1961–62 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
1961–62 season
Chairman	Syd Collings
Manager	Alan Brown
Stadium	Roker Park
Division Two	3rd
FA Cup	Round 4
League Cup	Round 5
Top goalscorer	League: Clough (29); All: Clough (34)
Highest home attendance	57,666 vs Newcastle United (21 April)
Lowest home attendance	21,706 vs Charlton Athletic (14 March)
Average home league attendance	32,982
Biggest win	7-2 vs Swansea Town (9 December)
Biggest defeat	1-4 vs Liverpool (30 August)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1960–61 1962–63 →

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The 1961–62 season was Sunderland's 78th year in existence and 4th consecutive season in the Division Two. Also the club competed in the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Summary

During June, Northern Irish Forward Ian Lawther was transferred out to Blackburn Rovers.^[1] Also Johnny Goodchild ^[2] and Jackie Maltby left the club.^[3]^[4] In July 1961, one of Clough's transfer requests was finally accepted and he moved to Boro's local rivals Sunderland for £55,000.^[5] However, a poor start and a final day draw at Swansea saw the team finish third, a point behind Leyton Orient and nine points behind deserved champions Liverpool led by the inspirational Bill Shankly.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Peter Wakeham
—	GK	ENG	Jimmy Montgomery
—	GK	ENG	Keith Hird
—	DF	ENG	Cec Irwin
—	DF	IRL	Charlie Hurley
—	DF	SCO	Jimmy McNab
—	DF	ENG	Len Ashurst
—	DF	ENG	Dickie Rooks
—	DF	ENG	Colin Nelson
—	DF	NIR	Martin Harvey
—	MF	ENG	Harry Hooper
—	MF	ENG	Stan Anderson (c)
—	MF	SCO	George Herd


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Joe Kiernan
—	MF	ENG	Jack Overfield
—	MF	ENG	Jimmy Davison
—	MF	SCO	John Dillon
—	MF	SCO	Danny Hegan
—	MF	ENG	Alan Sproates
—	FW	SCO	Willie McPheat
—	FW	ENG	Brian Clough
—	FW	IRL	Amby Fogarty
—	FW	NIR	Jimmy O'Neill
—	FW	SCO	Nick Sharkey
—	FW	ENG	Ally Murray
—	FW	ENG	Colin Rutherford

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Brian Clough	Middlesbrough	£55,000
FW	George Herd	Clyde F.C.

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Ian Lawther	Blackburn Rovers	£18,000
FW	Johnny Goodchild	Brighton & Hove Albion
FW	Jackie Maltby	Darlington F.C.
MF	Reg Pearce	Luton Town F.C.

Results

Division One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Liverpool (C, P)	42	27	8	7	99	43	2.302	62	Promotion to the First Division
2	Leyton Orient (P)	42	22	10	10	69	40	1.725	54	Promotion to the First Division
3	Sunderland	42	22	9	11	85	50	1.700	53
4	Scunthorpe United	42	21	7	14	86	71	1.211	49
5	Plymouth Argyle	42	19	8	15	75	75	1.000	46

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A
Result	L	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D
Position	16	21	17	20	17	15	18	19	17	13	13	11	8	4	3	3	3	6	5	5	3	3	3	4	5	7	5	7	6	7	7	7	7	6	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	3

Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/sunderland/tab/matches/season/1962/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Champions, Promoted to 1962-63 Division One ; = Promoted to 1962-63 Division One ; = Relegated to 1962-63 Division Three

Matches

.- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/sunderland/tab/matches/season/1962/

19 August 19611	Walsall	4-3	Sunderland	Walsall
	Richards 13' (pen.), 65', 73' Wilson 42'	16	Clough 22' Herd 31' Hooper 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 18,420 Referee: FV Stringer

23 August 19612	Liverpool	3-0	Sunderland	Liverpool
	Hunt 48', 83' Lewis 78'	21		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 48,963 Referee: W Clements

26 August 19613	Sunderland	2-1	Stoke City	Sunderland
	Fogarty 51', 67'	17	Adam 2'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 34,183 Referee: J Parkinson

30 August 19614	Sunderland	1-4	Liverpool	Sunderland
	Clough 43'	20	Hunt 26', 29' St John 39', 90'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 47,261 Referee: LJ Tirebuck

2 September 19615	Bristol Rovers	2-3	Sunderland	Bristol
	Bradford 47', 89'	17	McPheat 2' Fogarty 13' Sykes 78' (o.g.)	Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 12,214 Referee: JK Taylor

9 September 19616	Sunderland	2-1	Leeds United	Sunderland
	Clough 7', 31'	15	McCole 83'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 30,737 Referee: W Crossley

16 September 19617	Norwich City	3-1	Sunderland	Norwich
	Savino 72' Conway 74' Hill 89'	18	McPheat 79'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 21,910 Referee: KG Aston

19 September 19618	Bury	3-2	Sunderland	Bury
	Holden 20' Watson 33' Beaumont 59'	19	Clough 53' McNab 63'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 17,095 Referee: AW Sparling

