1962–63 Southern Football League

The 1962–63 Southern Football League season was the 60th in the history of the league, an English football competition.

Cambridge City won the championship, whilst Hastings United, Hinckley Athletic, Margate and Nuneaton Borough were all promoted to the Premier Division. Seven Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.

Premier Division

After Oxford United were elected to the Football League at the end за the previous season, the Premier Division consisted of 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, promoted from Division One:

At the end of the season, Bexleyheath & Welling changed name to Bexley United.

League table
Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season1962–63
ChampionsCambridge City
RelegatedClacton Town
Gravesend & Northfleet
Poole Town
Matches played420
Goals scored1,349 (3.21 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Cambridge City 40 25 6 9 99 64 1.547 56
2 Cambridge United 40 23 7 10 74 50 1.480 53
3 Weymouth 40 20 11 9 82 43 1.907 51
4 Guildford City 40 20 11 9 70 50 1.400 51
5 Kettering Town 40 22 7 11 66 49 1.347 51
6 Wellington Town 40 19 9 12 71 49 1.449 47
7 Dartford 40 19 9 12 61 54 1.130 47
8 Chelmsford City 40 18 10 12 63 50 1.260 46
9 Bedford Town 40 18 8 14 61 45 1.356 44
10 Bath City 40 18 6 16 58 56 1.036 42
11 Yeovil Town 40 15 10 15 64 54 1.185 40
12 Romford 40 14 11 15 73 68 1.074 39
13 Bexleyheath & Welling 40 13 11 16 55 63 0.873 37
14 Hereford United 40 14 7 19 56 66 0.848 35
15 Merthyr Tydfil 40 15 4 21 54 71 0.761 34
16 Rugby Town 40 14 5 21 65 76 0.855 33
17 Wisbech Town 40 15 3 22 64 84 0.762 33
18 Worcester City 40 12 9 19 47 65 0.723 33
19 Poole Town 40 10 12 18 54 66 0.818 32 Relegated to Division One
20 Gravesend & Northfleet 40 10 3 27 62 91 0.681 23
21 Clacton Town 40 3 7 30 50 135 0.370 13
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division One

Division One consisted of 20 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:

At the end of the season, Tunbridge Wells United changed name to Tunbridge Wells Rangers.

League table
Southern Football League
Division One
Season1962–63
ChampionsMargate
PromotedHastings United
Hinckley Athletic
Margate
Nuneaton Borough
Matches played380
Goals scored1,281 (3.37 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Margate 38 21 13 4 86 47 1.830 55 Promoted to the Premier Division
2 Hinckley Athletic 38 22 9 7 66 38 1.737 53
3 Hastings United 38 22 8 8 86 36 2.389 52
4 Nuneaton Borough 38 21 10 7 82 41 2.000 52
5 Tonbridge 38 22 8 8 81 51 1.588 52
6 Dover 38 22 7 9 78 56 1.393 51
7 Corby Town 38 19 8 11 79 50 1.580 46
8 King's Lynn 38 19 7 12 76 66 1.152 45
9 Cheltenham Town 38 18 7 13 83 52 1.596 43
10 Folkestone Town 38 15 10 13 79 57 1.386 40
11 Canterbury City 38 14 8 16 42 56 0.750 36
12 Yiewsley 38 11 10 17 63 71 0.887 32
13 Ramsgate Athletic 38 12 7 19 58 82 0.707 31
14 Trowbridge Town 38 11 9 18 50 81 0.617 31
15 Burton Albion 38 10 10 18 48 76 0.632 30
16 Gloucester City 38 9 11 18 42 78 0.538 29
17 Sittingbourne 38 12 3 23 56 75 0.747 27
18 Ashford Town (Kent) 38 9 6 23 48 76 0.632 24
19 Barry Town 38 6 5 27 35 75 0.467 17
20 Tunbridge Wells United 38 6 2 30 43 116 0.371 14
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Football League elections

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 12 non-League clubs applied for election, including seven Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.[1]

Club League Votes
Bradford CityFootball League47
Lincoln CityFootball League47
ChesterFootball League43
Hartlepools UnitedFootball League34
ScarboroughMidland League5
GatesheadNorthern League4
Guildford CitySouthern League3
MorecambeLancashire Combination2
RomfordSouthern League2
New BrightonLancashire Combination1
South ShieldsNorth Eastern League1
Wellington TownSouthern League1
WeymouthSouthern League1
Yeovil TownSouthern League1
Bexleyheath & WellingSouthern League0
Corby TownSouthern League0

References
  1. A history of admission to the Football League
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