| Fulham beat Leicester 2-1 (H) on 16 Sep 1961 |
| Leicester beat West Brom 1-0 (H) on 26 Aug 1961 |
| West Brom beat Everton 2-0 (H) on 23 Aug 1961 |
| Everton beat Aston Villa 2-0 (H) on 19 Aug 1961 |
| Aston Villa beat Chelsea 3-1 (H) on 26 Aug 1961 |
| Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 (H) on 30 Aug 1961 |
| Manchester United beat Cardiff 2-1 (A) on 16 Sep 1961 |
| Cardiff beat Blackpool 3-2 (H) on 26 Aug 1961 |
| Blackpool beat Blackburn 2-1 (H) on 21 Aug 1961 |
| Blackburn beat Nottingham 2-1 (A) on 9 Sep 1961 |
| Nottingham beat Sheffield United 2-0 (H) on 26 Aug 1961 |
| Sheffield United beat Wolverhampton 2-1 (H) on 19 Aug 1961 |
| Wolverhampton beat West Ham 3-2 (H) on 26 Aug 1961 |
| West Ham beat Tottenham 2-1 (H) on 28 Aug 1961 |
| Tottenham beat Arsenal 4-3 (H) on 26 Aug 1961 |
| Arsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 (H) on 9 Sep 1961 |
| Manchester City beat Ipswich 4-2 (A) on 26 Aug 1961 |
| Ipswich beat Burnley 6-2 (H) on 29 Aug 1961 |
| Burnley beat Bolton 3-1 (H) on 26 Aug 1961 |
| Bolton beat Sheffield Wednesday 4-3 (H) on 30 Aug 1961 |
| Sheffield Wednesday beat Birmingham 5-1 (H) on 26 Aug 1961 |
| Birmingham beat Fulham 2-1 (H) on 19 Aug 1961 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.