| Season | 1963–64 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
1964–65 → | |
The1963–64 season was the 65th completed season ofThe Football League.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and inRothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since theFourth Division was established in the1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply forre-election.[2]
| Season | 1963–64 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool 6thEnglish title |
| Relegated | Bolton Wanderers Ipswich Town |
| European Cup | Liverpool |
| Cup Winners' Cup | West Ham United |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Manchester United Everton |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,571 (3.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Greaves (35 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Fulham 10–1Ipswich Town (26 December 1963) |
| Biggest away win | West Ham United 2–8Blackburn Rovers (26 December 1963) |
| Highest scoring | Fulham 10–1Ipswich Town (26 December 1963) |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool(C) | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 92 | 45 | 2.044 | 57 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 53 | Qualification for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 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 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 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(R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 80 | 0.600 | 28 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Ipswich Town(R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 121 | 0.463 | 25 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BLP | BOL | BUR | CHE | EVE | FUL | IPS | LEI | LIV | MUN | NOT | SHU | SHW | STK | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | |
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Birmingham | 1–4 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Blackpool | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Burnley | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Everton | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | |
| Fulham | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 10–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Leicester City | 7–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Liverpool | 5–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | |
| Manchester United | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| Stoke City | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 9–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–3 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| West Ham United | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–8 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Season | 1963–64 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leeds United |
| Promoted | Leeds United Sunderland |
| Relegated | Grimsby Town Scunthorpe United |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Cardiff City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,467 (3.18 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ron Saunders (33 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Manchester City 8–1Scunthorpe United (26 December 1963) |
| Biggest away win | Newcastle United 0–4Cardiff City (9 November 1963) Plymouth Argyle 0–4Portsmouth (9 November 1963) Cardiff City 0–4Preston North End (26 December 1963) Manchester City 0–4Grimsby Town (22 February 1964) Newcastle United 0–4Bury (11 April 1964) Bury 1–5Southampton (21 April 1964) |
| Highest scoring | Southampton 6–4Derby County (1 April 1964) |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United(C, P) | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 71 | 34 | 2.088 | 63 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Sunderland(P) | 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 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 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(R) | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 75 | 0.627 | 32 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United(R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 52 | 82 | 0.634 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | BRY | CAR | CHA | DER | GRI | HUD | LEE | LEY | MCI | MID | NEW | NOR | NWC | PLY | POR | PNE | ROT | SCU | SOU | SUN | SWA | SWI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Cardiff City | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Derby County | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Leeds United | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Leyton Orient | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–6 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Manchester City | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 8–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 0–4 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| Northampton Town | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | |
| Norwich City | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | |
| Portsmouth | 3–3 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
| Preston North End | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |
| Rotherham United | 6–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Southampton | 0–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 6–4 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | |
| Sunderland | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| Swansea Town | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Swindon Town | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Season | 1963–64 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Coventry City (1st title) |
| Promoted | Crystal Palace |
| Relegated | Crewe Alexandra, Millwall, Notts County, Wrexham |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,730 (3.13 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alfie Biggs (Bristol Rovers), 30[3] |
| Biggest home win | Brentford vWrexham 9–0 |
| Biggest away win | Brentford vLuton Town 2–6 Luton Town vCrystal Palace 0–4 Wrexham vOldham Athletic 0–4 |
| Highest scoring | Brentford vWrexham 9–0 Coventry City vShrewsbury Town 8–1 Queens Park Rangers vCoventry City 3–6 Queens Park Rangers vSouthend United 4–5 Wrexham vBarnsley 7–2 Wrexham vColchester United 5–4 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City(C, P) | 46 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 98 | 61 | 1.607 | 60 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Crystal Palace(P) | 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(R) | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 67 | 0.791 | 38 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra(R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 50 | 77 | 0.649 | 34 | |
| 23 | Wrexham(R) | 46 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 75 | 107 | 0.701 | 32 | |
| 24 | Notts County(R) | 46 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 45 | 92 | 0.489 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | B&BA | BRE | BRI | BRR | COL | COV | CRE | CRY | HUL | LUT | MAN | MIL | NTC | OLD | PET | PTV | QPR | REA | SHR | STD | WAL | WAT | WRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Brentford | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–6 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 9–0 | |
| Bristol City | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Colchester United | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Coventry City | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 8–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Hull City | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
| Luton Town | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Mansfield Town | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Millwall | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | |
| Notts County | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Peterborough United | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | |
| Port Vale | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–5 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Reading | 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Southend | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Walsall | 4–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| Watford | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 4–2 | |
| Wrexham | 7–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Season | 1963–64 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Gillingham (1st title) |
| Promoted | Carlisle United, Exeter City, Workington |
| Failed re-election | none |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,631 (2.95 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hughie McIlmoyle (Carlisle United), 39[3] |
| Biggest home win | Doncaster Rovers vDarlington 10–0 |
| Biggest away win | Hartlepools United vCarlisle United 0–6 |
| Highest scoring | Torquay United vNewport County 8–3 |
1964–65 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillingham(C, P) | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 1.967 | 60 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 2 | Carlisle United(P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 113 | 58 | 1.948 | 60 | |
| 3 | Workington(P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 52 | 1.462 | 59 | |
| 4 | Exeter City(P) | 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 |
| Home \ Away | ALD | BRW | BRA | BPA | B&HA | CRL | CHE | CHF | DAR | DON | EXE | GIL | HAL | HAR | LIN | NPC | OXF | ROC | SOU | STP | TOR | TRA | WRK | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 8–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 5–2 | |
| Barrow | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bradford City | 3–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Carlisle United | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Chester | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Chesterfield | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Darlington | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 10–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| Exeter City | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Gillingham | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Halifax Town | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Hartlepool | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Newport County | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Oxford United | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–4 | |
| Rochdale | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| Southport | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Stockport County | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Torquay United | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 8–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Tranmere | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Workington | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| York City | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |