Irish League 1962/63

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Irish League 1962/63
master Distillery FC
European Cup of
National Champions		 Distillery FC
Trade fair trophy Glentoran FC
Cup winners Linfield FC
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Linfield FC
Teams 12
Games 132
Gates 467  (ø 3.54 per game)
Top scorer Joe Meldrum (Distillery FC)
← Irish League 1961/62

The Irish League 1962/63 was the 62nd season of the highest Northern Irish football league . Distillery FC became champions for the sixth time.

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The twelve teams played against each other twice on a total of 22 match days.

societies

Irish League clubs 1962/63
society city
Linfield FC Belfast
Cliftonville FC Belfast
Glentoran FC Belfast
Crusaders FC Belfast
Distillery FC Belfast
Derry City Derry
Ards FC Newtownards
Ballymena United Ballymena
Bangor FC Bangor
Coleraine FC Coleraine
Glenavon FC Lurgan
Portadown FC Portadown

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Distillery FC  22nd  13  5  4th 057:300 1.90 31:13
 2. Linfield FC (M, P)  22nd  10  9  3 040:240 1.67 29:15
 3. Glentoran FC  22nd  11  6th  5 049:270 1.81 28:16
 4th Portadown FC  22nd  9  10  3 045:250 1.80 28:16
 5. Ballymena United  22nd  7th  11  4th 041:420 0.98 25:19
 6th Crusaders FC  22nd  11  2  9 047:420 1.12 24:20
 7th Coleraine FC  22nd  8th  8th  6th 034:330 1.03 24:20
 8th. Glenavon FC  22nd  9  5  8th 044:310 1.42 23:21
 9. Derry City  22nd  8th  5  9 034:380 0.89 21:23
10. Ards FC  22nd  5  3  14th 030:540 0.56 13:31
11. Cliftonville FC  22nd  2  5  15th 024:560 0.43 09:35
12. Bangor FC  22nd  2  5  15th 022:650 0.34 09:35
  • Northern Irish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1963/64
  • Northern Irish Cup winner and participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1963/64
  • Participation in the Messestädte-Pokal 1963/64
    • (M) reigning Northern Irish champion
    (P) reigning Northern Irish cup winner

    Crosstab

    1962/63 DIS LIN GLT POR BLM CRU COL GLV DCY ARD CLI BAN
    1. Distillery FC 4: 2 1: 1 2: 2 6: 1 1-0 0-0 1: 2 3: 1 5: 3 4: 1 9: 1
    2. Linfield FC 2: 2 1: 1 2: 2 1: 1 2-0 0-0 2: 3 3: 2 3: 1 2-0 1-0
    3. Glentoran FC 5: 1 1: 1 1: 3 5: 1 1: 1 2: 3 2: 1 0: 2 2: 1 1: 1 2: 2
    4th Portadown FC 1: 1 0-0 0: 1 1: 1 8: 2 4: 1 3: 1 3: 1 5-0 1: 1 1: 1
    5. Ballymena United 3: 1 1: 1 4: 3 2: 2 2: 1 2: 2 1: 1 5: 2 0-0 5: 1 4: 2
    6th Crusaders FC 0: 3 0: 3 1: 4 0: 1 4: 1 3: 2 4: 3 4-0 4: 1 3: 2 4-0
    7th Coleraine FC 2: 1 0: 3 2: 1 0: 1 3-0 3: 2 0-0 2: 2 1: 2 2: 2 0-0
    8th. Glenavon FC 0: 2 3: 2 0: 1 3-0 1: 1 2: 3 3: 3 4: 1 2-0 6: 2 6: 1
    9. Derry City 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 3: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1: 2 1-0 3: 2 1: 1 2-0
    10. Ards FC 2: 3 1-0 1: 6 0-0 2: 2 1: 2 1: 2 1-0 1: 5 1: 4 3-0
    11. Cliftonville FC 0: 3 0: 2 0: 3 0: 4 0: 1 1: 5 0: 3 0-0 1: 2 3: 4 3: 1
    12. Bangor FC 1: 3 2: 5 0: 5 2: 2 2: 2 0: 3 3: 1 0: 3 1: 2 1: 3 2: 1

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