title: 1962–63 Western Football League
text: # 1962–63 Western Football League
  
  The 1962–63 season was the 61st in the history of the Western Football League.
  
  The champions for the seventh time in their history, and the second time in succession, were Bristol City Reserves. This season marked the last time that a reserve team won the Western League.
  
  ## Final table
  
  The league was increased from 20 to 22 clubs after two new clubs joined:
  
  * Andover
  * Exeter City Reserves, rejoining after leaving the league in 1961.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bristol City Reserves | 42 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 120 | 56 | 2.143 | 67 | |
  | 2 | Bideford Town | 42 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 115 | 51 | 2.255 | 65 | |
  | 3 | Minehead | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 102 | 62 | 1.645 | 56 | |
  | 4 | Andover | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 106 | 59 | 1.797 | 55 | |
  | 5 | Bridgwater Town | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 77 | 48 | 1.604 | 54 | |
  | 6 | Salisbury | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 89 | 56 | 1.589 | 51 | |
  | 7 | Portland United | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 80 | 66 | 1.212 | 51 | |
  | 8 | Weymouth Reserves | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 104 | 78 | 1.333 | 45 | |
  | 9 | Yeovil Town Reserves | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 67 | 72 | 0.931 | 45 | |
  | 10 | Barnstaple Town | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 81 | 75 | 1.080 | 44 | |
  | 11 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 92 | 79 | 1.165 | 43 | |
  | 12 | Chippenham Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 92 | 60 | 1.533 | 42 | |
  | 13 | Poole Town Reserves | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 82 | 77 | 1.065 | 41 | |
  | 14 | Exeter City Reserves | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 74 | 0.743 | 40 | |
  | 15 | Bath City Reserves | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 82 | 96 | 0.854 | 34 | |
  | 16 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 108 | 0.667 | 31 | |
  | 17 | Welton Rovers | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 71 | 107 | 0.664 | 30 | |
  | 18 | Glastonbury | 42 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 56 | 114 | 0.491 | 30 | |
  | 19 | Torquay United Reserves | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 78 | 0.615 | 28 | |
  | 20 | Bridport | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 56 | 111 | 0.505 | 26 | |
  | 21 | Taunton Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 56 | 112 | 0.500 | 26 | |
  | 22 | Bristol Rovers Colts | 42 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 56 | 120 | 0.467 | 20 | Left at the end of the season |
  