup, Shamrock Rovers qualified to play in the Cup Winners' Cup and Drumcondra qualified to play in the Fairs Cup for next season.


1961–62 Leicester City F.C. season
During the 1961–62 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1961–62 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
In the 1961–62 season, Leicester were England's representatives in the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup as result in reaching the 1961 FA Cup Final the previous season but in the end, the Foxes were knocked out by eventual winners Atlético Madrid in the first round.


1961–62 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
In the league, Leicester's challenge never really got going and the Foxes were hovering around mid-table for most of the campaign and finished the season in 14th place.


1961–62 Leicester City F.C. season, Season summary
In the domestic cup competitions, Leicester's efforts ended in disastrous fashion. In the League Cup, the Foxes were beaten by Fourth Division side York City in the second round and in the FA Cup, Leicester lost the third round replay to Stoke City despite having two goals ruled out for offside.


1961–62 Leicester City F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1961–62 Liga Alef
The 1961–62 Liga Alef season saw Hakoah Tel Aviv win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit.


1961–62 Liga Bet
The 1961–62 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Safed,  Hapoel Hadera, Hapoel Lod and Hapoel Holon promoted to Liga Alef as the respective winners of their regional divisions.


1961–62 Liga Española de Baloncesto
The 1961–62 season was the 6th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto. R. Madrid won their title.


1961–62 Liga Gimel
The 1961–62 Liga Gimel season saw 103 clubs competing in 9 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.


1961–62 Liga Gimel
Beitar Kiryat Shmona, Bnei Nazareth, Beitar Binyamina, Hapoel Dora Netanya, Beitar Kiryat Ono, Hapoel Giv'atayim, ASA Jerusalem, Hapoel Kiryat Gat, Hapoel Ofakim  won their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Bet.


1961–62 Liga Gimel, Central Division
1. Hapoel Palmahim folded at the beginning of the season, and were suspended by the Israel Football Association.


1961–62 Liga Leumit
The 1961–62 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Petah Tikva crowned as champions for the fourth successive season (a record which no other club has yet repeated). Shlomo Levi of Hapoel Haifa and Yitzhak Nizri of Hapoel Tiberias were the league's joint top scorers with 16 goals each.


1961–62 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1961-62 season in English football was an important season in the history of Liverpool football club. They finished the season as Second Division champions and sealed promotion to the First Division under the management of Bill Shankly, who had been in charge since December 1959. Their top scorer was centre-forward Roger Hunt, who scored 41 goals in the league and 42 in all competitions. They also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup.


1961–62 Liverpool F.C. season
The signings of Ron Yeats and Ian St. John in the close season would also be influential in their championship, and would become part of the team for the rest of the decade.


1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1961–62 NBA season was the Lakers' 14th season in the NBA and second season in Los Angeles.


1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
The 1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago. The head coach was George Ireland. The Ramblers went 23–4 and earned a third place finish in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).


1961–62 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
Jerry Harkness led the team in scoring with a total of 567 points, making for an average of 21.0 points per game. Les Hunter led in field goal percentage at 49.3%, going 137 for 238 on the season. Vic Rouse led the team in rebounding, making 294 rebounds for a per-game average of 11.3, and in free throw percentage, sinking 85 out of 109 throws for 78.0% on the season. The team averaged 90.2 points per game, the fourth-highest scoring average in Loyola-Chicago history as of 2018.


1961–62 Luxembourg National Division
The 1961–62 Luxembourg National Division was the 48th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1961–62 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and Union Luxembourg won the championship.


1961–62 MJHL season
On March 21, 1962, in Brandon, the Wheat Kings captured the Turnbull Memorial Trophy as MJHL champions.


1961–62 MJHL season, All-Star game
The inaugural Manitoba - Saskatchewan all-star game was held in Winnipeg on January 21 before 7,044 fans. The MJHL scored a 6-2triumph to win the Charlie Gardiner Memorial Trophy. Brandon stars Gerry Kell and Marc Dufour lead the attack with two goals each, Jim Johnson and Paul Allan added singles. Replying for the SJHL were Ron Willy and George Swarbrick. MJHL Lineup:


1961–62 Maltese Premier League
The 1961–62 Maltese First Division was the 47th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Floriana F.C. won the championship.


1961–62 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1961–62 season was Manchester United's 60th season in the Football League, and their 17th consecutive season in the top division of English football. Unlike the previous season, United declined to enter the Football League Cup, which they continue to decline for the next four seasons.


1961–62 Manchester United F.C. season
New to the side for the 1961–62 season was David Herd, who had been the First Division's second highest goalscorer the previous season. He joined the United ranks for a fee of £40,000, and finished the season as the club's top scorer with 14 goals in the league and 17 in all competitions, although it was a disappointing season for the club as they finished 15th in the First Division.


1961–62 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1961–62 season was Mansfield Town's 24th season in the Football League and 2nd in the Fourth Division, they finished in 14th position with 44 points.


1961–62 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1961–62. Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team.


1961–62 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1961–62 season, Regional amateur league participation
Mersin League games (12.12.1961) and regional games (24.04.1962): ÇİY-Demirspor: 1-1. ÇİY-İçelspor:0-0. ÇİY-Yolspor: 3-1. ÇİY-Berzanspor: 4-0. ÇİY-Türkocağı: 3-1. ÇİY-Tarsus İdmanyurdu: 4-1. ÇİY-İtilspor: 2-1. ÇİY-Meriçspor: 1-1. ÇİY-Demirspor: 3-1. ÇİY-Demirspor: 3-0. ÇİY-Adana Kocavezir:


1961–62 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1961–62 season, Amateur football championship group stage
1962 - MİY played "Türkiye Futbol Birincilikleri" (Turkey Football Championships) group matches.


1961–62 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1961–62 season, Amateur football championship finals
Finals started on June 8. After the final games İzmir Karagücü became the champions. Eskişehir Şekerspor were runners-up. ÇİY took the third place.


1961–62 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1961–62 squad
Rızıkallah, Nevzat, Ergin, Demir, Ahmet, Oktay, Selahattin, Uğur, Abdi, Alp, Hüseyin.


1961–62 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1961–62 squad
Midfield player Selahattin was capped in the Amateur National Team for the 4th Mediterranean Games.


1961–62 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1961–62 season.


1961–62 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
The season was contested by 14 teams, and Guadalajara won the championship and becomes first team to win four consecutive championships.


