1962-09-21
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4 | 1 | Bradford | Elm Park | 7,051 | |
| Norton, Walker (p), Maughan 2 | Lineups | Green | ||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2.077 | 14 | L | W | L | W | W | 1962-09-22 | Northampton Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Watford | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1.647 | 14 | L | W | W | W | L | 1962-09-22 | Bristol City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Peterborough United | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1.333 | 12 | W | L | W | L | L | 1962-09-22 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 4 | 0 | Southend United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1.056 | 12 | W | L | L | L | W | 1962-09-22 | Colchester United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Wrexham | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 12 | W | W | L | W | W | 1962-09-22 | Swindon Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Notts County | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.933 | 12 | W | W | D | D | W | 1962-09-22 | Millwall | A |
| 7 | 0 | Northampton Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2.455 | 11 | W | D | W | D | L | 1962-09-22 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 8 | 0 | Swindon Town | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.545 | 11 | D | D | W | W | D | 1962-09-22 | Wrexham | H |
| 9 | 0 | Bristol City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1.308 | 11 | L | W | W | W | D | 1962-09-22 | Watford | H |
| 10 | 0 | Coventry City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0.947 | 11 | W | D | L | D | W | 1962-09-22 | Port Vale | A |
| 11 | 0 | Millwall | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1.375 | 10 | L | D | L | D | W | 1962-09-22 | Notts County | H |
| 12 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.917 | 10 | W | D | L | W | D | 1962-09-22 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 13 | 1 | Port Vale | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.917 | 10 | L | L | W | L | W | 1962-09-22 | Coventry City | H |
| 14 | -2 | Bradford | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0.842 | 10 | L | L | W | W | W | 1962-09-24 | Coventry City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 9 | W | D | W | L | L | 1962-09-22 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 16 | 4 | Reading | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0.95 | 9 | W | W | L | D | L | 1962-09-24 | Colchester United | A |
| 17 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0.9 | 9 | W | L | L | W | W | 1962-09-22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 18 | -1 | Hull City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0.889 | 9 | D | W | W | L | L | 1962-09-22 | Barnsley | A |
| 19 | -1 | Colchester United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0.75 | 9 | L | D | L | D | L | 1962-09-22 | Southend United | A |
| 20 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.6 | 8 | D | D | W | D | L | 1962-09-22 | Peterborough United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0.571 | 7 | L | L | L | L | D | 1962-09-22 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Halifax Town | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 0.444 | 7 | L | W | W | L | L | 1962-09-22 | Carlisle United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 0.588 | 6 | L | L | L | D | W | 1962-09-22 | Hull City | H |
| 24 | 0 | Carlisle United | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0.476 | 3 | D | L | L | D | L | 1962-09-22 | Halifax Town | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 1 | Southport | Prenton Park | 11,928 | Largest home gate 1962-63 |
| Gubbins, Jones, Hickson 2, Arnell 3 | Lineups | Blore | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2.571 | 15 | D | D | D | W | W | 1962-09-22 | Gillingham | A |
| 2 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1.75 | 14 | D | D | W | W | D | 1962-09-22 | Barrow | H |
| 3 | 0 | Torquay United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 13 | D | W | D | W | D | 1962-09-22 | Darlington | H |
| 4 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1.889 | 13 | W | D | W | W | D | 1962-09-22 | Workington | H |
| 5 | 0 | Gillingham | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1.4 | 13 | W | L | W | W | W | 1962-09-22 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | Workington | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | L | W | D | W | W | 1962-09-22 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 7 | 0 | Newport County | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1.158 | 10 | W | D | L | D | W | 1962-09-22 | Oxford United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Aldershot | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.083 | 10 | W | D | L | D | L | 1962-09-22 | Bradford City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Chesterfield | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.071 | 10 | D | D | W | L | L | 1962-09-22 | York City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Darlington | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0.929 | 10 | L | L | L | W | W | 1962-09-22 | Torquay United | A |
| 11 | 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.467 | 9 | W | D | W | D | W | 1962-09-29 | Aldershot | A |
| 12 | -1 | Bradford City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1.231 | 9 | D | D | W | D | L | 1962-09-22 | Aldershot | H |
| 13 | -1 | Oxford United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.154 | 9 | D | D | D | D | D | 1962-09-22 | Newport County | H |
| 14 | -1 | Brentford | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | W | D | L | W | L | 1962-09-22 | Rochdale | H |
| 15 | -1 | Stockport County | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | L | D | L | L | W | 1962-09-22 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 16 | -1 | Barrow | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0.783 | 9 | L | W | W | L | D | 1962-09-22 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 17 | -1 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.133 | 8 | L | W | L | L | D | 1962-09-22 | Hartlepools United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Rochdale | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.111 | 7 | D | L | W | W | L | 1962-09-22 | Brentford | A |
| 19 | 0 | Hartlepools United | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 0.615 | 6 | L | L | W | L | L | 1962-09-22 | Lincoln City | A |
| 20 | 1 | York City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.545 | 6 | L | L | D | L | L | 1962-09-22 | Chesterfield | H |
| 21 | -1 | Southport | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 0.469 | 6 | L | D | L | D | D | 1962-09-28 | Torquay United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0.364 | 5 | W | W | L | L | D | 1962-09-22 | Stockport County | A |
| 23 | 0 | Exeter City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.333 | 5 | W | W | L | L | L | 1962-09-22 | Chester | A |
| 24 | 0 | Chester | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.4 | 3 | L | L | D | L | W | 1962-09-22 | Exeter City | H |
