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1962–63 Football League First Division

1962–63 season of Football League First Division

Field	Value
competition	First Division
season	[1962–63](1962-63-football-league)
winners	Everton
6th English title
relegated	Manchester City
Leyton Orient
continentalcup1	[European Cup](1963-64-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Everton
continentalcup2	[European Cup Winners' Cup](1963-64-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester United
continentalcup3	[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup](1963-64-inter-cities-fairs-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Sheffield Wednesday
Arsenal
league topscorer	Jimmy Greaves
(37 goals)
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)
matches	462
total goals	1536
prevseason	[1961–62](1961-62-football-league-first-division)
nextseason	[1963–64](1963-64-football-league-first-division)

6th English title Leyton Orient Manchester United Arsenal (37 goals) (18 August 1962) Tottenham Hotspur 9–2 Nottingham Forest (29 September 1962) Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–0 West Bromwich Albion (16 March 1963) (25 August 1962) Manchester City 1–6 West Ham United (8 September 1962) Fulham 0–5 Wolverhampton Wanderers (8 December 1962) (29 September 1962) 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 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

Results

Top scorers

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

Attendances

Everton FC drew the highest average home attendance in the league. !#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Everton FC || 21 || 51,603 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Tottenham Hotspur || 21 || 47,342 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Liverpool FC || 21 || 42,971 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Manchester United || 21 || 40,329 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Arsenal FC || 21 || 32,288 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Aston Villa || 21 || 30,779 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Wolverhampton Wanderers || 21 || 26,817 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Leicester City || 21 || 25,841 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Burnley FC || 21 || 25,180 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Sheffield Wednesday || 21 || 24,790 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Manchester City || 21 || 24,683 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || West Ham United || 21 || 23,621 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Sheffield United || 21 || 22,775 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Birmingham City || 21 || 22,524 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Nottingham Forest || 21 || 22,086 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Fulham FC || 21 || 21,986 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bolton Wanderers || 21 || 19,406 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Ipswich Town || 21 || 19,044 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Blackpool FC || 21 || 18,536 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || West Bromwich Albion || 21 || 18,531 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Leyton Orient || 21 || 16,406 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Blackburn Rovers || 21 || 16,001 |- |} }}

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