1962–63 FA Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Defending championsTottenham Hotspur
Final positions
ChampionsManchester United
(3rd title)
Runner-upLeicester City

The 1962–63 FA Cup was the 82nd staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Manchester United won the competition for only the third time, beating Leicester City 3–1 in the final at Wembley.

Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.

Calendar

RoundDatePostponed date
First qualifying roundSaturday 8 September 1962
Second qualifying roundSaturday 22 September 1962
Third qualifying roundSaturday 6 October 1962
Fourth qualifying roundSaturday 20 October 1962
First round properSaturday 3 November 1962
Second roundSaturday 24 November 1962
Third roundSaturday 5 January 1963
Fourth roundSaturday 26 January 1963
Fifth roundSaturday 16 February 196316 March
Sixth roundSaturday 9 March 196330 March
Semi-finalsSaturday 30 March 196327 April
FinalSaturday 4 May 196325 May

Results

First round proper

At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined those non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds with the exception of Crook Town and Hounslow Town, who given byes to this round. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 3 November 1962. Nine were drawn and went to replays.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Andover0–1Gillingham3 November 1962
2Chester0–2Tranmere Rovers3 November 1962
3Chesterfield4–1Stockport County3 November 1962
4Bristol City4–2Wellington Town3 November 1962
5Watford2–2Poole Town3 November 1962
ReplayPoole Town1–2Watford6 November 1962
6Yeovil Town3–2Dartford3 November 1962
7Notts County0–3Peterborough United3 November 1962
8Crewe Alexandra1–1Scarborough3 November 1962
ReplayScarborough2–3Crewe Alexandra7 November 1962
9Lincoln City1–1Darlington3 November 1962
ReplayDarlington1–2Lincoln City7 November 1962
10Swindon Town4–2Reading3 November 1962
11Buxton2–2Barrow3 November 1962
ReplayBarrow3–1Buxton5 November 1962
12Queens Park Rangers3–2Newport County3 November 1962
13Barnsley4–0Rhyl3 November 1962
14Bristol Rovers0–2Port Vale3 November 1962
15Northampton Town1–2Torquay United3 November 1962
16Coventry City1–0Bournemouth3 November 1962
17Millwall3–1Margate3 November 1962
18Hull City5–4Crook Town3 November 1962
19Carlisle United2–1Hartlepools United3 November 1962
20Oldham Athletic2–5Bradford City3 November 1962
21Crystal Palace2–0Hereford United3 November 1962
22Wimbledon2–1Colchester United3 November 1962
23Southend United2–1Brighton & Hove Albion3 November 1962
24Blyth Spartans2–1Morecambe3 November 1962
25Bedford Town2–1Cambridge United3 November 1962
26Halifax Town1–0Bradford Park Avenue3 November 1962
27Cheltenham Town3–6Enfield3 November 1962
28Southport1–1Wrexham3 November 1962
ReplayWrexham3–2Southport7 November 1962
29Maidenhead United0–3Wycombe Wanderers3 November 1962
30York City0–0Rochdale3 November 1962
ReplayRochdale1–2York City6 November 1962
31Aldershot1–0Brentford3 November 1962
32Gateshead2–1Wigan Athletic3 November 1962
33North Shields2–2Workington3 November 1962
ReplayWorkington7–2North Shields8 November 1962
34Hounslow Town3–3Mansfield Town3 November 1962
ReplayMansfield Town9–2Hounslow Town5 November 1962
35Boston United1–2King's Lynn3 November 1962
36South Shields0–0Doncaster Rovers3 November 1962
ReplayDoncaster Rovers2–1South Shields8 November 1962
37Chelmsford City2–6Shrewsbury Town3 November 1962
38Gravesend & Northfleet3–2Exeter City3 November 1962
39Hinckley Athletic3–0Sittingbourne3 November 1962
40Falmouth Town1–2Oxford United3 November 1962

