1963–64 Football League First Division

{{Short description|1963–64 season of Football League First Division}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Football League First Division

| season = 1963–64

| winners = Liverpool
6th English title

| relegated = Bolton Wanderers
Ipswich Town

| continentalcup1 = European Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Liverpool

| continentalcup2 = European Cup Winners' Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = West Ham United

| continentalcup3 = Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Manchester United
Everton

| league topscorer = Jimmy Greaves
(35 goals){{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html|title=English League Leading Goalscorers|website=RSSSF|accessdate=2010-10-31}}

| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Fulham 10–1 Ipswich Town}}
(26 December 1963)

| biggest away win = {{nowrap|West Ham United 2–8 Blackburn Rovers}}
(26 December 1963)

| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Fulham 10–1 Ipswich Town}}
(26 December 1963)

| matches = 462

| total goals = 1571

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 1962–63

| nextseason = 1964–65

}}

Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1963-64 season.

Overview

Liverpool won the First Division title for the sixth time in the club's history that season, and for the first time since 1947. On Boxing Day, 66 goals were scored in the division from 10 games, including Ipswich Town's record 10-1 defeat to Fulham. It was the first double digit scoreline in the division since 1958–59. Other results that day included Liverpool beating Stoke City 6-1, Burnley beating Manchester United by the same scoreline, Blackburn Rovers beating West Ham United 8-2 away and a 4-4 draw between West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham Hotspur.{{cite news|newspaper=The Times|date=27 December 1963|page=3|title=Fulham lead football revelry}}

League standings

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[https://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/eng-premier-league-1963-1964-spieltag/42/ World Football]

|team_order=LIV, MUN, EVE, TOT, CHE, SHW, BLA, ARS, BUR, WBA, LEI, SHU, NFO, WHU, FUL, WOL, STK, BLP, AVL, BIR, BOL, IPS

|update=complete

|status_LIV=C

|status_BOL=R

|status_IPS=R

|name_ARS=Arsenal

|name_AVL=Aston Villa

|name_BIR=Birmingham City

|name_BLA=Blackburn Rovers

|name_BLP=Blackpool

|name_BOL=Bolton Wanderers

|name_BUR=Burnley

|name_CHE=Chelsea

|name_EVE=Everton

|name_FUL=Fulham

|name_IPS=Ipswich Town

|name_LEI=Leicester City

|name_LIV=Liverpool

|name_MUN=Manchester United

|name_NFO=Nottingham Forest

|name_SHU=Sheffield United

|name_SHW=Sheffield Wednesday

|name_STK=Stoke City

|name_TOT=Tottenham Hotspur

|name_WBA=West Bromwich Albion

|name_WHU=West Ham United

|name_WOL=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|show_limit=5

|winpoints=2

|use_goal_average=y

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

|res_col_header=QR

|col_ECPR=green1 |text_ECPR=Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round

|col_CWC1R=yellow1 |text_CWC1R=Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round

|note_res_CWC1R=West Ham United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1963–64 FA Cup winners.

|col_IFC1R=blue1 |text_IFC1R=Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the Second Division

