Northern Ireland
1–3
England
England won
England: Greaves 38', O'Grady 71', O'Grady 73'
Northern Ireland: Barr 62'
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British Home Championship
England: 2nd
How England performed
England climbed from third to second in 1962–63, winning two of their three matches with eight goals scored and three conceded.
O'Grady scored twice and Greaves once in a 3–1 win over Northern Ireland at Windsor Park, Belfast on 20 October 1962, Barr replying. England beat Wales 4–0 at Wembley, London in November, with two goals from Peacock and one each from Connelly and Greaves. They then lost 2–1 to Scotland at the same venue on 6 April 1963, Baxter scoring twice, once from the penalty spot, before Douglas replied in the 80th minute.
England fixtures
Northern Ireland
1–3
England
England won
England: Greaves 38', O'Grady 71', O'Grady 73'
Northern Ireland: Barr 62'
England
4–0
Wales
England won
England: Connelly 7', Peacock 35', Peacock 63', Greaves 88'
Wales: None
England
1–2
Scotland
England lost
England: Douglas 80'
Scotland: Baxter 29', Baxter 32' pen
England statistics
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