1962–63 in Scottish football

The 1962–63 season was the 90th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 66th season of the Scottish Football League.[1]

1962–63 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
St Johnstone
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
League Cup winners
Heart of Midlothian
Junior Cup winners
Irvine Meadow XI
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic, Hibernian, Rangers
Scotland national team
1963 BHC

Scottish League Division One

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Rangers (C) 34 25 7 2 94 28 3.357 57
2 Kilmarnock 34 20 8 6 92 40 2.300 48
3 Partick Thistle 34 20 6 8 66 44 1.500 46
4 Celtic 34 19 6 9 76 44 1.727 44
5 Hearts 34 17 9 8 85 59 1.441 43
6 Aberdeen 34 17 7 10 70 47 1.489 41
7 Dundee United 34 15 11 8 67 52 1.288 41
8 Dunfermline 34 13 8 13 50 47 1.064 34
9 Dundee 34 12 9 13 60 49 1.224 33
10 Motherwell 34 10 11 13 60 63 0.952 31
11 Airdrieonians 34 14 2 18 52 76 0.684 30
12 St Mirren 34 10 8 16 52 72 0.722 28
13 Falkirk 34 12 3 19 54 69 0.783 27
14 Third Lanark 34 9 8 17 56 68 0.824 26
15 Queen of the South 34 10 6 18 36 75 0.480 26
16 Hibernian 34 8 9 17 47 67 0.701 25
17 Clyde (R) 34 9 5 20 49 83 0.590 23
18 Raith Rovers (R) 34 2 5 27 35 118 0.297 9
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Clyde, Raith Rovers

Scottish League Division Two

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 St Johnstone (C, P) 36 25 5 6 83 37 2.243 55 Promotion to 1963–64 Scottish First Division
2 East Stirlingshire (P) 36 20 9 7 80 50 1.600 49
3 Morton 36 23 2 11 100 49 2.041 48
4 Hamilton Academical 36 18 8 10 69 56 1.232 44
5 Stranraer 36 16 10 10 81 70 1.157 42
6 Arbroath 36 18 4 14 74 51 1.451 40
7 Albion Rovers 36 18 2 16 72 79 0.911 38
8 Cowdenbeath 36 15 7 14 72 61 1.180 37
9 Alloa Athletic 36 15 6 15 57 56 1.018 36
10 Stirling Albion 36 16 4 16 74 75 0.987 36
11 East Fife 36 15 6 15 60 69 0.870 36
12 Dumbarton 36 15 4 17 64 64 1.000 34
13 Ayr United 36 13 8 15 68 77 0.883 34
14 Queen's Park 36 13 6 17 66 72 0.917 32
15 Montrose 36 13 5 18 57 70 0.814 31
16 Stenhousemuir 36 13 5 18 54 75 0.720 31
17 Berwick Rangers 36 11 7 18 57 77 0.740 29
18 Forfar Athletic 36 9 5 22 73 99 0.737 23
19 Brechin City 36 3 3 30 39 113 0.345 9
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Promoted: St Johnstone, East Stirlingshire

Cups

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1962–63 Rangers 3 – 0 (rep.) Celtic
League Cup 1962–63 Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Kilmarnock
Junior Cup Irvine Meadow XI 2 – 1 Glenafton Athletic

Other honours

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National

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup - North Forres Mechanics 8 – 4 * Buckie Thistle
Scottish Qualifying Cup - South Duns 7 – 1 * St Cuthbert Wanderers

County

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Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Peterhead
East of Scotland Shield Hibernian 2 – 0 Hearts
Fife Cup Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 0 East Fife
Forfarshire Cup Dundee United 2 – 1 Arbroath
Glasgow Cup Third Lanark 2 – 1 Celtic
Lanarkshire Cup Airdrie 3 – 0 Motherwell
Renfrewshire Cup St Mirren 2 – 1 * Morton
Stirlingshire Cup Stenhousemuir 4 – 1 Falkirk

* - aggregate over two legs

Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Elgin City 28 22 1 5 105 47 +58 45
2 Inverness Caledonian 28 19 4 5 56 48 +8 42
3 Clachnacuddin 28 14 4 10 65 45 +20 32
Source: [citation needed]

National team

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Date Venue Opponents Score[2] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
20 October 1962 Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)   Wales 3–2 BHC Eric Caldow (pen.), Denis Law, Willie Henderson
7 November 1962 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)   Northern Ireland 5–1 BHC Denis Law (4), Willie Henderson
6 April 1963 Wembley Stadium, London (A)   England 2–1 BHC Jim Baxter (2, 1 pen.)
8 May 1963 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)   Austria 4–1 Friendly Denis Law (2), Davie Wilson (2)
4 June 1963 Brann Stadium, Bergen (A)   Norway 3–4 Friendly Denis Law (3)
9 June 1963 Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)   Republic of Ireland 0–1 Friendly
13 June 1963 Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid (A)   Spain 6–2 Friendly Denis Law, Dave Gibson, Frank McLintock, Davie Wilson, Willie Henderson, Ian St. John

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "1962/63 - the Scottish Football League". scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
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