23 September 19619	Sunderland	4-0	Scunthorpe United	Sunderland
	Herd 20', 30' Fogarty 35', 77'	17		Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 35,112 Referee: F Cowen

27 September 196110	Sunderland	3-0	Bury	Sunderland
	Clough 28', 34', 87'	13		Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 39,893

30 September 196111	Brighton & Hove Albion	1-1	Sunderland	Brighton
	Nicholas 69'	13	Hurley 29'	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 17,070 Referee: DW Smith

7 October 196112	Derby County	1-1	Sunderland	Derby
	Curry 71'	11	Hurley 89'	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 16,452 Referee: G McCabe

14 October 196113	Sunderland	2-1	Leyton Orient	Sunderland
	Clough 27', 52'	8	Dunmore 10'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 36,870 Referee: J Kelly

21 October 196114	Preston North End	1-0	Sunderland	Preston
	Hurley 74'	4		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 17,973 Referee: JE Carr

28 October 196115	Sunderland	5-0	Plymouth Argyle	Sunderland
	Hooper 9', 71' (pen.) Clough 22', 43', 54'	3		Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 30,023 Referee: E Crawford

4 November 196116	Huddersfield Town	0-0	Sunderland	Huddersfield
		3		Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 19,017 Referee: J Mitchell

11 November 1961 17	Sunderland	2-1	Middlesbrough	Sunderland
	Hooper 15' Herd 26'	3	Kaye 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 48,428 Referee: H Richards

18 November 196118	Southampton	2-0	Sunderland	Southampton
	O'Brien 25' Reeves 87'	6		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,690 Referee: RE Smith

25 November 196119	Sunderland	2-2	Luton Town	Sunderland
	Hooper 17' (pen) Clough 70'	5	Ashworth 58' Pacey 89'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 32,763 Referee: AW Luty

2 December 1961 20	Newcastle United	2-2	Sunderland	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
	White 18' McGuigan 68'	5	Clough 65', 81'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 53,991 Referee: V James

9 December 196121	Sunderland	7-2	Swansea Town	Sunderland
	Fogarty 23', 36', 89' Clough 55', 68', 69' Hooper 87'	3	Reynolds 22' Williams 64' (pen)	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 27,560 Referee: P Rhodes

16 December 196122	Sunderland	3-0	Walsall	Sunderland
	Overfield 46', 68' Clough 73'	3		Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 30,690 Referee: H Webb

23 December 196123	Stoke City	1-0	Sunderland	Stoke-on-Trent
	Asprey 82'	3		Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 25,273 Referee: J Parkinson

26 December 196124	Charlton Athletic	2-0	Sunderland	Charlton
	Bailey 5' Matthews 64'	4		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 18,342 Referee: TW Dawes

13 January 196225	Sunderland	6-1	Bristol Rovers	Sunderland
	Hooper 30' (pen.) O'Neill 35', 85' McNab 61' Bumpstead 73' (o.g.) McPheat 89'	5	Jarman 4'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 32,650 Referee: JS Pickles

20 January 196226	Leeds United	1-0	Sunderland	Leeds
	Smith 42'	7		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 17,763 Referee: KR Tuck

3 February 196227	Sunderland	2-0	Norwich City	Sunderland
	O'Neill 37' McPheat 89'	5		Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 26,643 Referee: NN Hough

10 February 196228	Scunthorpe United	3-1	Sunderland	Scunthorpe
	McGuigan 29' Kaye 34' Godfrey 75'	7	Overfield 40'	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 11,656 Referee: KA Collinge

17 February 196229	Sunderland	0-0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Sunderland
		6		Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 22,575 Referee: JE Carr

24 February 196230	Sunderland	2-1	Derby County	Sunderland
	Hurley 15' Herd 26'	7	Curry 50'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 22,143 Referee: J Mitchell
Note: Goalkeeper Jimmy Montgomery first match as Division Two starter.

3 March 196231	Leyton Orient	1-1	Sunderland	Leyton (London)
	Deeley 55'	7	McPheat 2'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 19,972 Referee: FV Stringer

14 March 196232	Sunderland	4-1	Charlton Athletic	Sunderland
	Herd 33',74' O'Neill 50' Anderson 87'	7	Anderson 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 21,706 Referee: GW Grundy

17 March 196233	Plymouth Argyle	3-2	Sunderland	Plymouth
	Kirby 21' Carter 68', 82'	7	O'Neill 6', 13'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,726 Referee: Fl.Lt. Mason

21 March 196234	Sunderland	0-0	Preston North End	Sunderland
		6		Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 21,714 Referee: V James

24 March 196235	Sunderland	3-1	Huddersfield Town	Sunderland
	Clough 8', 21', 61'	5	Balderstone 75'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 26,412 Referee: W Crossley

31 March 1962 36	Middlesbrough	0-1	Sunderland	Middlesbrough
		4	Clough 34'	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 35,666 Referee: A Edge

7 April 196237	Sunderland	3-0	Southampton	Sunderland
	Clough 5' Herd 69' Hooper 75'	4		Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 28,865 Referee: K Dagnall
Note: Goalkeeper Peter Wakeham last match of the season as Division Two starter.

