Scottish Division Two 1962/63
| Scottish Division Two 1962/63 | |
| master | St. Johnstone FC |
| Climbers | FC St. Johnstone FC East Stirlingshire |
| Teams | 19th |
| Games | 342 |
| Gates | 1300 (ø 3.8 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Allan McGraw( Greenock Morton ) |
| ← Division Two 1961/62 | |
| ^ Division One 1962/63 | |
The Scottish Football League Division Two was played for the 57th time in 1962/63 . After the introduction of Division One , it was also the 57th edition of the men's second-highest football division in the Scottish Football League under the name Division Two . In the 1962/63 season, 19 clubs competed against each other in a total of 36 matchdays. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal quotient counted . The championship won the FC St. Johnstone , who secured promotion to Division One together with the runner-up FC East Stirlingshire . Top scorer with 29 goals was Allan McGraw of Greenock Morton .
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | FC St. Johnstone (A) | 36 | 25th | 5 | 6th | 83:37 | 2.24 | 55:17 |
| 2. | East Stirlingshire FC | 36 | 20th | 9 | 7th | 80:50 | 1.60 | 49:23 |
| 3. | Greenock Morton | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 100: 49 | 2.04 | 48:24 |
| 4th | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 18th | 8th | 10 | 69:56 | 1.23 | 44:28 |
| 5. | FC Stranraer | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 81:70 | 1.16 | 42:30 |
| 6th | FC Arbroath | 36 | 18th | 4th | 14th | 74:51 | 1.45 | 40:32 |
| 7th | Albion Rovers | 36 | 18th | 2 | 16 | 72:79 | 0.91 | 38:34 |
| 8th. | Cowdenbeath FC | 36 | 15th | 7th | 14th | 72:61 | 1.18 | 37:35 |
| 9. | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 15th | 6th | 15th | 57:56 | 1.02 | 36:36 |
| 10. | Stirling Albion (A) | 36 | 16 | 4th | 16 | 74:75 | 0.99 | 36:36 |
| 11. | East Fife FC | 36 | 15th | 6th | 15th | 60:69 | 0.87 | 36:36 |
| 12. | Dumbarton FC | 36 | 15th | 4th | 17th | 64:64 | 1.00 | 34:38 |
| 13. | Ayr United | 36 | 13 | 8th | 15th | 68:77 | 0.88 | 34:38 |
| 14th | FC Queen's Park | 36 | 13 | 6th | 17th | 66:72 | 0.92 | 32:40 |
| 15th | Montrose FC | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18th | 57:70 | 0.81 | 31:41 |
| 16. | FC Stenhousemuir | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18th | 54:75 | 0.72 | 31:41 |
| 17th | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 11 | 7th | 18th | 57:77 | 0.74 | 29:43 |
| 18th | Forfar Athletic | 36 | 9 | 5 | 22nd | 73:99 | 0.74 | 23:49 |
| 19th | Brechin City | 36 | 3 | 3 | 30th | 39: 113 | 0.35 | 9:63 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1962/63 season | |
| Promoted to Division One | |
| At the end of the 1961/62 season | |
| (A) | Relegated from Division One |
Web link
- Scottish Division Two 1962/63 at Statto.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on March 29, 2015 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
