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Summary of Season 1962-63

Football League Division 2

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Stoke City 42 15 3 3 49 20 5 10 6 24 30 1.46 53
  2.  Chelsea 42 15 3 3 54 16 9 1 11 27 26 1.928 52
  3.  Sunderland 42 14 5 2 46 13 6 7 8 38 42 1.527 52
  4.  Middlesbrough 42 12 4 5 48 35 8 5 8 38 50 1.011 49
  5.  Leeds United 42 15 2 4 55 19 4 8 9 24 34 1.49 48
  6.  Huddersfield Town 42 11 6 4 34 21 6 8 7 29 29 1.26 48
  7.  Newcastle United 42 11 8 2 48 23 7 3 11 31 36 1.338 47
  8.  Bury 42 11 6 4 28 20 7 5 9 23 27 1.085 47
  9.  Scunthorpe United 42 12 7 2 35 18 4 5 12 22 41 0.966 44
10.  Cardiff City 42 12 5 4 50 29 6 2 13 33 44 1.136 43
11.  Southampton 42 15 3 3 52 23 2 5 14 20 44 1.074 42
12.  Plymouth Argyle 42 13 4 4 48 24 2 8 11 28 49 1.041 42
13.  Norwich City 42 11 6 4 53 33 6 2 13 27 46 1.012 42
14.  Rotherham United 42 11 3 7 34 30 6 3 12 33 44 0.905 40
15.  Swansea Town 42 13 5 3 33 17 2 4 15 18 55 0.708 39
16.  Portsmouth 42 9 5 7 33 27 4 6 11 30 52 0.797 37
17.  Preston North End 42 11 6 4 43 30 2 5 14 16 44 0.797 37
18.  Derby County 42 10 5 6 40 29 2 7 12 21 43 0.847 36
19.  Grimsby Town 42 8 6 7 34 26 3 7 11 21 40 0.833 35
20.  Charlton Athletic 42 8 4 9 33 38 5 1 15 29 56 0.659 31
21.  Walsall 42 7 7 7 33 37 4 2 15 20 52 0.595 31
22.  Luton Town 42 10 4 7 45 40 1 3 17 16 44 0.726 29

Promoted to Division 1

Matches

Aug 18 Rotherham United Away 1-0 Tambling
Aug 22 Scunthorpe United Home 3-0 Bridges(2), Moore
Aug 25 Charlton Athletic Home 5-0 Upton, Bridges(2), Moore(2)
Aug 28 Scunthorpe United Away 0-3
Sep 1 Stoke City Away 0-0
Sep 8 Sunderland Home 1-0 Upton
Sep 10 Southampton Home 2-0 Tambling, Moore
Sep 15 Leeds United Away 0-2
Sep 19 Southampton Away 1-2 Bridges
Sep 22 Swansea Town Home 2-2 Murray, Tambling(P)
Sep 29 Portsmouth Away 2-0 Tambling(2)
Oct 6 Cardiff City Home 6-0 Venables, Upton, Murray, Tambling(2), Bridges
Oct 13 Huddersfield Town Away 0-1
Oct 20 Middlesbrough Home 3-2 Tambling(2), Bridges
Oct 27 Derby County Away 3-1 Tambling(3)
Nov 3 Newcastle United Home 4-2 Murray, Tambling, Bridges(2)
Nov 10 Walsall Away 5-1 Tambling(2), Bridges, Moore, O.G.
Nov 17 Norwich City Home 2-0 Tambling(2)
Nov 24 Grimsby Town Away 3-0 Tambling(2), O.G.
Dec 1 Plymouth Argyle Home 1-1 Blunstone
Dec 8 Preston North End Away 3-1 Tambling(2), Bridges
Dec 15 Rotherham United Home 3-0 Bridges, Blunstone(2)
Dec 22 Charlton Athletic Away 4-1 Tambling(4)(1P)
Dec 26 Luton Town Away 2-0 Moore(2)
Feb 9 Swansea Town Away 0-2
Feb 23 Cardiff City Away 0-1
Mar 2 Huddersfield Town Home 1-2 Mulholland
Mar 9 Middlesbrough Away 0-1
Mar 23 Newcastle United Away 0-2
Mar 27 Derby County Home 3-1 Tambling, Blunstone(2)
Mar 30 Walsall Home 0-1
Apr 1 Luton Town Home 3-1 Tambling(2)(1P), Blunstone
Apr 6 Norwich City Away 1-4 Tambling
Apr 12 Bury Home 2-0 Tambling(P), Bridges
Apr 13 Grimsby Town Home 2-1 Tambling, Bridges
Apr 16 Bury Away 0-2
Apr 20 Plymouth Argyle Away 1-2 Moore
Apr 27 Preston North End Home 2-0 Mortimore, Murray
Apr 30 Leeds United Home 2-2 Bridges, Blunstone
May 11 Stoke City Home 0-1
May 18 Sunderland Away 1-0 Harmer
May 21 Portsmouth Home 7-0 Venables(P), Blunstone, Kevan, Tambling(4)