1961–62 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1961–62 Mexican Segunda División was the 12th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 17 June 1961 and concluded on 14 January 1962. It was won by UNAM.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season
The 1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team represented Michigan Tech University in college ice hockey. In its 6th year under head coach John MacInnes the team compiled a 29–3–0 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the third time in its history. The Pioneers defeated Clarkson 7–1 in the championship game at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
After barely losing to Denver in the 1960 championship game, Michigan Tech took a step back in 1960–61, barely finishing above .500 and being embarrassed by the Pioneers in the WCHA tournament. The start of the 1961–62 campaign didn't fare much better as the Huskies dropped both games at Michigan, with each sophomore goaltender losing their first career start. The team then had to head home to welcome the defending national champions but, fortunately for MTU, Denver had lost many players to graduation over the summer and weren't nearly as strong.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
They were still good enough to put up 7 goals in the first game against Tech but the Huskies were able to post 8 of their own and get their first win of the season. That victory seemed to settle Michigan Tech because in the following game they were able to handle the Pioneers and win in a much more convincing fashion, 8–2.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
Michigan Tech would host Toronto before the winter break then head to Colorado for a tough series against Denver and Colorado College where they would play 4 games in 5 days. Tech opened with two wins at CC (who would finish the season without a single victory) and after a comfortable 8–4 win in the first game at Denver they scratched out a 5–4 win in overtime to build their record to 8–2. Tech had a short three day break that allowed them to head home where they would host first-place Michigan.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
The Huskies handed UM their first loss of the season with 4–2 victory and just when it looked like Tech could pull into the lead, the Wolverines returned the favor with their own 4–2 win in the second game. This not only dropped MTU to 7-3 in the conference but, with no further games against the powerful Wolverines, MTU would need help to finish atop the WCHA.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
With little time to lick their wounds, the Huskies hit the road and played series against Minnesota and North Dakota. After taking both games against the Golden Gophers they played a pair of nail-biters in Grand Forks, winning the first game 2–1 and escaping with a second win after a 3–2 finish in overtime. Tech started a long home stand by hosting a relatively poor Minnesota–Duluth squad before welcoming North Dakota, Michigan State and Minnesota in consecutive weeks. The Huskies miraculously swept all four weekends and with Michigan having lost twice to Denver in early February, MTU held onto first place and finished with a 17-3 record to earn their first conference championship.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
Even through they had won the WCHA Michigan Tech still had games to play on their schedule and after spending a weekend in Duluth winning two more games against the Bulldogs, Tech played host to the Finnish National Team and won a further two games to push their record to 25–3, setting a new program record for wins.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
As a result of the NCAA having placed both WCHA teams in the same semifinal the year before (due to Denver and Minnesota not having played one another prior to the NCAA tournament) the WCHA changed their playoff format where they dispensed with the pair of two-game series to declare co-champions and went with a more traditional 4-team single-elimination format where a single champion would be crowned. Additionally, rather than play the games at the home cite of the higher-seeded school, all games would be played at a host venue with the Weinberg Coliseum chosen for the 1962 tournament.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
The Huskies opened against Michigan State and took the game against the Spartans 5–1 which sent them to a fifth meeting with Michigan, the only team that had been able to defeat MTU all season. Michigan opened the scoring just before the half-way point of the first and added a second goal just over two minutes later, both power play goals. As thing were beginning to look bleak for the Huskies their own power play finally scored with less than 30 seconds left in the period and team captain Jerry Sullivan tied the score with 1 second remaining.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
Tech could have used the timely goals to jump on the Wolverines in the second but Dave Butts held them off the scoresheet and allowed the WCHA leading scorer and player of the year Red Berenson to give Michigan its second lead of the night with UM's third power play marker. With little to lose Tech came out firing in the third and scored two goals in 17 seconds at the start of the period to take their first lead.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
Michigan tied the game at 4-all with under 9 minutes to play but Lou Angotti got the game-winner 72 seconds later and Garry Bauman held the fort to earn the Huskies the first solitary WCHA tournament championship. The six goals scored by Michigan Tech were the most allowed by Michigan all season.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
Michigan Tech received the top western seed due to their conference championship and opened against ECAC champion St. Lawrence who were making their fourth consecutive tournament appearance and 7th overall but had yet to win a single game against any western school. St. Lawrence opened the scoring with a power play goal in the 11th minute but from then-on it was all Michigan Tech. Don Hermanson scored a pair of goals on the man-advantage and was followed by four more from different teammates while the Huskies outshot the Larries 55–15 and easily marched to their third championship game.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
It had thought that MTU could meet Michigan for a sixth time in the championship game but the Wolverines had been dispatched by Clarkson in the semifinal and the Golden Knights were all that stood in Tech way for the first national title. The game couldn't have started better for the Huskies when John Ivanitz scored 38 seconds in and added another five minutes later. Sullivan scored before 10 minutes had elapsed in the game and with an early 3-0 lead MTU was off and running.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
Unlike St. Lawrence, Clarkson didn't wilt under the bright lights and the Golden Knights continued firing the puck, finally scoring in the final minute of the first to cut the lead to 2. Both teams were held scoreless in the second as Bauman and his counterpart Wayne Gibbons held off separate barrages but Clarkson broke down in the third and allowed four more goals, with Ivanitz completing his hat-trick and Sullivan earning his fourth point of the night before Lou Angotti added a pair of insurance markers.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
Angotti was named as tournament MOP, becoming the first player to win the award twice and the only one to do so on both the winning and losing team in the national championship. Angotti, along with Ivanitz, Elov Seger and Henry Åkervall were named to the All-Tournament first team while, despite their stellar play, Bauman and Sullivan were named to the second team. John Ivanitz is one of only two players in history to record a hat trick, including the game-winner, and not be named as tournament MOP (as of 2018).


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
After the season Åkervall, Angotti, Seger and Sullivan were named to the AHCA All-American West Team while Åkervall, Angotti, Bauman and Sullivan found themselves on the All-WCHA First Team. Seger and Gene Rebellato were also named to the WCHA second team while head coach John MacInnes earned his second WCHA Coach of the Year award.


1961–62 Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey season, Season
Michigan Tech ended the season on a 20-game winning streak. They would extend that to 22 game at the start of the following season, the longest such streak in program history.


1961–62 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1961–62 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1961–62 season. The team finished the season in eighth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 7-17 and 5–9 against conference opponents.


1961–62 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Dave Strack was in his second year as the team's head coach. Tom Cole was the team's leading scorer with 361 points in 24 games for an average of 15.0 points per game. Cole also led the team with 223 rebounds.


1961–62 Midland Football League
The 1961–62 Midland Football League season was the 62nd in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.


1961–62 Midland Football League
Due to financial problems the league folded and no matches were played in the previous season.


1961–62 Midland Football League, Clubs
The league featured six clubs which competed in the previous season, along with twelve new clubs.


1961–62 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1961–62 Montenegrin Republic League was 17th season of Montenegrin Republic League. For the first time after the season 1954–55 competition was unified, without final tournaments and zones as qualifying phase. Season started in August 1961 and finished in May 1962.


1961–62 Montenegrin Republic League, Season
Before the start of season, Football Association of Montenegro make the decision to create an unified competition with nine teams - three representatives of central Montenegro (OFK Titograd, Čelik and Gorštak), three from northern Montenegro (Rudar, Jedinstvo and Brskovo) and three from southern Montenegro (Lovćen, Bokelj and Arsenal). During the sixteen weeks long season, five teams battled for first place. At the end, OFK Titograd won the title and participated in the qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League.


1961–62 Montenegrin Republic League, Season, Qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League
OFK Titograd played in the qualifiers for 1962–63 Second League - East. As a last-placed team in the group, they didn't succeed to gain a new promotion to second-tier.


1961–62 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
On season 1961-62, two Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. Both of them (Budućnost and Sutjeska) participated in 1961–62 Yugoslav Second League.


1961–62 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1961–62 Montreal Canadiens season was the 53rd season in franchise history. The team placed first in the regular season to qualify for the playoffs. The Canadiens were eliminated in semi-finals by the Chicago Black Hawks 4 games to 2.


1961–62 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1961–62 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 6th edition of the competition.


1961–62 Moroccan Throne Cup
The teams played one-legged matches. In case of a draw, a penalty shoot-out took place.


1961–62 Moroccan Throne Cup
Mouloudia Club d'Oujda beat Kawkab Marrakech 1–0 in the final, played at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. MC Oujda won the title for the 4th time in their history.


1961–62 Moroccan Throne Cup, Competition
The final took place between the winners of the two semi-finals, Mouloudia Club d'Oujda and Kawkab Marrakech, on 20 May 1962 at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. The match was refereed by Abdelkrim Ziani. MC Oujda won the fourth title in 5 finals in the competition, winning 1–0 against KAC Marrakech, thanks to a goal from Kaddour ( 36').


1961–62 NBA season
The 1961–62 NBA season was the 16th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 4th straight NBA title, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.


1961–62 NBA season, Playoffs
* Division winnerBold Series winnerItalic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals


1961–62 NBA season, Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.


1961–62 NBA season, A Season for the Ages
The 1961–62 season is notable for having some of the most impressive individual season statistics ever. A number of records were set this season, some of which still stand to this day. Below is a table showcasing some of the most significant individual per game statistics of the season.


