1962–63 in English football
The Football League First Division 1962/63 was the 64th season of the Football League First Division as the highest English football league. Everton won his sixth now English championship with six points gap on Tottenham Hotspur. Of the two climbers Liverpool FC and Leyton Orient only the club from Liverpool could get the class; next to Leyton Orient had Manchester City take the course in the Second Division. These two teams should be in the following season replaced by the two second division team FC Chelsea and Stoke City.
A total of 480 players were used, with Leicester City 17 with the least and West Ham United with 27 mustered the most players in league games. 104 newcomers were offset by 100 footballers who most recently came into play in the season 1962/63.
Final Table
Results Table
In the left column of the home teams are listed.
Top scorers
The champion team of Everton FC
In the following list, all players were listed who came for Everton FC in a league game for use during the 1962/63 season. It must be noted that in most cases a minimum number of games will be provided in English football to accept the official champion medal allowed. As regards the specific arrangements prior to the introduction of the Premier League, there is lack of clarity, all the players with an asterisk (*) have been provided which have received no champion medal presumably because of their small contribution. In brackets the number of bets as well as the goals achieved are called.
Billy Bingham (23/ 5) | Albert Dunlop * ( 4/0 ) | Jimmy Gabriel (40/ 5) | Brian Harris ( 24/1 ) | George Heslop * (1/0 ) | Tony Kay (19/ 1) | Brian Labone (40/ 0 ) | Mick Meagan (32/ 0 ) | Johnny Morrissey (28/ 7) | Alex Parker ( 33/2 ) | George Sharples * ( 2/0 ) | Alex Scott ( 17/4 ) | Dennis Stevens (42/ 7) | Derek Temple * (5/1 ) | George Thomson (19/ 0 ) | Ray Veall (11/ 1) | Roy Vernon (41/ 24) | Gordon West ( 38/ 0 ) | Frank Wignall * (1/1 ) | Alex Young (42 /22).
- Coach: Harry Catterick