| 1963–64 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Cobbold | |
| Manager | Jackie Milburn | |
| Stadium | Portman Road | |
| Football League First Division | 22nd (relegated) | |
| League Cup | Second round | |
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Gerry Baker (15) All: Gerry Baker (18) | |
| Highest home attendance | 28,113 vManchester United (Division One, 3 September 1963) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 8,568 vWalsall (League Cup second round, 25 September 1964) | |
| Average home league attendance | 16,004 | |
During the1963–64 English football season,Ipswich Town F.C. competed in theFootball League First Division. Just two years after being crowned champions of England, they finished bottom of the table and were relegated to theSecond Division, setting several unwelcome club records along the way.
After beatingBurnley on the opening day of the season, Ipswich went 23 league and cup matches before registering their next win, the longest winless sequence in the club's history. A 10–1 drubbing atFulham on Boxing Day remains Ipswich's heaviest ever defeat, though the nine-goal margin was equalled in 1995 when they lost 9–0 toManchester United in thePremier League. They ended the campaign having shipped 121 league goals, the highest total ever conceded by Ipswich in a single season. In addition to the Fulham debacle, they lost 9–1 atStoke City and were hit for six goals or more in a further five matches.
The season saw the departure fromPortman Road of the club's regular strike partnership ofRay Crawford andTed Phillips. Crawford signed forWolverhampton Wanderers in September 1963 (although he would return to Ipswich for a second spell two years later) and Phillips joinedLeyton Orient in March 1964.John Compton (toBournemouth and Boscombe Athletic) andDoug Moran (toDundee United) would also move on before the start of the following season as managerJackie Milburn began to break upAlf Ramsey's title-winning team.
One of the season's few bright spots was the goalscoring of American-bornGerry Baker, older brother ofArsenal andEngland forwardJoe Baker. Signed by Milburn for £25,000 fromHibernian in December 1963, Baker netted 18 times in 22 matches (including three hat-tricks) to finish the season as the club's leading scorer.
Ipswich's kit was almost identical to the one worn the previous season. Although there were no changes to the shirt, blue side panels were added to the shorts, and the socks changed from blue and white hoops to plain white with blue turnovers.[1]
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK |  ENG | Roy Bailey | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| GK | ENG | Dave Bevis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| GK |  SCO | Jim Thorburn | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | SCO | Billy Baxter | 42 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 6 |
| DF | SCO | Jack Bolton | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Larry Carberry | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | John Compton | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| DF | SCO | Joe Davin | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| DF | SCO | George Dougan | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Andy Nelson | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| MF | SCO | Bobby Blackwood | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 |
| MF | ENG | Joe Broadfoot | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| MF |  WAL | John Elsworthy | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| MF |  NIR | Danny Hegan | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 |
| MF | SCO | Jimmy Leadbetter | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Roy Stephenson | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Dennis Thrower | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW |  USA | Gerry Baker | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 |
| FW | ENG | John Colrain | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| FW | ENG | Ray Crawford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| FW | SCO | Doug Moran | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 |
| FW | ENG | Ted Phillips | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| FW | SCO | Frank Treacy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 24 August 19631 | Ipswich Town | 3–1 | Burnley | Ipswich |
Crawford 26' 34'Moran 79' | Miller 68' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 23,000 |
| 28 August 19632 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | Manchester |
| Law 55' 83' | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 39,921 |
| 30 August 19633 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | London |
| Byrne 38' Boyce 64' | Baxter 57' Phillips 77' | Stadium:Upton Park Attendance: 27,599 |
| 3 September 19634 | Ipswich Town | 2–7 | Manchester United | Ipswich |
| Moran 47' 64' | Sadler 6' Law 34' 61' (pen.) 85'Setters 40'Moir 59'Chisnall 67' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 28,113 |
| 7 September 19635 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Sheffield |
| Layne 1' Fantham 40'McAnearney 80' (pen.) | Phillips 73' | Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 18,198 |
| 14 September 19636 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Everton | Ipswich |
| Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 20,099 |
| 18 September 19637 | Bolton Wanderers | 6–0 | Ipswich Town | Bolton |
| Lennard 6' 88' Davies 16' 79'Pilkington 31'Taylor 65' | Stadium:Burnden Park Attendance: 12,917 |
| 21 September 19638 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Birmingham |
| Beard 43' | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 19,095 |
| 28 September 19639 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Ipswich |
| Moran 18' | Brown 49' Clark 72' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 13,859 |
| 1 October 196310 | Ipswich Town | 1–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Ipswich |
| Colrain 80' | Butler 58' Taylor 70' 86' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 11,363 |
| 5 October 196311 | Arsenal | 6–0 | Ipswich Town | London |
| MacLeod 13' Baker 53' 73'Strong 57' 58' 63' | Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 31,803 |
| 9 October 196312 | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Sheffield |
| Docherty 8' 59' Simpson 44' | Moran 4' | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 18,946 |
