First Division 1963/64

Liverpool won the 1963/64 First Division with 57 points, 4 points ahead of Manchester United. Bolton Wanderers and Ipswich Town were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,571 goals, 3.40 a game.

Liverpool

Champions

1,571

Goals

3.40

Goals a game

49%

Home wins

Final table


1	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	26	5	11	92	45	+47	57
2	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	23	7	12	90	62	+28	53
3	EvertonEverton	42	21	10	11	84	64	+20	52
4	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	22	7	13	97	81	+16	51
5	ChelseaChelsea	42	20	10	12	72	56	+16	50
6	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	19	11	12	84	67	+17	49
7	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	18	10	14	89	65	+24	46
8	ArsenalArsenal	42	17	11	14	90	82	+8	45
9	BurnleyBurnley	42	17	10	15	71	64	+7	44
10	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	16	11	15	70	61	+9	43
11	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	16	11	15	61	58	+3	43
12	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	16	11	15	61	64	-3	43
13	Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest	42	16	9	17	64	68	-4	41
14	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	42	14	12	16	69	74	-5	40
15	FulhamFulham	42	13	13	16	58	65	-7	39
16	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	12	15	15	70	80	-10	39
17	Stoke CityStoke	42	14	10	18	77	78	-1	38
18	BlackpoolBlackpool	42	13	9	20	52	73	-21	35
19	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	11	12	19	62	71	-9	34
20	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	11	7	24	54	92	-38	29
21	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	10	8	24	48	80	-32	28
22	Ipswich TownIpswich Town	42	9	7	26	56	121	-65	25

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1963/64 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Wed 29 Apr 1964

Liverpool

Man United

Everton

Tottenham

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1963/64 · Wed 29 Apr 1964

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The 1963/64 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way; ringed squares are results the English top flight had never seen before this season. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

1 2

3 5 5 3 4

7 16 12 12 9 1 1

13 30 29 14 6 4

27 44 26 34 12 3 6

1 1

19 33 31 26 8 4 5

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

One result in 1963/64 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:

December 26, 1963West Ham 2–8 BlackburnFirst 8–2 away win

Biggest wins

December 26, 1963Fulham 10–1 Ipswich Town9-goal home win

March 21, 1964Stoke 9–1 Ipswich Town8-goal home win

December 26, 1963West Ham 2–8 Blackburn6-goal away win

September 16, 1963Liverpool 6–0 Wolves6-goal home win

September 18, 1963Bolton 6–0 Ipswich Town6-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

December 26, 1963Fulham 10–1 Ipswich Town11 goals

March 21, 1964Stoke 9–1 Ipswich Town10 goals

December 26, 1963West Ham 2–8 Blackburn10 goals

August 31, 1963Leicester City 7–2 Arsenal9 goals

September 3, 1963Ipswich Town 2–7 Man United9 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw44 · 10%

#23–1 home win34 · 7%

#31–0 home win33 · 7%

#42–0 home win31 · 7%

#51–2 away win30 · 6%

How 1963/64 compares

At 3.40 goals a game, 1963/64 was the 25th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 49% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 23% were draws and 27% away wins.

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