1962–63 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

East Stirlingshire

1962–63 season

Stadium

Firs Park

2nd

Group stage

First round^[1]

Highest home attendance

7,419 v. Morton
(4 May 1963, Division Two)

Lowest home attendance

761 v. Arbroath
(26 September 1962, Division Two)

← 1961–62

1963–64 →

The 1962–63 season was East Stirlingshire Football Club's eighth consecutive season in the Scottish Division Two, having been re-elected to Scottish Football League in 1955–56. The club also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the minor Stirlingshire Cup.

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Scottish Second Division

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish Second Division

8 September 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Berwick Rangers	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 1,091

15 September 1962 Division Two	St Johnstone	5 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Muirton Park, Perth
	, , , ,		,	Attendance: 5,914

19 September 1962 Division Two	Arbroath	5 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
	, , , ,		,	Attendance: 1,141

22 September 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	4 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, , ,			Attendance: 779

26 September 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	3 – 0	Arbroath	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, ,			Attendance: 761

29 September 1962 Division Two	Queen's Park	1 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Hampden Park, Glasgow
				Attendance: 1,752

6 October 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	4 – 2	Albion Rovers	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, , ,		,	Attendance: 1,196

13 October 1962 Division Two	Morton	2 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Cappielow, Greenock
	,		, ,	Attendance: 7,476

20 October 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	1 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Firs Park, Falkirk
				Attendance: 1,324

27 October 1962 Division Two	Brechin City	1 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Glebe Park, Brechin
			, ,	Attendance: 357

3 November 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	3 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, ,			Attendance: 1,284

10 November 1962 Division Two	East Fife	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Bayview Park, Methil
	,		,	Attendance: 2,056

17 November 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 2	Stenhousemuir	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,		,	Attendance: 1,689

24 November 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	3 – 1	Ayr United	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, ,			Attendance: 1,731

1 December 1962 Division Two	Cowdenbeath	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	,			Attendance: 1,908

8 December 1962 Division Two	Montrose	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Links Park, Montrose
	, ,			Attendance: 1,185

15 December 1962 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	6 – 0	Stranraer	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, , , , ,			Attendance: 1,058

9 March 1963 Division Two	Hamilton Academical	1 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Douglas Park, Hamilton
			, ,	Attendance: 3,113

13 March 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	3 – 1	Dumbarton	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, ,			Attendance: 1,422

16 March 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	East Fife	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 1,788

23 March 1963 Division Two	Stenhousemuir	1 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
			,	Attendance: 1,557

27 March 1963 Division Two	Dumbarton	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Boghead Park, Dumbarton
	,		,	Attendance: 1,021

30 March 1963 Division Two	Ayr United	1 – 4	East Stirlingshire	Somerset Park, Ayr
			, , ,	Attendance: 1,013

3 April 1963 Division Two	Berwick Rangers	1 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
				Attendance: 908

6 April 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	3 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, ,			Attendance: 1,434

10 April 1963 Division Two	Forfar Athletic	3 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Station Park, Forfar
	, ,			Attendance: 939

13 April 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 2	Montrose	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,		,	Attendance: 1,389

20 April 1963 Division Two	Stranraer	2 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Stair Park, Stranraer
	,		,	Attendance: 774

24 April 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	5 – 1	Queen's Park	Firs Park, Falkirk
	, , , ,			Attendance: 1,255

27 April 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Stirling Albion	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 2,147

29 April 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 1	Brechin City	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 1,270

1 May 1963 Division Two	Albion Rovers	2 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
	,			Attendance: 891

4 May 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Morton	Firs Park, Falkirk
	,			Attendance: 7,419

6 May 1963 Division Two	East Stirlingshire	0 – 0	St Johnstone	Firs Park, Falkirk
				Attendance: 5,941

11 May 1963 Division Two	Alloa Athletic	0 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Recreation Park, Alloa
				Attendance: 2,368

13 May 1963 Division Two	Stirling Albion	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Annfield, Stirling
				Attendance: 834

League Table

Further information: 1962–63 Scottish Second Division


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAvg	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	St Johnstone !St Johnstone (C) (P)	36	25	5	6	83	37	2.243	55	Promotion to 1963–64 Scottish First Division
2	East Stirlingshire !East Stirlingshire (P)	36	20	9	7	80	50	1.6	49	Promotion to 1963–64 Scottish First Division
3	Morton !Morton	36	23	2	11	100	49	2.041	48
4	Hamilton Academical !Hamilton Academical	36	18	8	10	69	56	1.232	44
5	Stranraer !Stranraer	36	16	10	10	81	70	1.157	42

Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A
Result	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	L
Position	9	15	18	16	12	14	11	7	7	3	3	3	2	2	4	5	4	6	5	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish Cup

26 January 1963 Round 1	East Stirlingshire	2 – 0	Stirling Albion	Firs Park, Falkirk
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6 March 1963 Round 2	East Stirlingshire	1 – 0	Motherwell	Firs Park, Falkirk

20 March 1963 Round 3	Rangers	7 – 2	East Stirlingshire	Ibrox Park, Glasgow
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Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish League Cup

11 August 1962 Group 5	East Stirlingshire	4 – 1	Ayr United	Firs Park, Falkirk
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15 August 1962 Group 5	Hamilton Academical	4 – 4	East Stirlingshire	Douglas Park, Hamilton
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18 August 1962 Group 5	East Stirlingshire	3 – 2	Berwick Rangers	Firs Park, Falkirk
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25 August 1962 Group 5	Ayr United	2 – 1	East Stirlingshire	Somerset Park, Ayr
	,

29 August 1962 Group 5	East Stirlingshire	0 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Firs Park, Falkirk

1 September 1962 Group 5	Berwick Rangers	2 – 0	East Stirlingshire	Shielfield Park, Berwick-upon-Tweed
			,

Group 5


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAvg	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Berwick Rangers !Berwick Rangers (A)	6	3	2	1	12	8	1.5	8	Advances to supplementary round
2	Ayr United !Ayr United	6	2	3	1	13	14	0.929	7
3	East Stirlingshire !East Stirlingshire	6	2	1	3	12	12	1	5
4	Hamilton Academical !Hamilton Academical	6	1	2	3	13	16	0.813	4

Other

Stirlingshire Cup

16 October 1962 Round 1	East Stirlingshire	2 – 2	Stirling Albion	Firs Park, Falkirk
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30 October 1962 Round 1 replay	Stirling Albion	3 – 3	East Stirlingshire	Annfield, Stirling
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20 November 1962 Round 1 replay 2	Stirling Albion	3 – 0	East Stirlingshire
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References

↑ Stirlingshire Cup - Winners, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

External links

East Stirlingshire FC official site

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Home stadium	Merchiston Park Firs Park Ochilview Park

Rivalries	Falkirk rivalry

1962–63 in Scottish football

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Domestic leagues	Football League First Division Second Division Highland League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Junior Cup

European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Related to national team	Results British Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Celtic Clyde Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen of the South Rangers Raith Rovers St. Mirren Third Lanark

Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife East Stirlingshire Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Montrose Queen's Park St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

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1962–63 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

Fixtures and results

Scottish Second Division

League Table

Results by round

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Group 5

Other

Stirlingshire Cup

See also

References

External links