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 616,904 66,199 18,377 29,376
Away 405,591 47,918 8,492 19,314
Total 1,022,495 66,199 8,492 24,345

F.A. Cup

Round 5

Matches

Jan 5 Tranmere Rovers Away 2-2 Tambling, Bridges
Jan 30 Tranmere Rovers Home 3-1 Venables, Bridges, Moore
Mar 6 Charlton Athletic Away 3-0 Murray, Tambling, Mulholland
Mar 16 Manchester United Away 1-2 Sorrell

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 20,505 20,505 20,505 20,505
Away 103,367 48,298 17,162 34,456
Total 123,872 48,298 17,162 30,968

Diary

11/08/1962 Chelsea drew with Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 in a friendly

18/08/1962 Chelsea beat Rotherham United 1-0 in Football League Division 2

22/08/1962 Chelsea beat Scunthorpe United 3-0 in Football League Division 2

25/08/1962 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 5-0 in Football League Division 2

28/08/1962 Chelsea lost to Scunthorpe United 0-3 in Football League Division 2

28/08/1962 Duncan Shearer born

00/09/1962 Terry Bradbury transfered to Southend for 4,500

00/09/1962 Joe Fascione transfered from Kirkintilloch Rob Roy

01/09/1962 Chelsea drew with Stoke City 0-0 in Football League Division 2

01/09/1962 Ruud Gullit born

01/09/1962 Tony Cascarino born

04/09/1962 Chelsea beat Wealdstone 3-0 in Battle Of Britain Trophy

08/09/1962 Chelsea beat Sunderland 1-0 in Football League Division 2

10/09/1962 Chelsea beat Southampton 2-0 in Football League Division 2

11/09/1962 Tommy Harmer transfered from Watford

15/09/1962 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 0-2 in Football League Division 2

19/09/1962 Chelsea lost to Southampton 1-2 in Football League Division 2

20/09/1962 Mike Harrison transfered to Blackburn for 18,000

22/09/1962 Chelsea drew with Swansea Town 2-2 in Football League Division 2

28/09/1962 Timothy Elmes born

29/09/1962 Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2-0 in Football League Division 2

05/10/1962 Kevin Hitchcock born

06/10/1962 Chelsea beat Cardiff City 6-0 in Football League Division 2

13/10/1962 Chelsea lost to Huddersfield Town 0-1 in Football League Division 2

13/10/1962 Jimmy Mulholland transfered from East Stirling for 8,000

14/10/1962 Peter Brabrook transfered to West Ham for 35,000

20/10/1962 Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 3-2 in Football League Division 2

27/10/1962 Chelsea beat Derby County 3-1 in Football League Division 2

27/10/1962 Andy Malcolm transfered to Q.P.R. for 12,000

29/10/1962 Chelsea beat Greenock Morton 6-1 in a friendly

03/11/1962 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 4-2 in Football League Division 2

