1962–63 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1962–63
League	Football League Second Division
Manager	Bill Jones/George Swindin
League position	10th
Top goalscorer	League: Peter Hooper (22) All: Peter Hooper (24)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	6th round
Previous season	← 1961–62
Next season	1963–64 →

The 1962–63 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 36th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing tenth.

Following relegation the previous year and a poor start to the season, manager Bill Jones was replaced by George Swindin.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player -- GK Dilwyn John -- GK Maurice Swan -- GK Graham Vearncombe -- DF Colin Baker -- DF Alistair Brack -- DF Mel Charles -- DF Trevor Edwards -- DF Alec Milne -- DF Don Murray -- DF Trevor Peck -- DF Frank Rankmore -- DF Peter Rodrigues -- DF Ron Stitfall -- MF Bob Collins

No. Position Player -- MF Alan Durban -- MF Steve Gammon -- MF Alan Harrington -- MF Barrie Hole -- MF Peter King -- MF Alan McIntosh -- MF Phil Watkins -- MF Gareth Williams -- FW Ivor Allchurch -- FW John Charles -- FW Gordon Fraser -- FW Peter Hooper -- FW Derek Tapscott

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Stoke City	42	20	13	9	73	50	1.460	53
2	Chelsea	42	24	4	14	81	42	1.929	52
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
6	Huddersfield Town	42	17	14	11	63	50	1.260	48
7	Newcastle United	42	18	11	13	79	59	1.339	47
8	Bury	42	18	11	13	51	47	1.085	47
9	Scunthorpe United	42	16	12	14	57	59	0.966	44
10	Cardiff City	42	18	7	17	83	73	1.137	43
11	Southampton	42	17	8	17	72	67	1.075	42
12	Plymouth Argyle	42	15	12	15	76	73	1.041	42
13	Norwich City	42	17	8	17	80	79	1.013	42
14	Rotherham United	42	17	6	19	67	74	0.905	40
15	Swansea Town	42	15	9	18	51	72	0.708	39
16	Portsmouth	42	13	11	18	63	79	0.797	37
17	Preston North End	42	13	11	18	59	74	0.797	37
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	42	11	9	22	53	89	0.596	31
22	Luton Town	42	11	7	24	61	84	0.726	29

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Welsh Football Data Archive