1962–63 Birmingham City F.C. season

December 2014 May 2026 Birmingham City F.C. 1962–63 Gil Merrick Harry Morris, Jr Ground St Andrew's Football League First Division 20th FA Cup Third round(eliminated by Bury) Football League Cup Winners Ken Leek (20) Ken Leek (29) 42,228 vs Aston Villa, 27 October 1962 11,293 vs Bury, League Cup semi-final 1st leg, 27 March 1963 22,559 _whiteborder _whitecollar _whiteborder _top_on_white 000099 000099 000099 ffffff 000099 1961–62 1963–64 The 1962–63 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 60th in the Football League and their 36th in the First Division. They finished in 20th position in the 22-team division, two points clear of the relegation places. They entered the 1962–63 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost in that round to Bury after a replay. They entered the League Cup at the second round and reached the final, in which they defeated local rivals Aston Villa 3–1 on aggregate score to win the first (and, until 2011, only) major trophy in their history. Because of the severe winter weather – the so-called "Big Freeze of 1963" – Birmingham played no matches for ten weeks, between 22 December and 2 March. Their third-round FA Cup-tie was played in the first week of March, two months later than the usual date of the first weekend in January. Twenty-three players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were eleven different goalscorers. Half back Terry Hennessey played in 52 of the 53 first-team matches over the season (forwards Ken Leek and Mike Hellawell missed only two), and Leek finished as leading goalscorer with 29 goals, of which 20 were scored in league competition. Football League First Division 1962–63 Football League DateLeaguepositionOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendance18 August 196222ndTottenham HotspurAL0–351,14021 August 196222ndArsenalAL0–234,00425 August 196220thLeyton OrientHD2–2Bullock, Hellawell23,41129 August 196219thArsenalHD2–2Leek, Lynn pen27,0381 September 196220thManchester UnitedAL0–240,6188 September 196221stBurnleyHW5–1Hellawell 2, Leek, Bloomfield, Bullock24,46312 September 196221stWest Bromwich AlbionAL0–125,56015 September 196222ndSheffield WednesdayAL0–522,25519 September 196222ndWest Bromwich AlbionHD0–028,66022 September 196218thFulhamHW4–1Harris, Leek, Auld, Lynn pen20,43929 September 196220thLeicester CityAL0–322,2106 October 196222ndWest Ham UnitedAL0–521,15013 October 196222ndManchester CityHD2–2Regan, Stubbs21,11424 October 196219thWolverhampton WanderersAW2–0Leek 226,22627 October 196217thAston VillaHW3–2Leek 2, Lynn pen42,2283 November 196213thSheffield UnitedAW2–0Stubbs, Hellawell19,18610 November 196214thNottingham ForestHD2–2Harris, Leek22,02417 November 196212thIpswich TownAW5–1Harris 2, Leek 2, Auld16,77524 November 196215thLiverpoolHL0–227,0501 December 196214thBlackpoolAD1–1Leek12,9558 December 196215thBlackburn RoversHD3–3Bloomfield, Leek 216,10815 December 196216thTottenham HotspurHL0–236,62322 December 196215thLeyton OrientAD2–2Bloomfield 211,6462 March 196318thManchester CityAL1–2Harris28,7989 March 196320thWolverhampton WanderersHL3–4Auld, Lynn 2 (1 pen)18,21916 March 196320thAston VillaAL0–440,40023 March 196321stSheffield UnitedHL0–118,05630 March 196320thSheffield WednesdayHD1–1Auld pen12,2753 April 196319thBolton WanderersHD2–2Leek 213,2006 April 196320thIpswich TownHL0–116,75613 April 196321stNottingham ForestAW2–0Leek 215,55615 April 196321stEvertonAD2–2Bloomfield, Leek50,12216 April 196321stEvertonHL0–129,71920 April 196321stBlackpoolHL3–6Bloomfield, Leek, Auld15,39624 April 196321stBolton WanderersAD0–012,94927 April 196321stBlackburn RoversAL1–6Auld9,4821 May 196320thWest Ham UnitedHW3–2Harris, Auld, Hennessey14,4104 May 196320thFulhamAD3–3Harris, Hellawell, Auld20,1798 May 196320thLiverpoolAL1–5Leek23,68410 May 196320thManchester UnitedHW2–1Bloomfield 221,85514 May 196320thBurnleyAL1–3Bloomfield14,35018 May 196320thLeicester CityHW3–2Harris, Auld, Lynn pen23,971 League table (part) +Final First Division table (part)PosClubPldWDLFAGAPts18thBolton Wanderers421552255750.733519thManchester United4212102067810.833420thBirmingham City4210131963900.703321stManchester City42101121581020.573122ndLeyton Orient42692737810.4621Key Pos = League position; Pld = Matches played;W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsSourcehttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1962-1963/table Birmingham City 1962–1963: English Division One (old) Table Statto Organisation 11 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062523/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1962-1963/table 4 March 2016 live dmy-all FA Cup 1962–63 FA Cup Because of the severe