1962–63 Football League
The 1962–63 season was the 64th completed season of the English Football League.
Season | 1962–63 |
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Champions | Everton |
New Club in League | Oxford United |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → |
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[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] 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 case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]
First Division
Season | 1962–63 |
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Champions | Everton (6th English title) |
Relegated | Manchester City Leyton Orient |
1963–64 European Cup | Everton |
FA Cup winners 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup | Manchester United (3rd FA Cup title) Tottenham Hotspur (defending champions) |
1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Everton |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,536 (3.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur), 37 [3] |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Everton | 42 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 2.000 | 61 | League Champions, qualified for European Cup 1963–64 Preliminary round, participated in 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 34 | 1.790 | 55 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1963–64 First round[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 40 | 1.368 | 54 | |
4 | Leicester City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 1.491 | 52 | |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 1.431 | 50 | |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 37 | 1.222 | 48 | |
7 | Arsenal | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 44 | 1.117 | 46 | |
8 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 37 | 1.203 | 44 | |
9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 0.971 | 44 | |
10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 0.967 | 44 | |
11 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 1.113 | 42 | |
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 1.058 | 40 | |
13 | Blackpool | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 0.906 | 40 | |
14 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 42 | 0.899 | 39 | |
15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 45 | 0.912 | 38 | |
16 | Fulham | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 41 | 0.704 | 38 | |
17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 0.756 | 35 | |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 57 | 0.733 | 35 | |
19 | Manchester United | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 0.827 | 34 | FA Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1963–64 First round[lower-alpha 2] |
20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 50 | 0.700 | 33 | League Cup Winners |
21 | Manchester City | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 57 | 0.569 | 31 | Relegated |
22 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 0.457 | 21 |
Notes:
- Qualified for 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions having won the 1962–63 Cup Winners' Cup.
- Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as 1963 FA Cup winners.
Results
Maps
Second Division
Season | 1962–63 |
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Champions | Stoke City (2nd title) |
Promoted | Chelsea |
Relegated | Luton Town, Walsall |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,496 (3.24 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bobby Tambling (Chelsea), 35 [3] |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 1.460 | 53 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 1.929 | 52 | Promoted |
3 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 42 | 1.527 | 52 | |
4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 50 | 1.012 | 49 | |
5 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 1.491 | 48 | |
6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 1.260 | 48 | |
7 | Newcastle United | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 1.339 | 47 | |
8 | Bury | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 1.085 | 47 | |
9 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 0.966 | 44 | |
10 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 44 | 1.137 | 43 | |
11 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 1.075 | 42 | |
12 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 49 | 1.041 | 42 | |
13 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 1.013 | 42 | |
14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 0.905 | 40 | |
15 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 0.708 | 39 | |
16 | Portsmouth | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 52 | 0.797 | 37 | |
17 | Preston North End | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 0.797 | 37 | |
18 | Derby County | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 0.847 | 36 | |
19 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 0.833 | 35 | |
20 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 56 | 0.660 | 31 | |
21 | Walsall | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 0.596 | 31 | Relegated |
22 | Luton Town | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 40 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 44 | 0.726 | 29 |
Results
Third Division
Season | 1962–63 |
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Champions | Northampton Town (1st title) |
Promoted | Swindon Town |
Relegated | Bradford Park Avenue, Brighton & Hove Albion, Carlisle United, Halifax Town |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,855 (3.36 per match) |
Top goalscorer | George Hudson (Coventry City), 30 [3] |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Northampton Town | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 41 | 1.817 | 62 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Swindon Town | 46 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 1.554 | 58 | Promoted |
3 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 1.241 | 54 | |
4 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 41 | 1.203 | 53 | |
5 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 1.370 | 52 | |
6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 42 | 1.240 | 51 | |
7 | Notts County | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 45 | 0.986 | 51 | |
8 | Southend United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 53 | 0.974 | 50 | |
9 | Wrexham | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 56 | 1.012 | 49 | |
10 | Hull City | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 1.072 | 48 | |
11 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 1.172 | 47 | |
12 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 58 | 0.785 | 47 | |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 1.118 | 45 | |
14 | Bristol City | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 54 | 1.087 | 45 | |
15 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 1.025 | 44 | |
16 | Millwall | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 55 | 0.943 | 43 | |
17 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 0.965 | 42 | |
18 | Barnsley | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 0.851 | 41 | |
19 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 59 | 0.795 | 41 | |
20 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 48 | 0.949 | 40 | |
21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 61 | 0.814 | 40 | Relegated |
22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 0.690 | 36 | |
23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 52 | 0.685 | 35 | |
24 | Halifax Town | 46 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 51 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 0.604 | 30 |
Results
Fourth Division
Season | 1962–63 |
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Champions | Brentford (1st title) |
Promoted | Crewe Alexandra, Mansfield Town, Oldham Athletic |
Failed re-election | none |
New club in the league | Oxford United |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,755 (3.18 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ken Wagstaff (Mansfield Town), 34 [3] |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 1.531 | 62 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 1.583 | 59 | Promoted |
3 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 1.483 | 59 | |
4 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 61 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 49 | 1.565 | 57 | |
5 | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 1.449 | 57 | |
6 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 1.339 | 56 | |
7 | Rochdale | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 1.136 | 51 | |
8 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 42 | 1.209 | 50 | |
9 | Barrow | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 54 | 1.025 | 50 | |
10 | Workington | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 48 | 1.118 | 47 | |
11 | Aldershot | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 1.058 | 47 | |
12 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 54 | 0.828 | 44 | |
13 | Southport | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 71 | 0.679 | 44 | |
14 | York City | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 1.081 | 43 | |
15 | Chesterfield | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 1.094 | 42 | |
16 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 0.831 | 42 | |
17 | Exeter City | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 45 | 0.740 | 42 | |
18 | Oxford United[lower-alpha 1] | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 44 | 0.986 | 41 | |
19 | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 0.800 | 41 | |
20 | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 61 | 0.844 | 39 | |
21 | Chester | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 0.773 | 39 | Re-elected |
22 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 0.764 | 35 | |
23 | Bradford City | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 53 | 0.688 | 32 | |
24 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 65 | 0.538 | 25 |
Notes:
- New club in the league
Results
Maps
See also
- 1962-63 in English football
References
- "England 1962-63". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.