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{| class="infobox football" style="width: 19em; text-align: center;"
{{infobox|bodyclass=football
|-
| headerstyle = background:#BFD7FF
! colspan=3 style="font-size: 16px;" |1963–64 in Scottish football
| above = 1963–64 in Scottish football
|-
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;" | [[Image:Flag of Scotland with football.png|200px]]
| image = [[Image:Flag of Scotland with football.png|200px]]
| header1 = Division One champions
|-
| data2 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Division One champions'''
| header3 = Division Two champions
|-
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| data4 = [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]
| header5 = Scottish Cup winners
|-
| data6 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Division Two champions'''
| header7 = League Cup winners
|-
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]
| data8 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| header9 = Junior Cup winners
|-
| data10 = [[Johnstone Burgh F.C.|Johnstone Burgh]]
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Scottish Cup winners'''
| header11 = Teams in Europe
|-
| data12 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]], [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]], [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| header13 = Scotland national team
|-
| data14 = [[1964 British Home Championship|1964 BHC]]
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''League Cup winners'''
}}
|-
The '''1963–64 season''' was the 91st season of competitive [[football (soccer)|football]] in Scotland and the 67th season of the [[Scottish Football League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1960-1969/196364/ |title=1963/64 - the Scottish Football League |website=www.scottishfootballleague.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104144159/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1960-1969/196364/ |archive-date=4 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|-
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Junior Cup winners'''
|-
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Johnstone Burgh F.C.|Johnstone Burgh]]
|-
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Teams in Europe'''
|-
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]], [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]], [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|-
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Scotland national team'''
|-
| colspan=3 style="font-size: 12px;" | [[1964 British Home Championship|1964 BHC]]
|}

The '''1963–64 season''' was the 91st season of competitive [[football (soccer)|football]] in Scotland and the 67th season of the [[Scottish Football League]].
<ref>http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1960-1969/196364/</ref>


==Scottish League Division One==
==Scottish League Division One==
{{main|1963–64 Scottish First Division}}
{{main|1963–64 Scottish Division One}}
{{:1963–64 Scottish Division One}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=30|P
!width=140|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|D
!width=30|L
!width=30|GF
!width=30|GA
!width=30|GD
!width=30|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|1
|align=left|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|34
|25
|5
|4
|85
|31
|54
|'''55'''
|-
|2
|align=left|[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|34
|22
|5
|7
|77
|40
|37
|'''49'''
|-
|3
|align=left|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]
|34
|19
|9
|6
|89
|34
|55
|'''47'''
|-
|4
|align=left|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|34
|19
|9
|6
|74
|40
|34
|'''47'''
|-
|5
|align=left|[[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]]
|34
|18
|9
|7
|64
|33
|31
|'''45'''
|-
|6
|align=left|[[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]
|34
|20
|5
|9
|94
|50
|44
|'''45'''
|-
|7
|align=left|[[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]]
|34
|15
|5
|14
|55
|54
|1
|'''35'''
|-
|8
|align=left|[[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]
|34
|13
|8
|13
|65
|49
|16
|'''34'''
|-
|9
|align=left|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|34
|12
|8
|14
|53
|53
|0
|'''32'''
|-
|10
|align=left|[[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]]
|34
|12
|6
|16
|59
|66
|&minus;7
|'''30'''
|-
|11
|align=left|[[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]
|34
|9
|11
|14
|51
|62
|&minus;11
|'''29'''
|-
|12
|align=left|[[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]
|34
|12
|5
|17
|44
|74
|&minus;30
|'''29'''
|-
|13
|align=left|[[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]]
|34
|11
|6
|17
|54
|70
|&minus;16
|'''28'''
|-
|14
|align=left|[[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]
|34
|11
|6
|17
|54
|84
|&minus;30
|'''28'''
|-
|15
|align=left|[[Airdrieonians F.C. (1878)|Airdrieonians]]
|34
|11
|4
|19
|52
|97
|&minus;45
|'''26'''
|-
|16
|align=left|[[Third Lanark A.C.|Third Lanark]]
|34
|9
|7
|18
|47
|74
|&minus;27
|'''25'''
|- style="background:#FFE8E8;"
|17
|align=left|[[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]]
|34
|5
|6
|23
|40
|92
|&minus;52
|'''16'''
|- style="background:#FFE8E8;"
|18
|align=left|[[East Stirlingshire F.C.|East Stirlingshire]]
|34
|5
|2
|27
|37
|91
|&minus;54
|'''12'''
|}