1961–62 NBA season, A Season for the Ages
When comparing these players to the 2014–15 NBA league leaders, 7 of these players would win the scoring title, 5 would win the rebounding title and 1 would win the assist title.


1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
The 1961–62 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.


1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings, AP Poll
All AP polls for the 1961–62 season included only 10 ranked teams.


1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings, UPI Poll
The initial UPI poll for this season included only 10 ranked teams, while UPI polls for the remainder of the season included 20 ranked teams.


1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
The 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1961, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1962 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 24, 1962, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The Cincinnati Bearcats won their second NCAA national championship with a 71–59 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.


1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The Top 10 from the AP Poll and the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.


1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season
The 1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1961 and concluded with the 1962 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 17, 1962 at the Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, New York. This was the 15th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 67th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season
This was the premier season for ECAC Hockey which began as a conglomerate of 28 eastern schools among which 8 teams were selected by a committee to participate in a postseason tournament that would determine which university(s) would receive bids to the NCAA tournament. Due to the sheer number of schools and the lack of any scheduling criteria the teams played a vastly unbalanced schedule. As a result, the regular season standings were effectively immaterial in determining the conference tournament participants and the committee based their selections on which teams they felt were the best representatives.


1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season
Despite already being in the Tri-State League Clarkson, Rensselaer and St. Lawrence were also founding members of ECAC Hockey and played concurrently in both conferences until the Tri-State League folded in 1972.


1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season
This was the first season for Minnesota–Duluth as a university sponsored program.


1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1961–62 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1961–62 NHL season
The 1961–62 NHL season was the 45th season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Toronto Maple Leafs were the Stanley Cup champions as they defeated the Chicago Black Hawks four games to two.


1961–62 NHL season, League business
At a meeting of the owners and governors, Conn Smythe resigned as Toronto's governor, to be replaced by his son, Stafford Smythe. Thereupon, Conn Smythe was appointed honorary governor.


1961–62 NHL season, Pre-season
A big trade took place between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers with Doug Harvey and Albert Langlois going to the Rangers for Lou Fontinato. Harvey was named player-coach of the Rangers.


1961–62 NHL season, Pre-season
In an exhibition game in Trail, British Columbia, Jean Beliveau tore knee ligaments and would be unavailable for some time. This followed a knee injury to Dickie Moore.


1961–62 NHL season, Pre-season
Several holdouts on the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Black Hawks were reported. Stan Mikita, Reg Fleming and Dollard St. Laurent refused to sign their contracts, but they eventually came to terms.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
Glenn Hall received one of the greatest standing ovations in NHL history just before the NHL All-star game began. He had difficulty suppressing his emotions at the tremendous welcome he received. The All-stars defeated the Black Hawks 3–1.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
Doug Harvey scored a goal in his debut as player-coach of the Rangers when they trounced the Boston Bruins 6–2 right at Boston Garden. The Rangers downed the Bruins again at Madison Square Garden 6–3 as Andy Bathgate had the hat trick and Camille Henry had two goals.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
Montreal downed the Rangers 3–1 in their home opener as Henri Richard led the way with two goals playing with Beliveau and Moore, two cripples who were not expected to play. Doug Harvey was given an ovation by the crowd as he skated out in a Ranger uniform. The new defence pair of Al MacNeil and Lou Fontinato turned in a good game.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
Earl Ingarfield, Sr. had a hat-trick on November 19 as the Rangers beat the Maple Leafs 5–3. The Broadway Blueshirts were showing some power, and three nights later, Doug Harvey picked up three assists and Gump Worsley picked up a shutout as the Rangers blanked the Red Wings 4–0. The win put the Rangers into first place and the following night they beat the Bruins 4–3 as Harvey scored the winner.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
Ab McDonald had the hat trick December 6, as Chicago drubbed the Rangers 8–3 right at Madison Square Garden. Bill Hay had four assists for the Black Hawks.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
Toronto took over first place January 10 when they beat the Bruins 7–5. Frank Mahovlich scored two goals on his 24th birthday and Dave Keon also had two goals.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
Glenn Hall played his 500th consecutive game January 17, but was beaten 7–3 by Montreal. In a losing cause, Bobby Hull scored two goals, including his 20th of the season. Glenn Hall received a car from James D. Norris, president of the Black Hawks.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
Percy LeSueur, famous Ottawa goaltender in the old NHA, died on January 28, 1962, at age 79.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
Bobby Hull scored four goals February 1 as the Black Hawks defeated Detroit 7–4.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
The Rangers defeated the Red Wings 3–2 at home March 14, but the two highlights were Gordie Howe's 500th goal on Gump Worsley and a penalty shot for the Rangers Andy Bathgate. Howe took a pass from Alex Delvecchio and made a nice move to get by Doug Harvey. Howe switched to a left-handed shot and beat Worsley with a backhander for the 500th goal. Midway through the third period, Dean Prentice had a breakaway and was skating toward the Detroit goal, when Hank Bassen, the Detroit goalkeeper, slid his stick to break up the play.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
Referee Eddie Powers awarded a penalty shot, but somehow forgot that the rules had been changed that season to read that the offended player must take the shot, not one of his teammates, and Powers permitted Andy Bathgate to take the shot. Bathgate gave Bassen some of his slick dekes and Bassen flopped on his face, allowing Bathgate to fire the puck into the open net for the winning goal. From there, the Rangers held on and made the playoffs for the first time since 1958.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
Bobby Hull joined the 50 goal club when he scored his 50th goal at about the five-minute mark of the first period as the Chicago Black Hawks beat the New York Rangers 4–1 at Madison Square Garden in the final game of the season.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
Hall and Jacques Plante of the Canadiens played every minute of every game in goal; other than Eddie Johnston of the Bruins two seasons later in 1964, they were the last major professional goaltenders to do so.


1961–62 NHL season, Regular season
The first 43 seasons saw only one 50 goal scorer, Maurice "Rocket" Richard. Then last season, 1960–61, Bernie Geoffrion scored 50. This season saw another 50 goal scorer in Bobby Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks. From this point onwards until the new century, far more seasons than not would see at least one player score fifty in a season.


1961–62 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals
The Black Hawks returned to the Finals, by defeating the first-place Canadiens four games to two in the semifinal. In the other, the second-place Maple Leafs defeated the Rangers, also in six games to advance to the Finals.


1961–62 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
In the Finals, the Maple Leafs defeated the defending champions in six games. It was the first of three consecutive Stanley Cup wins by the Maple Leafs.


1961–62 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, PTS = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1961–62 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1961–62 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1961–62 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1961–62 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1961–62 (listed with their last team):


1961–62 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1961–62 National Football League was the 31st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1961–62 National Football League (Ireland)
The final featured on the Amharc Éireann newsreel. Seán O'Neill scored a late penalty to win the game.


1961–62 National Hurling League
The 1961–62 National Hurling League was the 31st season of the National Hurling League.


1961–62 National Hurling League, Division 1
The league saw a major restructuring for the 1961-62 season. Division 1 was split into Group 1A and Group 1B consisting of five teams each and Group 1C consisting of four teams. The top team in each group qualified for the knock-out stage.


1961–62 National Hurling League, Division 1
Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1960-61 season. Offaly and Westmeath entered Division 1 as part of the restructuring.


1961–62 National Hurling League, Division 1
On 6 May 1962, Kilkenny won the title after a 1-16 to 1-8 win over Cork in the final. It was their first league title since 1932-33 and their second league title overall.


1961–62 National Hurling League, Division 2
The league saw a major restructuring for the 1961-62 season. Division 2 was split into Group 2A and Group 2B consisting of three teams each. The top team in each group qualified for the knock-out stage.


1961–62 National Hurling League, Division 2
On 20 May 1962, Kerry won the title after a 3-8 to 1-2 win over Meath.


1961–62 Nationalliga A, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Servette FC Genève won the championship.


1961–62 Nationalliga A season
The 1961–62 Nationalliga A season was the 24th season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. Eight teams participated in the league, and EHC Visp won the championship.


