1962-63 season

1962-63 season
General information
Manager	Bill Shankly
Captain	Ron Yeats
Performance
Division 1	8th
FA Cup	Semi-final
League Cup	Did not enter
Top scorers
League	Hunt (24)
FA Cup	Hunt (2) Lewis (2) Melia (2) Moran (2)
Overall	Hunt (26)
Attendances
Average	43,854
←1961-62	1963-64→

The 1962-63 season was Liverpool's 71st season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Jim Furnell
• GK. Tommy Lawrence
• DF. Allan Jones
• DF. Chris Lawler
• DF. Ronnie Moran
• DF. Gerry Byrne
• DF. Philip Ferns
• DF. Ron Yeats
• DF. Tommy Smith
• DF. Robert Thomson
• MF. Johnny Wheeler
• MF. Gordon Wallace
• MF. Tommy Leishman
• MF. Gordon Milne
• MF. Kevin Lewis
• MF. Willie Stevenson
• MF. Alan A'Court
• MF. Ian Callaghan
• MF. Jimmy Melia
• FW. Bobby Graham
• FW. Roger Hunt
• FW. Alf Arrowsmith
• FW. Ian St John

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies

Pre-season

No pre-season friendlies were played this season.

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
15 October 1962	Tranmere	2-1	Hunt (23), Wallace (63)
29 October 1962	New Brighton	5-2	St John 2, Callaghan, Wallace , Melia
6 February 1963	Drumcondra	5-1	St John 3, Lewis, OG

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
18 August 1962	Blackpool	1-2	Lewis (80)
22 August 1962	Man City	2-2	Moran (pen 21), Hunt (79)
25 August 1962	Blackburn	0-1
29 August 1962	Man City	4-1	St John (3), Hunt (55, 69), A'Court (65)
1 September 1962	Sheffield United	2-0	Callaghan (10), St John (72)
3 September 1962	West Ham	0-1
8 September 1962	Nottingham Forest	1-3	Leishman (52)
12 September 1962	West Ham	2-1	St John (39, 86)
15 September 1962	Ipswich	1-1	Hunt (19)
22 September 1962	Everton	2-2	Lewis , Hunt (89)
29 September 1962	Wolves	2-3	Melia (39, 63)
6 October 1962	Bolton	1-0	Hunt (37)
13 October 1962	Leicester	0-3
27 October 1962	West Brom	0-1
3 November 1962	Burnley	1-2	St John (50)
10 November 1962	Man Utd	3-3	St John (51), Melia (85), Moran (89)
14 November 1962	Arsenal	2-1	Hunt (52), Moran (pen 55)
17 November 1962	Leyton Orient	5-0	Hunt (10, 25, 62), Stevenson (35), St John (64)
24 November 1962	Birmingham	2-0	Hunt (62, 67)
1 December 1962	Fulham	2-1	Hunt (51), A'Court (60)
8 December 1962	Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	Lewis (31), Hunt (64)
15 December 1962	Blackpool	2-1	St John (25), Hunt (79)
22 December 1962	Blackburn	3-1	Lewis (14), St John (61), Moran (79)
13 February 1963	Aston Villa	4-0	Hunt (18, 66), St John (25, 29)
16 February 1963	Wolves	4-1	Lewis (7, 52), St John (47, 87)
2 March 1963	Leicester	0-2
5 March 1963	Ipswich	2-2	Lewis (2), St John (34)
9 March 1963	Arsenal	2-2	Lewis (2), Hunt (19)
20 March 1963	West Brom	2-2	Hunt (77), Moran (pen 85)
23 March 1963	Burnley	3-1	St John (24), Hunt (75), Lewis (89)
8 April 1963	Everton	0-0
12 April 1963	Tottenham	5-2	Stevenson (52), Melia (54, 89), St John (72), Lewis (83)
13 April 1963	Man Utd	1-0	St John (72)
15 April 1963	Tottenham	2-7	Hunt (25, 70)
18 April 1963	Nottingham Forest	0-2
20 April 1963	Fulham	0-0
29 April 1963	Sheffield Wednesday	0-2
2 May 1963	Leyton Orient	1-2	St John (35)
8 May 1963	Birmingham	5-1	Wallace (16), St John (50), Callaghan (78), Hunt (80, 89)
11 May 1963	Sheffield United	0-0
13 May 1963	Bolton	0-1
18 May 1963	Aston Villa	0-2

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	9 January 1963	Wrexham	3-0	Hunt (18), Lewis (72), Melia (89)
4	26 January 1963	Burnley	1-1	Lewis (25)
4 (R)	20 February 1963	Burnley	2-1	St John (45), Moran (pen 119)
5	16 March 1963	Arsenal	2-1	Melia (33), Moran (pen 65)
6	30 March 1963	West Ham	1-0	Hunt (81)
Semi-final	27 April 1963	Leicester	0-1

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
7	Arsenal	42	18	10	14	86	77	1.12	46
8	Liverpool	42	17	10	15	71	59	1.20	44
9	Nottingham Forest	42	17	10	15	67	69	0.97	44

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Alan A'Court	23	2	0	0	23	2
FW	Alf Arrowsmith	3	0	0	0	3	0
DF	Gerry Byrne	38	0	6	0	44	0
MF	Ian Callaghan	37	2	6	0	43	2
DF	Philip Ferns	5	0	0	0	5	0
GK	Jim Furnell	13	0	0	0	13	0
FW	Roger Hunt	42	24	6	2	48	26
DF	Allan Jones	4	0	0	0	4	0
DF	Chris Lawler	6	0	1	0	7	0
MF	Tommy Leishman	11	1	0	0	11	1
GK	Tommy Lawrence	29	0	6	0	35	0
MF	Kevin Lewis	19	10	6	2	25	12
MF	Jimmy Melia	39	5	5	2	44	7
MF	Gordon Milne	41	0	6	0	47	0
DF	Ronnie Moran	33	5	6	2	39	7
FW	Ian St John	40	19	6	1	46	20
MF	Willie Stevenson	28	2	6	0	34	2
DF	Tommy Smith	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Robert Thomson	5	0	0	0	5	0
MF	Gordon Wallace	7	1	0	0	7	1
DF	Ron Yeats	38	0	6	0	44	0

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
John Sealey	Warrington	Free	1962
Willie Stevenson	Rangers	£20,000	October 1962
Robert Thomson	Partick Thistle	£7,000	December 1962

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Bert Slater	Dundee	£2,500	July 1962
Willie Carlin	Halifax	£1,500	August 1962
John Molyneux	Chester	£2,000	August 1962
John Morrissey	Everton	£10,000	1 September 1962
Tommy Leishman	Hibernian	£12,000	January 1963
Allan Jones	Brentford	£5,000	August 1963