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British Home Championship
England: 3rd
How England performed
England, champions the previous season, did not win a match in 1961–62 and finished third, with two draws and a defeat, two goals scored and four conceded.
Douglas cancelled out G. Williams' opener in a 1–1 draw with Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff on 14 October 1961. Charlton put England ahead against Northern Ireland at Wembley, London in November, but McIlroy's 81st-minute goal made it 1–1. The season ended with a 2–0 defeat by Scotland at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 14 April 1962, Wilson and Caldow, with a penalty, scoring.
England fixtures
Wales
1–1
England
England drew
England: Douglas 44'
Wales: G. Williams 30'
England
1–1
Northern Ireland
England drew
England: Charlton 20'
Northern Ireland: McIlroy 81'
Scotland
2–0
England
England lost
England: None
Scotland: Wilson 13', Caldow 88' pen
England statistics
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