1961–62 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Vasas SC won the championship.


1961–62 New York Knicks season
The 1961-62 NBA season was the Knicks' 16th season in the NBA.


1961–62 New York Rangers season
The 1961–62 New York Rangers season was the 36th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). During the regular season, the Rangers finished fourth in the NHL with 64 points, and qualified for the playoffs. In the NHL semi-finals, the Rangers lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games.


1961–62 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1961–62 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1961–62 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Third Division since the end of regionalisation in 1958. It was their 33rd season in the third tier and 34th competitive season overall in the Football League.


1961–62 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1961–62 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team was Dean Smith's first as the head coach at North Carolina. The 1961–62 team finished with an 8–9 overall record, despite a young and inexperienced roster. They tied for fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 7–7 record. Their season ended with a first round loss in the ACC Tournament to South Carolina. This was Dean Smith's only losing season as a head coach at North Carolina.


1961–62 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Pre Season
At the conclusion of the 1960–61 season, North Carolina, hired Dean Smith to replace Frank McGuire as head coach. McGuire was North Carolina Men's Basketball Head Coach from 1953–1961, but was forced to resign by Chancellor William Aycock due to the program's placement on NCAA probation in 1960. Aycock, however, hired Smith, one of McGuire's assistants and who had been at North Carolina for two seasons already. Smith, who was only 30 at the time, was instructed by Aycock to run a clean program and represent the University well. Wins and losses were an afterthought to the Chancellor. However, in Smith's first season he was faced with a number of challenges, including a limited game schedule and the loss of two key players.


1961–62 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Pre Season
Prior to the start of the 1961 season, the ACC experienced a point shaving scandal. Four N.C. State players were accused of altering the score of several games and one UNC player was found to be involved with a gambler. As a result of this, the Dixie Classic  was abolished and William Friday, the President of the University of North Carolina system, also de-emphasized basketball by allowing only sixteen regular season games. Therefore, Smith was limited to only two games against out of conference opponents. Smith kept the two most challenging opponents on the schedule, Notre Dame and Indiana, both games which would be played in North Carolina, one in Greensboro and the other in Charlotte, respectively.


1961–62 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Pre Season
The 1961–62 squad should have included Ken McComb and Yogi Poteet, both projected starters, but they were ruled academically ineligible before the season started. This was a big blow for the Tar Heels since they also had to withstand the loss of two All-Americans, Doug Moe and York Larese, to graduation. As a result, Smith's first team was young and inexperienced.


1961–62 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Season summary
Dean Smith's illustrious career started on December 2, 1961, with a victory against Virginia in Chapel Hill. The Heels and Smith rolled to their first victory, defeating the Cavaliers 80–46. UNC won their next game at Clemson by a narrow margin, 54–52. They split their next two games against out-of-conference opponents, Indiana and Notre Dame. Despite the betting odds in Notre Dame's favor, the Heels dominated the Fighting Irish, 99–80. Through January, the Heels had an accumulated a 6–2 record, but the rest of the season was not as successful.


1961–62 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Season summary
In February, they lost four straight games, all to Tobacco Road opponents (Duke, Wake Forest, and North Carolina State), before rebounding to win two of their last four games, with victories against Clemson and Maryland. Their season ended with a two-point loss to South Carolina in the ACC Tournament, which placed the Heels in a tie for fourth place with South Carolina in the final ACC standings.


1961–62 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Season summary
Junior guard Larry Brown and senior center Jim Hudock led the Heels to an 8–9 overall record and a 7–7 ACC record. Brown averaged 16.5 points per game, eighth in the league, and shot 79.5% from the foul line, third in the league. Hudock averaged a double double over the season, with 14.9 points per game and 10.3 rebounds per game, fourth in the league. Both were named to the All-ACC Second team. Donnie Walsh led the ACC in field-goal percentage for the season, shooting 55.9% from the field.


1961–62 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Season summary
Despite the challenges faced by Smith's first squad, he credits them as being one of the most hard-working teams in his 36 seasons at North Carolina. They also set North Carolina single-season record for highest field-goal percentage. However, they were the least successful, setting a record for most regular-season conference losses in a single-season (7) and their record against Tobacco Road opponents was only (1–5).


1961–62 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Post Season
Jim Hudock was drafted in the sixth round of the NBA by the Philadelphia Warriors, which ironically was coached by former North Carolina head coach, Frank McGuire. Donnie Walsh and former Tar Heel, Ken McComb were also drafted by the Warriors in the 11th and 10th round respectively. These former Tar Heels went on to enjoy limited success as players in the NBA. However, Donnie Walsh went on to enjoy various coaching stints in the NCAA and the NBA, before becoming the general manager of the Indiana Pacers for over two decades. After a brief stint as President of the New York Knicks, Walsh returned to Indiana and now serves as a consultant for the team.


1961–62 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team, Post Season
After Smith's first season, Adolph Rupp, Kentucky's head coach, called him requesting to set up a ten-year home-and-home series with UNC. Rupp demanded that North Carolina would play at Kentucky six times and home only four times. Despite North Carolina's disadvantage, the Heels won seven of those ten games.


1961–62 Northern Football League
The 1961–62 Northern Football League season was the 65th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


1961–62 Northern Football League, Clubs
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 67th season of rugby league football.


1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Huddersfield won their seventh Championship when they beat Wakefield Trinity 14-5 in the play-off final.


1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Challenge Cup winners were Wakefield Trinity who beat Huddersfield 12-6 in the final.


1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
At the end of this season the league was split into two divisions. The top 16 in the league formed Division 1 and the bottom 14 formed Division 2.


1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Wigan won the Lancashire League, and Wakefield Trinity won the Yorkshire League. St. Helens beat Swinton 25–9 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Wakefield Trinity beat Leeds 19–9 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Wakefield Trinity beat Huddersfield 12-6 in the Challenge Cup Final played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 81,263. This was Wakefield Trinity’s third Challenge Cup Final win in four Final appearances. Neil Fox, their centre, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance. This has been the only time in a Rugby League Challenge Cup Final that a place kick has not been converted. Fox dropped three goals for Wakefield Trinity, then worth two points each.


1961–62 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1961–62 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 23rd season of ice hockey in Norway. Eight teams participated in the league, and Valerenga Ishockey won the championship.


1961–62 Norwegian Main League
The 1961–1962 Hovedserien was the 18th completed season of top division football in Norway.


1961–62 Norwegian Main League, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Brann won the championship, their first league title.


1961–62 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1961–62 OB I bajnokság season was the 25th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Six teams participated in the league, and Ferencvarosi TC won the championship.


1961–62 Oberliga
The 1961–62 Oberliga  was the seventeenth season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the west, south, southwest and north then entered the 1962 German football championship which was won by 1. FC Köln. It was 1. FC Köln's first-ever national championship.


1961–62 Oberliga
Hamburger SV equaled the Oberliga start record set in 1952–53 by 1. FC Köln and repeated by Hannover 96 the season after, winning its first eleven games, a mark never surpassed.


1961–62 Oberliga
A similar league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1961–62 DDR-Oberliga was won by ASK Vorwärts Berlin.


1961–62 Oberliga, Oberliga Nord
The 1961–62 season saw two new clubs in the league, Bremer SV and Eintracht Nordhorn, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorers were Uwe Seeler (Hamburger SV) and Gerd Koll (Holstein Kiel) with 28 goals each.


1961–62 Oberliga, Oberliga Berlin
The 1961–62 season saw one new club in the league, Union 06 Berlin, promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorers were Wolfgang Seeger (Tennis Borussia Berlin) and Lutz Steinert (Hertha BSC) with 18 goals each.


1961–62 Oberliga, Oberliga West
The 1961–62 season saw two new clubs in the league, Fortuna Düsseldorf and Schwarz-Weiß Essen, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Manfred Rummel of Schwarz-Weiß Essen with 26 goals.


