Football League Fourth Division 1962/63
| Football League Fourth Division 1962/63 | |
| master | Brentford FC |
| Climbers | Brentford FC Oldham Athletic Crewe Alexandra Mansfield Town |
| Relegated | none |
| Teams | 24 |
| Games | 552 |
| Gates | 1,755 (ø 3.18 per game) |
| Top scorer | Ken Wagstaff , ( Mansfield Town ) |
| ← Football League Fourth Division 1961/62 | |
| ^ Football League Third Division 1962/63 | |
The Football League Fourth Division 1962/63 was the fifth season of the fourth highest English football league . The top four teams were promoted to the Football League Third Division .
The four last-placed clubs Chester , Lincoln City , Bradford City and Hartlepools United all received enough votes in the reelection process of the league association to be allowed to participate again in the Fourth Division in the following 1963/64 season.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brentford FC (A) | 46 | 27 | 8th | 11 | 98:64 | 1.53 | 62:30 |
| 2. | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 95:60 | 1.58 | 59:33 |
| 3. | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 86:58 | 1.48 | 59:33 |
| 4th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 108: 69 | 1.57 | 57:35 |
| 5. | Gillingham FC | 46 | 22nd | 13 | 11 | 71:49 | 1.45 | 57:35 |
| 6th | Torquay United (A) | 46 | 20th | 16 | 10 | 75:56 | 1.34 | 56:36 |
| 7th | Rochdale AFC | 46 | 20th | 11 | 15th | 67:59 | 1.14 | 51:41 |
| 8th. | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20th | 10 | 16 | 81:67 | 1.21 | 50:42 |
| 9. | AFC Barrow | 46 | 19th | 12 | 15th | 82:80 | 1.03 | 50:42 |
| 10. | AFC Workington | 46 | 17th | 13 | 16 | 76:68 | 1.12 | 47:45 |
| 11. | FC Aldershot | 46 | 15th | 17th | 14th | 73:69 | 1.06 | 47:45 |
| 12. | Darlington FC | 46 | 19th | 6th | 21st | 72:87 | 0.83 | 44:48 |
| 13. | Southport FC | 46 | 15th | 14th | 17th | 72: 106 | 0.68 | 44:48 |
| 14th | York city | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19th | 67:62 | 1.08 | 43:49 |
| 15th | Chesterfield FC | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17th | 70:64 | 1.09 | 42:50 |
| 16. | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14th | 14th | 18th | 64:77 | 0.83 | 42:50 |
| 17th | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20th | 57:77 | 0.74 | 42:50 |
| 18th | Oxford United (N) | 46 | 13 | 15th | 18th | 70:71 | 0.99 | 41:51 |
| 19th | Stockport County | 46 | 15th | 11 | 20th | 56:70 | 0.80 | 41:51 |
| 20th |
 Newport County (A)
|
46 | 14th | 11 | 21st | 76:90 | 0.84 | 39:53 |
| 21st | Chester FC | 46 | 15th | 9 | 22nd | 51:66 | 0.77 | 39:53 |
| 22nd | Lincoln City (A) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 68:89 | 0.76 | 35:57 |
| 23. | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25th | 64:93 | 0.69 | 32:60 |
| 24. | Hartlepools United | 46 | 7th | 11 | 28 | 56: 104 | 0.54 | 25:67 |
| (A) | Relegated from the Football League Third Division 1961/62 |
| (N) | Newcomers |