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1962–63 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season

English football club season

FieldValue
clubManchester United F.C.
season1962–63
managerSir Matt Busby
chairmanHarold Hardman
leagueFirst Division
league result19th place
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultChampion
league topscorer
Denis Law (23 goals)
season topscorer
Denis Law (29 goals)
highest attendance63,437 vs Everton (29 August 1962)
lowest attendance27,496 vs Nottingham Forest (8 December 1962)
average attendance41,297
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Denis Law (23 goals) Denis Law (29 goals) The 1962–63 season was Manchester United's 61st consecutive season in the Football League, and their 18th consecutive season in the top division of English football. They finished a disappointing 19th in the league, narrowly avoiding relegation, but also finished the season as FA Cup winners with a 3–1 win over Leicester City in the final. It was a successful first season at the club for record signing Denis Law, who scored 23 goals in the league and 29 in all competitions. The FA Cup win was United's first major trophy for six years and the first trophy they had won since the Munich air disaster.

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 26 December to 23 February, United 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.

First Division

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F–AScorersAttendance
18 August 1962West Bromwich AlbionH2–2Herd, Law51,685
22 August 1962EvertonA1–3Moir69,501
25 August 1962ArsenalA3–1Herd (2), Chisnall62,308
29 August 1962EvertonH0–163,437
1 September 1962Birmingham CityH2–0Giles, Herd39,847
5 September 1962Bolton WanderersA0–344,859
8 September 1962Leyton OrientA0–124,901
12 September 1962Bolton WanderersH3–0Herd (2), Cantwell37,721
15 September 1962Manchester CityH2–3Law (2)49,193
22 September 1962BurnleyH2–5Law, Stiles45,954
29 September 1962Sheffield WednesdayA0–140,520
6 October 1962BlackpoolA2–2Herd (2)33,242
13 October 1962Blackburn RoversH0–342,252
24 October 1962Tottenham HotspurA2–6Herd, Quixall51,314
27 October 1962West Ham UnitedH3–1Quixall (2), Law29,204
3 November 1962Ipswich TownA5–3Law (4), Herd18,483
10 November 1962LiverpoolH3–3Giles, Herd, Quixall43,810
17 November 1962Wolverhampton WanderersA3–2Law (2), Herd27,305
24 November 1962Aston VillaH2–2Quixall (2)36,852
1 December 1962Sheffield UnitedA1–1Charlton25,173
8 December 1962Nottingham ForestH5–1Herd (2), Charlton, Giles, Law27,496
15 December 1962West Bromwich AlbionA0–318,113
26 December 1962FulhamA1–0Charlton23,928
23 February 1963BlackpoolH1–1Herd43,121
2 March 1963Blackburn RoversA2–2Charlton, Law27,924
9 March 1963Tottenham HotspurH0–253,416
18 March 1963West Ham UnitedA1–3Herd28,950
23 March 1963Ipswich TownH0–132,792
1 April 1963FulhamH0–228,124
9 April 1963Aston VillaA2–1Charlton, Stiles26,867
13 April 1963LiverpoolA0–151,529
15 April 1963Leicester CityH2–2Charlton, Herd50,005
16 April 1963Leicester CityA3–4Law (3)37,002
20 April 1963Sheffield UnitedH1–1Law31,179
22 April 1963Wolverhampton WanderersH2–1Herd, Law36,147
1 May 1963Sheffield WednesdayH1–3Setters31,878
4 May 1963BurnleyA1–0Law30,266
6 May 1963ArsenalH2–3Law (2)35,999
10 May 1963Birmingham CityA1–2Law21,814
15 May 1963Manchester CityA1–1Quixall52,424
18 May 1963Leyton OrientH3–1Charlton, Law, own goal32,759
20 May 1963Nottingham ForestA2–3Giles, Herd16,130

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AResult
F–AScorersAttendance
4 March 1963Round 3Huddersfield TownH5–0Law (3), Giles, Quixall47,703
11 March 1963Round 4Aston VillaH1–0Quixall52,265
16 March 1963Round 5ChelseaH2–1Law, Quixall48,298
30 March 1963Round 6Coventry CityA3–1Charlton (2), Quixall44,000
27 April 1963Semi-finalSouthamptonN1–0Law65,000
25 May 1963FinalLeicester CityN3–1Herd (2), Law100,000

Squad statistics

Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKENG David Gaskell18020200
GKNIR Harry Gregg24040280
FBIRL Shay Brennan37040410
FBIRL Noel Cantwell25150301
FBIRL Tony Dunne25030280
HBSCO Paddy Crerand19030220
HBENG Bill Foulkes41060470
HBENG Frank Haydock100010
HBENG Nobby Lawton12000120
HBNIR Jimmy Nicholson10000100
HBENG Maurice Setters27160331
HBENG Nobby Stiles31240352
FWENG Bobby Charlton28762349
FWENG Phil Chisnall610061
FWIRL Johnny Giles36461425
FWSCO David Herd3719624321
FWSCO Denis Law3823664429
FWNIR Sammy McMillan400040
FWSCO Ian Moir910091
FWENG Mark Pearson200020
FWENG Albert Quixall317543611
FWENG Dennis Walker100010
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References

References

  1. "Manchester United Season 1962/63". StretfordEnd.co.uk.
  2. "BBC London summary".
  3. "War, weather and working weeks: the previous times football has been halted in England". BBC Sport.
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