1961–62 Oberliga, Oberliga Südwest
The 1961–62 season saw two new clubs in the league, BSC Oppau and VfR Kaiserslautern, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Rudi Dörrenbächer of Borussia Neunkirchen with 37 goals, the highest total for any scorer in the five Oberligas in 1961–62.


1961–62 Oberliga, Oberliga Süd
The 1961–62 season saw two new clubs in the league, BC Augsburg and Schwaben Augsburg, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorer was Lothar Schämer of Eintracht Frankfurt with 26 goals.


1961–62 Oberliga, German championship
The 1962 German football championship was contested by the nine qualified Oberliga teams and won by 1. FC Köln, defeating 1. FC Nürnberg in the final. The runners-up of the Oberliga Nord and West played a pre-qualifying match. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-or-away round in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.


1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 1961–62 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University. The team's head coach was Fred Taylor.


1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season
The 1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season was the sixteenth season for the National Basketball Association franchise in Philadelphia, and the last before their relocation to San Francisco, California, for the following season.


1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season
Wilt Chamberlain had the most statistically dominating season in NBA history. Chamberlain led the league with an NBA record 50.4 points per game. In one eight-day stretch in January, Chamberlain participated in three games, where he scored at least 63 points. On March 2, 1962,  the Warriors played the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Chamberlain had one of the most dominating performances in NBA history as he notched 100 points before 4,124 fans. The game was actually played at the Warriors training facility. Despite his high scoring, Wilt would not win the NBA MVP.


1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season
The award was given to Bill Russell. The Warriors finished 2nd behind Russell's Boston Celtics with a 49–31 record. In the playoffs, the Warriors would defeat the Syracuse Nationals in five games. Russell and Chamberlain would meet in the Eastern Division Finals. The series would go seven games. In Game 7, Sam Jones would hit the winning shot with 2 seconds remaining.


1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season, Regular season
Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, named by the National Basketball Association as one of its greatest games, took place between the Philadelphia Warriors and the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania.


1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season, Regular season
The Warriors won the game, 169–147, setting what was then a record for the most combined points in a game by both teams. But the game is most remembered for the 100 points scored by Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain, who set the NBA single-game scoring record. The next leading scorer for Philadelphia was Al Attles with 17 points. The Knicks leading scorer was Guerin with 39 points. In that game, Chamberlain also broke five other NBA scoring records, of which four still stand.


1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; MIN=Minutes; FG= Field Goals; FT= Free Throws; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; AVG = Average


1961–62 Philadelphia Warriors season, Relocation to San Francisco
Following the season, the Warriors moved west to San Francisco. Edward Gottlieb sold the team to a Bay Area Credit Card company. Despite the loss, Philadelphia would only be without pro-basketball for just that one season. The Syracuse Nationals, who challenged the Warriors in the playoffs for many years had moved to the city the Warriors vacated in 1963, becoming the Philadelphia 76ers.


1961–62 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1961–62 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 27th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Six teams participated in the league, and Gornik Katowice won the championship.


1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1961–62 season was Port Vale's 50th season of football in the English Football League, and their third season in the Third Division. The season was most notable for the win over Sunderland in the FA Cup, which followed a goalless draw at Roker Park in which the Vale defence prevented Brian Clough from even having a shot. The club also hosted a friendly against the Czechoslovakia national football team, and later took a tour of Poland. In the league they failed to gain promotion, and had to settle for mid-table obscurity.


1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The pre-season saw Norman Low spend some of the £10,000 in transfer funds he was allocated. He spent £2,000 acquiring inside-forward Arthur Longbottom from Queens Park Rangers. Low then repaid West Bromwich Albion the £10,000 for Stan Steele in order to bring him back to Vale Park. This meant a 'shock' for the fans, as Cliff Portwood was sold to Grimsby Town for £6,000 to balance the books. Another £2,000 was spent on bringing centre-half John Nicholson from Liverpool. Free signings included winger Stan Edwards (Everton), goalkeeper Peter Taylor (Middlesbrough), and Joe Maloney (Shrewsbury Town). Low declared that the logic behind the signings was to improve the defence and that his side was now 'capable of getting promotion'. To whip the new signings into shape trainer Lol Hamlett took them on a seven-mile run.


1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The defence began poorly, in an opening day 4–2 defeat to Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow. Maloney was subsequently dropped and sold to Crewe Alexandra for 'a small fee'. The first match at Burslem saw Vale ' casually steamroller' Hull City 4–0. On 2 September, John Nicholson made the first of his club record 208 consecutive appearances, that would end on 8 September 1965. On a four match sequence without a win, The Sentinel commented that "gloom has descended". The mood lifted with a 1–0 win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate on 9 September, in the first of five wins in six games.


1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
On 2 October Czechoslovakia beat Vale 3–1 in front of 22,895 fans at Vale Park, repaying the club for their successful tour of the country at the end of the 1959–60 season. Later that month Dennis Fidler was sold to Grimsby Town for £2,000, and the "Valiants" struggled. Vale then signed Colin Grainger from Leeds United for £6,000, and the former England international scored on his debut. In December, Low further added to his firepower by signing Ralph Hunt from Swindon Town for £3,500.


1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
Hunt scored a hat-trick in his second game for the club, a 4–1 win over Shrewsbury Town. He also hit the back of the net in the following two victories. Vale then struggled in the league, losing four games on the bounce. Around this time rivals Stoke City faced an upsurge in support with the return of Stanley Matthews. Low attempted to tempt Tom Finney out of retirement, but was unsuccessful.


1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
By the end of February Vale lay just four points clear of relegation and star player Grainger was out injured. Beating Barnsley 2–0, they picked up six points out of a possible ten. They then remained unbeaten throughout the opening six games of April to ensure survival. At this time Noel Kinsey's contract was cancelled, as he wished to go into the pottery business in Norwich. At Vale Park, an £8,000 social club was opened, as the club management stated their intention to turn the ground into 'a real family social centre'.


1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
They finished the season in twelfth position with 45 points, closer to the drop than promotion. A strong defence was not supported by a weak attack. Llewellyn and Longbottom scored twenty goals each in all competitions, but received little support.


1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, declining attendances failed to prevent a profit of £1,261. This profit came thanks to a hefty £16,250 donation from the Sportsmen's Association, as well as Vale's daily pools. Gate receipts stood at £44,388, whilst expenditures rose to £73,059 despite wages being kept at around £31,000. Peter Taylor was allowed to leave for Burton Albion as he failed to dislodge Ken Hancock, Taylor later became acquainted with Brian Clough at Burton. Low also sold three players for £2,000 each: Brian Jackson to Peterborough United, Ralph Hunt to Newport County, and David Raine to Doncaster Rovers.


1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
In May the team took a tour of Poland, playing four friendlies, climbing the Tatra Mountains, and sailing on the Tatras river. When one boat capsized, 'the lads told the attendant in colourful Potteries language what they thought of him'. The final game of the tour was a goalless draw with Legia.


1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale brushed past Bradford Park Avenue with a 1–0 win at Horsfall Stadium. In the Second Round they faced Crewe Alex, who they beat 3–0 in a replay, following a 1–1 draw at Gresty Road. Vale then beat Northampton Town 3–1, all the goals coming from Bert Llewellyn. In the Fourth Round they travelled to Sunderland's Roker Park, holding the "Mackems" to a goalless draw in front of 49,468 noisy Sunderland fans - not even £50,000 star striker Brian Clough could master the Vale defence.


1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
For the return, 28,226 witnessed a 3–1 victory for the Vale over the Second Division side in 'a magical piece of soccer history'. The Vale had 'spat and hissed like angry alley cats' for their win, intimidating tricky winger Harry Hooper. In the Fifth Round they were beaten by First Division Fulham at Craven Cottage with a disputed late penalty. The referee also gave the "Cottagers" a goal kick when the ball had in fact crossed the line for a goal – to the fury of the Vale supporters.