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team21=WHU|team22=WOL

|name_ARS=Arsenal

|match_ARS_AST=3–0

|match_ARS_BIR=4–1

|match_ARS_BLB=0–0

|match_ARS_BLP=5–3

|match_ARS_BOL=4–3

|match_ARS_BUR=3–2

|match_ARS_CHE=2–4

|match_ARS_EVE=6–0

|match_ARS_FUL=2–2

|match_ARS_IPS=6–0

|match_ARS_LEI=0–1

|match_ARS_LIV=1–1

|match_ARS_MUN=2–1

|match_ARS_NOT=4–2

|match_ARS_SHU=1–3

|match_ARS_SHW=1–1

|match_ARS_STK=1–1

|match_ARS_TOT=4–4

|match_ARS_WBA=3–2

|match_ARS_WHU=3–3

|match_ARS_WOL=1–3

|name_AST=Aston Villa

|match_AST_ARS=2–1

|match_AST_BIR=0–3

|match_AST_BLB=1–2

|match_AST_BLP=3–1

|match_AST_BOL=3–0

|match_AST_BUR=2–0

|match_AST_CHE=2–0

|match_AST_EVE=0–1

|match_AST_FUL=2–2

|match_AST_IPS=0–0

|match_AST_LEI=1–3

|match_AST_LIV=2–2

|match_AST_MUN=4–0

|match_AST_NOT=3–0

|match_AST_SHU=0–1

|match_AST_SHW=2–2

|match_AST_STK=1–3

|match_AST_TOT=2–4

|match_AST_WBA=1–0

|match_AST_WHU=2–2

|match_AST_WOL=2–2

|name_BIR=Birmingham City

|match_BIR_ARS=1–4

|match_BIR_AST=3–3

|match_BIR_BLB=2–2

|match_BIR_BLP=3–2

|match_BIR_BOL=2–1

|match_BIR_BUR=0–0

|match_BIR_CHE=3–4

|match_BIR_EVE=0–2

|match_BIR_FUL=0–0

|match_BIR_IPS=1–0

|match_BIR_LEI=2–0

|match_BIR_LIV=3–1

|match_BIR_MUN=1–1

|match_BIR_NOT=3–3

|match_BIR_SHU=3–0

|match_BIR_SHW=1–2

|match_BIR_STK=0–1

|match_BIR_TOT=1–2

|match_BIR_WBA=0–1

|match_BIR_WHU=2–1

|match_BIR_WOL=2–2

|name_BLB=Blackburn Rovers

|match_BLB_ARS=4–1

|match_BLB_AST=2–0

|match_BLB_BIR=3–0

|match_BLB_BLP=1–2

|match_BLB_BOL=3–0

|match_BLB_BUR=1–2

|match_BLB_CHE=2–2

|match_BLB_EVE=1–2

|match_BLB_FUL=2–0

|match_BLB_IPS=3–1

|match_BLB_LEI=5–2

|match_BLB_LIV=1–2

|match_BLB_MUN=1–3

|match_BLB_NOT=2–0

|match_BLB_SHU=2–2

|match_BLB_SHW=1–1

|match_BLB_STK=1–0

|match_BLB_TOT=7–2

|match_BLB_WBA=0–2

|match_BLB_WHU=1–3

|match_BLB_WOL=1–1

|name_BLP=Blackpool

|match_BLP_ARS=0–1

|match_BLP_AST=0–4

|match_BLP_BIR=3–0

|match_BLP_BLB=3–2

|match_BLP_BOL=2–0

|match_BLP_BUR=1–1

|match_BLP_CHE=1–5

|match_BLP_EVE=1–1

|match_BLP_FUL=1–0

|match_BLP_IPS=2–2

|match_BLP_LEI=3–3

|match_BLP_LIV=0–1

|match_BLP_MUN=1–0

|match_BLP_NOT=1–0

|match_BLP_SHU=2–2

|match_BLP_SHW=2–2

|match_BLP_STK=1–0

|match_BLP_TOT=0–2

|match_BLP_WBA=1–0

|match_BLP_WHU=0–1

|match_BLP_WOL=1–2

|name_BOL=Bolton Wanderers

|match_BOL_ARS=1–1

|match_BOL_AST=1–1

|match_BOL_BIR=0–2

|match_BOL_BLB=0–5

|match_BOL_BLP=1–1

|match_BOL_BUR=2–1

|match_BOL_CHE=1–0

|match_BOL_EVE=1–3

|match_BOL_FUL=2–1

|match_BOL_IPS=6–0

|match_BOL_LEI=0–0

|match_BOL_LIV=1–2

|match_BOL_MUN=0–1

|match_BOL_NOT=2–3

|match_BOL_SHU=3–0

|match_BOL_SHW=3–0

|match_BOL_STK=3–4

|match_BOL_TOT=1–3

|match_BOL_WBA=1–2

|match_BOL_WHU=1–1

|match_BOL_WOL=0–4

|name_BUR=Burnley

|match_BUR_ARS=0–3

|match_BUR_AST=2–0

|match_BUR_BIR=2–1

|match_BUR_BLB=3–0

|match_BUR_BLP=1–0

|match_BUR_BOL=1–1

|match_BUR_CHE=0–0

|match_BUR_EVE=2–3

|match_BUR_FUL=4–1

|match_BUR_IPS=3–1

|match_BUR_LEI=2–0

