English Third Division 1962/1963
Historical league standings at 20th May 1963
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Northampton Town | 45 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 41 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 106 | 60 | 60 | 1.77 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 46 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 87 | 56 | 58 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 58 | 54 | 1.24 |
| 4 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 46 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 46 | 52 | 1.37 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 93 | 75 | 51 | 1.24 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 80 | 68 | 51 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Notts. County | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 45 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 74 | 51 | 0.99 |
| 8 | Southend United | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 53 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 75 | 77 | 50 | 0.97 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 45 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 54 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 83 | 81 | 49 | 1.02 |
| 10 | Hull City | 45 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 74 | 66 | 48 | 1.12 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 58 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 93 | 47 | 0.78 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 45 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 84 | 73 | 45 | 1.15 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 45 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 58 | 45 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 54 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 100 | 92 | 45 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 83 | 81 | 44 | 1.02 |
| 16 | Millwall | 45 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 52 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 82 | 84 | 43 | 0.98 |
| 17 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 82 | 85 | 42 | 0.96 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 45 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 63 | 70 | 41 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 59 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 70 | 88 | 41 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 48 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 78 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 61 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 79 | 97 | 40 | 0.81 |
| 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 58 | 84 | 36 | 0.69 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 45 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 52 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 59 | 88 | 33 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Halifax Town | 45 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 51 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 61 | 106 | 28 | 0.58 |



