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84th season of competitive football in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1963–64 season was the 84th season of competitive football in England, from August 1963 to May 1964.
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Liverpool clinched the First Division title just two seasons after winning promotion, finishing four points ahead of runners-up Manchester United while defending champions Everton finished third.
Tottenham Hotspur managed to finish fourth despite not winning any silverware and being without many key players for much of the season due to injury, while captain Danny Blanchflower announced his retirement from playing just before the season's end. Tragedy then struck the club after the season was over, when forward John White was struck by lightning and killed on a North London golf course.
Chelsea enjoyed a strong return to the First Division by finishing fifth, while Leicester City finally got their hands on a major trophy by winning the League Cup.
With Alf Ramsey having now left Ipswich Town to manage the England team, Ipswich Town struggled badly under his successor Jackie Milburn, and went down in bottom place having conceded 121 goals just two seasons after being league champions. Bolton Wanderers, who had gradually faded away since the retirement of centre-forward Nat Lofthouse in 1960, also went down.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 92 | 45 | 2.044 | 57 | Qualified for the European Cup |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 53 | Qualified for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
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 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
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 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 80 | 0.600 | 28 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 121 | 0.463 | 25 |
Leeds United returned to the First Division after seven years away by clinching the Second Division title under ambitious manager Don Revie, while Sunderland's six-year exile from the First Division was ended by promotion as Second Division runners-up.
Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United slipped into the Third Division.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leeds United | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 71 | 34 | 2.088 | 63 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Sunderland | 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 | |
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 | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 75 | 0.627 | 32 | Relegated to the Third Division |
22 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 82 | 0.634 | 30 |
Coventry City made the breakthrough into the Second Division as champions of the Third Division, finishing level on points at the top of the league with Crystal Palace.
Notts County, Wrexham, Crewe Alexandra and Millwall were all relegated to the Fourth Division.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Coventry City | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 98 | 61 | 1.607 | 60 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 73 | 51 | 1.431 | 60 | |
3 | Watford | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 59 | 1.339 | 58 | |
4 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 79 | 58 | 1.362 | 56 | |
5 | Bristol City | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 84 | 64 | 1.313 | 55 | |
6 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 62 | 1.274 | 52 | |
7 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 62 | 1.226 | 51 | |
8 | Hull City | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 73 | 68 | 1.074 | 49 | |
9 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 73 | 70 | 1.043 | 48 | |
10 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 75 | 70 | 1.071 | 47 | |
11 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 80 | 0.913 | 47 | |
12 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 91 | 79 | 1.152 | 46 | |
13 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 49 | 1.082 | 46 | |
14 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 77 | 78 | 0.987 | 45 | |
15 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 78 | 0.974 | 45 | |
16 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 87 | 80 | 1.088 | 44 | |
17 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 43 | |
18 | Luton Town | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 64 | 80 | 0.800 | 42 | |
19 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 59 | 76 | 0.776 | 40 | |
20 | Barnsley | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 68 | 94 | 0.723 | 39 | |
21 | Millwall | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 67 | 0.791 | 38 | Relegated to the Fourth Division |
22 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 50 | 77 | 0.649 | 34 | |
23 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 75 | 107 | 0.701 | 32 | |
24 | Notts County | 46 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 45 | 92 | 0.489 | 27 |
Gillingham finished champions of the Fourth Division, ahead of runners-up Carlisle United on goal average. They enjoyed a narrow lead over third placed Workington and fourth placed Exeter City. Bradford City bounced back from having to apply for re-election to just missing out on promotion in the space of a season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gillingham | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 1.967 | 60 | Promoted to the Third Division |
2 | Carlisle United | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 113 | 58 | 1.948 | 60 | |
3 | Workington | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 52 | 1.462 | 59 | |
4 | Exeter City | 46 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 1.676 | 58 | |
5 | Bradford City | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 76 | 62 | 1.226 | 56 | |
6 | Torquay United | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 80 | 54 | 1.481 | 51 | |
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 73 | 1.164 | 51 | |
8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 71 | 52 | 1.365 | 50 | |
9 | Aldershot | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 83 | 78 | 1.064 | 48 | |
10 | Halifax Town | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 77 | 77 | 1.000 | 48 | |
11 | Lincoln City | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 75 | 0.893 | 47 | |
12 | Chester | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 46 | |
13 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 75 | 81 | 0.926 | 45 | |
14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 42 | |
15 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 42 | |
16 | Chesterfield | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 42 | |
17 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 68 | 0.735 | 42 | |
18 | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 59 | 63 | 0.937 | 41 | |
19 | Darlington | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 66 | 93 | 0.710 | 40 | |
20 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 56 | 59 | 0.949 | 39 | |
21 | Southport | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 63 | 88 | 0.716 | 39 | Re-elected |
22 | York City | 46 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 52 | 66 | 0.788 | 35 | |
23 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 54 | 93 | 0.581 | 33 | |
24 | Barrow | 46 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 51 | 93 | 0.548 | 30 |
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division
The England national football team had an eventful season with a shared victory in the 1964 British Home Championship, another success against a Rest of the World XI in one of the most famous matches ever played at Wembley and a tour of the Americas upon the season's conclusion which culminated in a dire performance in Brazil during the 1964 Taça de Nações.
United States ![]() | 0–10 | ![]() |
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Roger Hunt 4, Fred Pickering 3, Terry Paine 2, Bobby Charlton |
Brazil ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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Rinaldo 2, Pelé, Julinho, Roberto Dias | Jimmy Greaves |
Date | Opposition | Venue | Competition | Result | Score |
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12 October 1963 | ![]() |
Ninian Park, Cardiff | British Championship | Won | 4–0 |
23 October 1963 | Rest of the World XI | Wembley | Friendly | Won | 2–1 |
20 November 1963 | ![]() |
Wembley | British Championship | Won | 8–3 |
11 April 1964 | ![]() |
Hampden Park, Glasgow | British Championship | Lost | 0–1 |
6 May 1964 | ![]() |
Wembley | Friendly | Won | 2–1 |
17 May 1964 | ![]() |
Estádio Nacional, Lisbon | Friendly | Won | 4–3 |
24 May 1964 | ![]() |
Dalymount Park, Dublin | Friendly | Won | 3–1 |
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