1962–63 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish Division Two, having been re-elected to Scottish Football League in 1955–56. The club also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.

East Stirlingshire
1962–63 season
StadiumFirs Park
Division Two2nd
Scottish CupThird round
Scottish League CupGroup stage
Stirlingshire CupFirst round[1]
Highest home attendance7,419 v. Morton
(4 May 1963, Division Two)
Lowest home attendance761 v. Arbroath
(26 September 1962, Division Two)

Fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Second Division
8 September 1962 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire2 – 1Berwick RangersFirs Park, Falkirk
, Attendance: 1,091
15 September 1962 Division TwoSt Johnstone5 – 2East StirlingshireMuirton Park, Perth
, , , , , Attendance: 5,914
19 September 1962 Division TwoArbroath5 – 2East StirlingshireGayfield Park, Arbroath
, , , , , Attendance: 1,141
22 September 1962 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire4 – 1Forfar AthleticFirs Park, Falkirk
, , , Attendance: 779
26 September 1962 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire3 – 0ArbroathFirs Park, Falkirk
, , Attendance: 761
29 September 1962 Division TwoQueen's Park1 – 1East StirlingshireHampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 1,752
6 October 1962 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire4 – 2Albion RoversFirs Park, Falkirk
, , , , Attendance: 1,196
13 October 1962 Division TwoMorton2 – 3East StirlingshireCappielow, Greenock
, , , Attendance: 7,476
20 October 1962 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire1 – 0Alloa AthleticFirs Park, Falkirk
Attendance: 1,324
27 October 1962 Division TwoBrechin City1 – 3East StirlingshireGlebe Park, Brechin
, , Attendance: 357
3 November 1962 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire3 – 1Hamilton AcademicalFirs Park, Falkirk
, , Attendance: 1,284
10 November 1962 Division TwoEast Fife2 – 2East StirlingshireBayview Park, Methil
, , Attendance: 2,056
17 November 1962 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire2 – 2StenhousemuirFirs Park, Falkirk
, , Attendance: 1,689
24 November 1962 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire3 – 1Ayr UnitedFirs Park, Falkirk
, , Attendance: 1,731
1 December 1962 Division TwoCowdenbeath2 – 1East StirlingshireCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
, Attendance: 1,908
8 December 1962 Division TwoMontrose3 – 1East StirlingshireLinks Park, Montrose
, , Attendance: 1,185
15 December 1962 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire6 – 0StranraerFirs Park, Falkirk
, , , , , Attendance: 1,058
9 March 1963 Division TwoHamilton Academical1 – 3East StirlingshireDouglas Park, Hamilton
, , Attendance: 3,113
13 March 1963 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire3 – 1DumbartonFirs Park, Falkirk
, , Attendance: 1,422
16 March 1963 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire2 – 1East FifeFirs Park, Falkirk
, Attendance: 1,788
23 March 1963 Division TwoStenhousemuir1 – 2East StirlingshireOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir
, Attendance: 1,557
27 March 1963 Division TwoDumbarton2 – 2East StirlingshireBoghead Park, Dumbarton
, , Attendance: 1,021
30 March 1963 Division TwoAyr United1 – 4East StirlingshireSomerset Park, Ayr
, , , Attendance: 1,013
3 April 1963 Division TwoBerwick Rangers1 – 1East StirlingshireShielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Attendance: 908
6 April 1963 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire3 – 0CowdenbeathFirs Park, Falkirk
, , Attendance: 1,434
10 April 1963 Division TwoForfar Athletic3 – 1East StirlingshireStation Park, Forfar
, , Attendance: 939
13 April 1963 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire2 – 2MontroseFirs Park, Falkirk
, , Attendance: 1,389
20 April 1963 Division TwoStranraer2 – 2East StirlingshireStair Park, Stranraer
, , Attendance: 774
24 April 1963 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire5 – 1Queen's ParkFirs Park, Falkirk
, , , , Attendance: 1,255
27 April 1963 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire2 – 0Stirling AlbionFirs Park, Falkirk
, Attendance: 2,147
29 April 1963 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire2 – 1Brechin CityFirs Park, Falkirk
, Attendance: 1,270
1 May 1963 Division TwoAlbion Rovers2 – 0East StirlingshireCliftonhill, Coatbridge
, Attendance: 891
4 May 1963 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire2 – 0MortonFirs Park, Falkirk
, Attendance: 7,419
6 May 1963 Division TwoEast Stirlingshire0 – 0St JohnstoneFirs Park, Falkirk
Attendance: 5,941
11 May 1963 Division TwoAlloa Athletic0 – 0East StirlingshireRecreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 2,368
13 May 1963 Division TwoStirling Albion2 – 1East StirlingshireAnnfield, Stirling
Attendance: 834

League Table
Further information: 1962–63 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 St Johnstone (C, P) 36 25 5 6 83 37 2.243 55 Promotion to 1963–64 Scottish First Division
2 East Stirlingshire (P) 36 20 9 7 80 50 1.600 49
3 Morton 36 23 2 11 100 49 2.041 48
4 Hamilton Academical 36 18 8 10 69 56 1.232 44
5 Stranraer 36 16 10 10 81 70 1.157 42
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Results by round
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Position915181612141177333224546533444343333222222
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1962–63 Scottish Cup
26 January 1963 Round 1East Stirlingshire2 – 0Stirling AlbionFirs Park, Falkirk
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6 March 1963 Round 2East Stirlingshire1 – 0MotherwellFirs Park, Falkirk
20 March 1963 Round 3Rangers7 – 2East StirlingshireIbrox Park, Glasgow
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Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1962–63 Scottish League Cup
11 August 1962 Group 5East Stirlingshire4 – 1Ayr UnitedFirs Park, Falkirk
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15 August 1962 Group 5Hamilton Academical4 – 4East StirlingshireDouglas Park, Hamilton
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18 August 1962 Group 5East Stirlingshire3 – 2Berwick RangersFirs Park, Falkirk
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25 August 1962 Group 5Ayr United2 – 1East StirlingshireSomerset Park, Ayr
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29 August 1962 Group 5East Stirlingshire0 – 1Hamilton AcademicalFirs Park, Falkirk
1 September 1962 Group 5Berwick Rangers2 – 0East StirlingshireShielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Berwick Rangers (A) 6 3 2 1 12 8 1.500 8
Ayr United 6 2 3 1 13 14 0.929 7
East Stirlingshire 6 2 1 3 12 12 1.000 5
Hamilton Academical 6 1 2 3 13 16 0.813 4
Source: statto.com
(A) Advanced to Supplementary Round.

Other

Stirlingshire Cup
16 October 1962 Round 1East Stirlingshire2 – 2Stirling AlbionFirs Park, Falkirk
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30 October 1962 Round 1 replayStirling Albion3 – 3East StirlingshireAnnfield, Stirling
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20 November 1962 Round 1 replay 2Stirling Albion3 – 0East Stirlingshire
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See also

References
  1. Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
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