title: 1961–62 Scottish Football League
text: # 1961–62 Scottish Football League
  
  Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1961–62.
  
  ## Scottish League Division One
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Dundee (C) | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 80 | 46 | 1.739 | 54 |
  | 2 | Rangers | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 84 | 31 | 2.710 | 51 |
  | 3 | Celtic | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 37 | 2.189 | 46 |
  | 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 77 | 46 | 1.674 | 43 |
  | 5 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 74 | 58 | 1.276 | 42 |
  | 6 | Hearts | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 49 | 1.122 | 38 |
  | 7 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 60 | 55 | 1.091 | 35 |
  | 8 | Hibernian | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 58 | 72 | 0.806 | 33 |
  | 9 | Motherwell | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 62 | 1.048 | 32 |
  | 10 | Dundee United | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 70 | 71 | 0.986 | 32 |
  | 11 | Third Lanark | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 0.983 | 31 |
  | 12 | Aberdeen | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 73 | 0.822 | 29 |
  | 13 | Raith Rovers | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 73 | 0.699 | 27 |
  | 14 | Falkirk | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 45 | 68 | 0.662 | 26 |
  | 15 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 78 | 0.731 | 25 |
  | 16 | St Mirren | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 80 | 0.650 | 25 |
  | 17 | St Johnstone (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 61 | 0.574 | 25 |
  | 18 | Stirling Albion (R) | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 34 | 76 | 0.447 | 18 |
  
  ## Scottish League Division Two
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Clyde | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 108 | 47 | +61 | 54 | Promotion to the 1962–63 First Division |
  | 2 | Queen of the South | 36 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 53 | Promotion to the 1962–63 First Division |
  | 3 | Morton | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 64 | +14 | 44 | |
  | 4 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 92 | 78 | +14 | 42 | |
  | 5 | Montrose | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 41 | |
  | 6 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 41 | |
  | 7 | Stranraer | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 39 | |
  | 8 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 83 | 70 | +13 | 38 | |
  | 9 | Ayr United | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 38 | |
  | 10 | East Fife | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 37 | |
  | 11 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 70 | 81 | −11 | 34 | |
  | 12 | Queen's Park | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 33 | |
  | 13 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 78 | 79 | −1 | 33 | |
  | 14 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 77 | −12 | 31 | |
  | 15 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 69 | 86 | −17 | 31 | |
  | 16 | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 68 | 76 | −8 | 30 | |
  | 17 | Dumbarton | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 28 | |
  | 18 | Albion Rovers | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 25 | |
  | 19 | Brechin City | 36 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 44 | 123 | −79 | 12 | |
  
  * Association football
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