Second round

The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 24 November 1962. Two matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Bristol City2–1Wimbledon24 November 1962
2Yeovil Town0–2Swindon Town24 November 1962
3Gillingham3–0Bedford Town24 November 1962
4Lincoln City1–0Halifax Town24 November 1962
5Shrewsbury Town2–1Torquay United24 November 1962
6Doncaster Rovers1–4Tranmere Rovers24 November 1962
7Wrexham5–2Barrow24 November 1962
8Queens Park Rangers7–2Hinckley Athletic24 November 1962
9Barnsley2–1Chesterfield24 November 1962
10King's Lynn1–2Oxford United24 November 1962
11Bradford City3–2Gateshead24 November 1962
12Millwall0–0Coventry City24 November 1962
ReplayCoventry City2–1Millwall27 November 1962
13Hull City2–0Workington24 November 1962
14Crystal Palace2–2Mansfield Town24 November 1962
ReplayMansfield Town7–2Crystal Palace26 November 1962
15Southend United0–2Watford24 November 1962
16Blyth Spartans0–2Carlisle United24 November 1962
17Port Vale2–0Aldershot24 November 1962
18York City2–1Crewe Alexandra24 November 1962
19Peterborough United1–0Enfield24 November 1962
20Gravesend & Northfleet3–1Wycombe Wanderers24 November 1962

Third round

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 5 January 1963, but due to the Big Freeze of 1963, only three games were completed at this date.[1][2] The bulk of matches were not completable until February and March, with the final non-replay tie being played on the 7 March. There were nine replays in total, of which the earliest possible playing date was 30 January, and the latest the 11 March.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Bristol City1–1Aston Villa16 January 1963
ReplayAston Villa3–2Bristol City7 March 1963
2Preston North End1–4Sunderland5 January 1963
3Southampton5–0York City13 February 1963
4Watford2–0Rotherham United20 February 1963
5Walsall0–1Manchester City6 March 1963
6Gillingham2–4Port Vale27 February 1963
7Nottingham Forest4–3Wolverhampton Wanderers29 January 1963
8Blackburn Rovers1–1Middlesbrough5 March 1963
ReplayMiddlesbrough3–1Blackburn Rovers11 March 1963
9Grimsby Town1–3Leicester City8 January 1963
10Derby County2–0Peterborough United4 February 1963
11Lincoln City1–5Coventry City6 March 1963
12Luton Town0–2Swindon Town26 January 1963
13Shrewsbury Town1–1Sheffield Wednesday21 February 1963
ReplaySheffield Wednesday2–1Shrewsbury Town7 March 1963
14Wrexham0–3Liverpool9 January 1963
15Sheffield United3–1Bolton Wanderers6 March 1963
16Tranmere Rovers2–2Chelsea5 January 1963
ReplayChelsea3–1Tranmere Rovers30 January 1963
17Tottenham Hotspur0–3Burnley16 January 1963
18Barnsley0–3Everton15 January 1963
19Portsmouth1–1Scunthorpe United26 January 1963
ReplayScunthorpe United1–2Portsmouth7 March 1963
20West Ham United0–0Fulham4 February 1963
ReplayFulham1–2West Ham United20 February 1963
21Manchester United5–0Huddersfield Town4 March 1963
22Norwich City1–1Blackpool4 March 1963
ReplayBlackpool1–3Norwich City6 March 1963
23Plymouth Argyle1–5West Bromwich Albion5 January 1963
24Bradford City1–6Newcastle United7 March 1963
25Carlisle United0–1Gravesend & Northfleet29 January 1963
26Mansfield Town2–3Ipswich Town9 January 1963
27Swansea Town2–0Queens Park Rangers26 January 1963
28Charlton Athletic1–0Cardiff City18 February 1963
29Arsenal5–1Oxford United30 January 1963
30Leeds United3–1Stoke City6 March 1963
31Birmingham City3–3Bury5 March 1963
ReplayBury2–0Birmingham City7 March 1963
32Leyton Orient1–1Hull City11 February 1963
ReplayHull City0–2Leyton Orient19 February 1963

