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 website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average, 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

Second Division

Third Division

Fourth Division

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