1962–63 Walsall F.C. season

During the 1962–63 season Walsall competed in the Football League Second Division where they finished in 21st position level on points with Charlton Athletic but had an inferior goal average and were relegated to the third tier.

Walsall
1962–63 season
ManagerBill Moore
StadiumFellows Park
Second Division21st (31 Points)
FA CupThird Round
League CupSecond Round

Final league table

Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Everton (C) 42 25 11 6 84 42 2.000 61 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 23 9 10 111 62 1.790 55 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup second round
3 Burnley 42 22 10 10 78 57 1.368 54
4 Leicester City 42 20 12 10 79 53 1.491 52
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 93 65 1.431 50
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
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
11 Blackburn Rovers 42 15 12 15 79 71 1.113 42
12 West Ham United 42 14 12 16 73 69 1.058 40
13 Blackpool 42 13 14 15 58 64 0.906 40
14 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 7 19 71 79 0.899 39
15 Aston Villa 42 15 8 19 62 68 0.912 38
16 Fulham 42 14 10 18 50 71 0.704 38
17 Ipswich Town 42 12 11 19 59 78 0.756 35
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 5 22 55 75 0.733 35
19 Manchester United 42 12 10 20 67 81 0.827 34 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
20 Birmingham City 42 10 13 19 63 90 0.700 33
21 Manchester City (R) 42 10 11 21 58 102 0.569 31 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Leyton Orient (R) 42 6 9 27 37 81 0.457 21
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Derby County 42 12 12 18 61 72 0.847 36
19 Grimsby Town 42 11 13 18 55 66 0.833 35
20 Charlton Athletic 42 13 5 24 62 94 0.660 31
21 Walsall (R) 42 11 9 22 53 89 0.596 31 Relegation to the Third Division
22 Luton Town (R) 42 11 7 24 61 84 0.726 29
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division
Main article: 1962–63 Football League
18 August 1962 1 Portsmouth 4 – 1 Walsall Fratton Park
21 August 1962 2 Walsall 1 – 1 Huddersfield Town Fellows Park
25 August 1962 3 Walsall 4 – 1 Preston North End Fellows Park
29 August 1962 4 Huddersfield Town 4 – 0 Walsall Leeds Road
1 September 1962 5 Plymouth Argyle 3 – 0 Walsall Home Park
4 September 1962 6 Walsall 1 – 0 Middlesbrough Fellows Park
8 September 1962 7 Walsall 4 – 1 Grimsby Town Fellows Park
12 September 1962 8 Middlesbrough 2 – 3 Walsall Ayresome Park
15 September 1962 9 Norwich City 2 – 1 Walsall Carrow Road
22 September 1962 10 Walsall 1 – 0 Rotherham United Fellows Park
29 September 1962 11 Walsall 0 – 6 Newcastle United Fellows Park
6 October 1962 12 Charlton Athletic 3 – 2 Walsall The Valley
13 October 1962 13 Walsall 0 – 0 Stoke City Fellows Park
20 October 1962 14 Sunderland 5 – 0 Walsall Roker Park
27 October 1962 15 Walsall 1 – 1 Leeds United Fellows Park
3 November 1962 16 Swansea Town 3 – 0 Walsall Vetch Field
10 November 1962 17 Walsall 1 – 5 Chelsea Fellows Park
17 November 1962 18 Luton Town 4 – 3 Walsall Kenilworth Road
24 November 1962 19 Walsall 1 – 1 Southampton Fellows Park
30 November 1962 20 Scunthorpe United 2 – 0 Walsall Old Showground
8 December 1962 21 Walsall 3 – 1 Bury Fellows Park
15 December 1962 22 Walsall 3 – 5 Portsmouth Fellows Park
2 March 1963 23 Stoke City 3 – 0 Walsall Victoria Ground
Mudie
9 March 1963 24 Walsall 2 – 3 Sunderland Fellows Park
13 March 1963 25 Leeds United 3 – 0 Walsall Elland Road
16 March 1963 26 Walsall 1 – 3 Derby County Fellows Park
19 March 1963 27 Preston North End 4 – 2 Walsall Deepdale
23 March 1963 28 Walsall 0 – 1 Swansea Town Fellows Park
26 March 1963 29 Walsall 2 – 2 Plymouth Argyle Fellows Park
30 March 1963 30 Chelsea 0 – 1 Walsall Stamford Bridge
6 April 1963 31 Walsall 1 – 1 Luton Town Fellows Park
13 April 1963 32 Southampton 2 – 0 Walsall The Dell
15 April 1963 33 Cardiff City 2 – 2 Walsall Ninian Park
16 April 1963 34 Walsall 2 – 1 Cardiff City Fellows Park
20 April 1963 35 Walsall 1 – 1 Scunthorpe United Fellows Park
24 April 1963 36 Derby County 2 – 0 Walsall Baseball Ground
27 April 1963 37 Bury 0 – 0 Walsall Gigg Lane
30 April 1963 38 Grimsby Town 3 – 1 Walsall Blundell Park
4 May 1963 39 Rotherham United 1 – 2 Walsall Millmoor
8 May 1963 40 Newcastle United 0 – 2 Walsall St James' Park
14 May 1963 41 Walsall 3 – 1 Norwich City Fellows Park
24 May 1963 42 Walsall 1 – 2 Charlton Athletic Fellows Park

FA Cup
6 March 1963 Round 3 Walsall 0 – 1 Manchester City Fellows Park

League Cup
25 September 1962 Round 2 Walsall 1 – 2 Stoke City Fellows Park
Matthews
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References
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