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1962–63 Southern Football League

Southern Football League
Premier Division
Season 1962–63
Champions Cambridge City
Promoted None
Relegated Clacton Town
Gravesend & Northfleet
Poole Town
Matches played 420
Goals scored 1349 (3.21 per match)
Southern Football League
Division One
Season 1962–63
Champions Margate
Promoted Hastings United
Hinckley Athletic
Margate
Nuneaton Borough
Relegated None
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1281 (3.37 per match)

The 1962–63 season was the 60th in the history of the Southern League.

Updated to games played on 29 Apr 1963.
Source: [1]
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Alongside the four League clubs facing re-election, a total of 12 non-League clubs applied for election, including seven Southern League clubs. All four League clubs were re-elected.

Updated to games played on 29 Apr 1963.
Source: [2]
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976–77 season.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.


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