During the 1962–63 English football season, Ipswich Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. As defending league champions, they also participated in the European Cup, the club's first foray into European competition.
| 1962–63 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Cobbold | |
| Manager | Alf Ramsey | |
| Football League First Division | 17th | |
| FA Charity Shield | Runners-up | |
| League Cup | Did not participate | |
| European Cup | First round | |
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ray Crawford (25) All: Ray Crawford (33) | |
| Highest home attendance | 25,468 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Division One, 22 September 1962) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 14,063 v Liverpool (Division One, 5 March 1963) | |
| Average home league attendance | 19,044 | |
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Summary edit
Ipswich struggled badly to repeat the form of their title-winning campaign. A 5–1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Portman Road in the Charity Shield set the pattern as Ipswich spent most of the season fighting against relegation. They took just one point from their opening three league matches, just as they had done a year previously, but this time there was no upturn in form until a late rally (six wins and four draws from the final 12 matches) enabled them to finish in 17th place, four points clear of the drop zone.
Ipswich's European Cup campaign began in the preliminary round with a 14–1 aggregate win over Maltese champions Floriana, with Ray Crawford scoring seven goals across the two ties.[1] In the first round, Ipswich faced Italian giants A.C. Milan and were unable to overturn a 3–0 defeat in the San Siro, despite winning the second leg 2–1 at Portman Road.[2] Milan went on to win the trophy, beating Benfica in the final at Wembley.
On 25 October 1962, Ipswich manager Alf Ramsey agreed to take charge of the England national team, commencing 1 May 1963.[3] His replacement was Newcastle United legend Jackie Milburn, who oversaw the final four matches of the season.
Squad edit
- Players who made one appearance or more for Ipswich Town F.C. during the 1962-63 season[4]
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | European Cup | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK |  ENG
|
Roy Bailey | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| GK | ENG
|
Wilf Hall | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF |  SCO
|
Billy Baxter | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
| DF | ENG
|
Larry Carberry | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| DF | ENG
|
John Compton | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| DF | SCO
|
George Dougan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | ENG
|
John Laurel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | SCO
|
Ken Malcolm | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| DF | ENG
|
Andy Nelson | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| MF | SCO
|
Bobby Blackwood | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
| MF |  WAL
|
John Elsworthy | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| MF | SCO
|
Jimmy Leadbetter | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
| MF | ENG
|
Reg Pickett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | ENG
|
Roy Stephenson | 41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 6 |
| MF | ENG
|
Dennis Thrower | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| FW | ENG
|
Ray Crawford | 42 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 33 |
| FW |  IRL
|
Dermot Curtis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | ENG
|
Doug Millward | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | SCO
|
Doug Moran | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 11 |
| FW | ENG
|
Ted Phillips | 35 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 13 |
League standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 62 | 68 | 0.912 | 38 | |
| 16 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 71 | 0.704 | 38 | |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 78 | 0.756 | 35 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 75 | 0.733 | 35 | |
| 19 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 81 | 0.827 | 34 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results edit
- Home team listed first[5]
Charity Shield edit
| 11 August 1962 | Ipswich Town | 1-5 | Tottenham Hotspur | Ipswich |
Stephenson  84' |
Greaves 37' 58' Smith 42'White 81'Medwin 87' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,067 |
Division One edit
