1962–63 Football League First Division

Football League First Division

Season	1962–63
Champions	Everton (6th English title)
Relegated	Manchester City Leyton Orient
European Cup 1963–64	Everton
FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1963–64	Manchester United (3rd FA Cup title) Tottenham Hotspur (defending champions)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1962–63	Everton
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,536 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur), 37
Biggest home win	Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest 9–2; Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City 8–1; Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion 7-0
Biggest away win	Manchester City v West Ham United 1-6; West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur 1–6; Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–5
Highest scoring	Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest 9–2
← 1961–62 1963–64 →

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

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 May 4, with 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

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD		Pts
1	Everton	42		14	7	0	48	17		11	4	6	36	25		84	42	2.000	+42		61
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42		14	6	1	72	28		9	3	9	39	34		111	62	1.790	+49		55
3	Burnley	42		14	4	3	41	17		8	6	7	37	40		78	57	1.368	+21		54
4	Leicester City	42		14	6	1	53	23		6	6	9	26	30		79	53	1.491	+26		52
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42		11	6	4	51	25		9	4	8	42	40		93	65	1.431	+28		50
6	Sheffield Wednesday	42		10	5	6	38	26		9	5	7	39	37		77	63	1.222	+14		48
7	Arsenal	42		11	4	6	44	33		7	6	8	42	44		86	77	1.117	+9		46
8	Liverpool	42		13	3	5	45	22		4	7	10	26	37		71	59	1.203	+12		44
9	Nottingham Forest	42		12	4	5	39	28		5	6	10	28	41		67	69	0.971	–2		44
10	Sheffield United	42		11	7	3	33	20		5	5	11	25	40		58	60	0.967	–2		44
11	Blackburn Rovers	42		11	4	6	55	34		4	8	9	24	37		79	71	1.113	+8		42
12	West Ham United	42		8	6	7	39	34		6	6	9	34	35		73	69	1.058	+4		40
13	Blackpool	42		8	7	6	34	27		5	7	9	24	37		58	64	0.906	–6		40
14	West Bromwich Albion	42		11	1	9	40	37		5	6	10	31	42		71	79	0.899	–8		39
15	Aston Villa	42		12	2	7	38	23		3	6	12	24	45		62	68	0.912	–6		38
16	Fulham	42		8	6	7	28	30		6	4	11	22	41		50	71	0.704	–21		38
17	Ipswich Town	42		5	8	8	34	39		7	3	11	25	39		59	78	0.756	–19		35
18	Bolton Wanderers	42		13	3	5	35	18		2	2	17	20	57		55	75	0.733	–20		35
19	Manchester United	42		6	6	9	36	38		6	4	11	31	43		67	81	0.827	–14		34
20	Birmingham City	42		6	8	7	40	40		4	5	12	23	50		63	90	0.700	–27		33
21	Manchester City	42		7	5	9	30	45		3	6	12	28	57		58	102	0.569	–44		31
22	Leyton Orient	42		4	5	12	22	37		2	4	15	15	44		37	81	0.457	–44		21

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1962-63, see Everton
	League Cup Winners
	Relegated

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jimmy Greaves	Tottenham Hotspur	37
2	Joe Baker	Arsenal	29
=	David Layne	Sheffield Wednesday	29
4	Ray Crawford	Ipswich Town	25
5	Roger Hunt	Liverpool	24
=	Roy Vernon	Everton	24
7	Denis Law	Manchester United	23
=	Fred Pickering	Blackburn Rovers	23
=	Alex Harley	Manchester City	23

References

• RSSSF

External links

• wildstat.com