1962–63 Dundalk F.C. season

Dundalk entered the 1962–63 season on the back of a disappointing eighth-place finish in the League and a fifth-place finish in the Shield the previous season. 1962–63 saw the side trained by 1932–33 title-winning veteran Gerry McCourt, assisted by Mickey Fox, Colm Bellew and Shay Noonan. Team selection was still the responsibility of the club's 10-person management committee. It was Dundalk's 37th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football.

Dundalk
1962–63 season
TrainerGerry McCourt
League of Ireland1st (Champions)
FAI CupSecond round
League of Ireland Shield3rd place
Dublin City CupFirst round
Top Four CupSemi-Final
Leinster Senior CupSemi-Final
P.J. Casey CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jimmy Hasty (9)
All:
Jimmy Hasty (19)

Season summary

The new season would see the 30th anniversary of the club's only previous League title pass.[1] Since then they had been runners-up three times. They had been uncompetitive throughout the 1950s, but had made strong challenges for the League in both 1959–60 and 1960–61. The season opened with the P.J. Casey Cup – a single-season competition run to replace matches lost due to the reduction in teams that season.[2] It ran as a two group, single match round-robin with the top two in each group then playing off in a semi-final and final. The competition was named in memory of P.J. Casey - a long time Honorary Treasurer of the League, and former committee member at Dundalk, who had died in late 1961.[3] Drumcondra defeated Dundalk in the final. The Shield followed, a competition Dundalk had yet to win, and they were pipped to the runners-up spot on goal average.[4] The Dublin City Cup saw them knocked out in the first round, 4–3 on aggregate, while the Leinster Senior Cup saw them knocked out in the semi-final on corner-count after a 2–2 draw with Shelbourne.[5]

With four competitions essentially dealt with by the time the League was up and running, all attention turned to the League schedule. A run of five wins and a draw saw Dundalk lead the table going into the new year,[6] but a defeat and three draws in their next five games raised doubts about their ability to stay in front. Their rivals were faltering too, however, and with six games remaining Dundalk led by four points – although their closest rivals, Waterford and Drumcondra, both had two games in hand, as bad weather that winter had seen a number of postponements. Another slump in form followed, with a second round exit in the FAI Cup to Cork Hibernians and two League defeats in three weeks, leaving them top on goal average only with an extra game played.[7] But they rallied as their rivals continued to drop points, needing a win away to Bohemians in their final match to seal the title. They went two goals behind, however, and with supporters believing they had blown the title, they came back to score twice in the last five minutes and secure a point. They then had to wait a full week for the fixture backlog to clear, with Shelbourne, Cork Celtic and Drumcondra all in the hunt. All three faltered, confirming Dundalk as Champions.[8]

First-Team Squad (1962–63)

Sources:[9]

No. Name Years League FAI Cup League of Ireland Shield Othera Total Goals
1 Christy Barron 1959–1967 18 2 9 11 40 0
2 John Murphy 1957–1969 16 1 8 11 36 3
3 Tom Lyons 1961–1966 18 2 7 8 35 1
4 Patsy McKeown 1957–1968 17 2 9 11 39 0
5 Tommy Rowe 1962–1965 18 2 2 10 32 2
6 Ted Harte 1959–1964 17 2 3 7 29 1
7 Francie Callan 1954–1967 16 2 9 9 36 12
8 Billy Kennedy 1962–1966 13 1 8 10 32 5
9 Dermot Cross 1961–1964 14 1 7 7 29 10
10 Leo O'Reilly 1962–1966 10 1 9 11 31 11
11 Jimmy Hasty 1960–1966 13 2 5 7 27 19
12 Stan Pownall 1962–1964 9 1 5 9 24 3
13 James Redmond 1962–1963 16 2 0 1 19 6
14 Davy McArdle 1960–1964 3 1 5 6 15 3
a. Includes the Leinster Senior Cup, Dublin City Cup, P.J. Casey Cup, and Top Four Cup.

Competitions

P.J. Casey Cup

Source:[10]

Group
19 August 1962 Dundalk3–2St Patrick's AthleticDundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
26 August 1962 Dundalk1–1ShelbourneDundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
30 August 1962 Shamrock Rovers1–4DundalkDublin
Stadium: Dalymount Park
30 August 1962 Drumcondra5–3DundalkDublin
Stadium: Tolka Park

Dundalk qualified as group runners-up

Semi-Final
5 September 1962 Dundalk 1–0WaterfordDublin
Stadium: Dalymount Park
Final
12 September 1962 Drumcondra 3–0DundalkDublin
Stadium: Dalymount Park

Shield

Source:[10]

9 September 1962 Round 1 Cork Celtic 1–2 Dundalk
16 September 1962 Round 2 Dundalk 2–7 Waterford
23 September 1962 Round 3 Drumcondra 1–1 Dundalk
30 September 1962 Round 4 Dundalk 2–1 St Patrick's Athletic
7 October 1962 Round 5 Shelbourne 0–4 Dundalk
14 October 1962 Round 6 Dundalk 1–4 Shamrock Rovers
21 October 1962 Round 7 Limerick 3–2 Dundalk
28 October 1962 Round 8 Dundalk 1–1 Cork Hibernians
4 November 1962 Round 9 Bohemians 1–3 Dundalk

