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1963–64 Football League First Division

1963–64 season of Football League First Division

Field	Value
competition	Football League First Division
season	[1963–64](1963-64-football-league)
winners	Liverpool
6th English title
relegated	Bolton Wanderers
Ipswich Town
continentalcup1	[European Cup](1964-65-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Liverpool
continentalcup2	[European Cup Winners' Cup](1964-65-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiers	West Ham United
continentalcup3	[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup](1964-65-inter-cities-fairs-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Manchester United
Everton
league topscorer	Jimmy Greaves
(35 goals)
biggest home win	Fulham 10–1 Ipswich Town
(26 December 1963)
biggest away win	West Ham United 2–8 Blackburn Rovers
(26 December 1963)
highest scoring	Fulham 10–1 Ipswich Town
(26 December 1963)
matches	462
total goals	1571
prevseason	[1962–63](1962-63-football-league-first-division)
nextseason	[1964–65](1964-65-football-league-first-division)

6th English title Ipswich Town Everton (35 goals) (26 December 1963) (26 December 1963) (26 December 1963) 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.

League standings

Results

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	ENG Jimmy Greaves	Tottenham Hotspur	35
2	ENG Fred Pickering	Blackburn Rovers / Everton	32
=	IRE Andy McEvoy	Blackburn Rovers	32
4	ENG Roger Hunt	Liverpool	31
5	SCO Denis Law	Manchester United	30
6	ENG Ray Crawford	Ipswich Town / Wolverhampton Wanderers	28

References

RSSSF

References

"English League Leading Goalscorers".
(27 December 1963). "Fulham lead football revelry". [[The Times]].

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