1962–63 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1962–63 season was Manchester United's 61st 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 Wembley 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.[1]
| 1962–63 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Harold Hardman | ||
| Manager | Matt Busby | ||
| First Division | 19th | ||
| FA Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Denis Law (23) All: Denis Law (29) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 63,437 vs Everton (29 August 1962) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 27,496 vs Nottingham Forest (8 December 1962) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 41,297 | ||
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First Division
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 1962 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2 – 2 | Herd, Law | 51,685 |
| 22 August 1962 | Everton | A | 1 – 3 | Moir | 69,501 |
| 25 August 1962 | Arsenal | A | 3 – 1 | Herd (2), Chisnall | 62,308 |
| 29 August 1962 | Everton | H | 0 – 1 | 63,437 | |
| 1 September 1962 | Birmingham City | H | 2 – 0 | Giles, Herd | 39,847 |
| 5 September 1962 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0 – 3 | 44,859 | |
| 8 September 1962 | Leyton Orient | A | 0 – 1 | 24,901 | |
| 12 September 1962 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3 – 0 | Herd (2), Cantwell | 37,721 |
| 15 September 1962 | Manchester City | H | 2 – 3 | Law (2) | 49,193 |
| 22 September 1962 | Burnley | H | 2 – 5 | Law, Stiles | 45,954 |
| 29 September 1962 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0 – 1 | 40,520 | |
| 6 October 1962 | Blackpool | A | 2 – 2 | Herd (2) | 33,242 |
| 13 October 1962 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0 – 3 | 42,252 | |
| 24 October 1962 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2 – 6 | Herd, Quixall | 51,314 |
| 27 October 1962 | West Ham United | H | 3 – 1 | Quixall (2), Law | 29,204 |
| 3 November 1962 | Ipswich Town | A | 5 – 3 | Law (4), Herd | 18,483 |
| 10 November 1962 | Liverpool | H | 3 – 3 | Giles, Herd, Quixall | 43,810 |
| 17 November 1962 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3 – 2 | Law (2), Herd | 27,305 |
| 24 November 1962 | Aston Villa | H | 2 – 2 | Quixall (2) | 36,852 |
| 1 December 1962 | Sheffield United | A | 1 – 1 | Charlton | 25,173 |
| 8 December 1962 | Nottingham Forest | H | 5 – 1 | Herd (2), Charlton, Giles, Law | 27,496 |
| 15 December 1962 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0 – 3 | 18,113 | |
| 26 December 1962 | Fulham | A | 1 – 0 | Charlton | 23,928 |
| 23 February 1963 | Blackpool | H | 1 – 1 | Herd | 43,121 |
| 2 March 1963 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2 – 2 | Charlton, Law | 27,924 |
| 9 March 1963 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0 – 2 | 53,416 | |
| 18 March 1963 | West Ham United | A | 1 – 3 | Herd | 28,950 |
| 23 March 1963 | Ipswich Town | H | 0 – 1 | 32,792 | |
| 1 April 1963 | Fulham | H | 0 – 2 | 28,124 | |
| 9 April 1963 | Aston Villa | A | 2 – 1 | Charlton, Stiles | 26,867 |
| 13 April 1963 | Liverpool | A | 0 – 1 | 51,529 | |
| 15 April 1963 | Leicester City | H | 2 – 2 | Charlton, Herd | 50,005 |
| 16 April 1963 | Leicester City | A | 3 – 4 | Law (3) | 37,002 |
| 20 April 1963 | Sheffield United | H | 1 – 1 | Law | 31,179 |
| 22 April 1963 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2 – 1 | Herd, Law | 36,147 |
| 1 May 1963 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1 – 3 | Setters | 31,878 |
| 4 May 1963 | Burnley | A | 1 – 0 | Law | 30,266 |
| 6 May 1963 | Arsenal | H | 2 – 3 | Law (2) | 35,999 |
| 10 May 1963 | Birmingham City | A | 1 – 2 | Law | 21,814 |
| 15 May 1963 | Manchester City | A | 1 – 1 | Quixall | 52,424 |
| 18 May 1963 | Leyton Orient | H | 3 – 1 | Charlton, Law, own goal | 32,759 |
| 20 May 1963 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2 – 3 | Giles, Herd | 16,130 |
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 75 | 35 |
| 19 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 81 | 34 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 63 | 90 | 33 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 March 1963 | Round 3 | Huddersfield Town | H | 5 – 0 | Law (3), Giles, Quixall | 47,703 |
| 11 March 1963 | Round 4 | Aston Villa | H | 1 – 0 | Quixall | 52,265 |
| 16 March 1963 | Round 5 | Chelsea | H | 2 – 1 | Law, Quixall | 48,298 |
| 30 March 1963 | Round 6 | Coventry City | A | 3 – 1 | Charlton (2), Quixall | 44,000 |
| 27 April 1963 | Semi-final | Southampton | N | 1 – 0 | Law | 65,000 |
| 25 May 1963 | Final | Leicester City | N | 3 – 1 | Herd (2), Law | 100,000 |
Squad statistics
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  |
18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| GK |  |
24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| FB |  |
37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| FB | |
25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| FB | |
25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| HB |  |
19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| HB | |
41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| HB | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HB | |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| HB | |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| HB | |
27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| HB | |
31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| FW | |
28 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 9 |
| FW | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| FW | |
36 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 5 |
| FW | |
37 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 21 |
| FW | |
38 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 29 |
| FW | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | |
9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| FW | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | |
31 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 11 |
| FW | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 |
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References
- "Manchester United Season 1962/63". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
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