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Table & Scores on 26/08/1961
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Burnley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | West Ham United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Aston Villa 3 (1) Chelsea 1 (1) | Thomson 7, Burrows 46, MacEwan 78 Tambling 25 | Attendance: 35,840 |
| Burnley 3 (2) Bolton Wanderers 1 (0) | Pointer 3, 80, Robson 25 Threlfall 62 | Attendance: 24,167 |
| Cardiff City 3 (2) Blackpool 2 (1) | Ward 5, 42, Hogg 49 Horne 27, Charnley 61 | Attendance: 22,701 |
| Fulham 2 (2) Everton 1 (1) | Cook 14, Doherty 42 Temple 20 | Attendance: 23,127 |
| Ipswich Town 2 (2) Manchester City 4 (2) | Betts 33 Og, Ewing 43 Og Barlow 13, Hayes 34, Dobing 86, 87 | Attendance: 21,473 |
| Leicester City 1 (1) West Bromwich Albion 0 (0) | Riley 10 | Attendance: 20,800 |
| Manchester United 6 (1) Blackburn Rovers 1 (0) | Charlton 3, Quixall 58 Pen, 60, Herd 74, 78 Bray 49 | Setters 88 | Attendance: 45,302 |
| Nottingham Forest 2 (1) Sheffield United 0 (0) | Booth 28, Le Flem 70 | Attendance: 26,700 |
| Sheffield Wednesday 5 (2) Birmingham City 1 (1) | Ellis 14, Finney 20, Fantham 46, 70, 77 Bloomfield 25 | Attendance: 29,931 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 4 (2) Arsenal 3 (1) | Allen 15, Dyson 20, 79, 80 Skirton 26, Charles 67, 71 | Attendance: 59,371 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (1) West Ham United 2 (1) | Murray 33, 63, Deeley 57 Musgrove 19, Sealey 87 | Attendance: 25,471 |