1963–64 Football League
The 1963–64 season was the 65th completed season of The Football League.
Season | 1963–64 |
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Champions | Liverpool |
← 1962–63 1964–65 → |
Final league tables
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.[2]
First Division
Season | 1963–64 |
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Champions | Liverpool 6th English title |
Relegated | Bolton Wanderers Ipswich Town |
European Cup | Liverpool |
Cup Winners' Cup | West Ham United |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Manchester United Everton |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,571 (3.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Greaves (35 goals)[3] |
Biggest home win | Fulham 10–1 Ipswich Town (26 December 1963) |
Biggest away win | West Ham United 2–8 Blackburn Rovers (26 December 1963) |
Highest scoring | Fulham 10–1 Ipswich Town (26 December 1963) |
← 1962–63 1964–65 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 92 | 45 | 2.044 | 57 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 53 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 64 | 1.313 | 52 | |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 97 | 81 | 1.198 | 51 | |
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 56 | 1.286 | 50 | |
6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 49 | |
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 89 | 65 | 1.369 | 46 | |
8 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | 45 | |
9 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 64 | 1.109 | 44 | |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 61 | 1.148 | 43 | |
11 | Leicester City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 58 | 1.052 | 43 | |
12 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 64 | 0.953 | 43 | |
13 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 41 | |
14 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 40 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
15 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 65 | 0.892 | 39 | |
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 80 | 0.875 | 39 | |
17 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 77 | 78 | 0.987 | 38 | |
18 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 52 | 73 | 0.712 | 35 | |
19 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 62 | 71 | 0.873 | 34 | |
20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 92 | 0.587 | 29 | |
21 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 80 | 0.600 | 28 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Ipswich Town (R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 121 | 0.463 | 25 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Second Division
Season | 1963–64 |
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Champions | Leeds United |
Promoted | Leeds United Sunderland |
Relegated | Grimsby Town Scunthorpe United |
Cup Winners' Cup | Cardiff City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,467 (3.18 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ron Saunders (33 goals)[3] |
Biggest home win | Manchester City 8–1 Scunthorpe United (26 December 1963) |
Biggest away win | Newcastle United 0–4 Cardiff City (9 November 1963) Plymouth Argyle 0–4 Portsmouth (9 November 1963) Cardiff City 0–4 Preston North End (26 December 1963) Manchester City 0–4 Grimsby Town (22 February 1964) Newcastle United 0–4 Bury (11 April 1964) Bury 1–5 Southampton (21 April 1964) |
Highest scoring | Southampton 6–4 Derby County (1 April 1964) |
← 1962–63 1964–65 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Leeds United (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 71 | 34 | 2.088 | 63 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Sunderland (P) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 81 | 37 | 2.189 | 61 | |
3 | Preston North End | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 79 | 54 | 1.463 | 56 | |
4 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 76 | 70 | 1.086 | 48 | |
5 | Southampton | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 100 | 73 | 1.370 | 47 | |
6 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 84 | 66 | 1.273 | 46 | |
7 | Rotherham United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 90 | 78 | 1.154 | 45 | |
8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 1.072 | 45 | |
9 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 79 | 70 | 1.129 | 43 | |
10 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 67 | 52 | 1.288 | 41 | |
11 | Northampton Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 60 | 0.967 | 41 | |
12 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 64 | 0.891 | 40 | |
13 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 67 | 0.836 | 39 | |
14 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 69 | 0.826 | 38 | |
15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 81 | 0.691 | 38 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
16 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54 | 72 | 0.750 | 36 | |
17 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 80 | 0.800 | 35 | |
18 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 73 | 0.781 | 35 | |
19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 33 | |
20 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 67 | 0.672 | 32 | |
21 | Grimsby Town (R) | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 75 | 0.627 | 32 | Relegation to the Third Division |
22 | Scunthorpe United (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 82 | 0.634 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Third Division
Season | 1963–64 |
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Champions | Coventry City (1st title) |
Promoted | Crystal Palace |
Relegated | Crewe Alexandra, Millwall, Notts County, Wrexham |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,730 (3.13 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alfie Biggs (Bristol Rovers), 30 [3] |
Biggest home win | Brentford v Wrexham 9–0 |
Biggest away win | Brentford v Luton Town 2–6 Luton Town v Crystal Palace 0–4 Wrexham v Oldham Athletic 0–4 |
Highest scoring | Brentford v Wrexham 9–0 Coventry City v Shrewsbury Town 8–1 Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City 3–6 Queens Park Rangers v Southend United 4–5 Wrexham v Barnsley 7–2 Wrexham v Colchester United 5–4 |
← 1962–63 1964–65 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 1.607 | 60 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 37 | 1.431 | 60 | Promoted |
3 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 1.339 | 58 | |
4 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 43 | 1.362 | 56 | |
5 | Bristol City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 1.313 | 55 | |
6 | Reading | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 1.274 | 52 | |
7 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 42 | 1.226 | 51 | |
8 | Hull City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 1.074 | 49 | |
9 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 1.043 | 48 | |
10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 1.071 | 47 | |
11 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 61 | 0.913 | 47 | |
12 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 52 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 45 | 1.152 | 46 | |
13 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 1.082 | 46 | |
14 | Southend United | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 52 | 0.987 | 45 | |
15 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 44 | 0.974 | 45 | |
16 | Brentford | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 44 | 1.088 | 44 | |
17 | Colchester United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 42 | 1.029 | 43 | |
18 | Luton Town | 46 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 0.800 | 42 | |
19 | Walsall | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 0.776 | 40 | |
20 | Barnsley | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 65 | 0.723 | 39 | |
21 | Millwall | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 0.791 | 38 | Relegated |
22 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 51 | 0.649 | 34 | |
23 | Wrexham | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 65 | 0.701 | 32 | |
24 | Notts County | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 66 | 0.489 | 27 |
Results
Fourth Division
Season | 1963–64 |
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Champions | Gillingham (1st title) |
Promoted | Carlisle United, Exeter City, Workington |
Failed re-election | none |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,631 (2.95 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Hughie McIlmoyle (Carlisle United), 39 [3] |
Biggest home win | Doncaster Rovers v Darlington 10–0 |
Biggest away win | Hartlepools United v Carlisle United 0–6 |
Highest scoring | Torquay United v Newport County 8–3 |
← 1962–63 1964–65 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Gillingham | 46 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 1.967 | 60 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Carlisle United | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 1.948 | 60 | Promoted |
3 | Workington | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 1.462 | 59 | |
4 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 1.676 | 58 | |
5 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 1.226 | 56 | |
6 | Torquay United | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 1.481 | 51 | |
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 43 | 1.164 | 51 | |
8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 1.365 | 50 | |
9 | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 50 | 1.064 | 48 | |
10 | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 49 | 1.000 | 48 | |
11 | Lincoln City | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 0.893 | 47 | |
12 | Chester | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 42 | 1.083 | 46 | |
13 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 47 | 0.926 | 45 | |
14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 52 | 0.933 | 42 | |
15 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 49 | 0.877 | 42 | |
16 | Chesterfield | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 0.803 | 42 | |
17 | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 0.735 | 42 | |
18 | Oxford United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 0.937 | 41 | |
19 | Darlington | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 56 | 0.710 | 40 | |
20 | Rochdale | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 0.949 | 39 | |
21 | Southport | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 59 | 0.716 | 39 | Re-elected |
22 | York City | 46 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 0.788 | 35 | |
23 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 57 | 0.581 | 33 | |
24 | Barrow | 46 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 0.548 | 30 |
Results
See also
References
- "England 1963-64". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.