'''Champions:''' Rangers<br />
'''Champions:''' Rangers<br />
'''Relegated:''' Queen of the South, East Stirlingshire
'''Relegated:''' Queen of the South, East Stirlingshire


==Scottish League Division Two==
==Scottish League Division Two==
{{main|1963–64 Scottish Second Division}}
{{main|1963–64 Scottish Division Two}}
{{:1963–64 Scottish Division Two}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=30|P
!width=140|Team
!width=30|Pld
!width=30|W
!width=30|D
!width=30|L
!width=30|GF
!width=30|GA
!width=30|GD
!width=30|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|1
|align=left|[[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]
|36
|32
|3
|1
|135
|37
|98
|'''67'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|2
|align=left|[[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]
|36
|22
|9
|5
|81
|44
|37
|'''53'''
|-
|3
|align=left|[[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]]
|36
|20
|6
|10
|79
|46
|33
|'''46'''
|-
|4
|align=left|[[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]]
|36
|16
|13
|7
|92
|57
|35
|'''45'''
|-
|5
|align=left|[[Montrose F.C.|Montrose]]
|36
|19
|6
|11
|79
|57
|22
|'''44'''
|-
|6
|align=left|[[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]]
|36
|16
|6
|14
|67
|59
|8
|'''38'''
|-
|7
|align=left|[[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]]
|36
|17
|4
|15
|57
|54
|3
|'''38'''
|-
|8
|align=left|[[Stranraer F.C.|Stranraer]]
|36
|16
|6
|14
|71
|73
|&minus;2
|'''38'''
|-
|9
|align=left|[[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]]
|36
|12
|12
|12
|67
|71
|&minus;4
|'''36'''
|-
|10
|align=left|[[Raith Rovers F.C.|Raith Rovers]]
|36
|15
|5
|16
|70
|61
|9
|'''35'''
|-
|11
|align=left|[[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]]
|36
|15
|5
|16
|83
|75
|8
|'''35'''
|-
|12
|align=left|[[Berwick Rangers F.C.|Berwick Rangers]]
|36
|10
|10
|16
|68
|84
|&minus;16
|'''30'''
|-
|13
|align=left|[[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]]
|36
|12
|6
|18
|65
|81
|&minus;6
|'''30'''
|-
|14
|align=left|[[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]]
|36
|12
|5
|19
|58
|83
|&minus;25
|'''29'''
|-
|15
|align=left|[[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]]
|36
|10
|8
|18
|61
|98
|&minus;37
|'''28'''
|-
|16
|align=left|[[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]]
|36
|11
|5
|20
|64
|92
|&minus;28
|'''27'''
|-
|17
|align=left|[[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]]
|36
|7
|11
|18
|46
|72
|&minus;26
|'''25'''
|-
|18
|align=left|[[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]]
|36
|6
|8
|22
|57
|104
|&minus;47
|'''20'''
|-
|19
|align=left|[[Stirling Albion F.C.|Stirling Albion]]
|36
|6
|8
|22
|47
|99
|&minus;52
|'''20'''
|}

'''Promoted:''' Greenock Morton, Clyde
'''Promoted:''' Greenock Morton, Clyde


In the league match between [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]] and [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] on Wednesday, 22 April 1964, the result was Forfar 5, East Fife 4.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2004/nov/24/theknowledge.sport The Knowledge], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 24 November 2004</ref><ref>''The Guardian'', 23 April 1964, p. 6</ref>
In the league match between [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]] and [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] on Wednesday, 22 April 1964, the result was Forfar 5, East Fife 4.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/nov/24/theknowledge.sport The Knowledge], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 24 November 2004</ref><ref>''The Guardian'', 23 April 1964, p. 6</ref>


