1962–63 Liverpool F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 February 2015 Liverpool F.C. 1962–63 Bill Shankly First Division 8th Roger Hunt (24) FA Cup Semi-finals _whiteborder _whitecollar _whitecollar _redsides _redtop ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ffffff _redborder _vneckred _redborder ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ffffff 1961–62 1963–64 The 1962–63 season was the 71st season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence and their first season back in the Football League's First Division since 1953–54. Roger Hunt, who had scored 41 goals in the promotion winning league campaign, proved himself in the top flight and scored 24 goals, as Liverpool finished in 8th position in the league, and also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The Big Freeze of 1962–1963, was one of the coldest winters on recordhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2008/09/04/bigfreeze63_feature.shtml BBC London summary Football matches in the English leagues suffered because of the severe effects of the winter weather. Some matches in the FA Cup were rescheduled ten or more times.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52002473 War, weather and working weeks: the previous times football has been halted in England BBC Sport 29 March 2020 Matches in the fifth and sixth rounds, scheduled for 16 February and 9 March respectively, were played on 16 and 30 March. A board known as the Pools Panel was set up to adjudicate postponed matches to provide the football pool results. From 22 December to 13 February, Liverpool completed no league matches. The delays occurred before under-soil heating became widespread at major venues. When the thaw arrived, a backlog of fixtures had to be hastily determined. The Football League season was extended by four weeks from its original finishing date of 27 April. The final league fixtures took place one day before the rescheduled FA Cup final. Squad Goalkeepers SCO Tommy Lawrence ENG Jim Furnell Defenders ENG Gerry Byrne ENG Phil Ferns ENG Alan Jones ENG Chris Lawler ENG Ronnie Moran ENG Tommy Smith SCO Bobby Thomson SCO Ron Yeats Midfielders ENG Alan A'Court ENG Ian Callaghan SCO Tommy Leishman ENG Kevin Lewis ENG Jimmy Melia ENG Gordon Milne SCO Willie Stevenson ENG Gordon Wallace ENG Johnny Wheeler Attackers ENG Alf Arrowsmith SCO Bobby Graham ENG Roger Hunt SCO Ian St John Squad statistics Appearances and goals Division 1 FA Cup ENG MF Alan A'Court 23 2 0 0 ENG FW Alf Arrowsmith 3 0 0 0 ENG DF Gerry Byrne 38 0 6 0 ENG MF Ian Callaghan 37 2 6 0 ENG DF Phil Ferns 5 0 0 0 ENG GK Jim Furnell 13 0 0 0 ENG FW Roger Hunt 42 24 6 2 WAL DF Allan Jones 4 0 0 0 ENG DF Chris Lawler 6 0 1 0 SCO GK Tommy Lawrence 29 0 6 0 SCO MF Tommy Leishman 11 1 0 0 ENG FW Kevin Lewis 19 10 6 2 ENG FW Jimmy Melia 39 5 5 2 ENG MF Gordon Milne 41 0 6 0 ENG DF Ronnie Moran 34 5 6 2 ENG DF Tommy Smith 1 0 0 0 SCO FW Ian St John 40 19 6 1 SCO MF Willie Stevenson 28 2 6 0 SCO DF Bobby Thomson 4 0 0 0 SCO MF Gordon Wallace 7 1 0 0 SCO DF Ron Yeats 38 0 6 0 |} League table First Division y LIV Results First Division 1962–63 Football League#First Division DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 18-Aug-62 Blackpool H 1–2 Lewis 80 51,207 Report Report 22-Aug-62 Manchester City A 2–2 Moran 21 pen Hunt 79 33,165 Report Report 25-Aug-62 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 