1962–63 West Ham United F.C. season explained

Club:West Ham United
Season:1962–63
Manager:Ron Greenwood
Chairman:Reg Pratt
Stadium:Boleyn Ground
League:First Division
League Result:12th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Sixth round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
League Topscorer:
Geoff Hurst (13)
Season Topscorer:
Geoff Hurst (15)
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Prevseason:1961–62
Nextseason:1963–64

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.

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. 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. 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.[1] [2] [3]

First Division

Results

West Ham United's score comes first[4]

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League First Division

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

FA Cup

See main article: 1962-63 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R34 February 1963 FulhamH0–021,000
R3 Replay20 February 1963 FulhamA2–120,000Boyce, Byrne
R44 March 1963 Swansea CityH1–025,924Boyce
R516 March 1963 EvertonH1–031,77Byrne
R630 March 1963 LiverpoolA0–149,036

League Cup

See main article: 1962–63 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
R2 26 September 1962 Plymouth ArgyleH6–09,714Peters, Byrne (3), Hurst, Musgrove
R316 October 1962 Rotherham UnitedA1–311,581Hurst

Notes and References

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