1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, First Division Blackpool took a 2–1 win at Bloomfield Road to dump Vale out of the competition.


1961–62 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship.


1961–62 Primeira Divisão, Leading scorer
Azumir Veríssimo (Futebol Clube do Porto) was the top scorer of the season with 23 goals.


1961–62 Rangers F.C. season
The 1961–62 season is the 82nd season of competitive football by Rangers.


1961–62 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 58 competitive matches during the 1961–62 season.


1961–62 Ranji Trophy
The 1961–62 Ranji Trophy was the 28th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Rajasthan in the final.


1961–62 Real Madrid CF season
The 1961–62 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 59th season in existence and the club's 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1961–62 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
The club won its eight title ever, second in a row. Head coach Miguel Muñoz started the renewal of the squad with Araquistáin as goalkeeper, Pachín reinforcing the defensive line playing along Santamaría, Miera and Isidro, also Pedro Casado competing . The midfield was covered by Luis Del Sol and Felix Ruiz. Meanwhile, ageing forwards Di Stefano and Puskas were aimed with passes by Gento and Justo Tejada.


1961–62 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Also, the club won the 1962 Copa del Generalísimo Final defeating 2–1 Sevilla clinching "The Double" being the only Copa del Generalísimo that Alfredo Di Stéfano won in 11 campaigns. The squad reached the 1962 European Cup Final being defeated by Portuguese side and European incumbents Benfica 3–5 thanks to a superb second half with star forward Eusébio scoring 2 goals.


1961–62 Real Madrid CF season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1961–62 Rheinlandliga
The 1961–62 Rheinlandliga was the tenth season of the highest amateur class of the Rhineland Football Association under the name of 1. Amateurliga Rheinland. It was a predecessor of today's Rheinlandliga. It was the sixth season in which the league played with two game divisions, East and West. The Rhineland champion was determined through a game between the division champions.


1961–62 Rheinlandliga
The 1. Amateurliga was below II. Division Southwest until 1963 and therefore the third-class in the hierarchy. In the seasons 1956–57 to 1962–63 the league was played in two divisions (East and West). The two division champions played to determine the Rhineland champion. With the introduction of the regional league Southwest as second highest class, starting in the 1963–64 season, the Amateur league Rheinland was again combined into one division.


1961–62 Rheinlandliga
Beginning in the 1974–75 season, the league played a role as a sub-team to the newly introduced 2. Bundesliga, where the Rhineland champion played in a relegation against the champion of the Verbandsliga Südwest and the Saarlandliga, for a position in the south divisions of the 2. Bundesliga. Starting from the 1978–79 season, the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar was introduced as the highest amateur class and this class was renamed to the "Verbandsliga Rheinland" and since then only fourth class.


1961–62 Rheinlandliga, Results
Rhineland champion was the winner of the East division, VfB Wissen, after a victory over the West division champion,  BSV Weißenthurm. The following move up to the II. Division Southwest ended triumphantly  with second place, which justified the promotion.


1961–62 Rheinlandliga, Results
SG Altenkirchen, FC Urbar, SV Leiwen and Rhineland champion from the previous year, SV Ehrang, moved down into the 2. Amateur League.


1961–62 Rheinlandliga, Results
For the following season 1962–63, promoted from the 2. Amateur league were:


1961–62 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1961–62 season saw Rochdale compete for their 3rd season in the Football League Fourth Division. This season also saw Rochdale reach final of the League Cup.


1961–62 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1961–62 Romanian Hockey League season was the 32nd season of the Romanian Hockey League. Four teams participated in the league, and CCA Bucuresti won the championship.


1961–62 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1961–62 Rugby Union County Championship was the 62nd edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1961–62 Rugby Union County Championship
Warwickshire won the competition for the fifth time after defeating Hampshire in the final.


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season
The 1961–62 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 58th season in existence and the club's 28th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 August 1961 to 31 July 1962. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão and Taça de Portugal, and participated in the European Cup after winning the competition in the previous season. As the reigning European Cup holders, they represented the continent in the Intercontinental Cup.


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season
In the third year of Béla Guttmann's stint, Benfica had a slow transfer market, only noted addition was António Simões. The season did not start in the best of ways, with the team losing the Intercontinental Cup and suffering a blip in performance that saw him trail leaders by five points before December. However, the performance in Europe remained unchanged and Benfica progressed to the quarter-finals after beating Austria Wien. The domestic performance remained disappointing in January and February, while in Europe, Benfica lost 3–1 to Nürnberg.


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season
A strong second leg put them in the semi-finals, where they met Tottenham Hotspur. A 3–1 win in Lisbon was followed by a 2–1 loss in London, meaning had qualified for their second consecutive European Cup Final. They would face Real Madrid on 2 May 1962. In an entertaining game, Benfica trailed twice, but managed to overcame Madrid in the second half for 5–3 win, retaining the European Cup. They concluded the season with their 11th Taça de Portugal win.


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
After a highly successful season, where Benfica won their first European Cup and added the league title, Béla Guttmann remained for a third year, with an increased salary. The club released several players but only signed one; instead they promoted António Simões from the youth team. The pre-season began on 25 August and their first game was on the 28th. They met Atlético CP and Sporting CP in Taça Angola: two short matches in the same day in festival to celebrate Angola. They faced the same teams in the Taça de Honra, finishing runners-up to Sporting. Official competition began on 4 September with the first leg of the Intercontinental Cup with Peñarol. A one-nil win in Lisbon followed a 5–0 loss in Montevideo. In the replay, Penãrol won 2–1 and took the Intercontinental Cup.


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Domestically, Benfica started their title defence with two wins, but four winless matches, which included a loss in Coimbra, caused Benfica to fell to sixth place, three points shy of leaders Sporting. However, in the European Cup, Benfica had no problem beating Austria Wien in the first round. In December, the gap to Sporting increased to five points after a 2–1 defeat in the Clássico. The same month, Eusébio had the first of several left knee operations.


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In the opening month of 1962, Benfica drew to Sporting in the Derby de Lisboa; a result that best served Sporting's interest, who kept a four-point lead. In February, Eusébio returned to action on the 12th, while his teammates were defeated in the snow of Nuremberg, on the first leg of the quarter-finals. Nürnberg won 3–1 with the help of Costa Pereira, who had a poor performance. Before the second leg of the European tie, Benfica lost to Sporting da Covilhã, complicating their hopes of renewing the league title. They recovered from their domestic disarray and thrashed Nürnberg by 6–0, qualifying for the semi-finals.


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
The following month, Benfica lost more points in the league, with Belenenses, practically ending any chance of retaining the Primeira Divisão badge. Nonetheless, in Europe, the situation was much better, with the team beating Tottenham Hotspur by 3–1 in Lisbon, which gave them a precious advantage to London. On the 5 April, Benfica lost 2–1 on the White Hart Lane, home of Tottenham, but they still qualified for their second consecutive European Cup Final on a 4–3 aggregate win. Later in the month, they defeated Porto in the third round of the Portuguese Cup.


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
On 2 May, Benfica met Real Madrid in Amsterdam. The Spaniards were the overwhelming favourites, with players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás and Francisco Gento. Madrid started better and, by the 23rd minute, Puskás had scored a double. Águas brought it down to 2–1 on the 25th minute after he deflected a powerful shot from Eusébio. Less than 10 minutes later, Eusébio again cushioned a cross to Cavém who fired into the net. Madrid reacted with another goal from Puskás putting the score at 2–3 at half-time.


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Five minutes into the second half, Coluna levelled the game again with a strong shot from outside the lines. On the 64th minute, Eusébio was brought down by Pachín inside the box, with the referee signalling a penalty that Eusébio himself converted. Five minutes later, in a free-kick after a mistake by José Santamaría, Coluna served Eusébio, who blasted another goal, the 5–3. Benfica had successfully retained the European Cup. May closed with another Derby de Lisboa, with Benfica losing and handing over the title to Sporting.


