1962–63 Everton F.C. season

During the 1962–63 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Everton

1962–63 season
Manager	Harry Catterick
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	1st
FA Cup	Fifth Round
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	First Round

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD		Pts	Notes
1	Everton	42		14	7	0	48	17		11	4	6	36	25		84	42	2.000	+42		61	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1962-63 ; European Cup 1963–64 Preliminary round
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42		14	6	1	72	28		9	3	9	39	34		111	62	1.790	+49		55	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1963–64 First round [nb 1]
3	Burnley	42		14	4	3	41	17		8	6	7	37	40		78	57	1.368	+21		54
4	Leicester City	42		14	6	1	53	23		6	6	9	26	30		79	53	1.491	+26		52
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42		11	6	4	51	25		9	4	8	42	40		93	65	1.431	+28		50
6	Sheffield Wednesday	42		10	5	6	38	26		9	5	7	39	37		77	63	1.222	+14		48
7	Arsenal	42		11	4	6	44	33		7	6	8	42	44		86	77	1.117	+9		46
8	Liverpool	42		13	3	5	45	22		4	7	10	26	37		71	59	1.203	+12		44
9	Nottingham Forest	42		12	4	5	39	28		5	6	10	28	41		67	69	0.971	–2		44
10	Sheffield United	42		11	7	3	33	20		5	5	11	25	40		58	60	0.967	–2		44
11	Blackburn Rovers	42		11	4	6	55	34		4	8	9	24	37		79	71	1.113	+8		42
12	West Ham United	42		8	6	7	39	34		6	6	9	34	35		73	69	1.058	+4		40
13	Blackpool	42		8	7	6	34	27		5	7	9	24	37		58	64	0.906	–6		40
14	West Bromwich Albion	42		11	1	9	40	37		5	6	10	31	42		71	79	0.899	–8		39
15	Aston Villa	42		12	2	7	38	23		3	6	12	24	45		62	68	0.912	–6		38
16	Fulham	42		8	6	7	28	30		6	4	11	22	41		50	71	0.704	–21		38
17	Ipswich Town	42		5	8	8	34	39		7	3	11	25	39		59	78	0.756	–19		35
18	Bolton Wanderers	42		13	3	5	35	18		2	2	17	20	57		55	75	0.733	–20		35
19	Manchester United	42		6	6	9	36	38		6	4	11	31	43		67	81	0.827	–14		34	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1963–64 First round[nb 2]
20	Birmingham City	42		6	8	7	40	40		4	5	12	23	50		63	90	0.700	–27		33
21	Manchester City	42		7	5	9	30	45		3	6	12	28	57		58	102	0.569	–44		31
22	Leyton Orient	42		4	5	12	22	37		2	4	15	15	44		37	81	0.457	–44		21

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

1. Qualified for European Cup Winners' Cup 1963–64 as defending champions having won the Cup Winners' Cup 1962-63.
2. Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as 1963 FA Cup winners.

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1962-63, see Everton
	League Cup Winners
	Relegated

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

18 August 1962 1	Burnley	1-3	Everton	Burnley, Lancashire
	R. Pointer  10'		Vernon  19' Bingham  62' Young  75'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 37,100

22 August 1962 2	Everton	3-1	Manchester United	Walton, Liverpool
	Young  12', 13' Parker  43'		I. Moir  64'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 69,500

25 August 1962 3	Everton	4-1	Sheffield Wednesday	Walton, Liverpool
	Vernon  26' (pen), 70' Stevens  38' Young  74'		D. Layne  19'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 51,504

29 August 1962 4	Manchester United	0-1	Everton	Trafford, Greater Manchester
			Vernon  79' (pen)	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 63,675

1 September 1962 5	Fulham	1-0	Everton	Fulham, London
	S. Brown  21'			Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 30,582

5 September 1962 6	Everton	3-0	Leyton Orient	Walton, Liverpool
	Bingham  4' Gabriel  43' Vernon  58' (pen)			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 51,542

8 September 1962 7	Everton	3-2	Leicester	Walton, Liverpool
	Vernon  25' (pen) Stevens  43' Young  50'		J. Walsh  26' H. Riley  73'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 48,738

12 September 1962 8	Leyton Orient	3-0	Everton	Leyton, London
	N. Deeley  53' G. Bolland  57' D. Dunmore  78'			Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 21,847

15 September 1962 9	Bolton	0-2	Everton	Burnden, Greater Manchester
			Bingham  49' Gabriel  82'	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 27,404

22 September 1962 10	Everton	2-2	Liverpool	Walton, Liverpool
	Vernon  29' (pen) Morrissey  62'		K. Lewis  35' R. Hunt  90'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 72,488

29 September 1962 11	Everton	4-2	West Brom	Walton, Liverpool
	Morrissey  20', 43', 55' Young  49'		B. Harris  31}o.g.' A. Jackson  73'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 45,471

6 October 1962 12	Wolves	0-2	Everton	Wolverhampton
			Bingham  60' Young  74'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 44,506

13 October 1962 13	Everton	1-1	Aston Villa	Walton, Liverpool
	Vernon  33' (pen)		A. Baker  77'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 53,035

27 October 1962 14	Everton	3-1	Ipswich	Walton, Liverpool
	Vernon  24' (pen) Morrissey  74', 75'		D. Moran  53'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,695

