1961–62 Cardiff City F.C. season
| 1961–62 season | ||
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| Manager | Bill Jones | |
| Football League First Division | 21st | |
| FA Cup | 3rd round | |
| League Cup | 3rd round | |
| Welsh Cup | Semi-finals | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Dai Ward (17) All: Dai Ward (21) | |
| Highest home attendance | 33,606 (v Tottenham Hotspur 13 January 1962) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 8,608 (v Birmingham City 21 April 1962) | |
| Average home league attendance | 19,294 | |
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The 1961–62 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 35th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twenty-first, suffering relegation to Division Two. The 1961–62 season remained the last time Cardiff City appeared in the top tier of the English league system until promotion to Premier League after the 2012–13 season.