1962–63 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1962–63 season was Chelsea Football Club's forty-ninth competitive season. In a season heavily impacted by the "big freeze" of 1963, Chelsea were promoted back to the First Division as Second Division runners-up.

Chelsea
1962–63 season
ChairmanJoe Mears
ManagerTommy Docherty
StadiumStamford Bridge
Second Division2nd
FA CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Tambling (35)
All: Bobby Tambling (37)
Highest home attendance54,558 vs Portsmouth
(21 May 1963)
Lowest home attendance18,377 vs Scunthorpe United
(22 August 1962)
Average home league attendance29,376
Biggest win7–0 v Portsmouth
(21 May 1963)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Norwich City
(6 Apr 1963)

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Everton (C) 42 25 11 6 84 42 2.000 61 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 23 9 10 111 62 1.790 55 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup second round
3 Burnley 42 22 10 10 78 57 1.368 54
4 Leicester City 42 20 12 10 79 53 1.491 52
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 93 65 1.431 50
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
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
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
15 Aston Villa 42 15 8 19 62 68 0.912 38
16 Fulham 42 14 10 18 50 71 0.704 38
17 Ipswich Town 42 12 11 19 59 78 0.756 35
18 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 5 22 55 75 0.733 35
19 Manchester United 42 12 10 20 67 81 0.827 34 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
20 Birmingham City 42 10 13 19 63 90 0.700 33
21 Manchester City (R) 42 10 11 21 58 102 0.569 31 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Leyton Orient (R) 42 6 9 27 37 81 0.457 21
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Stoke City (C, P) 42 20 13 9 73 50 1.460 53 Promotion to the First Division
2 Chelsea (P) 42 24 4 14 81 42 1.929 52
3 Sunderland 42 20 12 10 84 55 1.527 52
4 Middlesbrough 42 20 9 13 86 85 1.012 49
5 Leeds United 42 19 10 13 79 53 1.491 48
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References
  • Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.
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