1962–63 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

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East Stirlingshire
1962–63 season
StadiumFirs Park
Division Two2nd
Scottish CupThird round
Scottish League CupGroup stage
Stirlingshire CupFirst round[1]
Highest home attendance7,419 v. Morton
(4 May 1963, Division Two)
Lowest home attendance761 v. Arbroath
(26 September 1962, Division Two)
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The 1962–63 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish Division Two, having been re-elected to Scottish Football League in . The club also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.

Fixtures and results[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Second Division[]

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish Second Division
8 September 1962 Division Two East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 Berwick Rangers Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 1,091
15 September 1962 Division Two St Johnstone 5 – 2 East Stirlingshire Muirton Park, Perth
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 5,914
19 September 1962 Division Two Arbroath 5 – 2 East Stirlingshire Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,141
22 September 1962 Division Two East Stirlingshire 4 – 1 Forfar Athletic Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 779
26 September 1962 Division Two East Stirlingshire 3 – 0 Arbroath Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 761
29 September 1962 Division Two Queen's Park 1 – 1 East Stirlingshire Hampden Park, Glasgow
Goal Goal Attendance: 1,752
6 October 1962 Division Two East Stirlingshire 4 – 2 Albion Rovers Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,196
13 October 1962 Division Two Morton 2 – 3 East Stirlingshire Cappielow, Greenock
Goal, Goal Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 7,476
20 October 1962 Division Two East Stirlingshire 1 – 0 Alloa Athletic Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal Attendance: 1,324
27 October 1962 Division Two Brechin City 1 – 3 East Stirlingshire Glebe Park, Brechin
Goal Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 357
3 November 1962 Division Two East Stirlingshire 3 – 1 Hamilton Academical Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 1,284
10 November 1962 Division Two East Fife 2 – 2 East Stirlingshire Bayview Park, Methil
Goal, Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 2,056
17 November 1962 Division Two East Stirlingshire 2 – 2 Stenhousemuir Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,689
24 November 1962 Division Two East Stirlingshire 3 – 1 Ayr United Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 1,731
1 December 1962 Division Two Cowdenbeath 2 – 1 East Stirlingshire Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 1,908
8 December 1962 Division Two Montrose 3 – 1 East Stirlingshire Links Park, Montrose
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 1,185
15 December 1962 Division Two East Stirlingshire 6 – 0 Stranraer Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,058
9 March 1963 Division Two Hamilton Academical 1 – 3 East Stirlingshire Douglas Park, Hamilton
Goal Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 3,113
13 March 1963 Division Two East Stirlingshire 3 – 1 Dumbarton Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 1,422
16 March 1963 Division Two East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 East Fife Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 1,788
23 March 1963 Division Two Stenhousemuir 1 – 2 East Stirlingshire Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,557
27 March 1963 Division Two Dumbarton 2 – 2 East Stirlingshire Boghead Park, Dumbarton
Goal, Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,021
30 March 1963 Division Two Ayr United 1 – 4 East Stirlingshire Somerset Park, Ayr
Goal Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,013
3 April 1963 Division Two Berwick Rangers 1 – 1 East Stirlingshire Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Goal Goal Attendance: 908
6 April 1963 Division Two East Stirlingshire 3 – 0 Cowdenbeath Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,434
10 April 1963 Division Two Forfar Athletic 3 – 1 East Stirlingshire Station Park, Forfar
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 939
13 April 1963 Division Two East Stirlingshire 2 – 2 Montrose Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 1,389
20 April 1963 Division Two Stranraer 2 – 2 East Stirlingshire Stair Park, Stranraer
Goal, Goal Goal, Goal Attendance: 774
24 April 1963 Division Two East Stirlingshire 5 – 1 Queen's Park Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 1,255
27 April 1963 Division Two East Stirlingshire 2 – 0 Stirling Albion Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal Attendance: 2,147
29 April 1963 Division Two East Stirlingshire 2 – 1 Brechin City Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal Goal Attendance: 1,270
1 May 1963 Division Two Albion Rovers 2 – 0 East Stirlingshire Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
Goal, Goal Attendance: 891
4 May 1963 Division Two East Stirlingshire 2 – 0 Morton Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal Attendance: 7,419
6 May 1963 Division Two East Stirlingshire 0 – 0 St Johnstone Firs Park, Falkirk
Attendance: 5,941
11 May 1963 Division Two Alloa Athletic 0 – 0 East Stirlingshire Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 2,368
13 May 1963 Division Two Stirling Albion 2 – 1 East Stirlingshire Annfield, Stirling
Attendance: 834

League Table[]

Further information: 1962–63 Scottish Division Two
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
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted

Results by round[]

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GroundHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAAAHAHAHHHAHHAA
ResultWLLWWDWWWWWDDWLLWWWWWDWDWLDDWWWLWDDL
Position915181612141177333224546533444343333222222
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish Cup
26 January 1963 Round 1 East Stirlingshire 2 – 0 Stirling Albion Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal
6 March 1963 Round 2 East Stirlingshire 1 – 0 Motherwell Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal
20 March 1963 Round 3 Rangers 7 – 2 East Stirlingshire Ibrox Park, Glasgow
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish League Cup
11 August 1962 Group 5 East Stirlingshire 4 – 1 Ayr United Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal
15 August 1962 Group 5 Hamilton Academical 4 – 4 East Stirlingshire Douglas Park, Hamilton
Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal, Goal, Goal
18 August 1962 Group 5 East Stirlingshire 3 – 2 Berwick Rangers Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal, Goal Goal, Goal
25 August 1962 Group 5 Ayr United 2 – 1 East Stirlingshire Somerset Park, Ayr
Goal, Goal Goal
29 August 1962 Group 5 East Stirlingshire 0 – 1 Hamilton Academical Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal
1 September 1962 Group 5 Berwick Rangers 2 – 0 East Stirlingshire Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Goal, Goal

Group 5[]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Berwick Rangers (A) 6 3 2 1 12 8 1.500 8
Ayr United 6 2 3 1 13 14 0.929 7
East Stirlingshire 6 2 1 3 12 12 1.000 5
Hamilton Academical 6 1 2 3 13 16 0.813 4
Source: statto.com
(A) Advanced to Supplementary Round

Other[]

Stirlingshire Cup[]

16 October 1962 Round 1 East Stirlingshire 2 – 2 Stirling Albion Firs Park, Falkirk
Goal, Goal Goal, Goal
30 October 1962 Round 1 replay Stirling Albion 3 – 3 East Stirlingshire Annfield, Stirling
Goal, Goal Goal, Goal
20 November 1962 Round 1 replay 2 Stirling Albion 3 – 0 East Stirlingshire
Goal, Goal, Goal

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

External links[]

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