1963–64 Football League First Division
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| Season | 1963–64 |
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| Champions | Liverpool (6th English title) |
| Relegated | Bolton Wanderers Ipswich Town |
| European Cup 1964–65 | Liverpool |
| FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1964–65 |
West Ham United (1st FA Cup title) |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1963–64 | Arsenal Sheffield Wednesday |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1571 (3.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur), 35 [1] |
| Biggest home win | Fulham v Ipswich Town 10–1 |
| Biggest away win | West Ham United v Blackpool 2–8 |
| Highest scoring | Fulham v Ipswich Town 10–1 |
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Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1963-64 season.
Contents
Overview
Liverpool won the First Division title for the sixth time in the club's history that season.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 92 | 45 | 2.044 | + 47 | 57 | ||||
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 43 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | + 28 | 53 | ||||
| 3 | Everton | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 38 | 84 | 64 | 1.313 | + 20 | 52 | ||||
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 50 | 97 | 81 | 1.198 | + 16 | 51 | ||||
| 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 72 | 56 | 1.286 | + 16 | 50 | ||||
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | + 17 | 49 | ||||
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 37 | 89 | 65 | 1.369 | + 24 | 46 | ||||
| 8 | Arsenal | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 45 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | + 18 | 45 | ||||
| 9 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 71 | 64 | 1.109 | + 7 | 44 | ||||
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 70 | 61 | 1.148 | + 9 | 43 | ||||
| 11 | Leicester City | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 61 | 58 | 1.052 | + 3 | 43 | ||||
| 12 | Sheffield United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 61 | 64 | 0.953 | – 3 | 43 | ||||
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 44 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | – 4 | 41 | ||||
| 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | – 5 | 40 | ||||
| 15 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 42 | 58 | 65 | 0.892 | – 7 | 39 | ||||
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 46 | 70 | 80 | 0.875 | – 10 | 39 | ||||
| 17 | Stoke City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 77 | 78 | 0.987 | – 1 | 38 | ||||
| 18 | Blackpool | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 52 | 73 | 0.712 | – 21 | 35 | ||||
| 19 | Aston Villa | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 62 | 71 | 0.873 | – 9 | 34 | ||||
| 20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 60 | 54 | 92 | 0.587 | – 36 | 29 | ||||
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 48 | 80 | 0.600 | – 32 | 28 | ||||
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 76 | 56 | 121 | 0.463 | – 65 | 25 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
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| League Champions, qualified for European Cup | |
| FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1963-64 | |
| League Cup Winners | |
| Relegated |
First Division Results
| Home ╲ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BLP | BOL | BUR | CHE | EVE | FUL | IPS | LEI | LIV | MUN | NOT | SHU | SHW | STK | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
| Arsenal | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | |
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Birmingham City | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Blackpool | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Burnley | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Everton | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Fulham | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 10–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Leicester City | 7–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Liverpool | 5–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | |
| Manchester United | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| Stoke City | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 9–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| West Ham United | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–8 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top Scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jimmy Greaves |
Tottenham Hotspur | 35 |
| 2 | Fred Pickering |
Blackburn Rovers / Everton | 32 |
| = |  Andy McEvoy |
Blackburn Rovers | 32 |
| 4 | Roger Hunt |
Liverpool | 31 |
| 5 |  Denis Law |
Manchester United | 30 |
| 6 | Ray Crawford |
Ipswich Town / Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 |
References
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