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Football League Division One: 
  
Arsenal 0 Nottingham Forest 0
 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (25,134)
          
Birmingham City 0 Ipswich Town 1
 St Andrew's, Birmingham (17,013)
 Stephenson 81
          
Bolton Wanderers 3 Blackpool 0
 Burnden Park, Bolton (14,584)
 Birch 53, Hartle 70, Rimmer 83
Blackpool were without Jimmy Armfield
   
Burnley 3 Aston Villa 1
 Turf Moor, Burnley (19,406)
 Lochhead 2, Harris 8, Pointer 46 ~ Crowe 19
   
Everton 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
 Goodison Park, Liverpool (39,790)
Blackburn were without Bryan Douglas
 
Fulham 2 West Ham United 0
 Craven Cottage, Fulham (26,871)
 Cook 47, Key 87
West Ham were without Bobby Moore
  
 
Leicester City 2 Manchester City 0
 Filbert Street, Leicester (27,092)
 Stringfellow 13, 84
Leicester were without Gordon Banks
 
West Bromwich Albion 1 Sheffield United 2
 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich (12,789)
 Cram 88 ~ Richardson 43, Wagstaff 63
 Matches postponed due to more than one player on international duty:
  Leyton Orient vs. Liverpool
Liverpool were without Gerry Byrne, Jimmy Melia, Gordon Milne & Ian St John
  
  Manchester United vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers
United were without Bobby Charlton & Denis Law
Wolves were without Ron Flowers
  
 Sheffield Wednesday vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham were without Jimmy Greaves, Maurice Norman, Bobby Smith, Bill Brown, Dave Mackay & John White
 		 
Even without Gordon Banks in goal, in-form Leicester drew level on points with Tottenham, but it was Everton who ended the season with a charge that took them to their first title since the war.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Tottenham Hotspur 32 11 5 1 9 2 4 91 42 47
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Leicester City 33 13 5 1 6 4 4 67 34 47
Everton 32 11 5 0 7 3 6 66 36 44
Burnley 31 11 3 2 5 5 5 60 42 40
Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 6 5 4 8 3 5 73 51 36
Liverpool 30 10 2 3 4 5 6 57 40 35
Arsenal 31 9 4 4 4 4 6 62 56 34
Sheffield United 32 9 4 3 4 4 8 43 44 34
Sheffield Wednesday 30 6 5 3 5 5 6 51 49 32
Fulham 32 7 3 6 6 3 7 40 50 32
Aston Villa 30 9 2 3 3 5 8 49 47 31
Nottingham Forest 30 9 1 4 3 5 8 51 55 30
West Ham United 31 4 6 4 5 5 7 52 55 29
West Bromwich Albion 31 8 1 7 3 5 7 53 60 28
Blackburn Rovers 32 5 4 6 3 7 7 52 58 27
Blackpool 32 5 5 5 3 6 8 37 52 27
Bolton Wanderers 30 10 2 3 1 2 12 43 56 26
Ipswich Town 33 3 6 7 5 2 10 42 68 24
Manchester United 29 4 4 7 4 3 7 46 58 23
Birmingham City 30 3 8 5 3 2 9 42 59 22
 
Manchester City 30 4 4 6 2 5 9 44 73 21
Leyton Orient 32 3 4 10 1 3 11 30 66 15

Division One Leading Goalscorers
30 - Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham) - 2 pens
20 - Joe Baker (Arsenal), Roger Hunt (Liverpool), David Layne (Sheff. W.)
Football League Division Two: 
  
Cardiff City 1 Charlton Athletic 2
  Ninian Park, Cardiff (12,619)
 Hole 83 ~ Durandt 10, Bailey 16
    
Derby County 6 Scunthorpe United 2
  Baseball Ground, Derby (8,673)
 Curry 20, 68, Barrowcliffe 22 (pen), Brownsword OG 53, Hutchinson 78, Young 88 ~ Hodgson 77, 86
 
Grimsby Town 1 Swansea Town 0
  Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (8,670)
 Rafferty 33
 
Huddersfield Town 1 Rotherham United 0
  Leeds Road, Huddersfield (14,015)
 Stokes 23
    
Middlesbrough 0 Bury 0
  Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough (8,888)
    
Newcastle United 4 Southampton 1
  St James' Park, Newcastle (28,744)
 Dalton 28, Penman 35, Suddick 57, Fell 89 ~ Chivers 67
 
Norwich City 4 Chelsea 1
 Carrow Road, Norwich (20,205)
 Allcock 28, Hill 36, 59, Miller 39 ~ Tambling 20

Plymouth Argyle 3 Leeds United 1
  Home Park, Plymouth (9,161)
 McParland 4, 41, 79 ~ Storrie 27
   
     
Portsmouth 0 Stoke City 3
 Fratton Park, Portsmouth (19,446)
 Mudie 6, Ratcliffe 64, McIlroy 83
    
