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1962–63 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1962–63
ChampionsDundalk (2nd Title)
European CupDundalk
Cup Winners CupShelbourne
Fairs CupShamrock Rovers
Matches played90
Goals scored306 (3.4 per match)
Top goalscorerMick Lynch (Waterford) 12

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1962/1963 season.

Overview

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It was contested by 10 teams, and Dundalk won the championship.

Final classification

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dundalk 18 9 6 3 39 23 +16 24 European Cup
2 Waterford 18 10 3 5 50 37 +13 23
3 Drumcondra 18 10 3 5 33 27 +6 23
4 Cork Celtic 18 6 9 3 33 22 +11 21
5 Shamrock Rovers 18 7 5 6 36 25 +11 19 Fairs Cup
6 Cork Hibernians 18 7 4 7 22 25 −3 18
7 Shelbourne 18 7 4 7 29 35 −6 18 Cup Winners' Cup
8 Limerick 18 5 3 10 22 30 −8 13
9 St Patrick's Athletic 18 4 5 9 23 47 −24 13
10 Bohemians 18 1 6 11 19 35 −16 8

Drogheda and Sligo Rovers were elected to the league for next season.

Results

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Home \ Away BOH CCF CHF DRU DUN LIM SHM SHE StP WAT
Bohemians 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–3
Cork Celtic 2–1 1–1 5–0 2–2 3–2 2–2 3–3 1–1 4–2
Cork Hibernians 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 3–3
Drumcondra 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 2–0
Dundalk 5–1 2–1 2–0 5–2 3–0 1–3 2–1 4–1 2–2
Limerick 3–0 0–0 3–3 3–3 0–2 1–0 1–4 3–0 2–3
Shamrock Rovers 3–1 0–0 5–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 5–0 1–1 2–4
Shelbourne 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–4 1–2 2–3
St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 1–5 1–1 1–5 2–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 3–6
Waterford 3–3 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–3 2–1 3–1 2–3 6–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mick Lynch Waterford 12
2 Jackie Mooney Shamrock Rovers 11
3 Jimmy Hasty Dundalk 9
4 Eric Barber Shelbourne 8
Al Casey Waterford
Jackie Hennessy Shelbourne
Frank McCarthy Cork Celtic
Austin Noonan Cork Celtic
9 Ben Hannigan Shelbourne 7
Donal Leahy Cork Celtic