1962–63 Manchester United F.C. season
81st season in existence of Manchester United
Manchester United 1962–63 football season
The 1962–63 season was Manchester United 's 61st season in the Football League , and their 18th consecutive season in the top division of English football . They finished a disappointing 19th in the league, narrowly avoiding relegation, but also finished the season as FA Cup winners with a 3–1 win over Leicester City in the final . It was a successful first season at the club for record signing Denis Law, who scored 23 goals in the league and 29 in all competitions. The FA Cup win was United's first major trophy for six years and the first trophy they had won since the Munich air disaster.[1]
First Division
Date
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
18 August 1962
West Bromwich Albion
H
2–2
Herd , Law
51,685
22 August 1962
Everton
A
1–3
Moir
69,501
25 August 1962
Arsenal
A
3–1
Herd (2), Chisnall
62,308
29 August 1962
Everton
H
0–1
63,437
1 September 1962
Birmingham City
H
2–0
Giles , Herd
39,847
5 September 1962
Bolton Wanderers
A
0–3
44,859
8 September 1962
Leyton Orient
A
0–1
24,901
12 September 1962
Bolton Wanderers
H
3–0
Herd (2), Cantwell
37,721
15 September 1962
Manchester City
H
2–3
Law (2)
49,193
22 September 1962
Burnley
H
2–5
Law , Stiles
45,954
29 September 1962
Sheffield Wednesday
A
0–1
40,520
6 October 1962
Blackpool
A
2–2
Herd (2)
33,242
13 October 1962
Blackburn Rovers
H
0–3
42,252
24 October 1962
Tottenham Hotspur
A
2–6
Herd , Quixall
51,314
27 October 1962
West Ham United
H
3–1
Quixall (2), Law
29,204
3 November 1962
Ipswich Town
A
5–3
Law (4), Herd
18,483
10 November 1962
Liverpool
H
3–3
Giles , Herd , Quixall
43,810
17 November 1962
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
3–2
Law (2), Herd
27,305
24 November 1962
Aston Villa
H
2–2
Quixall (2)
36,852
1 December 1962
Sheffield United
A
1–1
Charlton
25,173
8 December 1962
Nottingham Forest
H
5–1
Herd (2), Charlton , Giles , Law
27,496
15 December 1962
West Bromwich Albion
A
0–3
18,113
26 December 1962
Fulham
A
1–0
Charlton
23,928
23 February 1963
Blackpool
H
1–1
Herd
43,121
2 March 1963
Blackburn Rovers
A
2–2
Charlton , Law
27,924
9 March 1963
Tottenham Hotspur
H
0–2
53,416
18 March 1963
West Ham United
A
1–3
Herd
28,950
23 March 1963
Ipswich Town
H
0–1
32,792
1 April 1963
Fulham
H
0–2
28,124
9 April 1963
Aston Villa
A
2–1
Charlton , Stiles
26,867
13 April 1963
Liverpool
A
0–1
51,529
15 April 1963
Leicester City
H
2–2
Charlton , Herd
50,005
16 April 1963
Leicester City
A
3–4
Law (3)
37,002
20 April 1963
Sheffield United
H
1–1
Law
31,179
22 April 1963
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
2–1
Herd , Law
36,147
1 May 1963
Sheffield Wednesday
H
1–3
Setters
31,878
4 May 1963
Burnley
A
1–0
Law
30,266
6 May 1963
Arsenal
H
2–3
Law (2)
35,999
10 May 1963
Birmingham City
A
1–2
Law
21,814
15 May 1963
Manchester City
A
1–1
Quixall
52,424
18 May 1963
Leyton Orient
H
3–1
Charlton , Law , own goal
32,759
20 May 1963
Nottingham Forest
A
2–3
Giles , Herd
16,130
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
FA Cup
Date
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
4 March 1963
Round 3
Huddersfield Town
H
5–0
Law (3), Giles , Quixall
47,703
11 March 1963
Round 4
Aston Villa
H
1–0
Quixall
52,265
16 March 1963
Round 5
Chelsea
H
2–1
Law , Quixall
48,298
30 March 1963
Round 6
Coventry City
A
3–1
Charlton (2), Quixall
44,000
27 April 1963
Semi-final
Southampton
N
1–0
Law
65,000
25 May 1963
Final
Leicester City
N
3–1
Herd (2), Law
100,000
Squad statistics
References