# 1962–63 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was the 71st season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence and their first season back in the Football League's First Division since 1953–54. Roger Hunt, who had scored 41 goals in the promotion winning league campaign, proved himself in the top flight and scored 24 goals, as Liverpool finished in 8th position in the league, and also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

* Tommy Lawrence
* Jim Furnell

### Defenders

* Gerry Byrne
* Phil Ferns
* Alan Jones
* Chris Lawler
* Ronnie Moran
* Tommy Smith
* Bobby Thomson
* Ron Yeats

### Midfielders

* Alan A'Court
* Ian Callaghan
* Tommy Leishman
* Kevin Lewis
* Jimmy Melia
* Gordon Milne
* Willie Stevenson
* Gordon Wallace
* Johnny Wheeler

### Attackers

* Alf Arrowsmith
* Bobby Graham
* Roger Hunt
* Ian St John

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | ENG | Alan A'Court | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alf Arrowsmith | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Gerry Byrne | 44 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ian Callaghan | 43 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Phil Ferns | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Jim Furnell | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Roger Hunt | 48 | 26 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 2 |
| | DF | WAL | Allan Jones | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Lawler | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Tommy Lawrence | 35 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Tommy Leishman | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Kevin Lewis | 25 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Melia | 44 | 7 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | Gordon Milne | 47 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ronnie Moran | 40 | 7 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| | DF | ENG | Tommy Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian St John | 46 | 20 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Stevenson | 34 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Bobby Thomson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Gordon Wallace | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ron Yeats | 44 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 77 | 63 | 1.222 | 48 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 7 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 86 | 77 | 1.117 | 46 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 8 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 59 | 1.203 | 44 | |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 69 | 0.971 | 44 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 60 | 0.967 | 44 | |

## Results
### First Division

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 18-Aug-62 | Blackpool | H | 1–2 | Lewis 80' | 51,207 | Report | Report |
| 22-Aug-62 | Manchester City | A | 2–2 | Moran 21 pen' Hunt 79' | 33,165 | Report | Report |
| 25-Aug-62 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–1 | | 21,700 | Report | Report |
| 29-Aug-62 | Manchester City | H | 4–1 | St. John 3' Hunt 55', 69' A'Court 65' | 46,073 | Report | Report |
| 01-Sep-62 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–0 | Callaghan 10' St. John 72' | 47,742 | Report | Report |
| 03-Sep-62 | West Ham United | A | 0–1 | | 22,262 | Report | Report |
| 08-Sep-62 | Sheffield United | A | 1–3 | Leishman 52' | 24,126 | Report | Report |
| 12-Sep-62 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | St. John 39', 86' | 39,261 | Report | Report |
| 15-Sep-62 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–1 | Hunt 19' | 40,121 | Report | Report |
| 22-Sep-62 | Everton | A | 2–2 | Lewis 35' Hunt 90' | 73,000 | Report | Report |
| 29-Sep-62 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–3 | Melia 39', 63' | 34,368 | Report | Report |
| 06-Oct-62 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Hunt 37' | 41,155 | Report | Report |
| 13-Oct-62 | Leicester City | A | 0–3 | | 24,137 | Report | Report |
| 27-Oct-62 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | | 17,850 | Report | Report |
| 03-Nov-62 | Burnley | H | 1–2 | St. John 50' | 43,870 | Report | Report |
| 10-Nov-62 | Manchester United | A | 3–3 | St. John 51' Melia 85' Moran 89' | 43,810 | Report | Report |
| 14-Nov-62 | Arsenal | H | 2–1 | Hunt 52' Moran 55 pen' | 38,452 | Report | Report |
| 17-Nov-62 | Leyton Orient | H | 5–0 | Hunt 10', 25', 62' Stevenson 35' St. John 64' | 30,009 | Report | Report |
| 24-Nov-62 | Birmingham City | A | 2–0 | Hunt 62', 67' | 27,050 | Report | Report |
| 01-Dec-62 | Fulham | H | 2–1 | Hunt 51' A'Court 60' | 38,267 | Report | Report |
| 08-Dec-62 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–0 | Lewis 31' Hunt 64' | 15,939 | Report | Report |
| 15-Dec-62 | Blackpool | A | 2–1 | St. John 25' Hunt 79' | 16,271 | Report | Report |
| 22-Dec-62 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–1 | Lewis 14' St. John 61'Moran 79' | 35,371 | Report | Report |
| 13-Feb-63 | Aston Villa | H | 4–0 | Hunt 18', 66' St. John 25', 29' | 46,374 | Report | Report |
| 16-Feb-63 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 4–1 | Lewis 7', 52' St. John 47', 87' | 53,517 | Report | Report |
| 02-Mar-63 | Leicester City | H | 0–2 | | 54,842 | Report | Report |
| 05-Mar-63 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–2 | Lewis 2' St. John 34' | 14,059 | Report | Report |
| 09-Mar-63 | Arsenal | A | 2–2 | Lewis 2' Hunt 19' | 30,246 | Report | Report |
| 20-Mar-63 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–2 | Hunt 77' Moran 85 pen' | 43,977 | Report | Report |
| 23-Mar-63 | Burnley | A | 3–1 | St. John 24' Hunt 75' Lewis 89' | 28,500 | Report | Report |
| 08-Apr-63 | Everton | H | 0–0 | | 56,060 | Report | Report |
| 12-Apr-63 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 5–2 | Stevenson 52' Melia 54', 89' St. John 72' Lewis 83' | 54,463 | Report | Report |
| 13-Apr-63 | Manchester United | H | 1–0 | St. John 72' | 51,529 | Report | Report |
| 15-Apr-63 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–7 | Hunt 25', 70' | 53,727 | Report | Report |
| 18-Apr-63 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–2 | | 36,599 | Report | Report |
| 20-Apr-63 | Fulham | A | 0–0 | | 18,894 | Report | Report |
| 29-Apr-63 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–2 | | 29,144 | Report | Report |
| 02-May-63 | Leyton Orient | A | 1–2 | St. John 35' | 8,273 | Report | Report |
| 08-May-63 | Birmingham City | H | 5–1 | Wallace 16' St. John 50' Callaghan 78' Hunt 80', 89' | 23,684 | Report | Report |
| 11-May-63 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | | 18,494 | Report | Report |
| 13-May-63 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | | 15,739 | Report | Report |
| 18-May-63 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | | 18,000 | Report | Report |

### FA Cup

| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
| 09-Jan-63 | Wrexham | A | 3–0 | Hunt 18' Lewis 72' Melia 89' | 29,992 | Report | Report |
| 26-Jan-63 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | Lewis 25' | 49,885 | Report | Report |
| 20-Feb-63 | Burnley | H | 2–1 | St. John 45' Moran 119 pen' | 57,906 | Report | Report |
| 16-Mar-63 | Arsenal | A | 2–1 | Melia 33' Moran 65 pen' | 55,245 | Report | Report |
| 30-Mar-63 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | Hunt 81' | 49,036 | Report | Report |
| 27-Apr-63 | Leicester City | N | 0–1 | | 65,000 | Report | Report |