Shield table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Shamrock Rovers 9 8 0 1 33 11 +22 16
2 Cork Celtic 9 5 0 4 17 15 +2 10
3 Dundalk 9 4 2 3 18 19 −1 10
4 Cork Hibernians 9 3 3 3 12 19 −7 9
5 Waterford 9 3 2 4 22 18 +4 8
6 Bohemians 9 3 2 4 18 27 −9 8
7 Limerick 9 4 0 5 15 21 −6 8
8 Drumcondra 9 2 3 4 17 17 0 7
9 St Patrick's Athletic 9 3 1 5 17 17 0 7
10 Shelbourne 9 3 1 5 17 22 −5 7
Source: Irish Press

Dublin City Cup

Source:[10]

First Round
11 November 1962 Cork Hibernians 2–1DundalkCork
Stadium: Flower Lodge
18 November 1962 Dundalk2–2 Cork Hibernians Dundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park

Cork Hibernians won 4–3 on aggregate

Leinster Senior Cup

Source:[10]

Fourth Round
14 November 1962 Dundalk 5–1Workmen's ClubDublin
Stadium: Tolka Park
Semi-Final
20 December 1962 Shelbourne 2–2DundalkDublin
Stadium: Dalymount Park

Shelbourne won 8–2 on corner count

FAI Cup

Source:[10]

First Round
17 February 1963 Dundalk 2–0WaterfordDundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park
Second Round
10 March 1963 Dundalk1–2 Cork Hibernians Dundalk
Stadium: Oriel Park

Top Four Cup

Source:[10]

Semi-Final
28 April 1963 Dundalk0–1 Drumcondra Dublin
Stadium: Dalymount Park

League

Source:[10]

25 November 1962 Round 1 Dundalk 2–1 Cork Celtic
2 December 1962 Round 2 Waterford 2–3 Dundalk
9 December 1962 Round 3 Dundalk 5–2 Drumcondra
16 December 1962 Round 4 St Patrick's Athletic 2–2 Dundalk
23 December 1962 Round 5 Dundalk 2–1 Shelbourne
6 January 1963 Round 7 Dundalk 3–0 Limerick
13 January 1963 Round 8 Cork Hibernians 1–0 Dundalk
20 January 1963 Round 9 Dundalk 5–1 Bohemians
27 January 1963 Round 10 Cork Celtic 2–2 Dundalk
3 February 1963 Round 11 Dundalk 2–2 Waterford
10 February 1963 Round 12 Drumcondra 0–0 Dundalk
24 February 1963 Round 13 Dundalk 4–1 St Patrick's Athletic
3 March 1963 Round 14 Shelbourne 2–1 Dundalk
17 March 1963 Round 6 Dundalk 1–3 Shamrock Rovers
24 March 1963 Round 15 Limerick 0–2 Dundalk
14 October 1962 Round 16 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 Dundalk
31 March 1963 Round 17 Dundalk 2–0 Cork Hibernians
4 April 1963 Round 18 Bohemians 2–2 Dundalk

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Dundalk 18 9 6 3 39 23 +16 24 European Cup
2 Waterford 18 10 3 5 50 37 +13 23
3 Drumcondra 18 10 3 5 33 27 +6 23
4 Cork Celtic 18 6 9 3 33 22 +11 21
5 Shamrock Rovers 18 7 5 6 36 25 +11 19 Fairs Cup
6 Hibernians 18 7 4 7 22 25 −3 18
7 Shelbourne 18 7 4 7 29 35 −6 18 Cup Winners' Cup
8 Limerick 18 5 3 10 22 30 −8 13
9 St Patrick's Athletic 18 4 5 9 23 47 −24 13
10 Bohemians 18 1 6 11 19 35 −16 8
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References
Bibliography
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Citations
  1. "Dundalk Win Championship at Dalymount Park". Sunday Independent. 11 December 1932. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  2. "Casey Cup kick-off". Evening Herald. 18 August 1962. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. "Paddy Casey Dead". Evening Herald. 7 October 1961. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. "Scoreboard". Evening Herald. 5 November 1962. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. "Shelbourne - On Corners Again!". Irish Press. 21 December 1962. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  6. Kenealy, K.J. (7 January 1963). "Dundalk lead is now two-points". Evening Herald. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  7. Mathers, Vincent (18 March 1963). "Weak Dundalk Bid". Irish Press. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. Kenealy, K. J. (16 April 1963). "Salute the League of Ireland Champions". Evening Herald. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
  9. Murphy, Jim (2013). A Dundalk FC Miscellany. Ireland: Self-published. p. 234.
  10. Murphy, Jim (2003). History of Dundalk FC - the First 100 Years. Dundalk: Jim Murphy. p. 462.
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