1962–63 West Ham United F.C. season

West Ham United
1962–63 season
ChairmanReg Pratt
ManagerRon Greenwood
StadiumBoleyn Ground
First Division12th
FA CupSixth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Geoff Hurst (13)
All:
Geoff Hurst (15)

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.[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

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 1962 Aston Villa A 1–3 37,657 Byrne
20 August 1962 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–4 30,002 Musgrove
25 August 1962 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–6 32,527 Woosnam
29 August 1962 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 36,844
1 September 1962 Leyton Orient A 0–2 23,918
3 September 1962 Liverpool H 1–0 22,258 Scott
8 September 1962 Manchester City A 6–1 24,069 Peters, Scott, Byrne, Musgrove, Hurst
12 September 1962 Liverpool A 1–2 39,261 Byrne
14 September 1962 Blackpool H 2–2 24,695 Scott, Musgrove
22 September 1962 Blackburn Rovers A 4–0 15,454 Peters, Byrne, Hurst, Musgrove
29 September 1962 Sheffield United H 1–1 22,800 Scott
6 October 1962 Birmingham City H 5–0 21,150 Byrne (2), Hurst, Musgrove, Brown
13 October 1962 Arsenal A 1–1 49,597 Scott
22 October 1962 Burnley H 1–1 34,612 Hurst
27 October 1962 Manchester United A 1–3 29,419 Hurst
3 November 1962 Bolton Wanderers H 1–2 19,885 Moore
10 November 1962 Leicester City A 0–2 21,064
17 November 1962 Fulham H 2–2 17,668 Peters, Hurst
24 November 1962 Sheffield Wednesday A 3–1 21,762 Peters, Brabrook, Scott
1 December 1962 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 20,769 Moore, Hurst
8 December 1962 Everton A 1–1 38,701 Brabrook
15 December 1962 Aston Villa H 1–1 21,529 Peters
22 December 1962 Tottenham Hotspur A 4–4 44,650 Kirkup, Peters, Scott, Boyce
29 December 1962 Nottingham Forest A 4–3 18,660 Brabrook (2), Byrne, McKinlay (og)
16 February 1963 Sheffield United A 2–0 18,176 Boyce, Sealey
2 March 1963 Arsenal H 0–4 31,976
9 March 1963 Burnley A 1–1 17,197 Byrne
18 March 1963 Manchester United H 3–1 28,950 Brown, Sealey, Brennan (og)
23 March 1963 Bolton Wanderers A 0–3 19,177
2 April 1963 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 20,048 Hurst, Byrne
6 April 1963 Fulham A 0–2 26,761
12 April 1963 Ipswich Town H 1–3 23,170 Scott
13 April 1963 Leicester City H 2–0 25,689 Sealey (2)
15 April 1963 Ipswich Town A 3–2 21,988 Hurst, Peter, Brabrook
20 April 1963 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 10,315
22 April 1963 Nottingham Forest H 4–1 18,179 Peters, Moore, Hurst (2)
27 April 1963 Everton H 1–2 28,391 Meagan (og)
1 May 1963 Birmingham City A 2–3 14,410 Scott, Hurst
4 May 1963 Blackburn Rovers H 0–1 18,898
11 May 1963 Leyton Orient H 2–0 16,745 Brabrook, Scott
13 May 1963 Blackpool A 0–0 12,434
18 May 1963 Manchester City H 6–1 16,602 Brabrook, Boyce, Hurst (2), Sealey (2)

FA Cup

Main article: 1962-63 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 4 February 1963 Fulham H 0–0 21,000
R3 Replay 20 February 1963 Fulham A 2–1 20,000 Boyce, Byrne
R4 4 March 1963 Swansea City H 1–0 25,924 Boyce
R5 16 March 1963 Everton H 1–0 31,77 Byrne
R6 30 March 1963 Liverpool A 0–1 49,036

League Cup

Main article: 1962–63 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 26 September 1962 Plymouth Argyle H 6–0 9,714 Peters, Byrne (3), Hurst, Musgrove
R3 16 October 1962 Rotherham United A 1–3 11,581 Hurst

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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. ^ a b c "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.