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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

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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

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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

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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 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Home team listed first[5]

Charity Shield

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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

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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 (o.g.)		 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' (o.g.)		 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' (o.g.) 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
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 29'
Bailey 40' (o.g.)		 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

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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' (pen.)
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

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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

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  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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