Football League Third Division 1962/63
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Northampton Town | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 109 | 60 | 1.817 | 62 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 87 | 56 | 1.554 | 58 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Port Vale | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | 54 | - |
| 4th | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 83 | 69 | 1.203 | 53 | - |
| 5th | Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 46 | 1.370 | 52 | - |
| 6th | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 93 | 75 | 1.240 | 51 | - |
| 7th | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 74 | 0.986 | 51 | - |
| 8th | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 75 | 77 | 0.974 | 50 | - |
| 9th | Wrexham | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 84 | 83 | 1.012 | 49 | - |
| 10th | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 1.072 | 48 | - |
| 11th | Crystal Palace | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 0.172 | 47 | - |
| 12th | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 93 | 0.785 | 47 | - |
| 13th | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 85 | 76 | 1.118 | 45 | - |
| 14th | Bristol City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 100 | 92 | 1.087 | 45 | - |
| 15th | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 83 | 81 | 1.025 | 44 | - |
| 16th | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 82 | 87 | 0.943 | 43 | - |
| 17th | Watford | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 82 | 85 | 0.965 | 42 | - |
| 18th | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 41 | - |
| 19th | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 70 | 88 | 0.795 | 41 | - |
| 20th | Reading | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 78 | 0.949 | 40 | - |
| 21st | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 79 | 97 | 0.814 | 40 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 58 | 84 | 0.690 | 36 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 61 | 89 | 0.685 | 35 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 64 | 106 | 0.604 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Walsall were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Luton Town were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Northampton Town were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Swindon Town were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Bradford Park Avenue were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Brighton & Hove Albion were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Carlisle United were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Halifax Town were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Brentford were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Oldham Athletic were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Crewe Alexandra were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Mansfield Town were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |