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

During the 1962–63 season Walsall competed in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 21st position level on points with Charlton Athletic but had an inferior goal average and were relegated to the third tier.

## Final league table

### Second Division

| 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 |
| 18 | Derby County | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 36 | |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 66 | 0.833 | 35 | |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 62 | 94 | 0.660 | 31 | |
| 21 | Walsall (R) | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 53 | 89 | 0.596 | 31 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Luton Town (R) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 61 | 84 | 0.726 | 29 | Relegation to the Third Division |

## Results

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |
