| Season | 1962–63 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Distillery 6th Irish title |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 467 (3.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Joe Meldrum (27 goals) |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → | |
Belfast
The 1962–63 Irish League was the 62nd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Distillery won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distillery (C) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 30 | 1.900 | 31 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Linfield | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 1.667 | 29 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Portadown | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 1.800 | 28 | |
| 4 | Glentoran | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 1.815 | 28 | Participated in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 42 | 0.976 | 25 | |
| 6 | Crusaders | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 1.119 | 24 | |
| 7 | Coleraine | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 1.030 | 24 | |
| 8 | Glenavon | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 1.419 | 23 | |
| 9 | Derry City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 0.895 | 21 | |
| 10 | Ards | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 54 | 0.556 | 13 | |
| 11 | Cliftonville | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 56 | 0.429 | 9 | |
| 12 | Bangor | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 65 | 0.338 | 9 |
Results
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bangor | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 2–5 | 2–2 | |
| Ballymena United | 0–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Cliftonville | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | |
| Coleraine | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Crusaders | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Distillery | 5–3 | 9–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | |
| Derry City | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Glenavon | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Glentoran | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Linfield | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Portadown | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 8–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.