==Cup honours==
==Cup honours==
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|align=left|[[1963–64 Scottish League Cup|League Cup 1963–64]]
|align=left|[[1963–64 Scottish League Cup|League Cup 1963–64]]
|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|align=center|5 – 0<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=274970 Results of the Rangers/Morton finalist match]</ref>
|align=center|5 – 0<ref>[https://archive.today/20090620180446/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=274970 Results of the Rangers/Morton finalist match]</ref>
|[[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]
|[[Greenock Morton F.C.|Morton]]
|-
|-
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|}
|}


==Other Honours==
==Other honours==


===National===
===National===
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|[[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]]
|[[Stenhousemuir F.C.|Stenhousemuir]]
|}
|}
{{asterisk}} - aggregate over two legs
{{sup|*}} - aggregate over two legs


===[[Highland Football League|Highland League]]===
===[[Highland Football League|Highland League]]===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
'''Top Three'''
|res_col_header=Q
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|winpoints=2
|-
|title=Top Three
!width=30|P

!width=150|Team
|team1=INV|name_INV=[[Inverness Caledonian F.C.|Inverness Caledonian]]
!width=30|Pld
|team2=NAI|name_NAI=[[Nairn County F.C.|Nairn County]]
!width=30|W
|team3=KEI|name_KEI=[[Keith F.C.|Keith]]
!width=30|D
|win_INV=20|draw_INV=4|loss_INV=6|gf_INV=90|ga_INV=47
!width=30|L
|win_NAI=19|draw_NAI=5|loss_NAI=6|gf_NAI=92|ga_NAI=52
!width=30|GF
|win_KEI=17|draw_KEI=6|loss_KEI=7|gf_KEI=83|ga_KEI=61
!width=30|GA

!width=30|GD
|col_C=green1|text_C=
!width=30|Pts
|result1=C
|-
|update=complete|source=
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
}}
|1
|align=left|[[Inverness Caledonian F.C.|Inverness Caledonian]]
|30
|20
|4
|6
|90
|47
|53
|'''44'''
|-
|2
|align=left|[[Nairn County F.C.|Nairn County]]
|30
|19
|5
|6
|92
|52
|40
|'''43'''
|-
|3
|align=left|[[Keith F.C.|Keith]]
|30
|17
|6
|7
|83
|61
|22
|'''40'''
|}


==Scotland national team==
==Scotland national team==
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* (A) = Away match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship
* BHC = British Home Championship

==External links==
*[http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com Scottish Football Historical Archive]


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035238/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.com/ Scottish Football Historical Archive]


{{1963–64 in Scottish football}}
{{1963–64 in Scottish football}}

Latest revision as of 18:24, 21 January 2024

1963–64 in Scottish football
Division One champions
Rangers
Division Two champions
Morton
Scottish Cup winners
Rangers
League Cup winners
Rangers
Junior Cup winners
Johnstone Burgh
Teams in Europe
Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Partick Thistle, Rangers
Scotland national team
1964 BHC

The 1963–64 season was the 91st season of competitive football in Scotland and the 67th season of the Scottish Football League.[1]

Scottish League Division One

[edit]
Main article: 1963–64 Scottish Division One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Rangers (C) 34 25 5 4 85 31 2.742 55
2 Kilmarnock 34 22 5 7 77 40 1.925 49
3 Celtic 34 19 9 6 89 34 2.618 47
4 Hearts 34 19 9 6 74 40 1.850 47
5 Dunfermline 34 18 9 7 64 33 1.939 45
6 Dundee 34 20 5 9 94 50 1.880 45
7 Partick Thistle 34 15 5 14 55 54 1.019 35
8 Dundee United 34 13 8 13 65 49 1.327 34
9 Aberdeen 34 12 8 14 53 53 1.000 32
10 Hibernian 34 12 6 16 59 66 0.894 30
11 Motherwell 34 9 11 14 51 62 0.823 29
12 St Mirren 34 12 5 17 44 74 0.595 29
13 St Johnstone 34 11 6 17 54 70 0.771 28
14 Falkirk 34 11 6 17 54 84 0.643 28
15 Airdrieonians 34 11 4 19 52 97 0.536 26
16 Third Lanark 34 9 7 18 47 74 0.635 25
17 Queen of the South (R) 34 5 6 23 40 92 0.435 16
18 East Stirlingshire (R) 34 5 2 27 37 91 0.407 12
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Queen of the South, East Stirlingshire