|match_BUR_LIV=0–3

|match_BUR_MUN=6–1

|match_BUR_NOT=1–1

|match_BUR_SHU=1–2

|match_BUR_SHW=3–1

|match_BUR_STK=1–0

|match_BUR_TOT=7–2

|match_BUR_WBA=3–2

|match_BUR_WHU=3–1

|match_BUR_WOL=1–0

|name_CHE=Chelsea

|match_CHE_ARS=3–1

|match_CHE_AST=1–0

|match_CHE_BIR=2–3

|match_CHE_BLB=1–0

|match_CHE_BLP=1–0

|match_CHE_BOL=4–0

|match_CHE_BUR=2–0

|match_CHE_EVE=1–0

|match_CHE_FUL=1–2

|match_CHE_IPS=4–0

|match_CHE_LEI=1–0

|match_CHE_LIV=1–3

|match_CHE_MUN=1–1

|match_CHE_NOT=1–0

|match_CHE_SHU=3–2

|match_CHE_SHW=1–2

|match_CHE_STK=3–3

|match_CHE_TOT=0–3

|match_CHE_WBA=3–1

|match_CHE_WHU=0–0

|match_CHE_WOL=2–3

|name_EVE=Everton

|match_EVE_ARS=2–1

|match_EVE_AST=4–2

|match_EVE_BIR=3–0

|match_EVE_BLB=2–4

|match_EVE_BLP=3–1

|match_EVE_BOL=2–0

|match_EVE_BUR=3–4

|match_EVE_CHE=1–1

|match_EVE_FUL=3–0

|match_EVE_IPS=1–1

|match_EVE_LEI=0–3

|match_EVE_LIV=3–1

|match_EVE_MUN=4–0

|match_EVE_NOT=6–1

|match_EVE_SHU=4–1

|match_EVE_SHW=3–2

|match_EVE_STK=2–0

|match_EVE_TOT=1–0

|match_EVE_WBA=1–1

|match_EVE_WHU=2–0

|match_EVE_WOL=3–3

|name_FUL=Fulham

|match_FUL_ARS=1–4

|match_FUL_AST=2–0

|match_FUL_BIR=2–1

|match_FUL_BLB=1–1

|match_FUL_BLP=1–1

|match_FUL_BOL=3–1

|match_FUL_BUR=2–1

|match_FUL_CHE=0–1

|match_FUL_EVE=2–2

|match_FUL_IPS=10–1

|match_FUL_LEI=2–1

|match_FUL_LIV=1–0

|match_FUL_MUN=2–2

|match_FUL_NOT=0–0

|match_FUL_SHU=3–1

|match_FUL_SHW=2–0

|match_FUL_STK=3–3

|match_FUL_TOT=1–1

|match_FUL_WBA=1–1

|match_FUL_WHU=2–0

|match_FUL_WOL=4–1

|name_IPS=Ipswich Town

|match_IPS_ARS=1–2

|match_IPS_AST=4–3

|match_IPS_BIR=3–2

|match_IPS_BLB=0–0

|match_IPS_BLP=4–3

|match_IPS_BOL=1–3

|match_IPS_BUR=3–1

|match_IPS_CHE=1–3

|match_IPS_EVE=0–0

|match_IPS_FUL=4–2

|match_IPS_LEI=1–1

|match_IPS_LIV=1–2

|match_IPS_MUN=2–7

|match_IPS_NOT=4–3

|match_IPS_SHU=1–0

|match_IPS_SHW=1–4

|match_IPS_STK=0–2

|match_IPS_TOT=2–3

|match_IPS_WBA=1–2

|match_IPS_WHU=3–2

|match_IPS_WOL=1–0

|name_LEI=Leicester City

|match_LEI_ARS=7–2

|match_LEI_AST=0–0

|match_LEI_BIR=3–0

|match_LEI_BLB=4–3

|match_LEI_BLP=2–3

|match_LEI_BOL=1–0

|match_LEI_BUR=0–0

|match_LEI_CHE=2–4

|match_LEI_EVE=2–0

|match_LEI_FUL=0–1

|match_LEI_IPS=2–1

|match_LEI_LIV=0–2

|match_LEI_MUN=3–2

|match_LEI_NOT=1–1

|match_LEI_SHU=0–1

|match_LEI_SHW=2–0

|match_LEI_STK=2–1

|match_LEI_TOT=0–1

|match_LEI_WBA=0–2

|match_LEI_WHU=2–2

|match_LEI_WOL=0–1

|name_LIV=Liverpool

|match_LIV_ARS=5–0

|match_LIV_AST=5–2

|match_LIV_BIR=2–1

|match_LIV_BLB=1–2

|match_LIV_BLP=1–2

|match_LIV_BOL=2–0

|match_LIV_BUR=2–0

|match_LIV_CHE=2–1

|match_LIV_EVE=2–1

|match_LIV_FUL=2–0

|match_LIV_IPS=6–0

|match_LIV_LEI=0–1

|match_LIV_MUN=3–0

|match_LIV_NOT=1–2

|match_LIV_SHU=6–1

|match_LIV_SHW=3–1

|match_LIV_STK=6–1

|match_LIV_TOT=3–1

|match_LIV_WBA=1–0

|match_LIV_WHU=1–2

|match_LIV_WOL=6–0

|name_MUN=Manchester United

|match_MUN_ARS=3–1

|match_MUN_AST=1–0

|match_MUN_BIR=1–2

|match_MUN_BLB=2–2

|match_MUN_BLP=3–0

|match_MUN_BOL=5–0