Fourth round

The matches were originally scheduled for Saturday, 26 January 1963, but due to the earlier, ongoing problems with the winter of 1963, most of the third-round games had still not been played and only one tie, the Burnley – Liverpool match, was able to be played on that day. This and three other games went to a replay, with the Portsmouth – Coventry City match requiring a second replay, which was the last match of the round.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Burnley1–1Liverpool26 January 1963
ReplayLiverpool2–1Burnley20 February 1963
2Southampton3–1Watford27 February 1963
3Leicester City3–1Ipswich Town30 January 1963
4Middlesbrough0–2Leeds United16 March 1963
5West Bromwich Albion0–0Nottingham Forest6 March 1963
ReplayNottingham Forest2–1West Bromwich Albion11 March 1963
6Swindon Town1–5Everton29 January 1963
7Manchester City1–0Bury13 March 1963
8Portsmouth1–1Coventry City13 March 1963
ReplayCoventry City2–2Portsmouth16 March 1963
ReplayPortsmouth1–2Coventry City19 March 1963
9West Ham United1–0Swansea Town4 March 1963
10Manchester United1–0Aston Villa11 March 1963
11Norwich City5–0Newcastle United13 March 1963
12Port Vale1–2Sheffield United13 March 1963
13Charlton Athletic0–3Chelsea6 March 1963
14Arsenal2–0Sheffield Wednesday12 March 1963
15Leyton Orient3–0Derby County4 March 1963
16Gravesend & Northfleet1–1Sunderland12 February 1963
ReplaySunderland5–2Gravesend & Northfleet18 February 1963

Fifth round

The matches were originally scheduled for Saturday, 16 February 1963, but the delays of the matches in the third and fourth rounds prevented the fifth round ties from being played until much later. On 28 January, the FA announced that the draw for the fifth round would be put back a week, and that the league season would be extended until 19 May.[3] Faced with the problem of wishing all the ties to take place on the same date, the FA decided on 4 February 1963 that the fifth and sixth rounds would each be postponed by a week to 23 February and 16 March respectively[4] The following week, on 12 February, the FA again decided, due to the lack of completion of many games, that the fifth and sixth rounds should be postponed[5] The agreed dates, Saturday 16 March and Saturday 30 March respectively, were the final postponements of these two rounds. There were no replays, but the Nottingham Forest and Leeds United match did not take place until the following Tuesday, while the Coventry City – Sunderland game was played on the 25th.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Southampton1–0Sheffield United16 March 1963
2Nottingham Forest3–0Leeds United19 March 1963
3Manchester City1–2Norwich City16 March 1963
4Coventry City2–1Sunderland25 March 1963
5West Ham United1–0Everton16 March 1963
6Manchester United2–1Chelsea16 March 1963
7Arsenal1–2Liverpool16 March 1963
8Leyton Orient0–1Leicester City16 March 1963

Sixth round

The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 9 March 1963, but as explained above, were postponed until the 30 March. The Nottingham Forest–Southampton match went to two replays before the tie was settled, in Southampton's favour.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Liverpool1–0West Ham United30 March 1963
2Nottingham Forest1–1Southampton30 March 1963
ReplaySouthampton3–3Nottingham Forest3 April 1963
ReplayNottingham Forest0–5Southampton8 April 1963
3Coventry City1–3Manchester United30 March 1963
4Norwich City0–2Leicester City30 March 1963

Semi-finals

The semi-final matches were originally scheduled to be played on Saturday, 30 March 1963. However, due to the problems of completing the earlier rounds due to the particularly inclement weather, on 18 February 1963 the FA Challenge Cup committee announced that the semi-finals would be put back by four weeks to 27 April, and that the final would not be played until three weeks after its original date, on 25 May.[6] Leicester City and Manchester United came through the semi-final round to meet at Wembley.

Leicester City1–0Liverpool
Stringfellow 20' Report
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: A. Holland, Barnsley
Manchester United1–0Southampton
Law 56' Report
Attendance: 65,000

Final

The 1963 FA Cup final was a football match played on 25 May 1963 at Wembley. The final was contested by Manchester United and Leicester City. United won 3–1, with goals by Denis Law and David Herd (2). Ken Keyworth scored the Foxes' goal.

Match details

Manchester United3 – 1Leicester City
Law 30'
Herd 57' 85'		 Keyworth 80'
Attendance: 99,604
Referee: Ken Aston, London
Manchester United
Leicester City

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "The Times Archive". London: Times Newspapers Ltd. 1963-01-07. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  2. ↑ "Replay The Big Freeze 1962-63". Findarticles.com website. CNET Networks, Inc (Article originally published by The Independent on Sunday). 2003-01-19. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  3. ↑ "The Times Archive". London: Times Newspapers Ltd. 1963-01-29. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  4. ↑ "The Times Archive". London: Times Newspapers Ltd. 1963-02-05. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  5. ↑ "The Times Archive". London: Times Newspapers Ltd. 1963-02-13. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  6. ↑ "The Times Archive". London: Times Newspapers Ltd. 1963-02-19. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
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