| 18 August 1962 1 | Ipswich Town | 3-3 | Blackburn Rovers | Ipswich |
| Moran 39' Crawford 81' 86' |
Craig 20' 46' 53' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,062 |
| 20 August 1962 2 | Blackpool | 1-0 | Ipswich Town | Blackpool |
| Horne 76' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 23,305 |
| 25 August 1962 3 | Sheffield United | 2-1 | Ipswich Town | Sheffield |
| Pace 39' Simpson 83' |
Crawford 70' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,703 |
| 28 August 1962 4 | Ipswich Town | 5-2 | Blackpool | Ipswich |
| Phillips 20' Moran 21'Crawford 31' 60'James (og) |
Durie 71' Charnley 86' (pen) |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,294 |
| 1 September 1962 5 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich |
| Leadbetter 39' |
Addison 59' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,645 |
| 5 September 1962 6 | Manchester City | 2-1 | Ipswich Town | Manchester |
| Harley 32' 80' |
Crawford 75' |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 25,252 |
| 8 September 1962 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-3 | Ipswich Town | Bolton |
| Holden 10' |
Crawford 59' Thrower 65'Moran 75' |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 17,790 |
| 11 September 1962 8 | Ipswich Town | 0-0 | Manchester City | Ipswich |
| Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,849 |
| 15 September 1962 9 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Ipswich Town | Liverpool |
| Hunt 19' |
Crawford 66' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,121 |
| 22 September 1962 10 | Ipswich Town | 2-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ipswich |
| Moran 2' Crawford 16' |
Hinton 11' McParland 80' 81' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 25,468 |
| 29 September 1962 11 | Aston Villa | 4-2 | Ipswich Town | Birmingham |
| Wylie 2' Thomson 20' 70'Dougan 64' |
Crawford 38' 88' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 31,860 |
| 6 October 1962 12 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Leicester City | Ipswich |
| McLintock 80' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,000 |
| 13 October 1962 13 | Fulham | 1-1 | Ipswich Town | London |
| Brown 65' |
Baxter 6' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,966 |
| 20 October 1962 14 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion | Ipswich |
| Crawford 62' |
Kevan 65' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,141 |
| 27 October 1962 15 | Everton | 3-1 | Ipswich Town | Liverpool |
| Vernon 24' (pen) Morrissey 74' 75' |
Moran 53' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,692 |
| 3 November 1962 16 | Ipswich Town | 3-5 | Manchester United | Ipswich |
| Crawford 8' Blackwood 47' 59' |
Law 2' 14' 19' 85' Herd 33' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,475 |
| 10 November 1962 17 | Leyton Orient | 1-2 | Ipswich Town | London |
| Gregory 15' |
Blackwood 30' Baxter 33' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 13,929 |
| 17 November 1962 18 | Ipswich Town | 1-5 | Birmingham City | Ipswich |
| Phillips 35' |
Harris 15' 44' Auld 16'Leek 55' 88' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,775 |
| 24 November 1962 19 | Arsenal | 3-1 | Ipswich Town | London |
| Baker 5' Armstrong 37'Barnwell 44' |
Blackwood 85' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 25,038 |
| 1 December 1962 20 | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ipswich |
| Crawford 5' 34' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,166 |
| 8 December 1962 21 | Burnley | 3-1 | Ipswich Town | Burnley |
| Lochhead 4' Miller 68' 73' |
Phillips 67' |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 19,498 |
| 15 December 1962 22 | Blackburn Rovers | 0-1 | Ipswich Town | Blackburn |
| Crawford 57' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 8564 |
| 21 December 1962 23 | Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Sheffield United | Ipswich |
| Phillips 88' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,055 |
| 26 December 1962 24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5-0 | Ipswich Town | London |
| Smith 3' Jones 37'Greaves 84' 86' 90' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,297 |
| 23 February 1963 25 | Leicester City | 3-0 | Ipswich Town | Leicester |
| Gibson 2' Stringfellow 12'Riley 67' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 31,258 |
| 2 March 1963 26 | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Fulham | Ipswich |
| Leggat 16' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,226 |
| 5 March 1963 27 | Ipswich Town | 2-2 | Liverpool | Ipswich |