winter weather – the so-called "Big Freeze of 1963" – Birmingham played no matches for ten weeks, between 22 December and 2 March. Their opening third-round FA Cup-tie against Bury was postponed 14 times and abandoned once before finally being played two months after the originally scheduled date.Bury Deserve To Replay The Times London 6 March 1963 3Replay The Big Freeze 1962–63 http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:TND1&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=132AD22C52C8BF10&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 The Independent on Sunday London reprint hosted at NewsBank 19 January 2003 12 April 2012 RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceThird round5 March 1963BuryHD3–3Leek, Harris, Lynn pen37,913Third round replay7 March 1963BuryAL0–216,525 League Cup 1962–63 Football League Cup 1963 Football League Cup Final The first leg of the final, against Birmingham's near neighbours Aston Villa, was played on 23 May at St Andrew's. Birmingham took the lead when Jimmy Harris fed Bertie Auld who crossed for Ken Leek's powerful shot, but Aston Villa equalised via Bobby Thomson. Seven minutes into the second half, the same combination of players made it 2–1, and after 66 minutes Jimmy Bloomfield "ended an excellent run by scoring from a narrow angle, earning even the applause of Villa players"Birmingham's lead The Guardian London 24 May 1963 15 to give Birmingham a 3–1 lead.Matthews (1995), p. 33. The second leg, four days later at Villa Park, was goalless. Former England centre half Trevor Smith marked Thomson out of the game,Obituary: Trevor Smith – Tough and fearless footballer for the most successful side in Birmingham City history Ponting Ivan http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:TND1&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=132AD466F6DEE3E8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 The Independent London reprint hosted at NewsBank 15 September 2003 14 June 2012 Birmingham's defensive tactics included repeatedly kicking the ball out for throw-ins,Jawad Hyder Strange Magic: Birmingham City v Aston Villa 6 March 2005 Birmingham Post 27–28 and Aston Villa were unable to break their opponents down. RoundDateOpponentsVenueResultScoreF–AScorersAttendanceSecond round26 September 1962Doncaster RoversHW5–0Leek 2, Bloomfield, Harris, Auld11,384Third round15 October 1962BarrowAD1–1Wolstenholme6,289Third round replay29 October 1962BarrowHW5–1Harris, Stubbs, Leek, Arrowsmith og11,765Fourth round14 November 1962Notts CountyHW3–2Lynn pen, Harris, Auld13,187Fifth round11 December 1962Manchester CityHW6–0Lynn 2 (1 pen), Leek, Auld, Leivers og, Sear og18,012Semi-final 1st leg27 March 1963BuryHW3–2Bullock, Leek, Auld11,293Semi-final 2nd leg8 April 1963BuryAD1–1Leek9,177Final 1st leg23 May 1963Aston VillaHW3–1Leek 2, Bloomfield31,902Final 2nd leg27 May 1963Aston VillaAD0–037,949 Appearances and goals :Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; FB – Full back; HB – Half back; FW – Forward + Players' appearances and goals by competitionPos. Playing positionNat. NationalityNameLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsApps AppearancesGoalsGKENGJohnny Schofield1800040220GKENGColin Withers2402050310FBWALColin Green1702030220FBENGStan Lynn33621734210FBENGBrian Rushton900020110FBENGBrian Sharples30001040FBENGGraham Sissons1700030200HBENGMalcolm Beard3402070430HBENGWinston Foster50001060HBWALTerry Hennessey4212080521HBENGTrevor Smith footballer, born 19363702070460HBENGJohnny Watts English footballer1300050180FWSCOBertie Auld36920944713FWENGJimmy Bloomfield28920623611FWENGPeter Bullock footballer1420011153FWENGGreg Farrell20000020FWENGJimmy Harris footballer, born 193329821643713FWENGMike Hellawell4052090515FWWALKen Leek412021885129FWENGJohn Regan footballer21002041FWENGRobin Stubbs1220031153FWENGDenis Thwaites60000060FWENGTrevor Wolstenholme00002121 See also Birmingham City F.C. seasons References General Matthews Tony Birmingham City: A Complete Record 1995 Breedon Books Derby 978-1-85983-010-9 Matthews Tony Birmingham City: The Complete Record 2010 DB Publishing Derby 978-1-85983-853-2 Source for match dates and results: http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1962-1963/results Birmingham City 1962–1963: Results Statto Organisation 3 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061905/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/birmingham-city/1962-1963/results 4 March 2016 live dmy-all Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 360–61. Source for kit: "Birmingham City". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 22 May 2018. Specific Category:Birmingham City F.C. seasons Birmingham City