| Competition: | First Division |
| Season: | 1961–62 |
| Winners: | Ipswich Town 1st English title |
| Relegated: | Cardiff City Chelsea |
| Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Ipswich Town |
| Continentalcup2: | European Cup Winners' Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Continentalcup3: | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Everton |
| League Topscorer: | Derek Kevan Ray Crawford (33 goals each)[1] |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1582 |
| Prevseason: | 1960–61 |
| Nextseason: | 1962–63 |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1961-62 season.
Ipswich Town won their only league title this season, notably being the only team in England to win the title in their first ever season in the top flight (not counting inaugural league champions Preston North End in 1888–89).
| width=20 | Rank | width=155 | Player | width=155 | Club | width=50 | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Kevan | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | ||||
| = | Ray Crawford | Ipswich Town | 33 | ||||
| 2 | 30 | ||||||
| 3 | 28 | ||||||
| 4 | 26 | ||||||
| 5 | 25 |