1962–63 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C.
196263 season
Manager Bill Shankly
First Division 8th
FA Cup Semi Finals
Top goalscorer Roger Hunt (24)

Liverpool F.C. made its comeback in the Football League's First Division. 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 of the league, and also reached the semi finals of the FA Cup.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

First Division Table

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Everton422511684422.00061
2Tottenham Hotspur4223910111621.79055
3Burnley4222101078571.36854
4Leicester City4220121079531.49152
5Wolverhampton Wanderers4220101293651.43150
6Sheffield Wednesday4219101377631.22248
7Arsenal4218101486771.11746
8Liverpool4217101571591.20344
9Nottingham Forest4217101567690.97144
10Sheffield United4216121458600.96744
11Blackburn Rovers4215121579711.11342
12West Ham United4214121673691.05840
13Blackpool4213141558640.90640
14West Bromwich Albion421671971790.89939
15Aston Villa421581962680.91238
16Fulham4214101850710.70438
17Ipswich Town4212111959780.75635
18Bolton Wanderers421552255750.73335
19Manchester United4212102067810.82734
20Birmingham City4210131963900.70033
21Manchester City42101121581020.56931
22Leyton Orient42692737810.45721

Results

First Division

Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
18-Aug-62 Blackpool H 1–2 Lewis  80' 51,207 Report Report
22-Aug-62 Manchester City A 2–2 Moran  21 pen' Hunt  79' 33,165 Report Report
25-Aug-62 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 21,700 Report Report
29-Aug-62 Manchester City H 4–1 St. John  3' Hunt  55', 69' A'Court  65' 46,073 Report Report
01-Sep-62 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 Callaghan  10' St. John  72' 47,742 Report Report
03-Sep-62 West Ham United A 0–1 22,262 Report Report
08-Sep-62 Sheffield United A 1–3 Leishman  52' 24,126 Report Report
12-Sep-62 West Ham United H 2–1 St. John  39', 86' 39,261 Report Report
15-Sep-62 Ipswich Town H 1–1 Hunt  19' 40,121 Report Report
22-Sep-62 Everton A 2–2 Lewis  35' Hunt  90' 73,000 Report Report
29-Sep-62 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–3 Melia  39', 63' 34,368 Report Report
06-Oct-62 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 Hunt  37' 41,155 Report Report
13-Oct-62 Leicester City A 0–3 24,137 Report Report
27-Oct-62 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 17,850 Report Report
03-Nov-62 Burnley H 1–2 St. John  50' 43,870 Report Report
10-Nov-62 Manchester United A 3–3 St. John  51' Melia  85' Moran  89' 43,810 Report Report
14-Nov-62 Arsenal H 2–1 Hunt  52' Moran  55 pen' 38,452 Report Report
17-Nov-62 Leyton Orient H 5–0 Hunt  10', 25', 62' Stevenson  35' St. John  64' 30,009 Report Report
24-Nov-62 Birmingham City A 2–0 Hunt  62', 67' 27,050 Report Report
01-Dec-62 Fulham H 2–1 Hunt  51' A'Court  60' 38,267 Report Report
08-Dec-62 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–0 Lewis  31' Hunt  64' 15,939 Report Report
15-Dec-62 Blackpool A 2–1 St. John  25' Hunt  79' 16,271 Report Report
22-Dec-62 Blackburn Rovers H 3–1 Lewis  14' St. John  61'Moran  79' 35,371 Report Report
13-Feb-63 Aston Villa H 4–0 Hunt  18', 66' St. John  25', 29' 46,374 Report Report
16-Feb-63 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4–1 Lewis  7', 52' St. John  47', 87' 53,517 Report Report
02-Mar-63 Leicester City H 0–2 54,842 Report Report
05-Mar-63 Ipswich Town A 2–2 Lewis  2' St. John  34' 14,059 Report Report
09-Mar-63 Arsenal A 2–2 Lewis  2' Hunt  19' 30,246 Report Report
20-Mar-63 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 Hunt  77' Moran  85 pen' 43,977 Report Report
23-Mar-63 Burnley A 3–1 St. John  24' Hunt  75' Lewis  89' 28,500 Report Report
08-Apr-63 Everton H 0–0 56,060 Report Report
12-Apr-63 Tottenham Hotspur H 5–2 Stevenson  52' Melia  54', 89' St. John  72' Lewis  83' 54,463 Report Report
13-Apr-63 Manchester United H 1–0 St. John  72' 51,529 Report Report
15-Apr-63 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–7 Hunt  25', 70' 53,727 Report Report
18-Apr-63 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 36,599 Report Report
20-Apr-63 Fulham A 0–0 18,894 Report Report
29-Apr-63 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–2 29,144 Report Report
02-May-63 Leyton Orient A 1–2 St. John  35' 8,273 Report Report
08-May-63 Birmingham City H 5–1 Wallace  16' St. John  50' Callaghan  78' Hunt  80', 89' 23,684 Report Report
11-May-63 Sheffield United A 0–0 18,494 Report Report
13-May-63 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 15,739 Report Report
18-May-63 Aston Villa A 0–2 18,000 Report Report

FA Cup

Main article: 1962–63 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
09-Jan-63 Wrexham A 3–0 Hunt  18' Lewis  72' Melia  89' 29,992 Report Report
26-Jan-63 Burnley A 1–1 Lewis  25' 49,885 Report Report
20-Feb-63 Burnley H 2–1 St. John  45' Moran  119 pen' 57,906 Report Report
16-Mar-63 Arsenal A 2–1 Melia  33' Moran  65 pen' 55,245 Report Report
30-Mar-63 West Ham United H 1–0 Hunt  81' 49,036 Report Report
27-Apr-63 Leicester City N 0–1 65,000 Report Report

References

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