| Phillips 29' Stephenson 81' |
Lewis 2' St John 35' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,063 |
| 9 March 1963 28 | West Bromwich Albion | 6-1 | Ipswich Town | West Bromwich |
| Kevan 18' 44' 84' Jackson 53'Clark 70'Smith 79' |
Crawford 35' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 10,746 |
| 16 March 1963 29 | Ipswich Town | 2-4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Ipswich |
| Baxter 9' Crawford 32' |
Saul 11' Greaves 20' 31' (pen)Jones 83' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 23,679 |
| 19 March 1963 30 | Ipswich Town | 0-3 | Everton | Ipswich |
| Young 5' 70' Elsworthy 65' (og) |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,712 |
| 23 March 1963 31 | Manchester United | 0-1 | Ipswich Town | Manchester |
| Leadbetter 31' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 32,798 |
| 30 March 1963 32 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Arsenal | Ipswich |
| Phillips 68' |
Thrower 17' (og) |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,686 |
| 6 April 1963 33 | Birmingham City | 0-1 | Ipswich Town | Birmingham |
| Stephenson 83' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,013 |
| 12 April 1963 34 | West Ham United | 1-3 | Ipswich Town | London |
| Scott 8' |
Moran 44' Phillips 50'Crawford 74' |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 23,170 |
| 13 April 1963 35 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Leyton Orient | Ipswich |
| Moran 63' |
Musgrove 42' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,677 |
| 15 April 1963 36 | Ipswich Town | 2-3 | West Ham United | Ipswich |
| Crawford 20' Stephenson 51' |
Brabrook 42' Peters 52'Hurst 73' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,988 |
| 20 April 1963 37 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-3 | Ipswich Town | Sheffield |
| Crawford 4' 13' 88' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 17,268 |
| 27 April 1963 38 | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | Burnley | Ipswich |
| Crawford 60' Phillips 69' |
Connelly 68' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,645 |
| 4 May 1963 39 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | Ipswich Town | Wolverhampton |
| Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,832 |
| 10 May 1963 40 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Ipswich Town | Nottingham |
| Julians 29' Bailey 40' (og) |
Stephenson 10' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,055 |
| 17 May 1963 41 | Ipswich Town | 4-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Ipswich |
| Stephenson 20' Moran 48'Crawford 51'Phillips 56' |
Davies 12' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,088 |
| 21 May 1963 42 | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Aston Villa | Ipswich |
| Moran 37' |
Thomson 69' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,230 |
European Cup edit
| 18 September 1962 R1, 1st Leg | Floriana | 1-4 | Ipswich Town | Gżira |
| Demanuele 86' |
Crawford 8' 48' Phillips 36' 84' |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 15,784 |
| 25 September 1962 R1, 2nd Leg | Ipswich Town | 10-0 | Floriana | Ipswich |
| Moran 9' 52' Phillips 15' 32' (pen)Crawford 28' 39' 44' 62' 80'Elsworthy 53' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 25,287 |
| 14 November 1962 R2, 1st Leg | A.C. Milan | 3-0 | Ipswich Town | Milan |
| Barison 8' 14' Sani 65' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 7607 |
| 28 November 1962 R2, 2nd Leg | Ipswich Town | 2-1 | A.C. Milan | Ipswich |
| Crawford 79' Blackwood 84' |
Barison 56' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 25,001 |
FA Cup edit
| 9 January 1963 R3 | Mansfield Town | 2-3 | Ipswich Town | Mansfield |
| Hall 38' Askey 89' |
Leadbetter 17' 62' 82' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 17,032 |
| 30 January 1963 R4 | Leicester City | 3-1 | Ipswich Town | Leicester |
| Cross 29' Keyworth 40' 77' |
Blackwood 28' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 26,054 |
References edit
- ^ Baldacchino, Carmel (26 March 2015). "Ipswich goal avalanche swamps the Greens". Times of Malta. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ "UEFA Champions League – 1962/63 – Matches – Qualifying – First Round". UEFA. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Bowler 2013, p. 154.
- ^ Pride of Anglia - Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1962-63
- ^ Pride of Anglia - Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1962-63
- Bibliography
- Bowler, Dave (2013) [1999]. Winning Isn't Everything: A Biography of Sir Alf Ramsey. London: Hachette UK. ISBN 978-1-4091-4676-6.