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In early June, Benfica embarked on a tour through the Mediterranean and closed the season with the semi-finals and final of the Taça de Portugal. On 1 July 1962, Benfica won their 11th Portuguese Cup, with a double from Eusébio and another from Cavém. Guttmann meanwhile, despite winning eight times the amount of money his players received, resigned, saying "the third year is almost deadly for a manager", adding his famous curse.


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Béla Guttman (manager),  Fernando Cabrita (assistant manager).


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1961–62 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1961–62 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1961–62 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1961–62 SK Rapid Wien season was the 64th season in club history.


1961–62 SM-sarja season
The 1961–62 SM-sarja season was the 31st season of the SM-sarja, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Ilves Tampere won the championship.


1961–62 Scottish Cup
The 1961–62 Scottish Cup was the 77th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated St Mirren in the final.


1961–62 Scottish Division One
The 1961–62 Scottish Division One was won by Dundee by three points over nearest rival Rangers. It is the only Scottish League title win in Dundee's history. St Johnstone and Stirling Albion finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1962-63 Second Division. St Johnstone were relegated on goal average, with the teams in 15th, 16th and 17th all finishing on 25 points.


1961–62 Scottish Division Two
The 1961–62 Scottish Second Division was won by Clyde who, along with second placed Queen of the South, were promoted to the First Division. Brechin City finished bottom.


1961–62 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1961–62 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.


1961–62 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Edinburgh District and South shared the competition with two wins and a draw.


1961–62 Scottish League Cup
The 1961–62 Scottish League Cup was the sixteenth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won Rangers for a second successive season, who defeated in a replay Heart of Midlothian in the Final.


1961–62 Segunda División
The 1961–62 Segunda División season was the 31st since its establishment and was played between 3 September 1961 and 1 April 1962.


1961–62 Segunda División, Overview before the season
32 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1960–61 La Liga and 7 promoted from the 1960–61 Tercera División.


1961–62 Serie A, Teams
Venezia, Mantova and Palermo had been promoted from Serie B.


1961–62 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1961–62 Serie A season was the 28th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Four teams participated in the league, and SG Cortina won the championship.


1961–62 Serie B
The Serie B 1961–62 was the thirtieth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1961–62 Serie B, Teams
Modena, Lucchese and Cosenza had been promoted from Serie C, while Bari, Napoli and Lazio had been relegated from Serie A.


1961–62 Serie C
The 1961–62 Serie C was the twenty-fourth edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.


1961–62 Sheffield Shield season
The 1961–62 Sheffield Shield season was the 60th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the ninth consecutive year.


1961–62 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1961–62 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a busy cyclone season, lasting from December to April.


1961–62 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ada
Ada lasted for 5 days and made landfall in Madagascar. Its peak intensity was 40 mph, or 65 km/h, in 1-minute maximum sustained winds.


1961–62 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Storm Gina
The storm struck Madagascar and moved across the island, later crossing the Mozambique Channel and striking eastern Mozambique. The storm recurved to the east, passing south of Madagascar.


1961–62 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclone Jenny
On February 26, Cyclone Jenny was first observed to the northeast of Rodrigues. The storm moved west-southwestward between Rodrigues and St. Brandon. On February 28, Jenny passed about 30 km (20 mi) north of Mauritius, where the storm produced wind gusts of 235 km/h (146 mph). On the island, the storm killed 17 people and left thousands of people homeless. Later on February 28, the storm struck Réunion, killing 36 people; wind gusts at the Roland Garros Airport reached 250 km/h (160 mph).


1961–62 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclone Jenny
Jenny destroyed 3,851 homes on Réunion and severely damaged another 2,619, many of them wooden, leaving about 20,000 people homeless. The storm also destroyed crops, and wrecked about 80% of the island's telephone lines. After the close succession of Carol and Jenny, officials rebuilt most homes with concrete to withstand future storms.


1961–62 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Cyclone Maud
Existed south of Diego Garcia and executed a loop at the end of its track.


1961–62 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
A tropical depression briefly existed in the northeast portion of the basin from January 19–21. At the time, it was part of the neighboring Australian basin, east of 80°. On January 22, a system named Emily existed briefly west of that general region.


1961–62 Southern Football League
The 1961–62 Southern Football League season was the 59th in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1961–62 Southern Football League
Oxford United won the championship for the second successive season and was admitted to the Football League.


1961–62 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1961–62 Southern Football League, Division One
Division One consisted of 20 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and three new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:


1961–62 Southern Football League, Football League elections
Due to the resignation of Accrington Stanley there was a free place in the Football League. Alongside the three League clubs facing re-election, a total of 26 non-League clubs applied for election, including 19 Southern League clubs. Southern League champions Oxford United were the only non-League club to be elected.


1961–62 Soviet League season
The 1961–62 Soviet Championship League season was the 16th season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. Twenty teams participated in the league, and Spartak Moscow won the championship.


1961–62 Spartan League
The 1961–62 Spartan League season was the 44th in the history of Spartan League. The league consisted of 14 teams.


1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The 1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1961–62 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his thirteenth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference and played their home games at the 69th Regiment Armory in Manhattan.


1961–62 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The Terriers finished the season at 8–15 overall and 2–3 in conference play.


1961–62 St. John's Redmen basketball team
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1961–62 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1961–62 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1961–62 college basketball season. The team was coached by Joe Lapchick his seventeenth year at the school. This was St. John's first season playing their home games in Alumni Hall on the new Queens campus in Hillside, NY along with a few of their major games being played in Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.


1961–62 St. John's Redmen basketball team
They finished with a 21–5 record and a second-place finish in the 1962 National Invitation Tournament losing Dayton in the finals.


1961–62 St. Louis Hawks season
The 1961–62 NBA season was the Hawks' 13th season in the NBA and seventh season in St. Louis.


1961–62 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1961–62 season was Stoke City's 55th season in the Football League and the 22nd in the Second Division.


1961–62 Stoke City F.C. season
Attendances were now at a worrying all-time low and so the Stoke board and manager Tony Waddington decided something needed to be done to bring the supporters back to the Victoria Ground. And Waddington pulled off a master stroke after paying £3,000 to Blackpool for the returning 46-year-old Stanley Matthews. Crowds instantly arrived in large numbers with Matthews first match back against Huddersfield Town more than 35,000 turned up a good 15,000 more than the last home match. Stoke could not sustain a push for promotion, but the feeling around the club had changed dramatically.


1961–62 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Attendances remained stubbornly poor as the 1961–62 season commenced, Stoke losing 2–1 at home to Rotherham United in front of 11,000 fans. The club's finances were seriously in question with the worrying decline in support. To regress the slide Stoke brought back Stanley Matthews at the age of 46 some 14 years after he left for Blackpool.


1961–62 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
It certainly had the desired effect as the crowds quickly returned and traffic jams stretched for miles on the day he made his second debut for Stoke City at the Victoria Ground against Huddersfield Town when 35,974 fans assembled to welcome back their hero and see him inspire Stoke to a 3–0 win, the attendance in Stoke's previous home match was just 8,409.


1961–62 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The resurgence was on as Stoke slowly but surely picked up some good results and climbed the table as they went on a seven match unbeaten run in December. Dennis Viollet a fine centre forward joined from Manchester United for a fee of £22,000. By March Stoke's form fell away and they ended the season in eighth spot but the feeling was that Stoke had renewed confidence for the future.


1961–62 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke were drawn away at last season's winners Leicester City in the FA Cup. The match ended in a 1–1 draw but in the replay Stoke knocked out the "Foxes" 5–2 to set up a fourth round meeting with Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 49,486 saw Rovers win 1–0 thanks to a controversial penalty, the referees decision enraged one Stoke supporter so much he started legal action against him.


