1963-64 season

1963-64 season
General information
Manager	Bill Shankly
Captain	Ron Yeats
Performance
{{{division}}}	1st
FA Cup	Quarter-final
League Cup	Did not enter
Top scorers
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.

Pre season

No pre-season friendlies were played this season.

Other friendles:

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		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals

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