| Sheffield Wednesday beat Bolton 4-2 (H) on 23 Aug 1961 |
| Bolton beat Arsenal 2-1 (H) on 2 Sep 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 Leicester 2-0 (H) on 5 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 Sheffield United 2-0 (A) on 2 Sep 1961 |
| Sheffield United beat Cardiff 1-0 (H) on 28 Aug 1961 |
| Cardiff beat Chelsea 5-2 (H) on 6 Sep 1961 |
| Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 (H) on 30 Aug 1961 |
| Manchester United beat Tottenham 1-0 (H) on 9 Sep 1961 |
| Tottenham beat Blackpool 2-1 (A) on 19 Aug 1961 |
| Blackpool beat Blackburn 2-1 (H) on 21 Aug 1961 |
| Blackburn beat Wolverhampton 2-1 (H) on 2 Sep 1961 |
| Wolverhampton beat West Ham 3-2 (H) on 26 Aug 1961 |
| West Ham beat Nottingham 3-2 (H) on 2 Sep 1961 |
| Nottingham beat Birmingham 2-1 (H) on 22 Aug 1961 |
| Birmingham beat Fulham 2-1 (H) on 19 Aug 1961 |
FLP: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team.