# 1962–63 West Ham United F.C. season

This was West Ham's fifth season in the First Division since their return in season 1957–58. The club were managed by Ron Greenwood and the team captain was Bobby Moore.

## Season summary

The season started badly for West Ham and it was not until their sixth game that they managed to win. By the end of 1962 they were in 11th place. Their season was greatly affected by the bad winter of 1962–63 when no games were played at all between 29 December 1962 and 4 February 1963. They finished in 12th place. Geoff Hurst was the top scorer with 15 goals in all competitions and 13 in the league. The next highest scorer was Johnny Byrne with 14. Bobby Moore and Ken Brown made the most appearances; 47 in all competitions. West Ham made the sixth round of the FA Cup before being eliminated by Liverpool but only managed to reach the third round of the League Cup before losing to Rotherham United.
The season saw the last West Ham appearance for future club manager John Lyall who had to retire due to injury, John Dick who had been at the club since 1953 and the first season as a regular player and first goals for future World Cup winner, Martin Peters.

### First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 58 | 60 | 0.967 | 44 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 71 | 1.113 | 42 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 69 | 1.058 | 40 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 40 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 71 | 79 | 0.899 | 39 |

## Results

West Ham United's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 18 August 1962 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | 37,657 | Byrne |
| 20 August 1962 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–4 | 30,002 | Musgrove |
| 25 August 1962 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–6 | 32,527 | Woosnam |
| 29 August 1962 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–0 | 36,844 | |
| 1 September 1962 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–2 | 23,918 | |
| 3 September 1962 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | 22,258 | Scott |
| 8 September 1962 | Manchester City | A | 6–1 | 24,069 | Peters, Scott, Byrne, Musgrove, Hurst |
| 12 September 1962 | Liverpool | A | 1–2 | 39,261 | Byrne |
| 14 September 1962 | Blackpool | H | 2–2 | 24,695 | Scott, Musgrove |
| 22 September 1962 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 4–0 | 15,454 | Peters, Byrne, Hurst, Musgrove |
| 29 September 1962 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 22,800 | Scott |
| 6 October 1962 | Birmingham City | H | 5–0 | 21,150 | Byrne (2), Hurst, Musgrove, Brown |
| 13 October 1962 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | 49,597 | Scott |
| 22 October 1962 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | 34,612 | Hurst |
| 27 October 1962 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | 29,419 | Hurst |
| 3 November 1962 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | 19,885 | Moore |
| 10 November 1962 | Leicester City | A | 0–2 | 21,064 | |
| 17 November 1962 | Fulham | H | 2–2 | 17,668 | Peters, Hurst |
| 24 November 1962 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3–1 | 21,762 | Peters, Brabrook, Scott |
| 1 December 1962 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–2 | 20,769 | Moore, Hurst |
| 8 December 1962 | Everton | A | 1–1 | 38,701 | Brabrook |
| 15 December 1962 | Aston Villa | H | 1–1 | 21,529 | Peters |
| 22 December 1962 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 4–4 | 44,650 | Kirkup, Peters, Scott, Boyce |
| 29 December 1962 | Nottingham Forest | A | 4–3 | 18,660 | Brabrook (2), Byrne, McKinlay (og) |
| 16 February 1963 | Sheffield United | A | 2–0 | 18,176 | Boyce, Sealey |
| 2 March 1963 | Arsenal | H | 0–4 | 31,976 | |
| 9 March 1963 | Burnley | A | 1–1 | 17,197 | Byrne |
| 18 March 1963 | Manchester United | H | 3–1 | 28,950 | Brown, Sealey, Brennan (og) |
| 23 March 1963 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–3 | 19,177 | |
| 2 April 1963 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–1 | 20,048 | Hurst, Byrne |
| 6 April 1963 | Fulham | A | 0–2 | 26,761 | |
| 12 April 1963 | Ipswich Town | H | 1–3 | 23,170 | Scott |
| 13 April 1963 | Leicester City | H | 2–0 | 25,689 | Sealey (2) |
| 15 April 1963 | Ipswich Town | A | 3–2 | 21,988 | Hurst, Peter, Brabrook |
| 20 April 1963 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 10,315 | |
| 22 April 1963 | Nottingham Forest | H | 4–1 | 18,179 | Peters, Moore, Hurst (2) |
| 27 April 1963 | Everton | H | 1–2 | 28,391 | Meagan (og) |
| 1 May 1963 | Birmingham City | A | 2–3 | 14,410 | Scott, Hurst |
| 4 May 1963 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–1 | 18,898 | |
| 11 May 1963 | Leyton Orient | H | 2–0 | 16,745 | Brabrook, Scott |
| 13 May 1963 | Blackpool | A | 0–0 | 12,434 | |
| 18 May 1963 | Manchester City | H | 6–1 | 16,602 | Brabrook, Boyce, Hurst (2), Sealey (2) |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 4 February 1963 | Fulham | H | 0–0 | 21,000 | |
| R3 Replay | 20 February 1963 | Fulham | A | 2–1 | 20,000 | Boyce, Byrne |
| R4 | 4 March 1963 | Swansea City | H | 1–0 | 25,924 | Boyce |
| R5 | 16 March 1963 | Everton | H | 1–0 | 31,77 | Byrne |
| R6 | 30 March 1963 | Liverpool | A | 0–1 | 49,036 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 | 26 September 1962 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 6–0 | 9,714 | Peters, Byrne (3), Hurst, Musgrove |
| R3 | 16 October 1962 | Rotherham United | A | 1–3 | 11,581 | Hurst |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | John Bond |
| — | MF | ENG | Eddie Bovington |
| — | MF | ENG | Ron Boyce |
| — | FW | ENG | Peter Brabrook |
| — | FW | ENG | Martin Britt |
| — | DF | ENG | Ken Brown |
| — | DF | ENG | Jack Burkett |
| — | FW | ENG | Johnny Byrne |
| — | DF | ENG | John Charles |
| — | FW | SCO | Ian Crawford |
| — | FW | ENG | Brian Dear |
| — | FW | SCO | John Dick |
| — | GK | ENG | Alan Dickie |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ENG | Geoff Hurst |
| — | DF | ENG | Joe Kirkup |
| — | MF | ENG | Bill Lansdowne |
| — | GK | SCO | Lawrie Leslie |
| — | DF | SCO | John Lyall |
| — | DF | ENG | Bobby Moore (captain) |
| — | MF | ENG | Malcolm Musgrove |
| — | MF | ENG | Martin Peters |
| — | GK | ENG | Brian Rhodes |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Scott |
| — | FW | ENG | John Sissons |
| — | GK | ENG | Jim Standen |
| — | FW | WAL | Phil Woosnam |