Sat 23 Sep 1961
Division Three
Crystal Palace 1 Pompey 2
| Pos | Player | Goals |
| 1 | Richard Beattie | |
| 2 | Phil Gunter | |
| 3 | Alex Wilson | |
| 4 | Allan Brown | |
| 5 | Brian Snowdon | |
| 6 | Jimmy Dickinson | |
| 7 | Reg Cutler | |
| 8 | Johnny Gordon | |
| 9 | Ron Saunders | 1 |
| 10 | Harry Middleton | |
| 11 | Harry Harris | 1 |
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| Scorers: Saunders, Harris Manager: George Smith Attendance: 24,586 |
Season 1961/62
Fixtures
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| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Sat 19 Aug 1961 | Swindon Town A | W | 3 - 1 |
| Wed 23 Aug 1961 | Southend United H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 26 Aug 1961 | Halifax Town H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Mon 28 Aug 1961 | Southend United A | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 2 Sep 1961 | Queens Park Rangers A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Wed 6 Sep 1961 | Lincoln City H | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 9 Sep 1961 | Barnsley H | W | 3 - 2 |
| Wed 13 Sep 1961 | Barrow- Football League Cup Round 1 A | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 16 Sep 1961 | Newport County H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Wed 20 Sep 1961 | Torquay United A | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 23 Sep 1961 | Crystal Palace A | W | 2 - 1 |
| Wed 27 Sep 1961 | Torquay United H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Sat 30 Sep 1961 | AFC Bournemouth H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Wed 4 Oct 1961 | Derby County- Football League Cup Round 2 H | D | 1 - 1 |
| Sat 7 Oct 1961 | Notts County A | L | 1 - 2 |
| Wed 11 Oct 1961 | Hull City H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 14 Oct 1961 | Shrewsbury Town H | W | 3 - 1 |
| Sat 21 Oct 1961 | Brentford A | L | 2 - 3 |
| Sat 28 Oct 1961 | Reading H | W | 2 - 0 |
| Wed 1 Nov 1961 | Derby County- Football League Cup Round 2 A | W | 4 - 2 |
| Sat 4 Nov 1961 | Crystal Palace- FA Cup Round 1 A | L | 0 - 3 |
| Sat 11 Nov 1961 | Bradford Park Avenue H | W | 4 - 2 |
| Mon 13 Nov 1961 | Sheffield United- Football League Cup Round 3 A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 18 Nov 1961 | Grimsby Town A | L | 0 - 1 |
| Sat 2 Dec 1961 | Peterborough United A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 9 Dec 1961 | Port Vale H | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 16 Dec 1961 | Swindon Town H | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 23 Dec 1961 | Halifax Town A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Tue 26 Dec 1961 | Northampton Town H | W | 4 - 1 |
| Sat 6 Jan 1962 | Hull City A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Sat 13 Jan 1962 | Queens Park Rangers H | W | 4 - 1 |
| Sat 20 Jan 1962 | Barnsley A | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 27 Jan 1962 | Coventry City H | W | 3 - 2 |
| Mon 5 Feb 1962 | Newport County A | W | 5 - 0 |
| Sat 10 Feb 1962 | Crystal Palace H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 17 Feb 1962 | AFC Bournemouth A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Sat 24 Feb 1962 | Notts County H | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 3 Mar 1962 | Shrewsbury Town A | W | 1 - 0 |
| Tue 6 Mar 1962 | Bristol City A | W | 4 - 0 |
| Sat 10 Mar 1962 | Brentford H | W | 4 - 0 |
| Fri 16 Mar 1962 | Reading A | W | 3 - 0 |
| Tue 20 Mar 1962 | Northampton Town A | D | 2 - 2 |
| Sat 24 Mar 1962 | Bristol City H | W | 5 - 0 |
| Sat 31 Mar 1962 | Bradford Park Avenue A | L | 1 - 2 |
| Sat 7 Apr 1962 | Grimsby Town H | L | 0 - 2 |
| Sat 14 Apr 1962 | Coventry City A | L | 0 - 2 |
| Fri 20 Apr 1962 | Watford A | D | 0 - 0 |
| Sat 21 Apr 1962 | Peterborough United H | L | 0 - 3 |
| Mon 23 Apr 1962 | Watford H | W | 2 - 1 |
| Sat 28 Apr 1962 | Port Vale A | W | 3 - 2 |
| Wed 2 May 1962 | Lincoln City A | D | 2 - 2 |
