SAFC 1962-1963 Football League Division 2 Season Review

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Finished
42 20 12 10 84 55 3rd

By Season End

Sunderland AFC finished 3rd at the end of the 1962-1963 season scoring 84 goals, conceding 55 with a goal difference of 29.

The Goals

Brian Clough contributed the most goals in the 1962-1963 Football League Division 2 season, netting 24 (0.57 goals per game). With a goalscoring average of 0.5 goals per game the Rokerites netted a total of 46 goals at Roker Park conceding 13 (33), away from home scoring 38 and conceding 42 (-4) with an away goalscoring average of 1.11 and an overall goalscoring average of 0.5 goals per game.

The Wins

The season finished in 1962-1963 with 20 wins, a win ratio of 47.62%, the Sunderland AFC faithful at Roker Park enjoyed 14 wins and the travelling support saw 6 games won.

The Draws

Of the 42 games played the Rokerites managed 12 draws by the end of the 1962-1963 season, 5 draws at Roker Park and 7 away from home.

The Losses

In total SAFC lost 10 games, 2 games lost at Roker Park (13 goals conceded) and 8 games lost away (42 goals conceded).

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