Preston North End 1 Sunderland 1
 Deepdale, Preston (14,015)
 Holden 79 ~ Davison 86

Walsall 1 Luton Town 1
 Fellows Park, Walsall (8,960)
 Palin 14 (pen) ~ Morton 4
 
Stoke's handsome victory at Portsmouth, their sixth in succession, sent them top. Inspired by soon-to-be-crowned Footballer of the Year, 48-year-old Stan Matthews, and recent shock signing from first-division Burnley, Jimmy McIlroy, they stormed to the title in their centenary year, though they only clinched promotion by a point, with Matthews' last goal in league football securing their return to the top flight after a ten-year absence.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Stoke City 31 12 3 1 4 8 3 59 33 43
Chelsea 33 11 2 2 8 1 9 64 34 41
 
Sunderland 32 12 3 1 4 6 6 67 42 41
Newcastle United 33 10 6 0 5 3 9 64 42 39
Bury 33 9 3 4 6 5 6 39 33 38
Huddersfield Town 30 9 3 3 5 6 4 50 34 37
Plymouth Argyle 36 11 4 4 2 7 8 69 63 37
Norwich City 31 9 5 3 5 2 7 65 53 35
Leeds United 30 10 2 3 2 7 6 52 39 33
Cardiff City 31 9 3 4 5 2 8 64 54 33
Swansea Town 31 11 3 2 2 4 9 36 42 33
Scunthorpe United 32 8 6 1 3 4 10 44 50 32
Middlesbrough 31 6 4 5 7 2 7 60 70 32
Rotherham United 32 7 2 5 6 2 10 51 61 30
Portsmouth 31 7 4 5 3 5 7 50 56 29
Southampton 29 8 2 3 2 4 10 48 54 26
Preston North End 31 8 5 4 1 3 10 44 57 26
Derby County 31 6 4 6 2 4 9 42 53 24
Grimsby Town 31 4 5 7 3 3 9 40 57 22
Charlton Athletic 31 6 3 7 3 1 11 50 75 22
 
Walsall 31 5 6 6 2 0 12 39 74 20
Luton Town 31 5 4 5 1 3 13 43 64 19
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
29 - Bobby Tambling (Chelsea) - 4 pens
24 - Brian Clough (Sunderland)
     
Football League Division Three: 
  
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1 Bristol Rovers 1
 Dean Court, Bournemouth (8,819)
 Woods 8 ~ Biggs 46
    
Bradford 3 Wrexham 1
 Park Avenue, Bradford (6,432)
 Williams 5, 23, Hector 10 ~ Jones OG 31
 
Bristol City 3 Hull City 1
 Ashton Gate, Bristol (8,794)
 Clark 12 (pen), 17, 61 (pen) ~ McSeveney 2
 
Colchester United 2 Carlisle United
 Layer Road, Colchester (4,282)
 King 55, Grice 65 ~ Livingstone 21
    
Coventry City 5 Halifax Town 4
 Highfield Road, Coventry (19,656)
 Hudson 8, 20, 43, Bruck 36, Whitehouse 60 ~ Carlin 53, Tilley 55, Fidler 58, Tait 86 (pen)
    
Millwall 0 Peterborough United 1
 The Den, New Cross (13,336)
 Turley 11
    
Notts County 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 1
 Meadow Lane, Nottingham (7,001)
Collins 75
    
Port Vale 3 Northampton Town 1
 Vale Park, Burslem (8,781)
 Richards 38, 76, Harkin 52 ~ Lines 1
    
Shrewsbury Town 1 Barnsley 3
 Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury (4,263)
Oliver OG 70 ~ O'Hara 16, Leighton 61, 81
 
Southend United 1 Swindon Town 1
 Roots Hall, Southend (11,705)
 McKinven 82 ~ Stevens 40

Watford 1 Crystal Palace 4
 Vicarage Road, Watford (8,471)
 Ward 52 ~ Holton 3, 65, 75, Dowsett 80
 
Yet another away draw for Swindon kept them three points clear at the summit, but the following Easter weekend saw them lose twice to Peterborough and they eventually had to settle for runners-up behind Northampton, with Peterborough slipping to sixth.
Division Three Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Swindon Town 36 14 1 2 3 11 5 69 44 46
Peterborough United 37 10 4 5 7 5 6 83 61 43
 
