The 1961–62 season was the 89th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 65th season of the Scottish Football League.
Scottish League Division One
Dundee had an excellent start to the season, including a 5–1 win away to Rangers, and having a seemingly invincible lead by Christmas. A poor run of form in the new year, including a run of three successive defeats, allowed Rangers to move to the top of the table. Rangers themselves lost to Dundee United and Aberdeen in the closing weeks, allowing Dundee to take the title with a 3–0 win at St Johnstone on the last day of the season.1961/62 – Scottish league champions, Dundee FC
Champions: Dundee Relegated: St Johnstone, Stirling Albion
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Clyde, Queen of the South
Cup honours
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1961–62Rangers2 – 0St MirrenLeague Cup 1961–62Rangers3 – 1 (rep.)Heart of MidlothianJunior CupKirkintilloch Rob Roy1 – 0 (rep.)Renfrew
Other honours
National
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthKeith4 – 3 *Inverness CaledonianScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthDuns7 – 2 *Eyemouth United
County
CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupDeveronvaleAyrshire CupKilmarnock7 – 2 *Ayr UnitedEast of Scotland ShieldHearts3 – 1HibernianFife CupRaith Rovers4 – 0 *East FifeForfarshire CupMontrose2 – 1ArbroathGlasgow CupCeltic3 – 2 Third LanarkLanarkshire CupMotherwell7 – 1Albion RoversRenfrewshire CupMorton4 – 3 * St MirrenStirlingshire CupEast Stirling3 – 1Stenhousemuir – aggregate over two legs – replay
Highland League
Scotland national team
DateVenueOpponentsCompetitionScotland scorer(s)26 September 1961Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–2WCQG8Denis Law (2), Ian St John7 October 1961Windsor Park, Belfast (A)6–1BHCAlex Scott (3), Ralph Brand (2), Davie Wilson8 November 1961Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0BHCIan St John (2)29 November 1961Heysel Stadium, Brussels2–4 WCQPOIan St John (2)14 April 1962Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–0BHCDavie Wilson, Eric Caldow (pen.)2 May 1962Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)2–3FriendlyJim Baxter, Ralph Brand
1962 British Home Championship – Winners
Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match WCQG8 = World Cup qualifying – Group 8 WCQPO = World Cup qualifying – play-off match BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links Scottish Football Historical Archive