|match_MUN_BUR=5–1

|match_MUN_CHE=1–1

|match_MUN_EVE=5–1

|match_MUN_FUL=3–0

|match_MUN_IPS=2–0

|match_MUN_LEI=3–1

|match_MUN_LIV=0–1

|match_MUN_NOT=3–1

|match_MUN_SHU=2–1

|match_MUN_SHW=3–1

|match_MUN_STK=5–2

|match_MUN_TOT=4–1

|match_MUN_WBA=1–0

|match_MUN_WHU=0–1

|match_MUN_WOL=2–2

|name_NOT=Nottingham Forest

|match_NOT_ARS=2–0

|match_NOT_AST=0–1

|match_NOT_BIR=4–0

|match_NOT_BLB=1–1

|match_NOT_BLP=0–1

|match_NOT_BOL=3–1

|match_NOT_BUR=1–3

|match_NOT_CHE=0–1

|match_NOT_EVE=2–2

|match_NOT_FUL=2–0

|match_NOT_IPS=3–1

|match_NOT_LEI=2–0

|match_NOT_LIV=0–0

|match_NOT_MUN=1–2

|match_NOT_SHU=3–3

|match_NOT_SHW=3–2

|match_NOT_STK=0–0

|match_NOT_TOT=1–2

|match_NOT_WBA=0–3

|match_NOT_WHU=3–1

|match_NOT_WOL=3–0

|name_SHU=Sheffield United

|match_SHU_ARS=2–2

|match_SHU_AST=1–1

|match_SHU_BIR=3–0

|match_SHU_BLB=0–1

|match_SHU_BLP=1–0

|match_SHU_BOL=0–1

|match_SHU_BUR=2–0

|match_SHU_CHE=1–1

|match_SHU_EVE=0–0

|match_SHU_FUL=1–0

|match_SHU_IPS=3–1

|match_SHU_LEI=0–1

|match_SHU_LIV=3–0

|match_SHU_MUN=1–2

|match_SHU_NOT=1–2

|match_SHU_SHW=1–1

|match_SHU_STK=4–1

|match_SHU_TOT=3–3

|match_SHU_WBA=2–1

|match_SHU_WHU=2–1

|match_SHU_WOL=4–3

|name_SHW=Sheffield Wednesday

|match_SHW_ARS=0–4

|match_SHW_AST=1–0

|match_SHW_BIR=2–1

|match_SHW_BLB=5–2

|match_SHW_BLP=1–0

|match_SHW_BOL=3–0

|match_SHW_BUR=3–1

|match_SHW_CHE=3–2

|match_SHW_EVE=0–3

|match_SHW_FUL=3–0

|match_SHW_IPS=3–1

|match_SHW_LEI=1–2

|match_SHW_LIV=2–2

|match_SHW_MUN=3–3

|match_SHW_NOT=3–1

|match_SHW_SHU=3–0

|match_SHW_STK=2–0

|match_SHW_TOT=2–0

|match_SHW_WBA=2–2

|match_SHW_WHU=3–0

|match_SHW_WOL=5–0

|name_STK=Stoke City

|match_STK_ARS=1–2

|match_STK_AST=2–2

|match_STK_BIR=4–1

|match_STK_BLB=3–1

|match_STK_BLP=1–2

|match_STK_BOL=0–1

|match_STK_BUR=4–4

|match_STK_CHE=2–0

|match_STK_EVE=3–2

|match_STK_FUL=1–1

|match_STK_IPS=9–1

|match_STK_LEI=3–3

|match_STK_LIV=3–1

|match_STK_MUN=3–1

|match_STK_NOT=0–1

|match_STK_SHU=0–2

|match_STK_SHW=4–4

|match_STK_TOT=2–1

|match_STK_WBA=1–1

|match_STK_WHU=3–0

|match_STK_WOL=0–2

|name_TOT=Tottenham Hotspur

|match_TOT_ARS=3–1

|match_TOT_AST=3–1

|match_TOT_BIR=6–1

|match_TOT_BLB=4–1

|match_TOT_BLP=6–1

|match_TOT_BOL=1–0

|match_TOT_BUR=3–2

|match_TOT_CHE=1–2

|match_TOT_EVE=2–4

|match_TOT_FUL=1–0

|match_TOT_IPS=6–3

|match_TOT_LEI=1–1

|match_TOT_LIV=1–3

|match_TOT_MUN=2–3

|match_TOT_NOT=4–1

|match_TOT_SHU=0–0

|match_TOT_SHW=1–1

|match_TOT_STK=2–1

|match_TOT_WBA=0–2

|match_TOT_WHU=3–0

|match_TOT_WOL=4–3

|name_WBA=West Bromwich Albion

|match_WBA_ARS=4–0

|match_WBA_AST=4–3

|match_WBA_BIR=3–1

|match_WBA_BLB=1–3

|match_WBA_BLP=2–1

|match_WBA_BOL=1–1

|match_WBA_BUR=0–0

|match_WBA_CHE=1–1

|match_WBA_EVE=4–2

|match_WBA_FUL=3–0

|match_WBA_IPS=2–1

|match_WBA_LEI=1–1

|match_WBA_LIV=2–2

|match_WBA_MUN=1–4

|match_WBA_NOT=2–3

|match_WBA_SHU=2–0

|match_WBA_SHW=1–3

|match_WBA_STK=2–3

|match_WBA_TOT=4–4

|match_WBA_WHU=0–1