Northampton Town 35 9 6 1 7 4 8 74 52 42
Coventry City 32 12 5 1 2 7 5 64 52 40
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 35 9 9 0 4 4 9 48 37 39
Southend United 33 8 4 4 7 4 6 56 54 38
Notts County 35 12 2 5 3 6 7 52 57 38
Port Vale 33 10 3 2 5 4 9 53 43 37
Wrexham 34 11 3 2 5 2 11 69 65 37
Hull City 33 9 3 3 6 3 9 58 54 36
Queen's Park Rangers 33 7 4 5 7 3 7 66 53 35
Bristol City 35 7 7 3 5 3 10 73 67 34
Colchester United 35 6 6 5 6 4 8 55 69 34
Watford 35 10 2 6 4 3 10 66 66 33
Shrewsbury Town 35 9 3 5 3 5 10 71 70 32
Millwall 33 8 6 5 2 6 6 57 59 32
Brighton & Hove Albion 38 6 6 7 5 4 10 53 68 32
Bradford 36 8 8 4 3 2 11 56 74 32
Barnsley 33 9 5 2 2 4 11 46 50 31
Crystal Palace 34 6 5 5 4 5 9 44 47 30
 
Bristol Rovers 34 9 5 4 2 2 12 51 65 29
Reading 34 10 4 5 1 2 12 57 61 28
Carlisle United 34 7 3 6 1 5 12 46 67 24
Halifax Town 34 6 2 8 1 8 9 47 79 24
 
Division Three Leading Goalscorers
25 - George Hudson (Peterborough 22, Coventry 3)
24 - Terry Bly (Coventry)
     
Football League Division Four: 
  
Brentford 4 Tranmere Rovers 0
 Griffin Park, Brentford (13,383)
 McLeod 42, 87, Dick 51, Brooks 65 (pen)
    
Chester 3 Lincoln City 2
 Sealand Road, Chester (4,125)
Myerscough 16 (pen), 69, Read 42 ~ Rooney 46, Holmes 67
 
Chesterfield 1 Oxford United 0
 Recreation Ground, Chesterfield (7,065)
 Meredith 2
 
Crewe Alexandra 2 Oldham Athletic 3
 Gresty Road, Crewe (6,973)
 Wheatley 2, 63 ~ Williams 57, Lister 67, 77
    
Doncaster Rovers 2 Darlington 0
 Belle Vue, Doncaster (4,493)
 Windross 7, Hale 81
    
Exeter City 1 Newport County 0
 St James Park, Exeter (5,258)
 Rathbone OG 90
    
Gillingham 2 Barrow 3
 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham (6,607)
Ridley 12, Towers 68 ~ Thompson 58, Ackerley 84, Clark 87
    
Mansfield Town 6 Southport 1
 Field Mill, Mansfield (9,159)
 Wagstaff 11, 24, 26, 43, Coates 58, Scanlon 66 ~ Murdoch 64
     
 
Rochdale 2 Bradford City 1
 Spotland, Rochdale (2,710)
 Richardson 1, Thompson 69 ~ Storton 44
 
 
Stockport County 4 Hartlepools United 1
 Edgeley Park, Stockport (2,619)
Evans 10, 35, Whitelaw 65, McDonnell 78 ~ Hinchliffe 61 (pen)
 
 
Workington 0 Aldershot 1
 Borough Park, Workington (2,348)
 Priscott 42
 
16 points out of a possible 18 had taken Brentford to the top and they still had three games in hand over second-placed Oldham. Their stay in the fourth division was destined to end after one season as champions.
Division Four Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Brentford 35 13 2 3 9 4 4 77 45 50
Oldham Athletic 38 14 4 1 6 5 8 79 48 49
Mansfield Town 32 12 3 2 7 3 5 85 43 44
Torquay United 36 10 8 1 3 6 8 60 47 40
 
Crewe Alexandra 33 10 4 3 5 5 6 61 48 39
Gillingham 32 12 3 3 3 5 6 55 42 38
Rochdale 33 12 5 1 3 2 10 53 48 37
Tranmere Rovers 33 10 2 4 4 6 7 63 52 36
Workington 34 10 3 4 3 7 7 51 47 36
Aldershot 35 7 6 4 5 6 7 56 54 36
Darlington 35 9 2 5 6 3 10 56 68 35
Stockport County 36 8 5 5 5 3 10 45 52 34
Exeter City 35 8 3 7 6 3 8 47 59 34
Chesterfield 32 6 8 2 4 5 7 54 45 33
Barrow 33 8 5 2 4 3 11 62 70 32
Doncaster Rovers 35 7 7 4 4 2 11 50 60 31
York City 33 8 4 5 3 4 9 47 41 30
Chester 34 9 3 6 3 3 10 43 49 30
Southport 35 9 5 2 2 3 14 55 96 30
Newport County 34 8 5 5 2 4 10 60 63 29
Lincoln City 34 8 1 7 2 7 9 55 68 28
Oxford United 33 6 7 3 2 3 12 50 57 26
Bradford City 33 7 2 7 1 5 11 46 68 23
Hartlepools United 33 3 3 8 2 3 14 41 77 16
 
Division Four Leading Goalscorers
28 - Ken Wagstaff (Mansfield)
24 - Bert Lister (Oldham)
Source Notes  
Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League Match by Match 1962/63 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2007
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