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

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.

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.

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.

Final league table

Results Leicester City's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 19 August 1961 Manchester CityA1–328,899Wills 23 August 1961 ArsenalH0–129,396 26 August 1961 West Bromwich AlbionH1–020,899Riley 29 August 1961 ArsenalA4–435,055Walsh, Cheesebrough (2), Keyworth 2 September 1961 Birmingham CityA5–121,950Keyworth, Wills (2), Walsh (2) 5 September 1961 BurnleyA0–222,339 9 September 1961 EvertonH2–019,889Wills, Walsh 16 September 1961 FulhamA1–219,831Keyworth 20 September 1961 BurnleyH2–625,567Walsh (2) 23 September 1961 Sheffield WednesdayH1–021,338Riley (pen) 30 September 1961 West Ham UnitedA1–426,746McLintock 7 October 1961 Sheffield UnitedH4–117,952Riley, Walsh, Wills, Chalmers 14 October 1961 ChelseaA3–121,377Wills, McLintock (2) 21 October 1961 BlackpoolH0–217,424 28 October 1961 Blackburn RoversA1–111,113Keyworth 4 November 1961 Wolverhampton WanderersH3–018,952Riley (pen), Wills, Appleton 11 November 1961 Manchester UnitedA2–221,567McLintock, Appleton 18 November 1961 Cardiff CityH3–016,992Appleton, Keyworth, McIlmoyle 25 November 1961 Tottenham HotspurA2–141,745Keyworth, Appleton 2 December 1961 Aston VillaH0–222,611 9 December 1961 Nottingham ForestA0–022,524 16 December 1961 Manchester CityH2–015,196Cheesebrough, Walsh 23 December 1961 West Bromwich AlbionA0–214,286 26 December 1961 Ipswich TownA0–118,146 13 January 1962 Birmingham CityH1–222,681Cheesebrough 20 January 1962 EvertonA2–333,934Walsh, Riley (pen) 3 February 1962 FulhamH4–120,272Walsh (2), Keyworth, Riley (pen) 10 February 1962 Sheffield WednesdayA2–118,179Walsh, Johnson (own goal) 17 February 1962 West Ham UnitedH2–221,312Keyworth (2) 24 February 1962 Sheffield UnitedA1–324,015Keyworth 10 March 1962 BlackpoolA1–210,952Cheesebrough 17 March 1962 Blackburn RoversH2–016,194Keyworth, Cheesebrough 24 March 1962 Wolverhampton WanderersA1–122,025Gibson 28 March 1962 Ipswich TownH0–219,068 4 April 1962 Manchester UnitedH4–315,318Cheesebrough (2), Keyworth (2) 7 April 1962 Cardiff CityA4–011,058Cheesebrough (2), Keyworth, King 11 April 1962 ChelseaH2–015,184Cheesebrough, Norman 21 April 1962 Aston VillaA3–824,184Walsh (2), Riley (pen) 23 April 1962 Bolton WanderersA0–119,264 24 April 1962 Bolton WanderersH1–114,093Walsh 28 April 1962 Nottingham ForestH2–114,267McLintock (2) 30 April 1962 Tottenham HotspurH2–323,929Cross, Thomson

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR310 January 1962 Stoke CityH1–135,663RileyR3R15 January 1962 Stoke CityA2–538,315Riley, Keyworth

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR29 October 1961 York CityA1–213,275Mitten

European Cup Winners' Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersPR First Leg 13 September 1961 GlenavonA4–17,084Walsh (2), Appleton, KeyworthPR Second Leg 27 September 1961 GlenavonH3–1 (won 7-2 on agg)10,445Wills, Keyworth, McIlmoyleR1 First Leg 25 October 1961 Atlético MadridH1–125,527KeyworthR1 Second Leg 15 November 1961 Atlético MadridA0–2 (lost 1-3 on agg)27,460

Squad

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