English Third Division 1962/1963
Historical league standings at 16th March 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 | Peterborough United | 32 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 74 | 51 | 39 | 1.45 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 31 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 62 | 40 | 38 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 43 | 38 | 1.49 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 57 | 43 | 36 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 30 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 34 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Wrexham | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 60 | 58 | 33 | 1.03 |
| 7 | Southend United | 29 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 1.02 |
| 8 | Watford | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 62 | 52 | 32 | 1.19 |
| 9 | Notts. County | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 53 | 32 | 0.81 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 35 | 31 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Hull City | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 45 | 31 | 1.11 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 47 | 30 | 1.19 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 65 | 59 | 30 | 1.10 |
| 14 | Millwall | 29 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 56 | 29 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 30 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 60 | 28 | 1.03 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 56 | 27 | 0.86 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 30 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 64 | 26 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 25 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Bradford Park Avenue | 30 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 61 | 25 | 0.74 |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 67 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Reading | 29 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 50 | 52 | 23 | 0.96 |
| 22 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 23 | 0.74 |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 29 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 60 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Carlisle United | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 58 | 20 | 0.62 |



