1962–63 Blackpool F.C. season

Blackpool F.C.
Season 1962-63
League	Division One
Manager	Ron Suart
League position	13th
Top goalscorer	League: Ray Charnley (22) Combined: Ray Charnley (22)
FA Cup	Third round[1]
League Cup	Second round[2]
Highest home attendance
Lowest home attendance
Previous season	← 1961-62
Next season	1963-64 →

The 1962-63 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 55th season (52nd consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing thirteenth for the second consecutive season.

Ray Charnley was the club's top scorer for the fifth consecutive season, with 22 goals.

Blackpool's FA Cup third round tie with Norwich City was postponed eleven times before finally being played at Carrow Road on 4 March.

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Everton	42	25	11	6	84	42	2.000	61
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	23	9	10	111	62	1.790	55
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
7	Arsenal	42	18	10	14	86	77	1.117	46
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
20	Birmingham City	42	10	13	19	63	90	0.700	33
21	Manchester City	42	10	11	21	58	102	0.569	31
22	Leyton Orient	42	6	9	27	37	81	0.457	21

Notes

1. Entered competition in third round
2. Entered competition in second round

References

• Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.