First Division 1962/63
Everton won the 1962/63 First Division with 61 points, 6 points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester City and Leyton Orient were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,536 goals, 3.32 a game.
Everton
Champions
1,536
Goals
3.32
Goals a game
48%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 61 |
| 2 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 111 | 62 | +49 | 55 |
| 3 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 57 | +21 | 54 |
| 4 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 52 |
| 5 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 65 | +28 | 50 |
| 6 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 77 | 63 | +14 | 48 |
| 7 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 77 | +9 | 46 |
| 8 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 59 | +12 | 44 |
| 9 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 69 | -2 | 44 |
| 10 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 60 | -2 | 44 |
| 11 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 71 | +8 | 42 |
| 12 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 69 | +4 | 40 |
| 13 |  BlackpoolBlackpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 40 |
| 14 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 79 | -8 | 39 |
| 15 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 68 | -6 | 38 |
| 16 |  FulhamFulham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 71 | -21 | 38 |
| 17 |  Ipswich TownIpswich Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 78 | -19 | 35 |
| 18 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 75 | -20 | 35 |
| 19 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 81 | -14 | 34 |
| 20 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 63 | 90 | -27 | 33 |
| 21 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 102 | -44 | 31 |
| 22 |  Leyton OrientLeyton Orient | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 81 | -44 | 21 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1962/63 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Tue 21 May 1963
1
Everton
61
2
Tottenham
55
3
Burnley
54
4
Leicester City
52
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1962/63 · Tue 21 May 1963
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The 1962/63 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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First-ever results
Every result in 1962/63 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1962/63 compares
At 3.32 goals a game, 1962/63 was the 30th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 48% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 24% were draws and 27% away wins.