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| Date | Opponents | Comp | Venue | Res | Att | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | | |
| 8/18/62 | Derby County | League | Away | 4-2 | | | | | | | | | | | Pearson 1 | McMillan 3 | | | |
| 8/20/62 | Everton | League | Home | 4-2 | 7,967 | Briggs | Wardle | Cantwell | Nicholson | Haydock | Lawton | Latham 1 | Quixall 2 | Chisnall | Fry 1 | Moir | | | |
| 8/25/62 | West Bromwich Albion | League | Home | 4-5 | 10,543 | Briggs | Wardle | Cantwell | Stiles | Haydock | Setters 1 | Latham 1 | Quixall | Fry | Pearson 1 | McMillan 1 | | | |
| 8/27/62 | Everton | League | Away | 2-1 | | | | | Stiles 1 | Haydock | | Latham | | | | McMillan 1 | | | |
| 9/1/62 | Newcastle United | League | Away | 0-4 | | Briggs | Wardle | Lorimer | Stiles | Haydock | Setters | Latham | Fry | Ackerley | Pearson | McMillan | *g/k: Briggs or Maneeley? | | |
| 9/3/62 | Bolton Wanderers | League | Home | 1-0 | | Briggs | Wardle | Lorimer | Stiles | Haydock | Setters 1 | Latham | Fry | Ackerley | Pearson | Morton | | | |
| 9/8/62 | Huddersfield Town | League | Home | 1-4 | 8,021 | Briggs | Wardle | Cantwell | Tranter | Haydock | Donaldson | Latham 1 | Chisnall | Quixall | Pearson | Morton | | | |
| 9/15/62 | Manchester City | League | Away | 5-0 | 2,276 | Gregg | Wardle | Lorimer | Smith | Haydock | Donaldson | Latham | Pearson 1 | Chisnall 3 | McMillan | Morton 1 | | | |
| 9/22/62 | Burnley | League | Away | 2-0 | | Gregg | | | | | | Latham 1 | | Chisnall 1 | McMillan | Morton | | | |
| 9/29/62 | Sheffield Wednesday | League | Home | 1-2 | | Gaskell | Wardle | Cantwell | Smith | Haydock | Nicholson | Latham | Grayson 1 | Ackerley | Fry | Moir | | | |
| 10/6/62 | Leeds United | League | Home | 3-4 | | Briggs | Wardle | Cantwell | Smith | Haydock | Donaldson | Latham | Grayson | Ackerley | Kinsey 1 | Moir 2 | | | |
| 10/13/62 | Blackpool | League | Away | 2-0 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Cantwell | Smith | Haydock | Lawton | Latham | Quixall | Kinsey | Chisnall 2 | Moir | | | |
| 10/17/62 | Bolton Wanderers | League | Away | 0-1 | | Briggs | Wardle | Lorimer | Smith | Haydock | Donaldson | Latham | Chisnall | Ackerley | Kinsey | Moir | | | |
| 10/20/62 | Aston Villa | League | Home | 0-0 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Noble | Smith | Haydock | Walker | Anderson | Chisnall | Kinsey | Lawton | Moir | | | |
| 10/24/62 | Manchester City | LSC | Away | 0-0 | 5,356 | Gaskell | Wardle | Noble | Smith | Haydock | Nicholson | Moir | Chisnall | McMillan | Lawton | Latham | | | |
| 10/27/62 | Wolverhampton Wdrs | League | Away | 3-1 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Dunne | Smith | Haydock | Chisnall | Moir 2 | Grayson | McMillan 1 | Lawton | Walker | *according to ammended teamsheet | | |
| 11/3/62 | Liverpool | League | Home | 2-0 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Wardle | Smith | Haydock | Nicholson | Moir | Grayson | McMillan 1 | Lawton | Walker 1 | | | |
| 11/10/62 | Bury | League | Away | 6-0 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Wardle | Smith | Haydock | Nicholson 1 | Moir 3 | Grayson | McMillan 1 | Lawton | Walker 1 | q re Nos 3 & 8: poss Dunne & Chisnall | | |
| 11/12/62 | Manchester City | LSC Rep | Home | 2-0 | 6,318 | | | | | | | | | McMillan 1 | | Walker 1 | | | |
| 11/17/62 | Barnsley | League | Home | 4-1° | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Dunne | Smith 1 | Haydock | Nicholson | Moir 1 | Chisnall | McMillan | Pearson 1 | Walker | | | |
| 11/24/62 | Sheffield United | League | Away | 2-1 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Dunne | Smith 1 | Haydock | Nicholson | Moir | Lawton | McMillan | Pearson | Walker 1 | | | |
| 11/28/62 | Chester | LSC | Away | 5-0 | | | | | Smith 1 | | | Moir 1 | Lawton 1 | McMillan 1 | | Walker 1 | | | |
| 12/1/62 | Blackburn Rovers | League | Home | 1-0 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Dunne | Smith | Haydock | Nicholson | Moir | Pearson | McMillan | Chisnall 1 | Walker | | | |
