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 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.[2]
First Division
Season | 1962–63 |
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Champions | Everton 6th English title |
Relegated | Manchester City Leyton Orient |
European Cup | Everton |
Cup Winners' Cup | Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Sheffield Wednesday Arsenal |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,536 (3.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Greaves (37 goals)[3] |
Biggest home win | Wolverhampton Wanderers 8–1 Manchester City (18 August 1962) Tottenham Hotspur 9–2 Nottingham Forest (29 September 1962) Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–0 West Bromwich Albion (16 March 1963) |
Biggest away win | West Ham United 1–6 Tottenham Hotspur (25 August 1962) Manchester City 1–6 West Ham United (8 September 1962) Fulham 0–5 Wolverhampton Wanderers (8 December 1962) |
Highest scoring | Tottenham Hotspur 9–2 Nottingham Forest (29 September 1962) |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 61 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 111 | 62 | 1.790 | 55 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup second round |
3 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 57 | 1.368 | 54 | |
4 | Leicester City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | 1.491 | 52 | |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 65 | 1.431 | 50 | |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 77 | 63 | 1.222 | 48 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
7 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 77 | 1.117 | 46 | |
8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 59 | 1.203 | 44 | |
9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 69 | 0.971 | 44 | |
10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 60 | 0.967 | 44 | |
11 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 71 | 1.113 | 42 | |
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 69 | 1.058 | 40 | |
13 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 40 | |
14 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 79 | 0.899 | 39 | |
15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 68 | 0.912 | 38 | |
16 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 71 | 0.704 | 38 | |
17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 78 | 0.756 | 35 | |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 75 | 0.733 | 35 | |
19 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 81 | 0.827 | 34 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 63 | 90 | 0.700 | 33 | |
21 | Manchester City (R) | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 102 | 0.569 | 31 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Leyton Orient (R) | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 81 | 0.457 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Maps
Second Division
Season | 1962–63 |
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Champions | Stoke City |
Promoted | Stoke City Chelsea |
Relegated | Walsall Luton Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,496 (3.24 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bobby Tambling (35 goals)[3] |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Stoke City (C, P) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 50 | 1.460 | 53 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Chelsea (P) | 42 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 81 | 42 | 1.929 | 52 | |
3 | Sunderland | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 84 | 55 | 1.527 | 52 | |
4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 85 | 1.012 | 49 | |
5 | Leeds United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 53 | 1.491 | 48 | |
6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 63 | 50 | 1.260 | 48 | |
7 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 59 | 1.339 | 47 | |
8 | Bury | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 47 | 1.085 | 47 | |
9 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 59 | 0.966 | 44 | |
10 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 83 | 73 | 1.137 | 43 | |
11 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 72 | 67 | 1.075 | 42 | |
12 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 76 | 73 | 1.041 | 42 | |
13 | Norwich City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 | 42 | |
14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 74 | 0.905 | 40 | |
15 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 72 | 0.708 | 39 | |
16 | Portsmouth | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 37 | |
17 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 74 | 0.797 | 37 | |
18 | Derby County | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 36 | |
19 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 66 | 0.833 | 35 | |
20 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 62 | 94 | 0.660 | 31 | |
21 | Walsall (R) | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 53 | 89 | 0.596 | 31 | Relegation to the Third Division |
22 | Luton Town (R) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 61 | 84 | 0.726 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Third Division
Season | 1962–63 |
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Champions | Northampton Town (1st english third division 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 (Peterborough United), 30[3] |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | 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 english fourth division 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 | GAv | 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; elected from Southern League
Results
See also
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.