Football League Fourth Division 1962/63
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Brentford | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 98 | 64 | 1.531 | 62 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 95 | 60 | 1.583 | 59 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 86 | 58 | 1.483 | 59 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 108 | 69 | 1.565 | 57 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Gillingham | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 49 | 1.449 | 57 | - |
| 6th | Torquay United | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 75 | 56 | 1.339 | 56 | - |
| 7th | Rochdale | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 67 | 59 | 1.136 | 51 | - |
| 8th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 81 | 67 | 1.209 | 50 | - |
| 9th | Barrow | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 82 | 80 | 1.025 | 50 | - |
| 10th | Workington | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 76 | 68 | 1.118 | 47 | - |
| 11th | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 73 | 69 | 1.058 | 47 | - |
| 12th | Darlington | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 72 | 87 | 0.828 | 44 | - |
| 13th | Southport | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 72 | 106 | 0.679 | 44 | - |
| 14th | York City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 62 | 1.081 | 43 | - |
| 15th | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 70 | 64 | 1.094 | 42 | - |
| 16th | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 64 | 77 | 0.831 | 42 | - |
| 17th | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 77 | 0.740 | 42 | - |
| 18th | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 70 | 71 | 0.986 | 41 | - |
| 19th | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 56 | 70 | 0.800 | 41 | - |
| 20th | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 76 | 90 | 0.844 | 39 | - |
| 21st | Chester | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 51 | 66 | 0.773 | 39 | Re-Elected |
| 22nd | Lincoln City | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 68 | 89 | 0.764 | 35 | Re-Elected |
| 23rd | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 64 | 93 | 0.688 | 32 | Re-Elected |
| 24th | Hartlepools United | 46 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 56 | 104 | 0.538 | 25 | Re-Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 12 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 47 | Bradford City | Re Elected to the League |
| 47 | Lincoln City | Re Elected to the League |
| 43 | Chester | Re Elected to the League |
| 34 | Hartlepools United | Re Elected to the League |
| 5 | Scarborough | Not Elected to the League |
| 4 | Gateshead | Not Elected to the League |
| 3 | Guildford City | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Morecambe | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Romford | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | New Brighton | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | South Shields | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Wellington Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Weymouth | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Yeovil Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Bexleyheath & Welling | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Corby Town | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Bradford Park Avenue were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Brighton & Hove Albion were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Carlisle United were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Halifax Town were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Brentford were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Oldham Athletic were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Crewe Alexandra were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Mansfield Town were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ♦ Chester were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Lincoln City were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Bradford City were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Hartlepools United were Re-Elected to the League |