Seasons · Division Two · Season 43

1962/63

Finished 5th · Manager Don Revie

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The season · Record

Played: 47
Won: 22
Drawn: 10
Lost: 15
For: 86
Against: 62
Points: 48

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 6–1; v Plymouth Argyle
Biggest defeat: 0–4; v Blackburn Rovers
Clean sheets: 16
Top scorer: Storrie; 27 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 19,621

Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1962/63
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Stoke City	42	20	13	9	73	50	+23	53
2	Chelsea	42	24	4	14	81	42	+39	52
3	Sunderland	42	20	12	10	84	55	+29	52
4	Middlesbrough	42	20	9	13	86	85	+1	49
5	Leeds United	42	19	10	13	79	53	+26	48
6	Huddersfield Town	42	17	14	11	63	50	+13	48
7	Newcastle United	42	18	11	13	79	59	+20	47
8	Bury	42	18	11	13	51	47	+4	47
9	Scunthorpe United	42	16	12	14	57	59	-2	44
10	Cardiff City	42	18	7	17	83	73	+10	43
11	Southampton	42	17	8	17	72	67	+5	42
12	Plymouth Argyle	42	15	12	15	76	73	+3	42
13	Norwich City	42	17	8	17	80	79	+1	42
14	Rotherham United	42	17	6	19	67	74	-7	40
15	Swansea Town	42	15	9	18	51	72	-21	39
16	Portsmouth	42	13	11	18	63	79	-16	37
17	Preston North End	42	13	11	18	59	74	-15	37
18	Derby County	42	12	12	18	61	72	-11	36
19	Grimsby Town	42	11	13	18	55	66	-11	35
20	Charlton Athletic	42	13	5	24	62	94	-32	31
21	Walsall	42	11	9	22	53	89	-36	31
22	Luton Town	42	11	7	24	61	84	-23	29

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1962/63
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
18 Aug	A	Stoke City	1–0	27,118	Won 1–0 v Stoke City
22 Aug	H	Rotherham United	3–4	14,119	Lost 3–4 v Rotherham United
25 Aug	H	Sunderland	1–0	17,753	Won 1–0 v Sunderland
28 Aug	A	Rotherham United	1–2	19,508	Lost 1–2 v Rotherham United
1 Sep	A	Huddersfield Town	1–1	34,946	Drew 1–1 v Huddersfield Town
5 Sep	H	Bury	1–2	28,313	Lost 1–2 v Bury
8 Sep	A	Swansea City	2–0	17,696	Won 2–0 v Swansea City
15 Sep	H	Chelsea	2–0	27,520	Won 2–0 v Chelsea
18 Sep	A	Bury	1–3	18,876	Lost 1–3 v Bury
22 Sep	A	Luton Town	2–2	8,958	Drew 2–2 v Luton Town
29 Sep	H	Southampton	1–1	25,408	Drew 1–1 v Southampton
6 Oct	H	Middlesbrough	2–3	28,222	Lost 2–3 v Middlesbrough
13 Oct	A	Derby County	0–0	14,246	Drew 0–0 v Derby County
20 Oct	H	Newcastle United	1–0	23,386	Won 1–0 v Newcastle United
27 Oct	A	Walsall	1–1	7,353	Drew 1–1 v Walsall
3 Nov	H	Norwich City	3–0	15,919	Won 3–0 v Norwich City
10 Nov	A	Grimsby Town	1–1	9,183	Drew 1–1 v Grimsby Town
17 Nov	H	Plymouth Argyle	6–1	15,301	Won 6–1 v Plymouth Argyle
24 Nov	A	Preston North End	1–4	13,145	Lost 1–4 v Preston North End
1 Dec	H	Portsmouth	3–3	15,519	Drew 3–3 v Portsmouth
8 Dec	A	Cardiff City	0–0	11,334	Drew 0–0 v Cardiff City
15 Dec	H	Stoke City	3–1	19,331	Won 3–1 v Stoke City
22 Dec	A	Sunderland	1–2	40,252	Lost 1–2 v Sunderland
2 Mar	H	Derby County	3–1	22,912	Won 3–1 v Derby County
9 Mar	A	Newcastle United	1–1	29,570	Drew 1–1 v Newcastle United
13 Mar	H	Walsall	3–0	17,077	Won 3–0 v Walsall
23 Mar	A	Norwich City	2–3	26,154	Lost 2–3 v Norwich City
30 Mar	H	Grimsby Town	3–0	13,938	Won 3–0 v Grimsby Town
3 Apr	H	Scunthorpe United	1–0	15,783	Won 1–0 v Scunthorpe United
6 Apr	A	Plymouth Argyle	1–3	8,992	Lost 1–3 v Plymouth Argyle
13 Apr	H	Preston North End	4–1	16,016	Won 4–1 v Preston North End
15 Apr	A	Charlton Athletic	2–1	13,538	Won 2–1 v Charlton Athletic
16 Apr	H	Charlton Athletic	4–1	24,646	Won 4–1 v Charlton Athletic
20 Apr	A	Portsmouth	0–3	7,773	Lost 0–3 v Portsmouth
23 Apr	A	Scunthorpe United	2–0	7,794	Won 2–0 v Scunthorpe United
27 Apr	H	Cardiff City	3–0	19,752	Won 3–0 v Cardiff City
30 Apr	A	Chelsea	2–2	24,387	Drew 2–2 v Chelsea
4 May	H	Luton Town	3–0	23,781	Won 3–0 v Luton Town
6 May	A	Middlesbrough	1–2	17,365	Lost 1–2 v Middlesbrough
11 May	H	Huddersfield Town	0–1	28,501	Lost 0–1 v Huddersfield Town
15 May	A	Southampton	1–3	11,619	Lost 1–3 v Southampton
18 May	H	Swansea City	5–0	11,314	Won 5–0 v Swansea City

FA Cup · 3 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1962/63
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
6 Mar	H	Stoke City	3–1	36,873	Won 3–1 v Stoke City
16 Mar	A	Middlesbrough	2–0	39,672	Won 2–0 v Middlesbrough
19 Mar	A	Nottingham Forest	0–3	36,392	Lost 0–3 v Nottingham Forest

League Cup · 2 played

League Cup fixtures, 1962/63
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
26 Sep	H	Crystal Palace	2–1	7,274	Won 2–1 v Crystal Palace
17 Oct	A	Blackburn Rovers	0–4	7,680	Lost 0–4 v Blackburn Rovers