08/11/1962 Kevin McAllister born

10/11/1962 Chelsea beat Walsall 5-1 in Football League Division 2

16/11/1962 Paul Williams born

17/11/1962 Chelsea beat Norwich City 2-0 in Football League Division 2

19/11/1962 Chelsea drew with Greenock Morton 1-1 in a friendly

24/11/1962 Chelsea beat Grimsby Town 3-0 in Football League Division 2

00/12/1962 Peter Houseman signed professional forms

01/12/1962 Chelsea drew with Plymouth Argyle 1-1 in Football League Division 2

08/12/1962 Chelsea beat Preston North End 3-1 in Football League Division 2

15/12/1962 Chelsea beat Rotherham United 3-0 in Football League Division 2

22/12/1962 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 4-1 in Football League Division 2

26/12/1962 Chelsea beat Luton Town 2-0 in Football League Division 2

28/12/1962 Walter Toomer died

05/01/1963 Chelsea drew with Tranmere Rovers 2-2 in F.A. Cup Round 3

23/01/1963 Chelsea beat Hibernian Malta 1-0 in a friendly

26/01/1963 Chelsea beat Malta XI 4-0 in a friendly

26/01/1963 Jose Mourinho born

30/01/1963 Chelsea beat Tranmere Rovers 3-1 in F.A. Cup Round 3 (replay)

09/02/1963 Chelsea lost to Swansea Town 0-2 in Football League Division 2

15/02/1963 Sid Bathgate died

23/02/1963 Chelsea lost to Cardiff City 0-1 in Football League Division 2

02/03/1963 Chelsea lost to Huddersfield Town 1-2 in Football League Division 2

06/03/1963 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 3-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4

09/03/1963 Chelsea lost to Middlesbrough 0-1 in Football League Division 2

15/03/1963 Mel Scott transfered to Brentford for 10,000

15/03/1963 Derek Kevan transfered from W.B.A. for 45,000

16/03/1963 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 1-2 in F.A. Cup Round 5

23/03/1963 Chelsea lost to Newcastle United 0-2 in Football League Division 2

27/03/1963 Chelsea beat Derby County 3-1 in Football League Division 2

30/03/1963 Chelsea lost to Walsall 0-1 in Football League Division 2

01/04/1963 Chelsea beat Luton Town 3-1 in Football League Division 2

01/04/1963 Billy Brown died

06/04/1963 Chelsea lost to Norwich City 1-4 in Football League Division 2

12/04/1963 Chelsea beat Bury 2-0 in Football League Division 2

13/04/1963 Chelsea beat Grimsby Town 2-1 in Football League Division 2

16/04/1963 Chelsea lost to Bury 0-2 in Football League Division 2

20/04/1963 Chelsea lost to Plymouth Argyle 1-2 in Football League Division 2

27/04/1963 Chelsea beat Preston North End 2-0 in Football League Division 2

30/04/1963 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 2-2 in Football League Division 2

11/05/1963 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 0-1 in Football League Division 2

18/05/1963 Chelsea beat Sunderland 1-0 in Football League Division 2

18/05/1963 Owen Marshall died

21/05/1963 Chelsea beat Portsmouth 7-0 in Football League Division 2

23/05/1963 Chelsea lost to Las Palmas 0-1 in a friendly

25/05/1963 Chelsea lost to Tenerife 0-2 in a friendly

13/06/1963 Dennis Butler transfered to Hull City for 10,000

Players Statistics

 

Appearances

Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls
JA Mortimore 42 1 4 46 1
TF Venables 42 2 4 1 46 3
RV Tambling 40 35 4 2 44 37
AG Murray 39 4 4 1 43 5
PP Bonetti 39 4 43
F Upton 37 3 4 41 3
G Moore 36 8 4 1 40 9
F Blunstone 34 8 4 38 8
BJ Bridges 36 15 2 2 38 17
K Shellito 34 3 37
E McCreadie 32 2 34
AJ Harris 15 2 17
DT Kevan 7 1 7 1
RE Harris 7 7
T Knox 6 6
J Mulholland 4 1 1 1 5 2
TC Harmer 5 1 5 1
J Dunn 3 3
I Watson 1 1 2
D Butler 2 2
D Sorrell 1 1 1 1
M Harrison 1 1
Own Goal 2 2

Disciplinary

SY=Single Yellow    DY=Double Yellow (Red)

SR=Straight Red

Sq Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR
G Moore 2 2
F Upton 2 2
Total 4 4