The club were managed by Ron Greenwood and the team captain was Bobby Moore.

The season started badly for West Ham and it was not until their sixth game that they managed to win.

[1] Their season was greatly affected by the bad winter of 1962–63 when no games were played at all between 29 December 1962 and 4 February 1963.

The season saw the last West Ham appearance for future club manager John Lyall who had to retire due to injury, John Dick who had been at the club since 1953 and the first season as a regular player and first goals for future World Cup winner, Martin Peters.

West Ham United's score comes first[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.