Competition: | First Division |
Season: | 1962–63 |
Winners: | Everton 6th English title |
Relegated: | Manchester City Leyton Orient |
Continentalcup1: | European Cup |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Everton |
Continentalcup2: | European Cup Winners' Cup |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United |
Continentalcup3: | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Sheffield Wednesday Arsenal |
League Topscorer: | Jimmy Greaves (37 goals)[1] |
Biggest Home Win: | (18 August 1962) (29 September 1962) (16 March 1963) |
Biggest Away Win: | (25 August 1962) (8 September 1962) (8 December 1962) |
Highest Scoring: | (29 September 1962) |
Matches: | 462 |
Total Goals: | 1536 |
Prevseason: | 1961–62 |
Nextseason: | 1963–64 |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1962-63 season.
Everton won the First Division title for the sixth time in the club's history that season. They made sure of the title on May 11, after a 4-1 win over Fulham at Goodison Park. Leyton Orient were relegated on 4 May after a 3-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday. Manchester City joined them on the final weekend of the season, losing 6-1 at West Ham United, which saved Birmingham City, who won 3-2 at home against Leicester City.
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1 | Jimmy Greaves | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | ||||
2 | 29 | ||||||
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4 | 25 | ||||||
5 | 24 | ||||||
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7 | 23 | ||||||
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