1963–64 Manchester United F.C. season
| 1963–64 season | ||||
| Chairman | Harold Hardman | |||
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| Manager | Matt Busby | |||
| First Division | 2nd | |||
| FA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Charity Shield | Runners-up | |||
| Cup Winners' Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Denis Law (30) All: Denis Law (46) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 63,700 vs Sunderland (29 February 1964) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 25,848 vs Aston Villa (6 April 1964) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 45,891 | |||
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The 1963–64 season was Manchester United's 62nd season in the Football League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1] United failed to win any major trophies this season, but they made a strong challenge for the three major prizes, finishing second in the league, reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup and the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup. A notable debutant this season was 17-year-old Northern Irish forward George Best, whose debut came in the league against West Bromwich Albion on 14 September 1963.[2] The highly promising Best turned out a total of 17 times for United that season, scoring four goals. Striker Denis Law had an outstanding season, scoring 30 goals in the league and a total of 46 in all competitions.[3]
FA Charity Shield
Main article: 1963 FA Charity Shield
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1963 | Everton | A | 0 – 4 | 54,840 |
First Division
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 1963 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 3 – 3 | Charlton (2), Moir | 32,177 |
| 28 August 1963 | Ipswich Town | H | 2 – 0 | Law (2) | 39,921 |
| 31 August 1963 | Everton | H | 5 – 1 | Chisnall (2), Law (2), Sadler | 62,965 |
| 3 September 1963 | Ipswich Town | A | 7 – 2 | Law (3), Chisnall, Moir, Sadler, Setters | 28,113 |
| 7 September 1963 | Birmingham City | A | 1 – 1 | Chisnall | 36,874 |
| 11 September 1963 | Blackpool | H | 3 – 0 | Charlton (2), Law | 47,400 |
| 14 September 1963 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1 – 0 | Sadler | 50,453 |
| 16 September 1963 | Blackpool | A | 0 – 1 | 29,806 | |
| 21 September 1963 | Arsenal | A | 1 – 2 | Herd | 56,776 |
| 28 September 1963 | Leicester City | H | 3 – 1 | Herd (2), Setters | 41,374 |
| 2 October 1963 | Chelsea | A | 1 – 1 | Setters | 45,351 |
| 5 October 1963 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1 – 0 | Herd | 35,872 |
| 19 October 1963 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2 – 1 | Chisnall, Quixall | 41,426 |
| 26 October 1963 | West Ham United | H | 0 – 1 | 45,120 | |
| 28 October 1963 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2 – 2 | Quixall (2) | 41,169 |
| 2 November 1963 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0 – 2 | 34,159 | |
| 9 November 1963 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 4 – 1 | Law (3), Herd | 57,413 |
| 16 November 1963 | Aston Villa | A | 0 – 4 | 36,276 | |
| 23 November 1963 | Liverpool | H | 0 – 1 | 54,654 | |
| 30 November 1963 | Sheffield United | A | 2 – 1 | Law (2) | 30,615 |
| 7 December 1963 | Stoke City | H | 5 – 2 | Law (4), Herd | 52,232 |
| 14 December 1963 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3 – 1 | Herd (3) | 35,139 |
| 21 December 1963 | Everton | A | 0 – 4 | 48,027 | |
| 26 December 1963 | Burnley | A | 1 – 6 | Herd | 35,764 |
| 28 December 1963 | Burnley | H | 5 – 1 | Herd (2), Moore (2), Best | 47,834 |
| 11 January 1964 | Birmingham City | H | 1 – 2 | Sadler | 44,695 |
| 18 January 1964 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 4 – 1 | Law (2), Best, Charlton | 25,624 |
| 1 February 1964 | Arsenal | H | 3 – 1 | Herd, Law, Setters | 48,340 |
| 8 February 1964 | Leicester City | A | 2 – 3 | Herd, Law | 35,538 |
| 19 February 1964 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 5 – 0 | Best (2), Herd (2), Charlton | 33,926 |
| 22 February 1964 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3 – 1 | Law (2), Chisnall | 36,726 |
| 7 March 1964 | West Ham United | A | 2 – 0 | Herd, Sadler | 27,027 |
