1962–63 in English football
The 1962–63 season was the 83rd season of competitive football in England. Everton won the League Championship, their first post-war title. Manchester United won the FA Cup, their first major trophy since the Munich Air Disaster in 1958. Birmingham City won the League Cup. Tottenham Hotspur won the European Cup Winners' Cup, thereby becoming the first English side to win a European cup competition. Oxford United were elected to the Football League to replace the defunct Accrington Stanley, who had resigned from the league the previous season. Much of the season was postponed for several months because of the Big Freeze of 1963.
Diary of the season
3 October 1962: The England national football team competes in the European Football Championships for the first time, beginning the qualifiers for the 1964 European Nations' Cup with a 1-1 draw against France in the qualifying round first leg at Hillsborough. Ron Flowers of Wolverhampton Wanderers scores England's only goal.
25 October 1962: Alf Ramsey, the Ipswich Town manager, accepts the Football Association's offer to succeed Walter Winterbottom as England manager with effect from 1 May 1963, after agreeing taking charge of two earlier matches from 27 February 1963.[1]
27 February 1963: England are knocked out of the European Nations' Cup with a 5-2 defeat to France in Paris in the second leg of the qualifying round.[2]
11 May 1963: Everton seal the First Division title with a 4–1 home win over Fulham on the final day of the league season.
15 May 1963: Tottenham Hotspur become the first British club to win a European trophy, defeating Atlético Madrid 5–1 in Rotterdam. Jimmy Greaves and Terry Dyson score twice, with the other goal coming from John White.
23 May 1963: Birmingham City take a big step to winning the first major trophy of their history by defeating Aston Villa 3–1 at St Andrew's in the Football League Cup final first leg.
25 May 1963: Manchester United win their first major trophy for six years and their first FA Cup for 15 years with a 3–1 win over Leicester City in the final at Wembley Stadium. David Herd scores twice for United and Denis Law scores the other goal. Ken Keyworth scores the consolation goal for Leicester City, who have yet to win the final after three attempts.
27 May 1963: A goalless draw in the Football League Cup final second leg at Villa Park gives the trophy to Birmingham City.
Awards
- Jimmy Greaves, (Tottenham Hotspur), 37
Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
League table
First Division
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Everton | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 61 |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 111 | 62 | 1.790 | 55 |
3 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 57 | 1.368 | 54 |
4 | Leicester City | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | 1.491 | 52 |
5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 65 | 1.431 | 50 |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 77 | 63 | 1.222 | 48 |
7 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 77 | 1.117 | 46 |
8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 59 | 1.203 | 44 |
9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 69 | 0.971 | 44 |
10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 60 | 0.967 | 44 |
11 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 71 | 1.113 | 42 |
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 69 | 1.058 | 40 |
13 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 40 |
14 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 79 | 0.899 | 39 |
15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 68 | 0.912 | 38 |
16 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 71 | 0.704 | 38 |
17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 78 | 0.756 | 35 |
18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 75 | 0.733 | 35 |
19 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 81 | 0.827 | 34 |
20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 63 | 90 | 0.700 | 33 |
21 | Manchester City | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 102 | 0.569 | 31 |
22 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 81 | 0.457 | 21 |
Second Division
Pos | Club | 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 |
Third Division
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Northampton Town | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 109 | 60 | 1.817 | 62 |
2 | Swindon Town | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 87 | 56 | 1.554 | 58 |
3 | Port Vale | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | 54 |
4 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 83 | 69 | 1.203 | 53 |
5 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 46 | 1.370 | 52 |
6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 93 | 75 | 1.240 | 51 |
7 | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 74 | 0.986 | 51 |
8 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 75 | 77 | 0.974 | 50 |
9 | Wrexham | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 84 | 83 | 1.012 | 49 |
10 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 1.072 | 48 |
11 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 58 | 1.172 | 47 |
12 | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 93 | 0.785 | 47 |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 85 | 76 | 1.118 | 45 |
14 | Bristol City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 100 | 92 | 1.087 | 45 |
15 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 83 | 81 | 1.025 | 44 |
16 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 82 | 87 | 0.943 | 43 |
17 | Watford | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 82 | 85 | 0.965 | 42 |
18 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 41 |
19 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 70 | 88 | 0.795 | 41 |
20 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 78 | 0.949 | 40 |
21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 79 | 97 | 0.814 | 40 |
22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 58 | 84 | 0.690 | 36 |
23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 61 | 89 | 0.685 | 35 |
24 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 64 | 106 | 0.604 | 30 |
Fourth Division
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brentford | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 98 | 64 | 1.531 | 62 |
2 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 95 | 60 | 1.583 | 59 |
3 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 86 | 58 | 1.483 | 59 |
4 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 108 | 69 | 1.565 | 57 |
5 | Gillingham | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 49 | 1.449 | 57 |
6 | Torquay United | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 75 | 56 | 1.339 | 56 |
7 | Rochdale | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 67 | 59 | 1.136 | 51 |
8 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 81 | 67 | 1.209 | 50 |
9 | Barrow | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 82 | 80 | 1.025 | 50 |
10 | Workington | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 76 | 68 | 1.118 | 47 |
11 | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 73 | 69 | 1.058 | 47 |
12 | Darlington | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 72 | 87 | 0.828 | 44 |
13 | Southport | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 72 | 106 | 0.679 | 44 |
14 | York City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 62 | 1.081 | 43 |
15 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 70 | 64 | 1.094 | 42 |
16 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 64 | 77 | 0.831 | 42 |
17 | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 57 | 77 | 0.740 | 42 |
18 | Oxford United | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 70 | 71 | 0.986 | 41 |
19 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 56 | 70 | 0.800 | 41 |
20 | Newport County | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 76 | 90 | 0.844 | 39 |
21 | Chester | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 51 | 66 | 0.773 | 39 |
22 | Lincoln City | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 68 | 89 | 0.764 | 35 |
23 | Bradford City | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 64 | 93 | 0.688 | 32 |
24 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 56 | 104 | 0.538 | 25 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points