1963-64 season

1963-64 season
General information
Manager	Bill Shankly
Captain	Ron Yeats
Performance
Division 1	1st
FA Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	Did not enter
Top scorers
League	Hunt (31)
FA Cup	Arrowsmith (4)
Overall	Hunt (33)
Attendances
Average	45,710
←1962-63	1964-65→

The 1963-64 season was Liverpool's 72nd season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. Jim Furnell
• GK. Tommy Lawrence
• DF. Gerry Byrne
• DF. Ron Yeats
• DF. Chris Lawler
• DF. Ronnie Moran
• DF. Tommy Smith
• DF. Philip Ferns
• DF. Robert Thomson
• MF. Ian Callaghan
• MF. Gordon Wallace
• MF. Alan A'Court
• MF. Peter Thompson
• MF. Willie Stevenson
• MF. Jimmy Melia
• MF. Alf Arrowsmith
• MF. Gordon Milne
• FW. Bobby Graham
• FW. Roger Hunt
• FW. Phil Chisnall
• FW. Ian St John

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies

Pre-season

No pre-season friendlies were played this season.

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
8 May 1964	Boston Metros	8-1	Arrowsmith 2, St John 2, Chisnall, Smith, Lawler, Graham
10 May 1964	New York All-Stars	7-1	Arrowsmith 2, St John 2, Smith, Chisnall, Stevenson
13 May 1964	Catholic Youth XI	1-1	Stevenson
17 May 1964	Monterrey	3-0	St John 3
24 May 1964	Hamburg	0-2
27 May 1964	Duisburg	4-1	Arrowsmith 2, Wallace 2
29 May 1964	Duisburg	0-0
3 June 1964	San Francisco XI	14-0	Arrowsmith 4, St John 4, A'Court, Moran, Wallace, Chisnall, Callaghan, Graham
6 June 1964	MSV Duisburg	1-1	Arrowsmith
10 June 1964	Vancouver All-Stars	2-0	Arrowsmith 2

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
24 August 1963	Blackburn	2-1	Moran (65), Callaghan (75)
28 August 1963	Nottingham Forest	1-2	McKinlay (og 54)
31 August 1963	Blackpool	1-2	Melia (83)
3 September 1963	Nottingham Forest	0-0
7 September 1963	Chelsea	3-1	St John (9, 90), Hunt (72)
9 September 1963	Wolves	3-1	Hunt (1, 69), Melia (55)
14 September 1963	West Ham	1-2	Hunt (65)
16 September 1963	Wolves	6-0	Arrowsmith (1), Thompson (33), Callaghan (57), Hunt (67, 87), Milne (79)
21 September 1963	Sheffield United	0-3
28 September 1963	Everton	2-1	Callaghan (43, 48)
5 October 1963	Aston Villa	5-2	St John (10), Callaghan (14), Thompson (44), Hunt (68, 77)
9 October 1963	Sheffield Wednesday	3-1	St John (45, 90), Melia (76)
19 October 1963	West Brom	1-0	Milne (32)
26 October 1963	Ipswich	2-1	Melia (8), Hunt (44)
2 November 1963	Leicester	0-1
9 November 1963	Bolton	2-1	Hunt (25), Callaghan (65)
16 November 1963	Fulham	2-0	St John (86), Hunt (87)
23 November 1963	Man Utd	1-0	Yeats (75)
30 November 1963	Burnley	2-0	St John (69), Hunt (pen 86)
7 December 1963	Arsenal	1-1	Callaghan (60)
14 December 1963	Blackburn	1-2	Hunt (74)
21 December 1963	Blackpool	1-0	St John (61)
26 December 1963	Stoke	6-1	St John (9), Hunt (47, 49, 73, 81), Arrowsmith (53)
11 January 1964	Chelsea	2-1	Hunt (69), Arrowsmith (85)
18 January 1964	West Ham	0-1
1 February 1964	Sheffield United	6-1	Hunt (13, 42), Thompson (27), St John (32, 55, 86)
8 February 1964	Everton	1-3	St John (80)
19 February 1964	Aston Villa	2-2	Hunt (19), Arrowsmith (30)
22 February 1964	Birmingham	2-1	Moran (41) , St John (75)
4 March 1964	Sheffield Wednesday	2-2	St John (70), Stevenson (88)
7 March 1964	Ipswich	6-0	St John (41), Hunt (48, 72), Arrowsmith (55, 83), Thompson (70)
14 March 1964	Fulham	0-1
20 March 1964	Bolton	2-0	Arrowsmith (28), St John (43)
27 March 1964	Tottenham	3-1	Hunt (28, 67, 70)
28 March 1964	Leicester	2-0	Hunt (17), Arrowsmith (85)
30 March 1964	Tottenham	3-1	St John (36, 38), Arrowsmith (53)
4 April 1964	Man Utd	3-0	Callaghan (6), Arrowsmith (39, 52)
14 April 1964	Burnley	3-0	Arrowsmith (20, 59), St John (52)
18 April 1964	Arsenal	5-0	St John (7), Arrowsmith (38), Thompson 2 (52, 57), Hunt (60)
22 April 1964	Birmingham	1-3	Hunt (78)
25 April 1964	West Brom	2-2	Hunt (29, 35)
29 April 1964	Stoke	1-3	Arrowsmith (64)

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
3	4 January 1964	Derby	5-0	Arrowsmith (23, 38, 73, 88), Hunt (63)
4	25 January 1964	Port Vale	0-0
4 (R)	27 January 1964	Port Vale	2-1	Hunt (80), Thompson (118)
5	15 February 1964	Arsenal	1-0	St John (15)
6	29 February 1964	Swansea	1-2	Thompson (63)

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	26	5	11	92	45	2.04	57
2	Man Utd	42	23	7	12	90	62	1.45	53
3	Everton	42	21	10	11	84	64	1.31	52

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Alf Arrowsmith	20	15	4	4	24	19
DF	Gerry Byrne	33	0	4	0	37	0
MF	Ian Callaghan	42	8	5	0	47	8
DF	Philip Ferns	18	0	1	0	19	0
GK	Jim Furnell	2	0	0	0	2	0
FW	Roger Hunt	41	31	5	2	46	33
DF	Chris Lawler	6	0	0	0	6	0
GK	Tommy Lawrence	40	0	5	0	45	0
MF	Jimmy Melia	24	4	1	0	25	4
MF	Gordon Milne	42	2	5	0	47	2
DF	Ronnie Moran	35	2	4	0	39	2
FW	Ian St John	40	21	5	1	45	22
MF	Willie Stevenson	38	1	5	0	43	1
MF	Peter Thompson	42	6	5	2	47	8
DF	Robert Thomson	2	0	1	0	3	0
MF	Gordon Wallace	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Ron Yeats	36	1	5	0	41	1

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
Peter Thompson	Preston	£37,000	14 August 1963
Phil Chisnall	Man Utd	£25,000	April 1964

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Kevin Lewis	Huddersfield	£18,000	August 1963
Jim Furnell	Arsenal	£15,000	November 1963
Jimmy Melia	Wolves	£55,000	March 1964