| 12 October 196313 | Ipswich Town | 1–3 | Chelsea | Ipswich |
| Moran 12' | Tambling 5' 43' Venables 30' (pen.) | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 15,703 |
| 19 October 196314 | Blackpool | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Blackpool |
| Parry 18' Charnley 43' | Baxter 46' Hegan 63' | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 14,666 |
| 26 October 196315 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Liverpool | Ipswich |
| Hegan 9' | Melia 7' Hunt 43' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 16,322 |
| 2 November 196316 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Nottingham |
| Quigley 33' Bevis 47' (o.g.)Vowden 83' | Hegan 43' | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 21,109 |
| 9 November 196317 | Ipswich Town | 0–2 | Stoke City | Ipswich |
| Ritchie 38' Dobing 57' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 15,013 |
| 16 November 196318 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Wolverhampton |
| Crawford 60' Knowles 84' | Phillips 70' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 17,891 |
| 23 November 196319 | Ipswich Town | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Ipswich |
| Phillips 10' Elsworthy 78' | Marchi 27' Dyson 36' 61' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 25,014 |
| 30 November 196320 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | Birmingham |
| Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 16,353 |
| 7 December 196321 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Ipswich |
| Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 15,500 |
| 14 December 196322 | Burnley | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Burnley |
| Morgan 4' Miller 20' 82' | Baker 44' | Stadium:Turf Moor Attendance: 10,558 |
| 20 December 196323 | Ipswich Town | 3–2 | West Ham United | Ipswich |
| Blackwood 62' Moran 67'Baker 76' | Byrne 37' (pen.) Brabrook 57' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 11,730 |
| 26 December 196324 | Fulham | 10–1 | Ipswich Town | London |
| Cook 15' Leggat 17' 18' 20' 89'Howfield 42' 48' 72'Robson 63'Mullery 85' | Baker 44' | Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,374 |
| 28 December 196325 | Ipswich Town | 4–2 | Fulham | Ipswich |
| Baxter 11' Hegan 44'Broadfoot 80'Baker 84' | Leggat 40' Key 62' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 15,808 |
| 11 January 196426 | Ipswich Town | 1–4 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ipswich |
| Baker 7' | Layne 19' 23' 86' Dobson 75' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 15,199 |
| 18 January 196427 | Everton | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Liverpool |
| Scott 78' (pen.) | Blackwood 43' | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 38,242 |
| 1 February 196428 | Ipswich Town | 3–2 | Birmingham City | Ipswich |
| Hegan 7' Blackwood 65' 68' | Regan 11' Farmer 66' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 13,349 |
| 8 February 196429 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | West Bromwich |
| Kaye 34' Fenton 66' | Blackwood 5' | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 13,746 |
| 18 February 196430 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Arsenal | Ipswich |
| Baker 16' | Eastham 45' (pen.) Baxter 79' (o.g.) | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 17,486 |
| 22 February 196431 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Ipswich Town | London |
| Murray 3' Bridges 16' 84'Tambling 79' | Stadium:Stamford Bridge Attendance: 20,703 |
| 29 February 196432 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Ipswich |
| Baxter 44' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 11,465 |
| 7 March 196433 | Liverpool | 6–0 | Ipswich Town | Liverpool |
| St John 41' Hunt 49' 72'Arrowsmith 55' 83'Thompson 70' | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 35,575 |
| 21 March 196434 | Stoke City | 9–1 | Ipswich Town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Viollet 2' 43' 50' Dobing 4'McIlroy 20' 79'Ritchie 51' 67'Bebbington 90' | Broadfoot 19' | Stadium:Victoria Ground Attendance: 16,135 |
| 28 March 196435 | Ipswich Town | 4–3 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich |
| Leadbetter 13' Blackwood 40' 68'Colrain 58' | Wignall 28' Storey-Moore 38' 57' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 12,017 |
| 30 March 196436 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Leicester City | Ipswich |
| Colrain 88' | Goodfellow 30' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 16,265 |
| 31 March 196437 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Leicester |
| Stringfellow 31' Keyworth 44' | Baker 28' | Stadium:Filbert Street Attendance: 15,925 |
| 4 April 196438 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6–3 | Ipswich Town | London |
| White 13' 23' Jones 22' 54' 77'Robertson 41' | Baker 20' 55' 61' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 25,115 |
| 11 April 196439 | Ipswich Town | 4–3 | Aston Villa | Ipswich |
| Broadfoot 23' 76' Baker 69'Baxter 89' | Pountney 32' 79' Wylie 61' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 11,658 |
| 14 April 196440 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ipswich |
| Baker 57' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 15,928 |
| 18 April 196441 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Blackburn |
| England 27' Harrison 39'Jones 40' | Moran 3' | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 10,341 |
| 25 April 196442 | Ipswich Town | 4–3 | Blackpool | Ipswich |
| Baker 11' 43' 57' Gratrix 80' (o.g.) | Ball 63' 86' Lea 90' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 11,187 |
| 25 September 1963R2 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Walsall | Ipswich |
| Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 8568 |
| 3 October 1963R2 Replay | Walsall | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Walsall |
| Newton 26' | Stadium:Fellows Park Attendance: 6632 |
| 4 January 1964R3 | Ipswich Town | 6–3 | Oldham Athletic | Ipswich |
| Broadfoot 3' Hegan 22' 68'Baker 24' 35' 43' | Lister 34' 44' Bowie 84' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 15,304 |
| 25 January 1964R4 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Stoke City | Ipswich |
| Baxter 68' | McIlroy 37' | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 21,949 |
| 29 January 1964R4 Replay | Stoke City | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| McIlroy 65' | Stadium:Victoria Ground Attendance: 26,803 |
