Football League Third Division 1961/62
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Portsmouth | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 87 | 47 | 1.851 | 65 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Grimsby Town | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 80 | 56 | 1.429 | 62 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 69 | 45 | 1.533 | 59 | - |
| 4th | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 111 | 73 | 1.521 | 59 | - |
| 5th | Peterborough United | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 107 | 82 | 1.305 | 58 | - |
| 6th | Bristol City | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 94 | 72 | 1.306 | 54 | - |
| 7th | Reading | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 77 | 66 | 1.167 | 53 | - |
| 8th | Northampton Town | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 57 | 1.491 | 51 | - |
| 9th | Swindon Town | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 78 | 71 | 1.099 | 49 | - |
| 10th | Hull City | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 67 | 54 | 1.241 | 48 | - |
| 11th | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 47 | - |
| 12th | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 58 | 1.121 | 45 | - |
| 13th | Notts County | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 67 | 74 | 0.905 | 43 | - |
| 14th | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 71 | 0.901 | 43 | - |
| 15th | Crystal Palace | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 83 | 80 | 1.038 | 42 | - |
| 16th | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 57 | 69 | 0.826 | 42 | - |
| 17th | Watford | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 41 | - |
| 18th | Halifax Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 40 | - |
| 19th | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 73 | 84 | 0.869 | 38 | - |
| 20th | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 71 | 95 | 0.747 | 36 | - |
| 21st | Torquay United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 76 | 100 | 0.760 | 36 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Lincoln City | 46 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 57 | 87 | 0.655 | 35 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 93 | 0.570 | 34 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Newport County | 46 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 46 | 102 | 0.451 | 22 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Bristol Rovers were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Brighton & Hove Albion were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Portsmouth were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Grimsby Town were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Torquay United were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Lincoln City were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Brentford were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Newport County were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Millwall were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Colchester United were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Wrexham were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Carlisle United were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |