1962–63 West Ham United F.C. season

This was West Ham's fifth season in the First Division since their return in season 1957–58. The club were managed by Ron Greenwood and the team captain was Bobby Moore.

West Ham United
1962–63 season
ChairmanReg Pratt
ManagerRon Greenwood
StadiumBoleyn Ground
First DivisionFirst Division 12th
FA CupSixth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Geoff Hurst (13)
All:
Geoff Hurst (15)

Season summary

The season started badly for West Ham and it was not until their sixth game that they managed to win. By the end of 1962 they were in 11th place.[1] Their season was greatly affected by the bad winter of 1962-63 when no games were played at all between 29 December 1962 and 4 February 1963. They finished in 12th place. Geoff Hurst was the top scorer with 15 goals in all competitions and 13 in the league. The next highest scorer was Johnny Byrne with 14. Bobby Moore and Ken Brown made the most appearances; 47 in all competitions.[1] West Ham made the sixth round of the FA Cup before being eliminated by Liverpool but only managed to reach the third round of the League Cup before losing to Rotherham United.

The season saw the last West Ham appearance for future club manager John Lyall who had to retire due to injury, John Dick who had been at the club since 1953 and the first season as a regular player and first goals for future World Cup winner, Martin Peters.[2][3][4]

Leading goalscorer, Geoff Hurst

First Division
Main article: 1962–63 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 August 1962Aston VillaA1-337,657Byrne
20 August 1962Wolverhampton WanderersH1-430,002Musgrove
25 August 1962Tottenham HotspurH1-632,527Woosnam
29 August 1962Wolverhampton WanderersA0-036,844
1 September 1962Leyton OrientA0-223,918
3 September 1962LiverpoolH1-022,258Scott
8 September 1962Manchester CityA6-124,069Peters, Scott, Byrne, Musgrove, Hurst
12 September 1962LiverpoolA1-239,261Byrne
14 September 1962BlackpoolH2-224,695Scott, Musgrove
22 September 1962Blackburn RoversA4-015,454Peters, Byrne, Hurst, Musgrove
29 September 1962Sheffield UnitedH1-122,800Scott
6 October 1962Birmingham CityH5-021,150Byrne (2), Hurst, Musgrove, Brown
13 October 1962ArsenalA1-149,597Scott
22 October 1962BurnleyH1-134,612Hurst
27 October 1962Manchester UnitedA1-329,419Hurst
3 November 1962Bolton WanderersH1-219,885Moore
10 November 1962Leicester CityA0-221,064
17 November 1962FulhamH2-217,668Peters, Hurst
24 November 1962Sheffield WednesdayA3-121,762Peters, Brabrook, Scott
1 December 1962West Bromwich AlbionH2-220,769Moore, Hurst
8 December 1962EvertonA1-138,701Brabrook
15 December 1962Aston VillaH1-121,529Peters
22 December 1962Tottenham HotspurA4-444,650Kirkup, Peters, Scott, Boyce
29 December 1962Nottingham ForestA4-318,660Brabrook (2), Byrne, McKinlay (og)
16 February 1963Sheffield UnitedA2-018,176Boyce, Sealey
2 March 1963ArsenalH0-431,976
9 March 1963BurnleyA1-117,197Byrne
18 March 1963Manchester UnitedH3-128,950Brown, Sealey, Brennan (og)
23 March 1963Bolton WanderersA0-319,177
2 April 1963Sheffield WednesdayH2-120,048Hurst, Byrne
6 April 1963FulhamA0-226,761
12 April 1963Ipswich TownH1-323,170Scott
13 April 1963Leicester CityH2-025,689Sealey (2)
15 April 1963Ipswich TownA3-221,988Hurst, Peter, Brabrook
20 April 1963West Bromwich AlbionA0-110,315
22 April 1963Nottingham ForestH4-118,179Peters, Moore, Hurst (2)
27 April 1963EvertonH1-228,391Meagan (og)
1 May 1963Birmingham CityA2-314,410Scott, Hurst
4 May 1963Blackburn RoversH0-118,898
11 May 1963Leyton OrientH2-016,745Brabrook, Scott
13 May 1963BlackpoolA0-012,434
18 May 1963Manchester CityH6-116,602Brabrook, Boyce, Hurst (2), Sealey (2)

FA Cup
Main article: 1962-63 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R34 February 1963FulhamH0-021,000
R3 Replay20 February 1963FulhamA2-120,000Boyce, Byrne
R44 March 1963Swansea CityH1-025,924Boyce
R516 March 1963EvertonH1-031,77Byrne
R630 March 1963LiverpoolA0-149,036

League Cup
Main article: 1962–63 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R226 September 1962Plymouth ArgyleH6-09,714Peters, Byrne (3), Hurst, Musgrove
R316 October 1962Rotherham UnitedA1-311,581Hurst

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG John Bond
— MF England ENG Eddie Bovington
— MF England ENG Ron Boyce
— FW England ENG Peter Brabrook
— FW England ENG Martin Britt
— DF England ENG Ken Brown
— DF England ENG Jack Burkett
— FW England ENG Johnny Byrne
— DF England ENG John Charles
— FW Scotland SCO Ian Crawford
— FW England ENG Brian Dear
— FW Scotland SCO John Dick
— GK England ENG Alan Dickie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW England ENG Geoff Hurst
— DF England ENG Joe Kirkup
— MF England ENG Bill Lansdowne
— GK Scotland SCO Lawrie Leslie
— DF Scotland SCO John Lyall
— DF England ENG Bobby Moore (captain)
— MF England ENG Malcolm Musgrove
— MF England ENG Martin Peters
— GK England ENG Brian Rhodes
— FW England ENG Tony Scott
— FW England ENG John Sissons
— GK England ENG Jim Standen
— FW Wales WAL Phil Woosnam

References
  1. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - 1st Division 1962-63". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. "John Lyall". Daily Telegraph. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. "John Dick". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  4. "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics — Martin Peters". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
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