Scottish League Division Two

[edit]
Main article: 1963–64 Scottish Division Two
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Morton 36 32 3 1 135 37 +98 67 Promotion to the 1964–65 First Division
2 Clyde 36 22 9 5 81 44 +37 53
3 Arbroath 36 20 6 10 79 46 +33 46
4 East Fife 36 16 13 7 92 57 +35 45
5 Montrose 36 19 6 11 79 57 +22 44
6 Dumbarton 36 16 6 14 67 59 +8 38
7 Queen's Park 36 17 4 15 57 54 +3 38
8 Stranraer 36 16 6 14 71 73 −2 38
9 Albion Rovers 36 12 12 12 67 71 −4 36
10 Raith Rovers 36 15 5 16 70 61 +9 35
11 Stenhousemuir 36 15 5 16 83 75 +8 35
12 Berwick Rangers 36 10 10 16 68 84 −16 30
13 Hamilton Academical 36 12 6 18 65 81 −16 30
14 Ayr United 36 12 5 19 58 83 −25 29
15 Brechin City 36 10 8 18 61 98 −37 28
16 Alloa Athletic 36 11 5 20 64 92 −28 27
17 Cowdenbeath 36 7 11 18 46 72 −26 25
18 Forfar Athletic 36 6 8 22 57 104 −47 20
19 Stirling Albion 36 6 8 22 47 99 −52 20
Source: [citation needed]

Promoted: Greenock Morton, Clyde

In the league match between Forfar Athletic and East Fife on Wednesday, 22 April 1964, the result was Forfar 5, East Fife 4.[2][3]

Cup honours

[edit]
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1963–64 Rangers 3 – 1 Dundee
League Cup 1963–64 Rangers 5 – 0[4] Morton
Junior Cup Johnstone Burgh 3 – 0 (rep.) Cambuslang Rangers

Other honours

[edit]

National

[edit]
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup - North Elgin City 8 – 5 * Clachnacuddin
Scottish Qualifying Cup - South Edinburgh University 4 – 3 * Peebles Rovers

County

[edit]
Competition Winner Score Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup Fraserburgh
East of Scotland Shield Hearts 3 – 0 Hibernian
Fife Cup Dunfermline Athletic 5 – 1 * East Fife
Forfarshire Cup Dundee United 4 – 0 Montrose
Glasgow Cup Celtic 2 – 0 Clyde
Lanarkshire Cup Motherwell 3 – 1 Hamilton
Renfrewshire Cup Morton 6 – 4 * St Mirren
Stirlingshire Cup Falkirk 7 – 0 Stenhousemuir

* - aggregate over two legs

Highland League

[edit]
Top Three
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Inverness Caledonian 30 20 4 6 90 47 +43 44
2 Nairn County 30 19 5 6 92 52 +40 43
3 Keith 30 17 6 7 83 61 +22 40
Source: [citation needed]

Scotland national team

[edit]
Main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results
Date Venue Opponents Score[5] Competition Scotland scorer(s)
12 October 1963 Windsor Park, Belfast (A)  Northern Ireland 1–2 BHC Ian St. John
7 November 1963 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Norway 6–1 Friendly Denis Law (4), Dave Mackay (2)
20 November 1963 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  Wales 2–1 BHC John White, Denis Law
11 April 1964 Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)  England 1–0 BHC Alan Gilzean
12 May 1964 Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover (A)  West Germany 2–2 Friendly Alan Gilzean (2)

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • BHC = British Home Championship

Notes and references

[edit]
  1. ^ "1963/64 - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ The Knowledge, The Guardian, 24 November 2004
  3. ^ The Guardian, 23 April 1964, p. 6
  4. ^ Results of the Rangers/Morton finalist match
  5. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.
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