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1962–63 East Stirlingshire F.C. season

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East Stirlingshire
1962–63 season
StadiumFirs Park
Division Two2nd
Scottish CupThird round
Scottish League CupGroup stage
Stirlingshire CupFirst round[1]
Highest home attendance7,419 v. Morton
(4 May 1963, Division Two)
Lowest home attendance761 v. Arbroath
(26 September 1962, Division Two)

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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Second Division

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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

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Further information: 1962–63 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 St Johnstone (C, P) 36 25 5 6 83 37 2.243 55 Promotion to 1963–64 Scottish First Division
2 East Stirlingshire (P) 36 20 9 7 80 50 1.600 49
3 Morton 36 23 2 11 100 49 2.041 48
4 Hamilton Academical 36 18 8 10 69 56 1.232 44
5 Stranraer 36 16 10 10 81 70 1.157 42
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results by round

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ResultWLLWWDWWWWWDDWLLWWWWWDWDWLDDWWWLWDDL
Position915181612141177333224546533444343333222222
Source: statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scottish Cup

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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

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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
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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
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Group 5

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Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
Berwick Rangers (A) 6 3 2 1 12 8 1.500 8
Ayr United 6 2 3 1 13 14 0.929 7
East Stirlingshire 6 2 1 3 12 12 1.000 5
Hamilton Academical 6 1 2 3 13 16 0.813 4
Source: statto.com
(A) Advanced to Supplementary Round

Other

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Stirlingshire Cup

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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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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Stirlingshire Cup - Winners Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
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