14 April 196238	Luton Town	1-2	Sunderland	Luton
	Pacey 7'	3	Overfield 48' Harvey 71'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,571 Referee: CW Kingston

21 April 1962 39	Sunderland	3-0	Newcastle United	Sunderland
	Herd 19', 82' McPheat 76'	3		Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 57,666 Referee: AW Luty

23 April 196240	Sunderland	4-0	Rotherham United	Sunderland
	Hooper 8' Hurley 58' McPheat 61' Clough 74'	3		Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 38,903 Referee: J Parkinson

24 April 196241	Rotherham United	0-3	Sunderland	Rotherham
	Lancaster 40'	2	Clough 68', 83' Hurley 71'	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 8,674 Referee: LJ Hamer

28 April 196242	Swansea Town	1-1	Sunderland	Swansea
	Reynolds 66'	3	Clough 20' McNab 81	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 18,071 Referee: JK Taylor
Note: Swansea Town avoided relegation to Division Three by clinching the draw.

League Cup

13 September 19611	Bolton Wanderers	1-1	Sunderland	Bolton
	Stevens 13'		Fogarty 29'	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 13,125

25 September 1961replay	Sunderland	1-0	Bolton Wanderers	Sunderland
	Clough 24'			Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 19,557 Referee: AW Sparling

4 October 19612	Sunderland	5-2	Walsall	Sunderland
	Clough 43', 67', 87' McNab 46' Hill 86' (o.g.)		Taylor 19', 68'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 29,558 Referee: J Powell

15 November 19613	Sunderland	2-1	Hull City	Sunderland
	Herd 61' Hooper 69' (pen.)		McSeveney 37'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 15,969 Referee: W Crossley

13 December 19614

bye

7 February 19625	Sunderland	1-4	Norwich City	Sunderland
	Clough 70'		Burton 17' Hill 53' Lythgoe 77' McCrohan 87'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 17,813 Referee: A Holland

FA Cup

6 January 1962Round 3	Southampton	2-2	Sunderland	Southampton
	O'Brien 21' (pen.), 62'		Hooper 38' (pen.) Anderson 59'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 22,248 Referee: P Bye

10 January 1962replay	Sunderland	3-0	Southampton	Sunderland
	McPheat 14' Herd 59', 70'			Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 58,527 Referee: P Bye

27 January 1962Round 4	Sunderland	0-0	Port Vale	Sunderland
				Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 49,468 Referee: HP Hackney

31 January 1962replay	Port Vale	3-1	Sunderland	Burslem (Stoke-on-Trent)
	Jackson 37' Poole 49' Longbottom 80'		McPheat 87'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 28,226 Referee: HP Hackney

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Football League Division Two		FA Cup		Football League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Peter Wakeham	38	0	30	0	4	0	4	0
	DF	ENG	Cec Irwin	40	0	33	0	4	0	3	0
	DF	IRL	Charlie Hurley	42	6	33	6	4	0	5	0
	DF	SCO	Jimmy McNab	51	3	42	2	4	0	5	1
	DF	ENG	Len Ashurst	51	0	42	0	4	0	5	0
	MF	SCO	George Herd	39	13	32	10	4	2	3	1
	MF	ENG	Stan Anderson	46	2	38	1	4	1	4	0
	FW	ENG	Harry Hooper	41	11	33	9	3	1	5	1
	FW	SCO	Willie McPheat	37	9	29	7	4	2	4	0
	FW	ENG	Brian Clough	43	34	34	29	4	0	5	5
	FW	ENG	Jack Overfield	48	4	40	4	4	0	4	0
	GK	ENG	Jimmy Montgomery	13	0	12	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	IRL	Amby Fogarty	27	9	24	8	0	0	3	1
	DF	ENG	Dickie Rooks	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Colin Nelson	11	0	9	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	ENG	Jimmy Davison	11	0	9	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	NIR	Jimmy O'Neill	7	6	7	6	0	0	0	0
	DF	NIR	Martin Harvey	5	1	4	1	0	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	John Dillon	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Nick Sharkey	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Danny Hegan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Alan Sproates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Ally Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Colin Rutherford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Keith Hird
	MF	ENG	Joe Kiernan

Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/sunderland/tab/players/season/1962/

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References

↑ Sky Sports News notice of death 26/4/2010
↑ "Hero To Zero For Goodchild". The Northern Echo . 25 July 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
↑ "Kids are all right!". Sunderland Echo. 13 December 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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↑ "Brian Clough's career information from brianclough.com". Archived from the original on 6 April 2008.

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[1] Sky Sports News notice of death 26/4/2010

[Echo050725-2] "Hero To Zero For Goodchild". The Northern Echo . 25 July 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2010.

[3] "Kids are all right!". Sunderland Echo. 13 December 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

[4] "Sunderland AFC 1957/58". roker-roar.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

[autogenerated1-5] "Brian Clough's career information from brianclough.com". Archived from the original on 6 April 2008.

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