3 october 1962: england national football team competes in european football championships first time, beginning qualifiers 1964 european nations cup 1-1 draw against france in qualifying round first leg @ hillsborough. ron flowers of wolverhampton wanderers scores england s goal.
25 october 1962: alf ramsey, ipswich town manager, accepts football association s offer succeed walter winterbottom england manager effect 1 may 1963, after agreeing taking charge of 2 earlier matches 27 february 1963.
27 february 1963: england knocked out of european nations cup 5-2 defeat france in paris in second leg of qualifying round.
4 may 1963: english double-chasing leicester city beaten west bromwich albion in top-flight, while leyton orient s defeat @ hillsborough stadium leaves east londoners practically doomed relegation . in second division, table-topping stoke city beaten scunthorpe united, , hat-trick irishman johnny crossan features in sunderland s 4–0 home victory on southampton. leaders of fourth division brentford rack 26th league win of season against chesterfield, , move 2 points clear of oldham althetic, in second, 2 games in hand. outside of league, wimbledon win fa amateur cup victory on sutton united in final.
11 may 1963: everton seal first division title 4–1 home win on fulham on final day of league season.
15 may 1963: tottenham hotspur become first british club win european trophy, defeating atlético madrid 5–1 in rotterdam. jimmy greaves , terry dyson score twice, other goal coming john white.
18 may 1963: stoke secure second division championship win on luton town, while sunderland in second leave door open third-placed chelsea losing @ home west londoners. result completes sunderland s league programme, while chelsea have 1 match remaining.
21 may 1963: chelsea put 7 past portsmouth without reply , pip sunderland remaining second division promotion place. third division relegation decider between walsall , charlton athletic abandoned score 0–0 after pitch rendered unplayable thunderstorm.
23 may 1963: birmingham city take big step winning first major trophy of history defeating aston villa 3–1 @ st andrew s in football league cup final first leg.
24 may 1963: england draw football league xi @ arsenal stadium. jimmy greaves, alan hinton , johnny byrne score 3 lions, while roger hunt, geoff hurst , tony kay score league. elsewhere, charlton preserve third division status, relegating opponents walsall in process.
25 may 1963: manchester united win first major trophy 6 years , first fa cup 15 years 3–1 win on leicester city in final @ wembley stadium. david herd scores twice united , denis law scores other goal. ken keyworth scores consolation goal leicester city, have yet win final after 3 attempts.
27 may 1963: goalless draw in football league cup final second leg @ villa park gives trophy birmingham city.
31 may 1963: west ham united, england s representative in international soccer league of 1963, begin campaign drawing 3–3 scottish club kilmarnock in new york.
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