1962–63 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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Ipswich Town
1962–63 season
ChairmanJohn Cobbold
ManagerAlf Ramsey
Football League First Division17th
FA Charity ShieldRunners-up
League CupDid not participate
European CupFirst round
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ray Crawford (25)
All: Ray Crawford (33)
Highest home attendance25,468 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Division One, 22 September 1962)
Lowest home attendance14,063 v Liverpool (Division One, 5 March 1963)
Average home league attendance19,044

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.

Summary[]

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[]

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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG 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[]

Main article: 1962–63 Football League First Division
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 FA Cup winners, qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1963–64 First round[a]
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as 1963 FA Cup winners.

Results[]

Home team listed first[5]

Charity Shield[]

11 August 1962 Ipswich Town 1-5 Tottenham Hotspur Ipswich
Stephenson Goal 84' Greaves Goal 37' Goal 58'
Smith Goal 42'
White Goal 81'
Medwin Goal 87'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,067

Division One[]

18 August 1962 1 Ipswich Town 3-3 Blackburn Rovers Ipswich
Moran Goal 39'
Crawford Goal 81' Goal 86'		 Craig Goal 20' Goal 46' Goal 53' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,062
20 August 1962 2 Blackpool 1-0 Ipswich Town Blackpool
Horne Goal 76' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 23,305
25 August 1962 3 Sheffield United 2-1 Ipswich Town Sheffield
Pace Goal 39'
Simpson Goal 83'		 Crawford Goal 70' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,703
28 August 1962 4 Ipswich Town 5-2 Blackpool Ipswich
PhillipsGoal 20'
Moran Goal 21'
Crawford Goal 31' Goal 60'
James Goal (og)		 Durie Goal 71'
Charnley Goal 86' (pen)		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,294
1 September 1962 5 Ipswich Town 1-1 Nottingham Forest Ipswich
LeadbetterGoal 39' Addison Goal 59' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,645
5 September 1962 6 Manchester City 2-1 Ipswich Town Manchester
Harley Goal 32' Goal 80' Crawford Goal 75' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 25,252
8 September 1962 7 Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Ipswich Town Bolton
Holden Goal 10' Crawford Goal 59'
Thrower Goal 65'
Moran Goal 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 Goal 19' Crawford Goal 66' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,121
22 September 1962 10 Ipswich Town 2-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
Moran Goal 2'
Crawford Goal 16'		 Hinton Goal 11'
McParland Goal 80' Goal 81'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25,468
29 September 1962 11 Aston Villa 4-2 Ipswich Town Birmingham
Wylie Goal 2'
Thomson Goal 20' Goal 70'
Dougan Goal 64'		 Crawford Goal 38' Goal 88' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 31,860
6 October 1962 12 Ipswich Town 0-1 Leicester City Ipswich
McLintock Goal 80' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,000
13 October 1962 13 Fulham 1-1 Ipswich Town London
Brown Goal 65' Baxter Goal 6' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 22,966
20 October 1962 14 Ipswich Town 1-1 West Bromwich Albion Ipswich
Crawford Goal 62' Kevan Goal 65' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,141
27 October 1962 15 Everton 3-1 Ipswich Town Liverpool
Vernon Goal 24' (pen)
Morrissey Goal 74' Goal 75'		 Moran Goal 53' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,692
3 November 1962 16 Ipswich Town 3-5 Manchester United Ipswich
Crawford Goal 8'
Blackwood Goal 47' Goal 59'		 Law Goal 2' Goal 14' Goal 19' Goal 85'
Herd Goal 33'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,475
10 November 1962 17 Leyton Orient 1-2 Ipswich Town London
Gregory Goal 15' Blackwood Goal 30'
Baxter Goal 33'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 13,929
17 November 1962 18 Ipswich Town 1-5 Birmingham City Ipswich
Phillips Goal 35' Harris Goal 15' Goal 44'
Auld Goal 16'
Leek Goal 55' Goal 88'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,775
24 November 1962 19 Arsenal 3-1 Ipswich Town London
Baker Goal 5'
Armstrong Goal 37'
Barnwell Goal 44'		 Blackwood Goal 85' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 25,038
1 December 1962 20 Ipswich Town 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday Ipswich
Crawford Goal 5' Goal 34' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,166
8 December 1962 21 Burnley 3-1 Ipswich Town Burnley
Lochhead Goal 4'
Miller Goal 68' Goal 73'		 Phillips Goal 67' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,498
15 December 1962 22 Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Ipswich Town Blackburn
Crawford Goal 57' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 8564
21 December 1962 23 Ipswich Town 1-0 Sheffield United Ipswich
Phillips Goal 88' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,055
26 December 1962 24 Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 Ipswich Town London
Smith Goal 3'
Jones Goal 37'
Greaves Goal 84' Goal 86' Goal 90'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,297
23 February 1963 25 Leicester City 3-0 Ipswich Town Leicester
Gibson Goal 2'
StringfellowGoal 12'
RileyGoal 67'		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 31,258
2 March 1963 26 Ipswich Town 0-1 Fulham Ipswich
Leggat Goal 16' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,226
5 March 1963 27 Ipswich Town 2-2 Liverpool Ipswich
Phillips Goal 29'
Stephenson Goal 81'		 Lewis Goal 2'
St JohnGoal 35'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,063
9 March 1963 28 West Bromwich Albion 6-1 Ipswich Town West Bromwich
Kevan Goal 18' Goal 44' Goal 84'
JacksonGoal 53'
ClarkGoal 70'
SmithGoal 79'		 Crawford Goal 35' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 10,746
16 March 1963 29 Ipswich Town 2-4 Tottenham Hotspur Ipswich
Baxter Goal 9'
Crawford Goal 32'		 Saul Goal 11'
Greaves Goal 20' Goal 31' (pen)
Jones Goal 83'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 23,679
19 March 1963 30 Ipswich Town 0-3 Everton Ipswich
Young Goal 5' Goal 70'
Elsworthy Goal 65' (og)		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,712
23 March 1963 31 Manchester United 0-1 Ipswich Town Manchester
Leadbetter Goal 31' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 32,798
30 March 1963 32 Ipswich Town 1-1 Arsenal Ipswich
Phillips Goal 68' Thrower Goal 17' (og) Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 16,686
6 April 1963 33 Birmingham City 0-1 Ipswich Town Birmingham
Stephenson Goal 83' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,013
12 April 1963 34 West Ham United 1-3 Ipswich Town London
Scott Goal 8' Moran Goal 44'
PhillipsGoal 50'
Crawford Goal 74'		 Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 23,170
13 April 1963 35 Ipswich Town 1-1 Leyton Orient Ipswich
Moran Goal 63' Musgrove Goal 42' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,677
15 April 1963 36 Ipswich Town 2-3 West Ham United Ipswich
Crawford Goal 20'
Stephenson Goal 51'		 Brabrook Goal 42'
Peters Goal 52'
Hurst Goal 73'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 21,988
20 April 1963 37 Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Ipswich Town Sheffield
Crawford Goal 4' Goal 13' Goal 88' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 17,268
27 April 1963 38 Ipswich Town 2-1 Burnley Ipswich
Crawford Goal 60'
PhillipsGoal 69'		 Connelly Goal 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 Goal 29'
Bailey Goal 40' (og)		 Stephenson Goal 10' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 13,055
17 May 1963 41 Ipswich Town 4-1 Bolton Wanderers Ipswich
Stephenson Goal 20'
Moran Goal 48'
Crawford Goal 51'
PhillipsGoal 56'		 Davies Goal 12' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,088
21 May 1963 42 Ipswich Town 1-1 Aston Villa Ipswich
Moran Goal 37' Thomson Goal 69' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 17,230