1961–62 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
Stoke recorded their first victory in the League Cup at Roots Hall beating Southend United 1–0. In the next round they were easily beaten 4–1 at Charlton Athletic.


1961–62 Sussex County Football League
The 1961–62 Sussex County Football League season was the 37th in the history of the competition.


1961–62 Sussex County Football League
Division 1 increased seventeen teams with Hastings Rangers being promoted from Division 2, Haywards Heath also joined Division 1 from leaving the Metropolitan League. Division 2 was remained at sixteen teams again, from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1. LEC Sports left Division 2 and were replaced by Selsey.


1961–62 Sussex County Football League, Division One
The division featured 17 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:


1961–62 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
The division featured 16 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:


1961–62 Swedish Division I season
The 1961–62 Swedish Division I season was the 18th season of Swedish Division I. Djurgardens IF won the league title by finishing first in the final round.


1961–62 Syracuse Nationals season
The 1961–62 NBA season was the Nationals' 13th season in the history NBA.


1961–62 Tercera División
The 1961–62 Tercera División season was the 26th since its establishment.


1961–62 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team
The 1961–62 Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1961–62 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Gene Gibson, his 1st year with the team. Gibson replaced Polk Robison who became the Texas Tech athletic director. The Red Raiders played their home games in the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas.


1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Leafs finish in second place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 37 wins, 22 losses, and 11 ties for 85 points. They ousted the New York Rangers in six games in the Semi-finals before defeating the defending champion Chicago Black Hawks, also in six games, to win their first Stanley Cup championship since 1951. It would be the first of three straight Stanley Cup titles for the team, and four overall during the decade of the 1960s.


1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
The Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup for the 10th time in franchise history and the first Stanley Cup since 1951 after defeating the New York Rangers 4–2 in the Stanley Cup Semifinals and the Chicago Black Hawks 4–2 in the Stanley Cup Finals.


1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Player statistics, Forwards
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points


1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Player statistics, Defencemen
Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; AST= Assists; PTS = Points; PIM = Points


1961–62 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Player statistics, Goaltending
Note: GP= Games played; W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against


1961–62 Turkish National League
The 1961–62 Turkish National League was the fourth season of professional football in Turkey. The league consisted of 20 clubs, with Galatasaray winning their first title.


1961–62 Turkish National League, Overview
Galatasaray won their first league title after previously finishing second place two times and third in 1959–60. The club qualified for the European Cup, while runners-up Fenerbahçe qualified for the Balkans Cup. Beşiktaş rounded out the top-three, while Altay were the other European representative, earning qualification to the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Fikri Elma of finished top scorer of the league, scoring 22 of Ankara Demirspor's 42 goals as they finished last in the league.


1961–62 Turkish National League, Overview
Hacettepe and Beyoğluspor were promoted to the 1962–63 Milli Lig, while no clubs were relegated. Before the start of the season, it was decided only one club would be promoted from the Baraj Games in order to cut down the number of competing clubs from 20 to 18. However, after the Baraj Games, cities boycotted for their clubs to remain in the Milli Lig, and Prime Minister İsmet İnönü asked the Turkish Football Federation to allow these clubs to compete. The TFF allowed for five clubs – three already participating and two promoted from the regional leagues – to compete in the 1962–63 season. The TFF decided to create a second division the following season.


1961–62 Tweede Divisie
The Dutch Tweede Divisie in the 1961–1962 season was contested by 15 teams. This was the last season the teams would play in a single division. Due to a realignment in the Eerste Divisie, the Tweede Divisie would be expanded from one group to two, while the Eerste Divisie would become one league instead of two, meaning many teams would be relegated to this league next season.


1961–62 Tweede Divisie
Since it seemed necessary that some teams would have to be relegated to amateur football, play-offs for the 9th and 12th place were played. However, eventually only the last place finisher was actually relegated, as two teams from the Eerste Divisie moved straight to the amateurs.


1961–62 Tweede Divisie, League standings
However, no one was relegated as a result of thes.


1961–62 Tweede Divisie, League standings
However, Zwolsche Boys were not relegated as a result of this.


1961–62 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1961–62 UCLA basketball team was coached by John Wooden in his 14th year. The Bruins finished 1st in the AAWU (10–2), and accepted a bid to the 1962 NCAA Tournament. The Bruins won the NCAA Far West Regional and played in the Final Four. UCLA lost 72-70 to Cincinnati and then in the third place game on March 24, 1962, in Louisville, Ky. (Freedom Hall), Wake Forest defeated UCLA 82-80. The Bruins finished the season as the 4th best team in the nation.


1961–62 Udinese Calcio season
During the 1961–62 Italian football season, Udinese Calcio competed in the Serie A.


1961–62 United States network television schedule
The following is the 1961–62 network television schedule for the three major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1961 through April 1962. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1960–61 season.


1961–62 United States network television schedule
The previous season had been excoriated by Federal Communications Commission chairman Newton Minow in May 1961. Minow had criticized poor programs and weak network schedules, calling television a "vast wasteland" and calling on television executives to try harder to develop innovative and interesting television programs.


1961–62 United States network television schedule
Television historians Castleman and Podrazik (1982) believe the 1961–62 season marked a comeback for television, as the networks rearranged their schedules to accommodate the critics. They point out CBS's high-quality legal drama The Defenders, NBC's medical drama Dr. Kildare, CBS's The Dick Van Dyke Show, and ABC's medical drama Ben Casey as bright spots in the new TV schedule.


1961–62 United States network television schedule
Despite the praise for these four series, the authors also highlight several less worthy series which debuted during the 1961–62 season: Room for One More, Window on Main Street, Hazel ("possibly the dumbest family in TV history"), and the truly terrible The Hathaways ("possibly the worst series ever to air on network TV").


1961–62 United States network television schedule
NBC lured Disney's popular anthology series from ABC; Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color premiered on September 24, 1961. The color programs were a change from the previous ABC programs, which had been seen in black and white.


1961–62 United States network television schedule
NBC also added a movie night to its schedule; the network paid $25 million for the rights to broadcast 50 20th-Century Fox films on Saturday nights. In April 1962, ABC followed suit when it added its own Sunday night movie to its schedule.


1961–62 United States network television schedule
All times are Eastern and Pacific. New fall series are highlighted in bold.


1961–62 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


1961–62 United States network television schedule, Sunday
Note: Mister Ed, previously syndicated, aired on CBS, 6:30-7 p.m.


1961–62 United States network television schedule, Monday
* In some areas, Douglas Edwards with the News and The Huntley-Brinkley Report aired at 6:45 p.m.(ET).


1961–62 United States network television schedule, Wednesday
Note: Mrs. G. Goes to College moved to Thursday nights in January as The Gertrude Berg Show, allowing The Dick Van Dyke Show to take its time spot. Several episodes of The Joey Bishop Show and Wagon Train were shown in color.


1961–62 United States network television schedule, Thursday
Notes: The Bob Cummings Show was retitled The New Bob Cummings Show on December 28. The Law and Mr. Jones moved to the 9:30-10:00 p.m. time slot on ABC on April 19. Hazel on November 2, 1961 was shown in color.


1961–62 United States network television schedule, Saturday
Room for One More aired on ABC from January 27 to July 28, 1962, 8-8:30 p.m.


1961–62 United States network television schedule, Saturday
Beginning January 6, Matty's Funday Funnies became Matty's Funnies With Beany & Cecil.


1961–62 United States network television schedule, By network, NBC
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.


1961–62 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 1961–62 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 1961 to August 1962.


1961–62 United States network television schedule (daytime)
Talk shows are highlighted in yellow, local programming is white, reruns of prime-time programming are orange, game shows are pink, soap operas are chartreuse, news programs are gold and all others are light blue. New series are highlighted in bold.


1961–62 United States network television schedule (daytime), Winter 1961–1962
NOTE: In early 1962, NBC returned the 5 PM timeslot to its affiliates.