1962–63 Football League First Division

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Football League First Division
Season 1962–63
Champions Everton
6th English title
Relegated Manchester City
Leyton Orient
European Cup Everton
European Cup Winners' Cup Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Sheffield Wednesday
Arsenal
Matches played462
Goals scored1,536 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Greaves
(37 goals) [1]
Biggest home win Wolverhampton Wanderers 8–1 Manchester City
(18 August 1962)
Tottenham Hotspur 9–2 Nottingham Forest
(29 September 1962)
Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–0 West Bromwich Albion
(16 March 1963)
Biggest away win West Ham United 1–6 Tottenham Hotspur
(25 August 1962)
Manchester City 1–6 West Ham United
(8 September 1962)
Fulham 0–5 Wolverhampton Wanderers
(8 December 1962)
Highest scoring Tottenham Hotspur 9–2 Nottingham Forest
(29 September 1962)
1963–64 →

Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1962-63 season.

Contents

Overview

Everton won the First Division title for the sixth time in the club's history that season. They made sure of the title on May 11, after a 4-1 win over Fulham at Goodison Park. Leyton Orient were relegated on 4 May after a 3-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. Manchester City joined them on the final weekend of the season, losing 6-1 at West Ham United, which saved Birmingham City, who won 3-2 at home against Leicester City.

League standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsQualification or relegation
1 Everton (C)422511684422.00061Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Tottenham Hotspur 4223910111621.79055Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup second round [lower-alpha 1]
3 Burnley 4222101078571.36854
4 Leicester City 4220121079531.49152
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4220101293651.43150
6 Sheffield Wednesday 4219101377631.22248Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
7 Arsenal 4218101486771.11746
8 Liverpool 4217101571591.20344
9 Nottingham Forest 4217101567690.97144
10 Sheffield United 4216121458600.96744
11 Blackburn Rovers 4215121579711.11342
12 West Ham United 4214121673691.05840
13 Blackpool 4213141558640.90640
14 West Bromwich Albion 421671971790.89939
15 Aston Villa 421581962680.91238
16 Fulham 4214101850710.70438
17 Ipswich Town 4212111959780.75635
18 Bolton Wanderers 421552255750.73335
19 Manchester United 4212102067810.82734Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round [lower-alpha 2]
20 Birmingham City 4210131963900.70033
21 Manchester City (R)42101121581020.56931Relegation to the Second Division
22 Leyton Orient (R)42692737810.45721
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup second round as the 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup winners.
  2. ↑ Manchester United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round as the 1962–63 FA Cup winners.

Results

Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BLB BLP BOL BUR EVE FUL IPS LEI LEY LIV MCI MUN NOT SHU SHW TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 1–22–03–12–03–22–34–33–03–11–12–02–22–31–30–01–01–22–33–21–15–4
Aston Villa 3–14–00–01–15–02–10–21–24–23–11–02–03–11–20–21–20–22–12–03–10–2
Birmingham City 2–23–23–33–62–25–10–14–10–13–22–20–22–22–12–20–11–10–20–03–23–4
Blackburn Rovers 5–54–16–13–35–02–33–20–10–12–01–11–04–12–22–51–23–03–03–10–45–1
Blackpool 3–24–01–14–13–10–01–20–01–01–13–21–22–22–22–13–12–31–20–20–00–2
Bolton Wanderers 3–04–10–00–03–02–20–21–01–32–00–11–03–13–01–03–20–41–01–23–03–0
Burnley 2–13–13–11–02–02–11–34–03–11–12–01–30–00–10–05–14–02–12–11–12–0
Everton 1–11–12–20–05–01–03–14–13–13–23–02–22–13–12–03–04–11–04–21–10–0
Fulham 1–31–03–30–02–02–11–11–01–12–10–20–02–40–13–12–24–10–21–22–00–5
Ipswich Town 1–11–11–53–35–24–12–10–30–10–11–12–20–03–51–11–02–02–41–12–32–3
Leicester City 2–03–33–02–00–04–13–33–12–33–05–13–02–04–32–13–13–32–21–02–01–1
Leyton Orient 1–20–22–21–10–20–10–13–01–11–20–22–11–11–00–12–22–41–52–32–00–4
Liverpool 2–14–05–13–11–21–01–20–02–11–10–25–04–11–00–22–00–25–22–22–14–1
Manchester City 2–40–22–10–10–32–12–51–12–32–11–12–02–21–11–01–33–21–01–51–63–3
Manchester United 2–32–22–00–31–13–02–50–10–20–12–23–13–32–35–11–11–30–22–23–12–1
Nottingham Forest 3–03–10–22–02–01–02–13–43–12–10–21–13–11–13–22–10–31–12–23–42–0
Sheffield United 3–32–10–21–10–04–11–02–12–02–10–02–00–03–11–13–12–23–11–00–21–2
Sheffield Wednesday 2–30–05–04–00–01–10–12–21–00–30–33–10–24–11–02–23–13–13–11–33–1
Tottenham Hotspur 4–44–23–04–12–04–11–10–01–15–04–02–07–24–26–29–24–21–12–14–41–2
West Bromwich Albion 1–21–01–02–51–25–41–20–46–16–12–12–11–02–13–01–41–20–31–21–02–2
West Ham United 0–41–15–00–12–21–21–11–22–21–32–02–01–06–13–14–11–12–01–62–21–4
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–03–10–24–22–04–07–20–22–10–01–32–13–28–12–31–10–02–22–27–00–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur 37
2 Flag of England.svg Joe Baker Arsenal 29
= Flag of England.svg David Layne Sheffield Wednesday 29
4 Flag of England.svg Ray Crawford Ipswich Town 25
5 Flag of England.svg Roger Hunt Liverpool 24
= Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Roy Vernon Everton 24
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Denis Law Manchester United 23
= Flag of England.svg Fred Pickering Blackburn Rovers 23
= Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Harley Manchester City 23

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References

  1. ↑ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF . Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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