| Season | 1963–64 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Glentoran 11thIrish title |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 564 (4.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Trevor Thompson (21 goals) |
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The1963–64 Irish League was the 63rd edition of theIrish League, the highest level of league competition inNorthern Irishfootball. The league consisted of 12 teams, andGlentoran won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glentoran | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 29 | 2.034 | 33 | European Cup preliminary round andInter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 2 | Coleraine | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 1.600 | 32 | |
| 3 | Derry City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 59 | 33 | 1.788 | 29 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Linfield | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 38 | 1.395 | 28 | |
| 5 | Portadown | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 1.361 | 27 | |
| 6 | Ballymena United | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 52 | 1.058 | 24 | |
| 7 | Distillery | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 46 | 1.370 | 23 | |
| 8 | Glenavon | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 50 | 1.020 | 21 | |
| 9 | Crusaders | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 0.976 | 18 | |
| 10 | Ards | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 58 | 0.776 | 17 | |
| 11 | Bangor | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 76 | 0.342 | 6 | |
| 12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 80 | 0.300 | 6 |
| Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ards | 4–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Bangor | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 2–7 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Ballymena United | 3–3 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | |
| Cliftonville | 0–6 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | |
| Coleraine | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | |
| Crusaders | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Distillery | 6–1 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Derry City | 6–1 | 1–1 | 5–5 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Glenavon | 6–0 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Glentoran | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | |
| Linfield | 5–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 1–8 | 2–2 | |
| Portadown | 3–0 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Pos | Player | Club | Pld | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Thompson | Glentoran | 20 | 21 |
| 2 | Phil Scott | Linfield | 21 | 20 |
| 3 | Denis Guy | Glenavon | 22 | 19 |
| 4 | Billy Johnston | Glenavon | 17 | 17 |
| 5 | Ken Halliday | Coleraine | 21 | 16 |
| 6 | John Cochrane | Distillery | 15 | 15 |
| = | Tom Sterritt | Ards | 22 | 15 |
| 8 | Fay Coyle | Derry City | 15 | 14 |
| 9 | Joe Meldrum | Distillery | 17 | 13 |
| = | Sammy Pavis | Glentoran | 18 | 13 |