1962–63 League of Ireland
# 1962–63 League of Ireland

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1962/1963 season.

## Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and Dundalk won the championship.

## Final classification

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dundalk | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 24 | European Cup |
| 2 | Waterford | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 23 | |
| 3 | Drumcondra | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 23 | |
| 4 | Cork Celtic | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 21 | |
| 5 | Shamrock Rovers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 19 | Fairs Cup |
| 6 | Hibernians | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 18 | |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 18 | Cup Winners' Cup |
| 8 | Limerick | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 13 | |
| 9 | St Patrick's Athletic | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 13 | |
| 10 | Bohemians | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 8 | |

Drogheda and Sligo Rovers were elected to the league for next season.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BOH | CCF | CHF | DRU | DUN | LIM | SHM | SHE | StP | WAT |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bohemians | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Cork Celtic | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Cork Hibernians | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 |
| Drumcondra | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Dundalk | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Limerick | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Shamrock Rovers | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Shelbourne | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | — | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| St Patrick's Athletic | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | — | 3–6 |
| Waterford | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 6–1 | — |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mick Lynch | Waterford | 12 |
| 2 | Jackie Mooney | Shamrock Rovers | 11 |
| 3 | Jimmy Hasty | Dundalk | 9 |
| 4 | Eric Barber | Shelbourne | 8 |
| 4 | Al Casey | Waterford | 8 |
| 4 | Jackie Hennessy | Shelbourne | 8 |
| 4 | Frank McCarthy | Cork Celtic | 8 |
| 4 | Austin Noonan | Cork Celtic | 8 |
| 9 | Ben Hannigan | Shelbourne | 7 |
| 9 | Donal Leahy | Cork Celtic | 7 |