| 12/8/62 | Stoke City | League | Away | 4-1 | | Briggs | | | Smith 1 | | | Moir 1 | Chisnall | Ackerley | McMillan 2 | Walker | | | |
| 12/15/62 | Derby County | League | Home | 6-2° | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Dunne | Smith | Haydock | Lawton | Anderson 1 | Chisnall 1 | McMillan 2 | Pearson | Walker 1 | | | |
| 2/26/63 | Preston North End | League | Home | 7-0 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Dunne | Stiles 1 | Haydock | Smith 1 | Moir 1 | Pearson | Chisnall 3 | Lawton 1 | Walker | | | |
| 3/2/63 | Blackpool | League | Home | 1-1 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Dunne | Stiles | Haydock 1 | Nicholson | Moir | Pearson | Chisnall | Lawton | McMillan | | | |
| 3/6/63 | Chesterfield | League | Home | 7-0 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Dunne | Stiles | Haydock | Nicholson 1 | Moir 2 | Pearson | Chisnall 1 | Lawton 2 | McMillan 1 | | | |
| 3/9/63 | Aston Villa | League | Away | 1-2 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Dunne | Nicholson | Haydock | Smith | Moir | Pearson | Chisnall | Lawton | McMillan 1 | | | |
| 3/18/63 | Wolverhampton Wdrs | League | Home | 1-2 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Dunne | Nicholson | Haydock | Smith | Moir | Pearson | McMillan | Chisnall | Latham 1 | | | |
| 3/23/63 | Liverpool | League | Away | 1-0 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Mitten 1 | | | |
| 3/25/63 | Manchester City | League | Home | 0-0 | 7,181 | Gaskell | Lorimer | Dunne | Stiles | Haydock | Smith | Moir | Pearson | Chisnall | McMillan | J Mitten | | | |
| 3/30/63 | Bury | League | Home | 1-0 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Dunne | Stiles | Haydock | Smith | Moir | Pearson | Chisnall | McMillan 1 | J Mitten | *according to ammended teamsheet | | |
| 4/6/63 | Barnsley | League | Away | 2-0° | | | | | | | | | | | McMillan 1 | | | | |
| 4/10/63 | Sheffield Wednesday | League | Away | 3-3 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Wardle | Walker | Haydock | Dunphy | Anderson | C Mitten | Chisnall | McMillan | Moir | scorers? | | |
| 4/13/63 | Sheffield United | League | Home | 1-1 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Wardle | Walker | Haydock | Dunphy | Anderson | C Mitten | Chisnall | McMillan | J Mitten | scorer? | | |
| 4/15/63 | Chesterfield | League | Away | 1-2 | | Briggs | Lorimer | Noble | Chisnall | Haydock | Dunphy | Moir | Kinsey | C Mitten | Fry | J Mitten 1 | | | |
| 4/20/63 | Blackburn Rovers | League | Away | 1-0 | | Gaskell | Lorimer | Cantwell 1 | Nicholson | Haydock | Donaldson | Giles | C Mitten | Chisnall | McMillan | J Mitten | | | |
| 4/27/63 | Stoke City | League | Home | 1-0 | | Briggs | Lorimer | Wardle | Nicholson | Haydock | Donaldson | Moir | C Mitten | McMillan | Fry 1 | J Mitten | | | |
| 4/29/63 | Leeds United | League | Away | 0-0 | | Briggs | Lorimer | Wardle | Nicholson | Haydock | Donaldson | Moir | C Mitten | McMillan | Fry | J Mitten | *according to ammended teamsheet | | |
| 5/4/63 | Burnley | League | Home | 0-1 | | Gregg | Lorimer | Wardle | Nicholson | Tranter | Donaldson | Moir | C Mitten | Chisnall | McMillan | Walker | *according to ammended teamsheet | | |
| 5/7/63 | Preston North End | League | Away | 2-0 | | Gregg | Brennan | Lorimer | Nicholson | Haydock | Donaldson | Moir | C Mitten | Chisnall | McMillan | Walker | *scorers? | | |
| 5/11/63 | Newcastle United | League | Home | 1-0 | | Gregg | Lorimer | Wardle | Nicholson | Haydock | Brennan | Walker | C Mitten | Chisnall | McMillan 1 | J Mitten | | | |
| 5/18/63 | West Bromwich Albion | League | Away | 3-2 | | Gregg | Lorimer | Wardle | Nicholson | Haydock | Brennan | Walker | C Mitten | Chisnall | McMillan | J Mitten | *according to teamsheet / scorers? | | |
| 5/20/63 | Huddersfield Town | League | Away | 1-4 | | Gregg | Lorimer | Wardle | Nicholson | Haydock | Brennan | Walker | C Mitten 1 | Chisnall | McMillan | J Mitten | *according to ammended teamsheet | | |
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