1962–63 East Stirlingshire F.C. season
Appearance
1962–63 season | |
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Stadium | Firs Park |
Division Two | 2nd |
Scottish Cup | Third round |
Scottish League Cup | Group stage |
Stirlingshire Cup | First round[1] |
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
8 September 1962 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,091 |
15 September 1962 Division Two | St Johnstone | 5 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Muirton Park, Perth |
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Attendance: 5,914 |
19 September 1962 Division Two | Arbroath | 5 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Gayfield Park, Arbroath |
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Attendance: 1,141 |
22 September 1962 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 4 – 1 | Forfar Athletic | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 779 |
26 September 1962 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 3 – 0 | Arbroath | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 761 |
29 September 1962 Division Two | Queen's Park | 1 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Hampden Park, Glasgow |
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Attendance: 1,752 |
6 October 1962 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 4 – 2 | Albion Rovers | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,196 |
13 October 1962 Division Two | Morton | 2 – 3 | East Stirlingshire | Cappielow, Greenock |
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Attendance: 7,476 |
20 October 1962 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 0 | Alloa Athletic | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,324 |
27 October 1962 Division Two | Brechin City | 1 – 3 | East Stirlingshire | Glebe Park, Brechin |
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Attendance: 357 |
3 November 1962 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 3 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,284 |
10 November 1962 Division Two | East Fife | 2 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Bayview Park, Methil |
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Attendance: 2,056 |
17 November 1962 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,689 |
24 November 1962 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 3 – 1 | Ayr United | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,731 |
1 December 1962 Division Two | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Central Park, Cowdenbeath |
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Attendance: 1,908 |
8 December 1962 Division Two | Montrose | 3 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Links Park, Montrose |
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Attendance: 1,185 |
15 December 1962 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 6 – 0 | Stranraer | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,058 |
9 March 1963 Division Two | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 3 | East Stirlingshire | Douglas Park, Hamilton |
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Attendance: 3,113 |
13 March 1963 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 3 – 1 | Dumbarton | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,422 |
16 March 1963 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 1 | East Fife | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,788 |
23 March 1963 Division Two | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir |
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Attendance: 1,557 |
27 March 1963 Division Two | Dumbarton | 2 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Boghead Park, Dumbarton |
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Attendance: 1,021 |
30 March 1963 Division Two | Ayr United | 1 – 4 | East Stirlingshire | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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Attendance: 1,013 |
3 April 1963 Division Two | Berwick Rangers | 1 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed |
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Attendance: 908 |
6 April 1963 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 3 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,434 |
10 April 1963 Division Two | Forfar Athletic | 3 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Station Park, Forfar |
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Attendance: 939 |
13 April 1963 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 2 | Montrose | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,389 |
20 April 1963 Division Two | Stranraer | 2 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Stair Park, Stranraer |
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Attendance: 774 |
24 April 1963 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 5 – 1 | Queen's Park | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,255 |
27 April 1963 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 0 | Stirling Albion | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 2,147 |
29 April 1963 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 1,270 |
1 May 1963 Division Two | Albion Rovers | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Cliftonhill, Coatbridge |
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Attendance: 891 |
4 May 1963 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 0 | Morton | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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Attendance: 7,419 |
6 May 1963 Division Two | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 0 | St Johnstone | Firs Park, Falkirk |
Attendance: 5,941 |
11 May 1963 Division Two | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Recreation Park, Alloa |
Attendance: 2,368 |
13 May 1963 Division Two | Stirling Albion | 2 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Annfield, Stirling |
Attendance: 834 |
League Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 |
Results by round
Scottish Cup
26 January 1963 Round 1 | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 0 | Stirling Albion | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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6 March 1963 Round 2 | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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20 March 1963 Round 3 | Rangers | 7 – 2 | East Stirlingshire | Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
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Scottish League Cup
11 August 1962 Group 5 | East Stirlingshire | 4 – 1 | Ayr United | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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15 August 1962 Group 5 | Hamilton Academical | 4 – 4 | East Stirlingshire | Douglas Park, Hamilton |
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18 August 1962 Group 5 | East Stirlingshire | 3 – 2 | Berwick Rangers | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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25 August 1962 Group 5 | Ayr United | 2 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Somerset Park, Ayr |
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29 August 1962 Group 5 | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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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 |
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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 |
Other
Stirlingshire Cup
16 October 1962 Round 1 | East Stirlingshire | 2 – 2 | Stirling Albion | Firs Park, Falkirk |
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30 October 1962 Round 1 replay | Stirling Albion | 3 – 3 | East Stirlingshire | Annfield, Stirling |
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20 November 1962 Round 1 replay 2 | Stirling Albion | 3 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | |
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See also
References
- ^ Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2013.