1962–63 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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.

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

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 George Dougan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG John Laurel 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

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[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
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  84' Greaves  37'  58'
Smith  42'
White  81'
Medwin  87'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,067

Division One

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

European Cup

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

FA Cup

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

References

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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