1962–63 Scottish Division One
57th season of top-tier football league in Scotland
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The 1962–63 Scottish Division One was won by Rangers by nine points over nearest rival Kilmarnock. Clyde and Raith Rovers finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1963-64 Second Division.
| Season | 1962–63 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rangers |
| Relegated | Clyde Raith Rovers |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → | |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 94 | 28 | 3.357 | 57 | Qualified for the European Cup |
| 2 | Kilmarnock | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 92 | 40 | 2.300 | 48 | |
| 3 | Partick Thistle | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 44 | 1.500 | 46 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 4 | Celtic | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 76 | 44 | 1.727 | 44 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Hearts | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 85 | 59 | 1.441 | 43 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 47 | 1.489 | 41 | |
| 7 | Dundee United | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 67 | 52 | 1.288 | 41 | |
| 8 | Dunfermline | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 47 | 1.064 | 34 | |
| 9 | Dundee | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 49 | 1.224 | 33 | |
| 10 | Motherwell | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 31 | |
| 11 | Airdrieonians | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 52 | 76 | 0.684 | 30 | |
| 12 | St Mirren | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 72 | 0.722 | 28 | |
| 13 | Falkirk | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 54 | 69 | 0.783 | 27 | |
| 14 | Third Lanark | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 56 | 68 | 0.824 | 26 | |
| 15 | Queen of the South | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 75 | 0.480 | 26 | |
| 16 | Hibernian | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47 | 67 | 0.701 | 25 | |
| 17 | Clyde (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 49 | 83 | 0.590 | 23 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 18 | Raith Rovers (R) | 34 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 35 | 118 | 0.297 | 9 |