21,700 Report Report 29-Aug-62 Manchester City H 4–1 St. John 3 Hunt 55 69 A'Court 65 46,073 Report Report 01-Sep-62 Nottingham Forest H 2–0 Callaghan 10 St. John 72 47,742 Report Report 03-Sep-62 West Ham United A 0–1 22,262 Report Report 08-Sep-62 Sheffield United A 1–3 Leishman 52 24,126 Report Report 12-Sep-62 West Ham United H 2–1 St. John 39 86 39,261 Report Report 15-Sep-62 Ipswich Town H 1–1 Hunt 19 40,121 Report Report 22-Sep-62 Everton A 2–2 Lewis 35 Hunt 90 73,000 Report Report 29-Sep-62 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–3 Melia 39 63 34,368 Report Report 06-Oct-62 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 Hunt 37 41,155 Report Report 13-Oct-62 Leicester City A 0–3 24,137 Report Report 27-Oct-62 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 17,850 Report Report 03-Nov-62 Burnley H 1–2 St. John 50 43,870 Report Report 10-Nov-62 Manchester United A 3–3 St. John 51 Melia 85 Moran 89 43,810 Report Report 14-Nov-62 Arsenal H 2–1 Hunt 52 Moran 55 pen 38,452 Report Report 17-Nov-62 Leyton Orient H 5–0 Hunt 10 25 62 Stevenson 35 St. John 64 30,009 Report Report 24-Nov-62 Birmingham City A 2–0 Hunt 62 67 27,050 Report Report 01-Dec-62 Fulham H 2–1 Hunt 51 A'Court 60 38,267 Report Report 08-Dec-62 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–0 Lewis 31 Hunt 64 15,939 Report Report 15-Dec-62 Blackpool A 2–1 St. John 25 Hunt 79 16,271 Report Report 22-Dec-62 Blackburn Rovers H 3–1 Lewis 14 St. John 61Moran 79 35,371 Report Report 13-Feb-63 Aston Villa H 4–0 Hunt 18 66 St. John 25 29 46,374 Report Report 16-Feb-63 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4–1 Lewis 7 52 St. John 47 87 53,517 Report Report 02-Mar-63 Leicester City H 0–2 54,842 Report Report 05-Mar-63 Ipswich Town A 2–2 Lewis 2 St. John 34 14,059 Report Report 09-Mar-63 Arsenal A 2–2 Lewis 2 Hunt 19 30,246 Report Report 20-Mar-63 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 Hunt 77 Moran 85 pen 43,977 Report Report 23-Mar-63 Burnley A 3–1 St. John 24 Hunt 75 Lewis 89 28,500 Report Report 08-Apr-63 Everton H 0–0 56,060 Report Report 12-Apr-63 Tottenham Hotspur H 5–2 Stevenson 52 Melia 54 89 St. John 72 Lewis 83 54,463 Report Report 13-Apr-63 Manchester United H 1–0 St. John 72 51,529 Report Report 15-Apr-63 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–7 Hunt 25 70 53,727 Report Report 18-Apr-63 Nottingham Forest H 0–2 36,599 Report Report 20-Apr-63 Fulham A 0–0 18,894 Report Report 29-Apr-63 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–2 29,144 Report Report 02-May-63 Leyton Orient A 1–2 St. John 35 8,273 Report Report 08-May-63 Birmingham City H 5–1 Wallace 16 St. John 50 Callaghan 78 Hunt 80 89 23,684 Report Report 11-May-63 Sheffield United A 0–0 18,494 Report Report 13-May-63 Bolton Wanderers A 0–1 15,739 Report Report 18-May-63 Aston Villa A 0–2 18,000 Report Report FA Cup 1962–63 FA Cup DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2 09-Jan-63 Wrexham A 3–0 Hunt 18 Lewis 72 Melia 89 29,992 Report Report 26-Jan-63 Burnley A 1–1 Lewis 25 49,885 Report Report 20-Feb-63 Burnley H 2–1 St. John 45 Moran 119 pen 57,906 Report Report 16-Mar-63 Arsenal A 2–1 Melia 33 Moran 65 pen 55,245 Report Report 30-Mar-63 West Ham United H 1–0 Hunt 81 49,036 Report Report 27-Apr-63 Leicester City N 0–1 65,000 Report Report References LFC History.net – 1962–63 season Liverweb - 1962-63 Season Category:Liverpool F.C. seasons Liverpool