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1962–63 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season

English football club season

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clubLiverpool F.C.
season1962–63
managerBill Shankly
leagueFirst Division
league result8th
league topscorerRoger Hunt (24)
cup2FA Cup
cup2 resultSemi-finals
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The 1962–63 season was the 71st season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence and their first season back in the Football League's First Division since 1953–54. Roger Hunt, who had scored 41 goals in the promotion winning league campaign, proved himself in the top flight and scored 24 goals, as Liverpool finished in 8th position in the league, and also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

The Big Freeze of 1962–1963, was one of the coldest winters on record Football matches in the English leagues suffered because of the severe effects of the winter weather. Matches in the fifth and sixth rounds, scheduled for 16 February and 9 March respectively, were played on 16 and 30 March. A board known as the Pools Panel was set up to adjudicate postponed matches to provide the football pool results. From 22 December to 13 February, Liverpool completed no league matches. The delays occurred before under-soil heating became widespread at major venues. When the thaw arrived, a backlog of fixtures had to be hastily determined. The Football League season was extended by four weeks from its original finishing date of 27 April. The final league fixtures took place one day before the rescheduled FA Cup final.

Squad

Goalkeepers

  • SCO Tommy Lawrence
  • ENG Jim Furnell

Defenders

  • ENG Gerry Byrne
  • ENG Phil Ferns
  • ENG Alan Jones
  • ENG Chris Lawler
  • ENG Ronnie Moran
  • ENG Tommy Smith
  • SCO Bobby Thomson
  • SCO Ron Yeats

Midfielders

  • ENG Alan A'Court
  • ENG Ian Callaghan
  • SCO Tommy Leishman
  • ENG Kevin Lewis
  • ENG Jimmy Melia
  • ENG Gordon Milne
  • SCO Willie Stevenson
  • ENG Gordon Wallace
  • ENG Johnny Wheeler

Attackers

  • ENG Alf Arrowsmith
  • SCO Bobby Graham
  • ENG Roger Hunt
  • SCO Ian St John

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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League table

Results

First Division

Main article: 1962–63 Football League#First Division

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
18-Aug-62BlackpoolH1–2Lewis51,207ReportReport
22-Aug-62Manchester CityA2–2Moran Hunt33,165ReportReport
25-Aug-62Blackburn RoversA0–121,700ReportReport
29-Aug-62Manchester CityH4–1St. John Hunt {{goal5569}} A'Court46,073Report
01-Sep-62Nottingham ForestH2–0Callaghan St. John47,742ReportReport
03-Sep-62West Ham UnitedA0–122,262ReportReport
08-Sep-62Sheffield UnitedA1–3Leishman24,126ReportReport
12-Sep-62West Ham UnitedH2–1St. John {{goal3986}}39,261Report
15-Sep-62Ipswich TownH1–1Hunt40,121ReportReport
22-Sep-62EvertonA2–2Lewis Hunt73,000ReportReport
29-Sep-62Wolverhampton WanderersA2–3Melia {{goal3963}}34,368Report
06-Oct-62Bolton WanderersH1–0Hunt41,155ReportReport
13-Oct-62Leicester CityA0–324,137ReportReport
27-Oct-62West Bromwich AlbionA0–117,850ReportReport
03-Nov-62BurnleyH1–2St. John43,870ReportReport
10-Nov-62Manchester UnitedA3–3St. John Melia Moran43,810ReportReport
14-Nov-62ArsenalH2–1Hunt Moran38,452ReportReport
17-Nov-62Leyton OrientH5–0Hunt {{goal102562}} Stevenson St. John30,009
24-Nov-62Birmingham CityA2–0Hunt {{goal6267}}27,050Report
01-Dec-62FulhamH2–1Hunt A'Court38,267ReportReport
08-Dec-62Sheffield WednesdayA2–0Lewis Hunt15,939ReportReport
15-Dec-62BlackpoolA2–1St. John Hunt16,271ReportReport
22-Dec-62Blackburn RoversH3–1Lewis St. John Moran35,371ReportReport
13-Feb-63Aston VillaH4–0Hunt {{goal1866}} St. John {{goal2529}}46,374
16-Feb-63Wolverhampton WanderersH4–1Lewis {{goal752}} St. John {{goal4787}}53,517
02-Mar-63Leicester CityH0–254,842ReportReport
05-Mar-63Ipswich TownA2–2Lewis St. John14,059ReportReport
09-Mar-63ArsenalA2–2Lewis Hunt30,246ReportReport
20-Mar-63West Bromwich AlbionH2–2Hunt Moran43,977ReportReport
23-Mar-63BurnleyA3–1St. John Hunt Lewis28,500ReportReport
08-Apr-63EvertonH0–056,060ReportReport
12-Apr-63Tottenham HotspurH5–2Stevenson Melia {{goal5489}} St. John Lewis54,463Report
13-Apr-63Manchester UnitedH1–0St. John51,529ReportReport
15-Apr-63Tottenham HotspurA2–7Hunt {{goal2570}}53,727Report
18-Apr-63Nottingham ForestH0–236,599ReportReport
20-Apr-63FulhamA0–018,894ReportReport
29-Apr-63Sheffield WednesdayH0–229,144ReportReport
02-May-63Leyton OrientA1–2St. John8,273ReportReport
08-May-63Birmingham CityH5–1Wallace St. John Callaghan Hunt {{goal8089}}23,684Report
11-May-63Sheffield UnitedA0–018,494ReportReport
13-May-63Bolton WanderersA0–115,739ReportReport
18-May-63Aston VillaA0–218,000ReportReport

FA Cup

Main article: 1962–63 FA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
09-Jan-63WrexhamA3–0Hunt Lewis Melia29,992ReportReport
26-Jan-63BurnleyA1–1Lewis49,885ReportReport
20-Feb-63BurnleyH2–1St. John Moran57,906ReportReport
16-Mar-63ArsenalA2–1Melia Moran55,245ReportReport
30-Mar-63West Ham UnitedH1–0Hunt49,036ReportReport
27-Apr-63Leicester CityN0–165,000ReportReport

References

References

  1. "BBC London summary".
  2. "War, weather and working weeks: the previous times football has been halted in England". BBC Sport.
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