1963-64 in English football
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The 1963-1964 season was the 84th season of competitive football in England, from August 1963 to May 1964:
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[edit] Overview
- Liverpool won the League Championship.
- West Ham United won the FA Cup.
- Leicester City won the League Cup.
[edit] Events
- 17 August 1963 - Reigning league champions Everton won the Charity Shield after a 4-0 win over Manchester United
- 23 October 1963 - an England versus a Rest of the World XI match was staged to mark the centenary of The Football Association. Against a star-studded opposition team containing Pelé, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ferenc Puskás, Denis Law, Lev Yashin and Eusébio, England won 2-1 with goals from Terry Paine and Jimmy Greaves, while Denis Law scored for the Rest of the World.
- 11 April 1964 - Scotland beat England 1-0 in the British Home Championship to leave the two level on four points in the final table. Northern Ireland subsequently defeated Wales to finish level on points with the other two, thus ensuring that the title was shared between three nations.
- 12 April 1964 - The Sunday People published allegations that led to the British betting scandal of 1964. Player Jimmy Gauld had, over several years, systematically engaged in match fixing, enticing players into betting on the outcome of games. Ten players ultimately received gaol sentences and life bans.
- 18 April 1964 - Liverpool beat Arsenal 5-0 at Anfield to secure the title. In their penultimate game of the season, Ipswich Town lost 3-1 to Blackburn Rovers, confirming their relegation two years after winning the League championship.
- 22 April 1964 - Leicester City won the League Cup - their first major trophy - with a 4-3 aggregate victory over Stoke City.
- 25 April 1964 - On the final day of the Second Division season, Leeds United won 2-0 at Charlton Athletic and Sunderland failed to beat Grimsby Town, meaning Leeds were crowned champions.
- 2 May 1964 - West Ham United beat Preston North End 3-2 at Wembley to win the FA Cup for the first time. Trailing 2-1 going into the final minutes of the match, West Ham scored two goals in as many minutes to the deny Preston.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Awards
[edit] European club competitions
[edit] European Champions' Cup
- Everton - Preliminary round
[edit] UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Manchester United - Quarter-finals
- Tottenham Hotspur - Second round
[edit] Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
- Arsenal - Second round
- Sheffield Wednesday - Second round
[edit] League table
[edit] First Division
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Liverpool | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 92 | 45 | 2.044 | 57 |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 53 |
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 |
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 |
22 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 121 | 0.463 | 25 |
[edit] Second Division
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Leeds United | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 71 | 34 | 2.088 | 63 |
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 City | 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 |
22 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 82 | 0.634 | 30 |
[edit] Third Division
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Coventry City | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 98 | 61 | 1.607 | 60 |
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 | 0.912 | 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 | 1.087 | 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 |
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 |
[edit] Fourth Division
P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
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1 | Gillingham | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 1.967 | 60 |
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 City | 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 |
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 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
[edit] National team
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.
[edit] American tour
May 27, 1964 | USA | 0–10 | England | Downing Stadium, New York |
Roger Hunt 4, Fred Pickering 3, Terry Paine 2, Bobby Charlton |
May 30, 1964 | Brazil | 5–1 | England | Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro |
Rinaldo 2, Pelé, Julinho, Roberto Dias | Jimmy Greaves |
June 4, 1964 | Portugal | 1–1 | England | Pacaembu Stadium, Sao Paulo |
Fernando Peres | Roger Hunt |
June 6, 1964 | Argentina | 1–0 | England | Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro |
Alfredo Rojas |
[edit] Other Matches
Date | Opposition | Venue | Competition | Result | Score |
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12th Oct 1963 | Wales | Ninian Park, Cardiff | British Championship | Won | 4-0 |
23rd Oct 1963 | Rest of the World XI | Wembley | Friendly | Won | 2-1 |
20th Nov 1963 | Northern Ireland | Wembley | British Championship | Won | 8-3 |
11 April 1964 | Scotland | Hampden Park, Glasgow | British Championship | Lost | 0-1 |
6 May 1964 | Uruguay | Wembley | Friendly | Won | 2-1 |
17 May 1964 | Portugal | Estadio Nacional, Lisbon | Friendly | Won | 4-3 |
24 May 1964 | Republic of Ireland | Dalymount Park, Dublin | Friendly | Won | 3-1 |
[edit] Famous Debutants
- George Best broke into Manchester United's first-team, making his debut against West Bromwich Albion early in the season.
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