European Cup[]

18 September 1962 R1, 1st Leg Floriana 1-4 Ipswich Town Gżira
Goal 86' Crawford Goal 8' Goal 48'
PhillipsGoal 36' Goal 84'		 Stadium: Empire Stadium
Attendance: 15,784
25 September 1962 R1, 2nd Leg Ipswich Town 10-0 Floriana Ipswich
Moran Goal 9' Goal 52'
PhillipsGoal 15' Goal 32'
Crawford Goal 28' Goal 39' Goal 44' Goal 62' Goal 80'
Elsworthy Goal 53'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25,287
14 November 1962 R2, 1st Leg A.C. Milan 3-0 Ipswich Town Milan
BarisonGoal 8' Goal 14'
Sani Goal 65'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 7607
28 November 1962 R2, 2nd Leg Ipswich Town 2-1 A.C. Milan Ipswich
Crawford Goal 79'
Blackwood Goal 84'		 BarisonGoal 56' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 25,001

FA Cup[]

9 January 1963 R3 Mansfield Town 2-3 Ipswich Town Mansfield
Hall Goal 38'
Askey Goal 89'		 Leadbetter Goal 17' Goal 62' Goal 82' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 17,032
30 January 1963 R4 Leicester City 3-1 Ipswich Town Leicester
Cross Goal 29'
KeyworthGoal 40' Goal 77'		 Blackwood Goal 28' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 26,054

References[]

  1. ^ Baldacchino, Carmel (26 March 2015). "Ipswich goal avalanche swamps the Greens". Times of Malta. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ^ "UEFA Champions League – 1962/63 – Matches – Qualifying – First Round". UEFA. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. ^ Bowler 2013, p. 154.
  4. ^ Pride of Anglia - Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1962-63
  5. ^ 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.
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