3 November 1962 15	Manchester City	1-1	Everton	Moss Side, Manchester
	P. Dobing  34'		Wignall  75'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 40,336

10 November 1962 16	Everton	5-0	Blackpool	Walton, Liverpool
	Bingham  25' Young  41', 58' Gabriel  76' Stevens  85'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,517

13 November 1962 17	Nottingham Forest	3-4	Everton	West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
	C. Addison  2' C. Palmer  14' (pen) J. Quigley  70'		Vernon  20', 28' R. Veall  43' Gabriel  71'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 31,610

17 November 1962 18	Blackburn	3-2	Everton	Blackburn, Lancashire
	I. Lawther  65' F. Pickering  82' B. Douglas  89' (pen)		Harris  67' Stevens  68'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 30,243

24 November 1962 19	Everton	3-0	Sheffield United	Walton, Liverpool
	Vernon  10', 75' Stevens  12'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 42,017

1 December 1962 20	Tottenham	0-0	Everton	Tottenham, North London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 60,626

8 December 1962 21	Everton	1-1	West Ham	Walton, Liverpool
	Stevens  7'		P. Brabrook  20'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,701

15 December 1962 22	Everton	3-1	Burnley	Walton, Liverpool
	Stevens  18' Vernon  20' Young  25'		J. McIlroy  60'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 48,443

22 December 1962 23	Sheffield Wednesday	2-2	Everton	Owlerton, Sheffield
	J. Quinn  20' D. Layne  66'		D. Megson  51' (o.g.) Young  86'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 26,280

12 February 1963 24	Leicester	3-1	Everton	Leicester
	K. Keyworth  15' M. Stringfellow  26' G. Cross  63'		Vernon  68'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 35,743

23 February 1963 25	Everton	0-0	Wolves	Walton, Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 62,616

9 March 1963 26	Everton	2-0	Nottingham Forest	Walton, Liverpool
	Young  14' Parker  70'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 45,068

19 March 1963 27	Ipswich	0-3	Everton	Ipswich, Suffolk
			Young  4', 69' J. Elsworthy  65' (og)	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,712

23 March 1963 28	Everton	2-1	Manchester City	Walton, Liverpool
	Young  21' Morrissey  62'		D. Wagstaffe  15'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 46,101

26 March 1963 29	Arsenal	4-3	Everton	Highbury, London
	G. Strong  9' J. Baker  34' J. MacLeod  46' A. Skirton  70'		Kay  5' Vernon  28' Young  69'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 38,061

30 March 1963 30	Sheffield United	2-1	Everton	Sheffield, South Yorkshire
	L. Allchurch  71' B. Hodgson  80'		Scott  87'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 21,839

1 April 1963 31	Aston Villa	0-2	Everton	Aston, Birmingham
			Young  48' Gabriel  89'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,377

6 April 1963 32	Everton	0-0	Blackburn	Walton, Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,790

8 April 1963 33	Liverpool	0-0	Everton	Anfield, Liverpool
				Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 56,060

13 April 1963 34	Blackpool	1-2	Everton	Blackpool, Lancashire
	P. Quinn  89'		Young  6' Scott  44'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 27,842

15 April 1963 35	Everton	2-2	Birmingham	Walton, Liverpool
	Young  27' Scott  77'		J. Bloomfield  44' K. Leek  68'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 50,122

16 April 1963 36	Birmingham	0-1	Everton	Bordesley, Birmingham
			Vernon  80'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,719

20 April 1963 37	Everton	1-0	Tottenham	Walton, Liverpool
	Young  17'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 67,650

24 April 1963 38	Everton	1-1	Arsenal	Walton, Liverpool
	Vernon  8'		G. Strong  39'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 56,034

27 April 1963 39	West Ham	1-2	Everton	Upton Park, Newham
	M. Meagan  20' (o.g.)		Vernon  32' Temple  43'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 28,391

4 May 1963 40	Everton	1-0	Bolton	Walton, Liverpool
	Vernon  72'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 52,047

7 May 1963 41	West Brom	0-4	Everton	West Bromwich, West Midlands
			Young  37', 58' Vernon  69' (pen) G. Williams  85' (o.g.)	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,280

11 May 1963 42	Everton	4-1	Fulham	Walton, Liverpool
	Vernon  5', 8', 83' Scott  28'		J. Key  20'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 60,578

[1]

FA Cup

15 January 1963 3rd	Barnsley	0–3	Everton	Barnsley, South Yorkshire
			Harris  72' Stevens  76' Vernon  85'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 30,011

29 January 1963 4th	Swindon Town	1–5	Everton	Swindon, Wiltshire
	J. Smith  71'		Vernon  15', 70' Gabriel  16' Bingham  30' Morrissey  37'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 25,239

16 March 1963 5th	West Ham United	1–0	Everton	Upton Park, Newham
	J. Byrne  58' (pen)			Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 31,770

[1]

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

24 October 1962 1, 1st leg	Everton	1-0	Dumfermline Athletic	Walton, Liverpool
	Stevens  25'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,224

31 October 1962 1, 2nd leg	Dunfermline Athletic	2–0 (2-1 agg.)	Everton	Dunfermline, Scotland
	Miller  5' Melrose  87'			Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 21,813

[1]

Squad

[2]

References

1. Everton's Record in 1962-63
2. 1962-1963 Summary: Appearances and Goals