| 21 March 1964 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3 – 2 | Charlton, Law, Moore | 56,392 |
| 23 March 1964 | Chelsea | H | 1 – 1 | Law | 42,931 |
| 27 March 1964 | Fulham | A | 2 – 2 | Herd, Law | 41,769 |
| 28 March 1964 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2 – 2 | Charlton, Herd | 44,470 |
| 30 March 1964 | Fulham | H | 3 – 0 | Crerand, Foulkes, Herd | 42,279 |
| 4 April 1964 | Liverpool | A | 0 – 3 | 52,559 | |
| 6 April 1964 | Aston Villa | H | 1 – 0 | Law | 25,848 |
| 13 April 1964 | Sheffield United | H | 2 – 1 | Law, Moir | 27,587 |
| 18 April 1964 | Stoke City | A | 1 – 3 | Charlton | 45,670 |
| 25 April 1964 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3 – 1 | Law (2), Moore | 31,671 |
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 92 | 45 | 57 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 90 | 62 | 53 |
| 3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 64 | 52 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 1964 | Round 3 | Southampton | A | 3 – 2 | Crerand, Herd, Moore | 29,164 |
| 25 January 1964 | Round 4 | Bristol Rovers | H | 4 – 1 | Law (3), Herd | 55,772 |
| 15 February 1964 | Round 5 | Barnsley | A | 4 – 0 | Law (2), Best, Herd | 38,076 |
| 29 February 1964 | Round 6 | Sunderland | H | 3 – 3 | Best, Charlton, own goal | 63,700 |
| 4 March 1964 | Round 6 Replay |
Sunderland | A | 2 – 2 | Charlton, Law | 68,000 |
| 9 March 1964 | Round 6 2nd Replay |
Sunderland | N | 5 – 1 | Law (3), Chisnall, Herd | 54,952 |
| 14 March 1964 | Semi-final | West Ham United | N | 1 – 3 | Law | 65,000 |
European Cup Winners' Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1963 | Round 1 First leg |
Willem II | A | 1 – 1 | Herd | 20,000 |
| 15 October 1963 | Round 1 Second leg |
Willem II | H | 6 – 1 | Law (3), Charlton, Chisnall, Setters | 46,272 |
| 3 December 1963 | Round 2 First leg |
Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0 – 2 | 57,447 | |
| 10 December 1963 | Round 2 Second leg |
Tottenham Hotspur | H | 4 – 1 | Charlton (2), Herd (2) | 50,000 |
| 26 February 1964 | Quarter-final First leg |
Sporting CP | H | 4 – 1 | Law (3), Charlton | 60,000 |
| 18 March 1964 | Quarter-final Second leg |
Sporting CP | A | 0 – 5 | 40,000 |
Squad statistics
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  David Gaskell |
17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| GK |  Harry Gregg |
25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| FB |  Shay Brennan |
17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| FB | Noel Cantwell |
28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| FB | Tony Dunne |
40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| HB |  Pat Crerand |
41 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| HB | Bill Foulkes |
41 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| HB | Maurice Setters |
32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5 |
| HB | Nobby Stiles |
17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| HB | Wilf Tranter |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Willie Anderson |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | George Best |
17 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| FW | Bobby Charlton |
40 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 15 |
| FW | Phil Chisnall |
20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 |
| FW | Johnny Giles |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | David Herd |
30 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 27 |
| FW | Denis Law |
30 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 46 |
| FW | Ian Moir |
18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| FW |  Graham Moore |
18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
| FW | Albert Quixall |
9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| FW | David Sadler |
19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
References
- ↑ "Manchester United Season 1963/64". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ↑ "George Best: 1946–2005". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 23 November 2005. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ↑ "Legends – George Best". Stretford-End.com. Stretford-End. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
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