1962–63 Chelsea F.C. season
# 1962–63 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was Chelsea Football Club's forty-ninth competitive season. In a season heavily impacted by the "big freeze" of 1963, Chelsea were promoted back to the First Division as Second Division runners-up.

## Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Everton (C) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 61 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 111 | 62 | 1.790 | 55 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup second round |
| 3 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 57 | 1.368 | 54 | |
| 4 | Leicester City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | 1.491 | 52 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 65 | 1.431 | 50 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 77 | 63 | 1.222 | 48 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 77 | 1.117 | 46 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 59 | 1.203 | 44 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 69 | 0.971 | 44 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 60 | 0.967 | 44 | |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 71 | 1.113 | 42 | |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 69 | 1.058 | 40 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 40 | |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 79 | 0.899 | 39 | |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 68 | 0.912 | 38 | |
| 16 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 71 | 0.704 | 38 | |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 78 | 0.756 | 35 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 75 | 0.733 | 35 | |
| 19 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 81 | 0.827 | 34 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 63 | 90 | 0.700 | 33 | |
| 21 | Manchester City (R) | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 102 | 0.569 | 31 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Leyton Orient (R) | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 81 | 0.457 | 21 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stoke City (C, P) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 50 | 1.460 | 53 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Chelsea (P) | 42 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 81 | 42 | 1.929 | 52 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Sunderland | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 84 | 55 | 1.527 | 52 | |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 85 | 1.012 | 49 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 53 | 1.491 | 48 | |
