1962–63_Liverpool_F.C._season

Liverpool F.C.
1962–63 season
Manager	Bill Shankly
First Division	8th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	Roger Hunt (24)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1961–62 1963–64 →

1962–63 Liverpool F.C. season

71st season in existence of Liverpool F.C.

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.

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Sheffield Wednesday	42	19	10	13	77	63	1.222	48	Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
7	Arsenal	42	18	10	14	86	77	1.117	46	Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
8	Liverpool	42	17	10	15	71	59	1.203	44
9	Nottingham Forest	42	17	10	15	67	69	0.971	44
10	Sheffield United	42	16	12	14	58	60	0.967	44

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

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

1962–63_Liverpool_F.C._season

1962–63 Liverpool F.C. season

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

League table

Results

First Division

FA Cup

References

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