1962–63 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

East Stirlingshire

1962–63 season
Stadium	Firs Park
Division Two	2nd
Scottish Cup	Third round
Scottish League Cup	Group stage
Stirlingshire Cup	First round
Highest home attendance	7,419 v. Morton (4 May 1963, Division Two)
Lowest home attendance	761 v. Arbroath (26 September 1962, Division Two)

The 1962–63 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish Division Two, having been re-elected to Scottish Football League in 1955–56. The club also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish Second Division

East Stirlingshire v Berwick Rangers

8 September 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Berwick Rangers	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 1,091

St Johnstone v East Stirlingshire

15 September 1962 Division Two	St Johnstone	5 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Muirton Park, Perth
	, , , ,		,	Attendance: 5,914

Arbroath v East Stirlingshire

19 September 1962 Division Two	Arbroath	5 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
	, , , ,		,	Attendance: 1,141

East Stirlingshire v Forfar Athletic

22 September 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	4 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, , ,			Attendance: 779

East Stirlingshire v Arbroath

26 September 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	3 – 0	Arbroath	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, ,			Attendance: 761

Queen's Park v East Stirlingshire

29 September 1962 Division Two	Queen's Park	1 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Hampden Park, Glasgow
				Attendance: 1,752

East Stirlingshire v Albion Rovers

6 October 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	4 – 2	Albion Rovers	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, , ,		,	Attendance: 1,196

Morton v East Stirlingshire

13 October 1962 Division Two	Morton	2 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Cappielow, Greenock
	,		, ,	Attendance: 7,476

East Stirlingshire v Alloa Athletic

20 October 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	1 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Firs Park, Falkirk
				Attendance: 1,324

Brechin City v East Stirlingshire

27 October 1962 Division Two	Brechin City	1 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Glebe Park, Brechin
			, ,	Attendance: 357

East Stirlingshire v Hamilton Academical

3 November 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	3 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, ,			Attendance: 1,284

East Fife v East Stirlingshire

10 November 1962 Division Two	East Fife	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Bayview Park, Methil
	,		,	Attendance: 2,056

East Stirlingshire v Stenhousemuir

17 November 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 2	Stenhousemuir	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,		,	Attendance: 1,689

East Stirlingshire v Ayr United

24 November 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	3 – 1	Ayr United	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, ,			Attendance: 1,731

Cowdenbeath v East Stirlingshire

1 December 1962 Division Two	Cowdenbeath	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	,			Attendance: 1,908

Montrose v East Stirlingshire

8 December 1962 Division Two	Montrose	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Links Park, Montrose
	, ,			Attendance: 1,185

East Stirlingshire v Stranraer

15 December 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	6 – 0	Stranraer	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, , , , ,			Attendance: 1,058

Hamilton Academical v East Stirlingshire

9 March 1963 Division Two	Hamilton Academical	1 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Douglas Park, Hamilton
			, ,	Attendance: 3,113

East Stirlingshire v Dumbarton

13 March 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	3 – 1	Dumbarton	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, ,			Attendance: 1,422

East Stirlingshire v East Fife

16 March 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	East Fife	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 1,788

Stenhousemuir v East Stirlingshire

23 March 1963 Division Two	Stenhousemuir	1 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
			,	Attendance: 1,557

Dumbarton v East Stirlingshire

27 March 1963 Division Two	Dumbarton	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
	,		,	Attendance: 1,021

Ayr United v East Stirlingshire

30 March 1963 Division Two	Ayr United	1 – 4	East Stirlingshire	Somerset Park, Ayr
			, , ,	Attendance: 1,013

Berwick Rangers v East Stirlingshire

3 April 1963 Division Two	Berwick Rangers	1 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
				Attendance: 908

East Stirlingshire v Cowdenbeath

6 April 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	3 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, ,			Attendance: 1,434

Forfar Athletic v East Stirlingshire

10 April 1963 Division Two	Forfar Athletic	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Station Park, Forfar
	, ,			Attendance: 939

East Stirlingshire v Montrose

13 April 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 2	Montrose	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,		,	Attendance: 1,389

Stranraer v East Stirlingshire

20 April 1963 Division Two	Stranraer	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Stair Park, Stranraer
	,		,	Attendance: 774

East Stirlingshire v Queen's Park

24 April 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	5 – 1	Queen's Park	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, , , ,			Attendance: 1,255

East Stirlingshire v Stirling Albion

27 April 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Stirling Albion	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 2,147

East Stirlingshire v Brechin City

29 April 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Brechin City	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 1,270

Albion Rovers v East Stirlingshire

1 May 1963 Division Two	Albion Rovers	2 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
	,			Attendance: 891

East Stirlingshire v Morton

4 May 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Morton	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 7,419

East Stirlingshire v St Johnstone

6 May 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	0 – 0	St Johnstone	Firs Park, Falkirk
				Attendance: 5,941

Alloa Athletic v East Stirlingshire

11 May 1963 Division Two	Alloa Athletic	0 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Recreation Park, Alloa
				Attendance: 2,368

Stirling Albion v East Stirlingshire

13 May 1963 Division Two	Stirling Albion	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Annfield, Stirling
				Attendance: 834

League table

Further information: 1962–63 Scottish Division Two

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	St Johnstone (C, P)	36	25	5	6	83	37	2.243	55	Promotion to 1963–64 Scottish First Division
2	East Stirlingshire (P)	36	20	9	7	80	50	1.600	49
3	Morton	36	23	2	11	100	49	2.041	48
4	Hamilton Academical	36	18	8	10	69	56	1.232	44
5	Stranraer	36	16	10	10	81	70	1.157	42

Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A
Result	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	L
Position	9	15	18	16	12	14	11	7	7	3	3	3	2	2	4	5	4	6	5	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish Cup

East Stirlingshire v Stirling Albion

26 January 1963 Round 1	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Stirling Albion	Firs Park, Falkirk
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East Stirlingshire v Motherwell

6 March 1963 Round 2	East Stirlingshire	1 – 0	Motherwell	Firs Park, Falkirk

Rangers v East Stirlingshire

20 March 1963 Round 3	Rangers	7 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Ibrox Park, Glasgow
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Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish League Cup

East Stirlingshire v Ayr United

11 August 1962 Group 5	East Stirlingshire	4 – 1	Ayr United	Firs Park, Falkirk
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Hamilton Academical v East Stirlingshire

15 August 1962 Group 5	Hamilton Academical	4 – 4	East Stirlingshire	Douglas Park, Hamilton
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East Stirlingshire v Berwick Rangers

18 August 1962 Group 5	East Stirlingshire	3 – 2	Berwick Rangers	Firs Park, Falkirk
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Ayr United v East Stirlingshire

25 August 1962 Group 5	Ayr United	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Somerset Park, Ayr
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East Stirlingshire v Hamilton Academical

29 August 1962 Group 5	East Stirlingshire	0 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Firs Park, Falkirk

Berwick Rangers v East Stirlingshire

1 September 1962 Group 5	Berwick Rangers	2 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
Berwick Rangers (A)	6	3	2	1	12	8	1.500	8
Ayr United	6	2	3	1	13	14	0.929	7
East Stirlingshire	6	2	1	3	12	12	1.000	5
Hamilton Academical	6	1	2	3	13	16	0.813	4

Source: statto.com
(A) Advanced to Supplementary Round

Other

Stirlingshire Cup

East Stirlingshire v Stirling Albion

16 October 1962 Round 1	East Stirlingshire	2 – 2	Stirling Albion	Firs Park, Falkirk
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Stirling Albion v East Stirlingshire

30 October 1962 Round 1 replay	Stirling Albion	3 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Annfield, Stirling
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Stirling Albion v East Stirlingshire

20 November 1962 Round 1 replay 2	Stirling Albion	3 – 0	East Stirlingshire
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See also

• List of East Stirlingshire F.C. seasons

External links

• East Stirlingshire FC official site