|match_WBA_WOL=3–1

|name_WHU=West Ham United

|match_WHU_ARS=1–1

|match_WHU_AST=0–1

|match_WHU_BIR=5–0

|match_WHU_BLB=2–8

|match_WHU_BLP=3–1

|match_WHU_BOL=2–3

|match_WHU_BUR=1–1

|match_WHU_CHE=2–2

|match_WHU_EVE=4–2

|match_WHU_FUL=1–1

|match_WHU_IPS=2–2

|match_WHU_LEI=2–2

|match_WHU_LIV=1–0

|match_WHU_MUN=0–2

|match_WHU_NOT=0–2

|match_WHU_SHU=2–3

|match_WHU_SHW=4–3

|match_WHU_STK=4–1

|match_WHU_TOT=4–0

|match_WHU_WBA=4–2

|match_WHU_WOL=1–1

|name_WOL=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|match_WOL_ARS=2–2

|match_WOL_AST=3–3

|match_WOL_BIR=5–1

|match_WOL_BLB=1–5

|match_WOL_BLP=1–1

|match_WOL_BOL=2–2

|match_WOL_BUR=1–1

|match_WOL_CHE=4–1

|match_WOL_EVE=0–0

|match_WOL_FUL=4–0

|match_WOL_IPS=2–1

|match_WOL_LEI=1–2

|match_WOL_LIV=1–2

|match_WOL_MUN=2–0

|match_WOL_NOT=2–3

|match_WOL_SHU=1–1

|match_WOL_SHW=1–1

|match_WOL_STK=2–1

|match_WOL_TOT=1–4

|match_WOL_WBA=0–0

|match_WOL_WHU=0–2

|update=

|source= Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

}}

Top scorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" !width=20\| Rank !width=155\| Player !width=155\| Club !width=50\| Goals
align=center\| 1	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jimmy Greaves	Tottenham Hotspur	align=center\|35
align=center\| 2	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Fred Pickering	Blackburn Rovers / Everton	align=center\| 32
align=center\| =	{{flagicon\|IRE}} Andy McEvoy	Blackburn Rovers	align=center\| 32
align=center\| 4	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Roger Hunt	Liverpool	align=center\| 31
align=center\| 5	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Denis Law	Manchester United	align=center\| 30
align=center\| 6	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ray Crawford	Ipswich Town / Wolverhampton Wanderers	align=center\| 28

References

[https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/league.html RSSSF]

External links

[http://wildstat.com/p/2301/ch/ENG_1_1963_1964 wildstat.com]

Category:Football League First Division seasons

Eng

Category:1963–64 Football League

Category:1963–64 in English football leagues

class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" !width=20\| Rank !width=155\| Player !width=155\| Club !width=50\| Goals
align=center\| 1	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jimmy Greaves	Tottenham Hotspur	align=center\|35
align=center\| 2	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Fred Pickering	Blackburn Rovers / Everton	align=center\| 32
align=center\| =	{{flagicon\|IRE}} Andy McEvoy	Blackburn Rovers	align=center\| 32
align=center\| 4	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Roger Hunt	Liverpool	align=center\| 31
align=center\| 5	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Denis Law	Manchester United	align=center\| 30
align=center\| 6	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ray Crawford	Ipswich Town / Wolverhampton Wanderers	align=center\| 28