1962–63 Football League

The 1962–63 season was the 64th completed season of the English Football League.

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In a case where two or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured the team that had conceded, and therefore also scored, the fewest goals. The goal-average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.

First Division

Results

Maps

Second Division

Results

Maps

Third Division

Results

Maps

Fourth Division

Results

Maps

Attendances Source:

Division One No. Club Average ± Highest Lowest 1 Tottenham Hotspur FC 45,576 -14.2% 59,371 32,509 2 Everton FC 41,432 -4.6% 54,369 30,391 3 Arsenal FC 34,447 0.4% 63,440 18,771 4 Manchester United 33,491 -11.6% 57,135 20,807 5 Aston Villa FC 32,056 -4.6% 49,892 22,174 6 Sheffield Wednesday FC 28,401 -2.8% 50,791 17,475 7 Burnley FC 27,125 13.8% 46,810 21,526 8 Chelsea FC 27,013 -10.4% 51,282 12,404 9 West Ham United FC 25,733 17.2% 36,274 18,213 10 Manchester City FC 25,626 -12.9% 49,959 15,971 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 24,803 -19.7% 45,687 14,597 12 Fulham FC 24,401 6.0% 43,355 12,639 13 Birmingham City FC 23,537 -8.7% 43,489 17,214 14 Nottingham Forest FC 23,517 -4.7% 40,875 17,419 15 Ipswich Town FC 22,863 51.5% 30,649 16,587 16 Sheffield United FC 22,526 21.8% 38,497 16,838 17 West Bromwich Albion FC 21,006 -15.0% 39,071 13,894 18 Leicester City FC 19,469 -19.1% 29,396 14,093 19 Cardiff City FC 19,294 -17.5% 33,606 8,608 20 Blackpool FC 18,618 -0.5% 31,660 10,641 21 Bolton Wanderers FC 17,519 -19.2% 34,366 11,231 22 Blackburn Rovers FC 15,906 -17.8% 33,914 8,876

Division Two

No. Club Average ± Highest Lowest 1 Sunderland AFC 40,883 23.9% 62,420 29,976 2 Newcastle United FC 31,634 13.2% 62,321 13,552 3 Chelsea FC 29,376 8.7% 66,199 18,377 4 Stoke City FC 25,426 61.4% 42,394 11,593 5 Leeds United FC 20,213 48.5% 28,413 11,314 6 Norwich City FC 19,197 -5.2% 28,794 10,395 7 Middlesbrough FC 16,545 4.6% 43,509 7,626 8 Huddersfield Town AFC 16,174 22.4% 34,946 7,964 9 Portsmouth FC 16,043 -3.7% 32,412 7,773 10 Plymouth Argyle FC 15,930 13.9% 23,684 7,455 11 Cardiff City FC 15,567 -19.3% 27,569 8,389 12 Southampton FC 15,267 10.9% 25,463 8,728 13 Charlton Athletic FC 13,420 -5.6% 21,307 10,269 14 Derby County FC 12,092 -24.1% 24,408 8,673 15 Preston North End FC 11,694 -10.5% 14,697 7,652 16 Bury FC 11,270 7.2% 25,376 5,170 17 Grimsby Town FC 11,216 18.4% 16,533 7,188 18 Swansea City AFC 10,365 -14.9% 24,687 5,532 19 Rotherham United FC 10,190 6.7% 20,013 7,270 20 Walsall FC 9,824 -22.7% 16,761 5,451 21 Scunthorpe United FC 9,070 -7.7% 14,293 6,012 22 Luton Town FC 8,148 -22.6% 16,419 5,428

Division Three

No. Club Average ± Highest Lowest 1 Coventry City FC 17,098 66.7% 30,289 8,876 2 Crystal Palace FC 14,854 -15.0% 21,958 9,146 3 Swindon Town FC 13,673 41.0% 23,418 7,625 4 Northampton Town FC 13,424 23.2% 18,717 7,845 5 Millwall FC 13,225 12.4% 21,996 5,621 6 Peterborough United FC 12,016 -3.0% 17,518 8,890 7 Bristol City FC 11,121 -10.6% 22,739 6,244 8 Wrexham AFC 10,137 -11.8% 18,841 4,337 9 Queens Park Rangers FC 10,041 -9.7% 18,281 3,261 10 Southend United FC 9,978 26.0% 14,372 6,858 11 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 9,961 -24.6% 16,354 2,333 12 Bristol Rovers FC 9,831 -18.7% 20,664 5,894 13 AFC Bournemouth 9,763 -16.0% 15,001 5,797 14 Watford FC 9,756 -8.0% 19,015 3,688 15 Port Vale FC 8,130 -9.6% 12,469 4,673 16 Reading FC 8,077 -28.2% 16,126 5,265 17 Bradford Park Avenue AFC 7,409 -16.5% 9,808 3,806 18 Hull City AFC 7,350 6.7% 9,831 4,145 19 Barnsley FC 7,021 15.1% 9,645 3,807 20 Notts County FC 6,860 -17.9% 14,320 3,455 21 Shrewsbury Town FC 5,897 -10.5% 8,593 3,833 22 Carlisle United FC 5,699 -14.5% 12,221 2,519 23 Colchester United FC 5,309 -0.6% 7,181 2,896 24 Halifax Town AFC 3,561 -23.8% 7,353 1,202

Division Four

No. Club Average ± Highest Lowest 1 Oldham Athletic FC 14,269 26.0% 23,747 8,434 2 Brentford FC 11,418 34.6% 15,820 8,340 3 Mansfield Town FC 9,848 35.6% 16,679 6,038 4 Tranmere Rovers 7,614 -5.8% 11,928 3,182 5 Oxford United FC 7,502 - 11,314 4,239 6 Gillingham FC 7,015 24.0% 11,503 4,300 7 Chesterfield FC 6,573 55.1% 12,993 3,014 8 Crewe Alexandra FC 6,436 18.6% 9,807 4,437 9 Doncaster Rovers FC 6,303 41.0% 12,762 3,406 10 Aldershot Town FC 5,573 -9.3% 8,660 2,995 11 Chester City FC 5,542 -0.6% 9,614 2,935 12 Torquay United FC 4,887 -1.9% 6,539 2,736 13 Lincoln City FC 4,630 -21.1% 10,265 1,993 14 York City FC 4,575 -30.6% 7,904 2,511 15 Newport County AFC 4,541 -9.6% 10,488 2,242 16 Exeter City FC 4,414 1.6% 9,678 2,742 17 Darlington FC 4,160 -25.7% 8,160 2,101 18 Barrow AFC 4,083 -8.2% 6,569 2,493 19 Stockport County FC 4,061 -15.8% 10,617 1,966 20 Bradford City AFC 4,015 -35.7% 7,735 1,733 21 Hartlepool United FC 3,910 -9.5% 8,690 2,028 22 Southport FC 3,416 -19.3% 5,289 1,799 23 Rochdale AFC 3,306 -17.9% 12,125 1,403 24 Workington AFC 2,852 -15.9% 5,427 1,181

See also 1962-63 in English football

References

Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.