Season

1962-63

Manchester UnitedSir Matt Busby

19thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

−0.0
goal difference
1.7 scored · 1.8 conceded
48
Played
38%
Win rate

Season in brief

19th of 22 in the First Division, down from 15th the year before. Lifted the FA Cup, beating Leicester City in the final. Denis Law led the scoring with 29 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 82 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Everton42P · 25W 11D 6L · GD +4261
  3. 17Ipswich Town42P · 12W 11D 19L · GD -1935
  4. 18Bolton Wanderers42P · 15W 5D 22L · GD -2035
  5. 19Manchester United42P · 12W 10D 20L · GD -1434
  6. 20Birmingham City42P · 10W 13D 19L · GD -2733
  7. 21Manchester City42P · 10W 11D 21L · GD -4431
  8. 22Leyton Orient42P · 6W 9D 27L · GD -4421

Slice: the final First Division table for 1962-63, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

48 matches
18 Aug 1962 v West Bromwich Albion: 2–222 Aug 1962 @ Everton: 1–325 Aug 1962 @ Arsenal: 3–129 Aug 1962 v Everton: 0–11 Sep 1962 v Birmingham City: 2–05 Sep 1962 @ Bolton Wanderers: 0–38 Sep 1962 @ Leyton Orient: 0–112 Sep 1962 v Bolton Wanderers: 3–015 Sep 1962 v Manchester City: 2–322 Sep 1962 v Burnley: 2–529 Sep 1962 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 0–16 Oct 1962 @ Blackpool: 2–213 Oct 1962 v Blackburn Rovers: 0–324 Oct 1962 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 2–627 Oct 1962 v West Ham United: 3–13 Nov 1962 @ Ipswich Town: 5–310 Nov 1962 v Liverpool: 3–317 Nov 1962 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 3–224 Nov 1962 v Aston Villa: 2–21 Dec 1962 @ Sheffield United: 1–18 Dec 1962 v Nottingham Forest: 5–115 Dec 1962 @ West Bromwich Albion: 0–326 Dec 1962 @ Fulham: 1–023 Feb 1963 v Blackpool: 1–12 Mar 1963 @ Blackburn Rovers: 2–24 Mar 1963 v Huddersfield Town: 5–09 Mar 1963 v Tottenham Hotspur: 0–211 Mar 1963 v Aston Villa: 1–016 Mar 1963 v Chelsea: 2–118 Mar 1963 @ West Ham United: 1–323 Mar 1963 v Ipswich Town: 0–130 Mar 1963 @ Coventry City: 3–11 Apr 1963 v Fulham: 0–29 Apr 1963 @ Aston Villa: 2–113 Apr 1963 @ Liverpool: 0–115 Apr 1963 v Leicester City: 2–216 Apr 1963 @ Leicester City: 3–420 Apr 1963 v Sheffield United: 1–122 Apr 1963 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 2–127 Apr 1963 n Southampton: 1–01 May 1963 v Sheffield Wednesday: 1–34 May 1963 @ Burnley: 1–06 May 1963 v Arsenal: 2–310 May 1963 @ Birmingham City: 1–215 May 1963 @ Manchester City: 1–118 May 1963 v Leyton Orient: 3–120 May 1963 @ Nottingham Forest: 2–325 May 1963 n Leicester City: 3–1
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.