1962–63 Mansfield Town F.C. season
# 1962–63 Mansfield Town F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was Mansfield Town's 25th season in the Football League and 3rd in the Fourth Division, they finished in 4th position with 57 points, gaining promotion on goal average.

## Final league 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 | Promotion or relegation |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 95 | 60 | 1.583 | 59 | Promoted |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 86 | 58 | 1.483 | 59 | Promoted |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 108 | 69 | 1.565 | 57 | Promoted |
| 5 | Gillingham | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 49 | 1.449 | 57 | |
| 6 | Torquay United | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 75 | 56 | 1.339 | 56 | |

## Results

### Football League Fourth Division

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 August 1962 | Rochdale | H | 1–0 | 3,121 | Wagstaff |
| 2 | 22 August 1962 | Exeter City | A | 3–0 | 5,862 | Wagstaff (3) |
| 3 | 25 August 1962 | Brentford | A | 3–1 | 8,340 | Wagstaff, Hall, Straw |
| 4 | 27 August 1962 | Exeter City | H | 1–0 | 11,110 | Wagstaff |
| 5 | 1 September 1962 | York City | H | 2–0 | 10,864 | R Chapman (2) |
| 6 | 8 September 1962 | Chester | A | 2–0 | 7,775 | R Chapman, Morris |
| 7 | 10 September 1962 | Workington | H | 0–0 | 13,874 | |
| 8 | 15 September 1962 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–2 | 9,931 | R Chapman, Wagstaff |
| 9 | 17 September 1962 | Chesterfield | A | 4–4 | 12,993 | R Chapman, S Chapman, Weir |
| 10 | 22 September 1962 | Gillingham | A | 1–0 | 11,503 | Wagstaff |
| 11 | 29 September 1962 | Stockport County | H | 0–1 | 10,082 | |
| 12 | 1 October 1962 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 6–1 | 9,596 | R Chapman (3), Hollett (2), Askey |
| 13 | 6 October 1962 | Torquay United | A | 3–3 | 6,403 | R Chapman, Hollett, B Hall |
| 14 | 13 October 1962 | Lincoln City | H | 2–0 | 12,801 | R Chapman (2) |
| 15 | 20 October 1962 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–3 | 23,737 | R Chapman, Weir |
| 16 | 22 October 1962 | Chesterfield | H | 3–0 | 16,679 | Hollett, Wagstaff (2) |
| 17 | 27 October 1962 | Barrow | H | 5–0 | 8,276 | R Chapman (2), Wagstaff (2), Caine (o.g.) |
| 18 | 10 November 1962 | Darlington | H | 6–0 | 7,417 | R Chapman, Wagstaff (2), Hollett, Weir, Morris |
| 19 | 17 November 1962 | Southport | A | 2–3 | 2,253 | S Chapman, Morris |
| 20 | 1 December 1962 | Newport County | A | 1–1 | 5,402 | Weare (o.g.) |
| 21 | 8 December 1962 | Oxford United | H | 3–2 | 7,729 | R Chapman, Askey, Morris |
| 22 | 15 December 1962 | Rochdale | A | 1–3 | 2,375 | I Hall |
| 23 | 22 December 1962 | Brentford | H | 1–2 | 9,498 | Hollett |
| 24 | 9 March 1963 | Oldham Athletic | H | 4–2 | 7,762 | B Hall, Wagstaff (3) |
| 25 | 14 March 1963 | Workington | A | 2–3 | 1,175 | B Hall, Toon |
| 26 | 16 March 1963 | Barrow | A | 2–3 | 4,014 | Wagstaff (2) |
| 27 | 18 March 1963 | Aldershot | H | 2–2 | 10,579 | Wagstaff (2) |
| 28 | 23 March 1963 | Hartlepools United | H | 3–1 | 7,554 | Hollett, R Chapman (2) |
| 29 | 27 March 1963 | Lincoln City | A | 6–2 | 5,990 | Wagstaff, Morris, Hollett, Coates, R Chapman, Haines (o.g.) |
| 30 | 30 March 1963 | Aldershot | A | 3–2 | 6,462 | Wagstaff (2), Coates |
| 31 | 3 April 1963 | Bradford City | A | 3–1 | 2,776 | R Chapman (2), Scanlon |
| 32 | 6 April 1963 | Southport | H | 6–1 | 9,159 | Wagstaff (4), Scanlon, Coates |
| 33 | 8 April 1963 | Torquay United | H | 1–2 | 14,259 | Phillips |
| 34 | 13 April 1963 | Darlington | A | 1–2 | 4,136 | Scanlon |
| 35 | 15 April 1963 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 | 8,017 | Coates |
| 36 | 16 April 1963 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 4–2 | 11,657 | Wagstaff (2), R Chapman (2) |
| 37 | 20 April 1963 | Newport County | H | 2–1 | 6,038 | R Chapman (2) |
| 38 | 22 April 1963 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–5 | 7,268 | R Chapman |
| 39 | 27 April 1963 | Oxford United | A | 0–3 | 7,252 | |
| 40 | 29 April 1963 | Bradford City | H | 3–1 | 8,702 | Wagstaff (2), S Chapman |
| 41 | 4 May 1963 | Gillingham | H | 0–0 | 9,431 | |
| 42 | 8 May 1963 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 0–3 | 9,042 | |
| 43 | 11 May 1963 | York City | A | 1–2 | 5,043 | Hollett |
| 44 | 13 May 1963 | Hartlepools United | A | 4–3 | 2,735 | S Chapman, R Chapman (2), Wagstaff |
| 45 | 18 May 1963 | Chester | H | 4–0 | 7,415 | Coates, R Chapman, Wagstaff, Morris |
| 46 | 20 May 1963 | Stockport County | A | 1–1 | 3,637 | S Chapman |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 3 November 1962 | Hounslow | A | 3–3 | 3,252 | Hollett (2), Wagstaff |
| R1 Replay | 5 November 1962 | Hounslow | H | 9–2 | 10,543 | R Chapman (3), Weir, Hollett (3), Wagstaff, Askey |
| R2 | 24 November 1962 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–2 | 13,414 | Wagstaff (2) |
| R2 Replay | 26 November 1962 | Crystal Palace | H | 7–2 | 17,118 | Wagstaff (3), R Chapman (2), I Hall, Askey |
| R3 | 9 January 1963 | Ipswich Town | H | 2–3 | 19,496 | B Hall, Askey |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R1 | 13 September 1962 | Halifax Town | A | 3–2 | 3,871 | R Chapman (2), Hollett |
| R2 | 26 September 1962 | Chester | A | 2–2 | 6,259 | B Hall (2) |
| R2 Replay | 10 October 1962 | Chester | H | 0–1 | 9,298 | |

## Squad statistics

* Squad list sourced from 1962–63 Mansfield Town F.C. season at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Colin Treharne | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| DF | Tommy Cummings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Johnny Gill | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| DF | Brian Hall | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 |
| DF | Wilf Humble | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| DF | Brian Phillips | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| DF | Colin Toon | 42 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| MF | Sammy Chapman | 40 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 5 |
| MF | Ian Hall | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| MF | Mick Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| MF | Peter Morris | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| MF | Tony Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Colin Askey | 25 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| FW | Roy Chapman | 44 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 37 |
| FW | David Coates | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| FW | Ivan Hollett | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 15 |
| FW | Albert Scanlon | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| FW | Ray Straw | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| FW | Ken Wagstaff | 44 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 41 |
| FW | Jimmy Weir | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| – | Own goals | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 |
