Scottish League Table for Sat 16 Dec 1961 |
| <-- 02 12 1961 | 1962 | 23 12 1961 --> |
| Pos | Prev | Diff | Team | G | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Avg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Dundee | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 24 | 25 | 2.0417 | 27 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Celtic | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 2.1053 | 20 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Kilmarnock | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 1.3000 | 20 |
| 4 | 2 | -2 | Rangers | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 2.3333 | 19 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Motherwell | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 1.4231 | 17 |
| 6 | 7 | 1 | Partick Thistle | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 1.0690 | 17 |
| 7 | 9 | 2 | Third Lanark | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 1.3478 | 16 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 1.3333 | 16 |
| 9 | 6 | -3 | Heart Of Midlothian | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 1.1818 | 16 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Dundee United | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 1.0690 | 16 |
| 11 | 11 | 0 | Aberdeen | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -8 | .7576 | 12 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | St Mirren | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 37 | -11 | .7027 | 12 |
| 13 | 16 | 3 | Raith Rovers | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 32 | -5 | .8438 | 11 |
| 14 | 13 | -1 | Hibernian | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 41 | -16 | .6098 | 11 |
| 15 | 14 | -1 | St Johnstone | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 28 | -16 | .4286 | 11 |
| 16 | 15 | -1 | Falkirk | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -12 | .5556 | 10 |
| 17 | 17 | 0 | Airdrieonians | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 43 | -14 | .6744 | 9 |
| 18 | 18 | 0 | Stirling Albion | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 41 | -27 | .3415 | 6 |
| Games played on this date | |||||||
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| Comp | Rd | Home Team | F | Away Team | A | ||
L 1 |
Aberdeen | 1 |
Dundee U | 3 |
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L 1 |
Celtic | 4 |
Hibernian | 3 |
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L 1 |
Dundee | 5 |
Airdrie | 1 |
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L 1 |
Dunfermline | 1 |
Rangers | 0 |
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L 1 |
Heart Of Midlothian | 3 |
Kilmarnock | 3 |
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L 1 |
Motherwell | 3 |
Falkirk | 0 |
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L 1 |
Partick Ths. | 3 |
St.Johnstone | 0 |
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L 1 |
Stirling Alb | 0 |
Raith Rov. | 3 |
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L 1 |
Third Lanark | 5 |
St. Mirren | 2 |
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L 2 |
Albion Rov. | 2 |
Dumbarton | 1 |
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L 2 |
Ayr Utd. | 5 |
Brechin C | 1 |
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L 2 |
Berwick Rgs | 2 |
Queen's Park | 0 |
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L 2 |
E Stirling | 0 |
Hamilton Ac. | 2 |
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L 2 |
East Fife | 0 |
Stranraer | 1 |
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L 2 |
Forfar Ath. | 2 |
Alloa Ath. | 3 |
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L 2 |
Montrose | 1 |
Morton | 3 |
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L 2 |
Queen o' Sth | 7 |
Cowdenbeath | 1 |
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L 2 |
Stenhousmuir | 3 |
Arbroath | 2 |
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