1963–64 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool F.C. won its first championship title since 1946-47, thanks to a spectacular performance in its only second season in the top flight, following a lengthy stay in the Second Division. Manager Bill Shankly was hailed for the success, which meant the Scot had turned Liverpool from an average team in the Second Division to league champions in a little more than four years. Roger Hunt scored 31 league goals, while partner Ian St John managed 21 and Alf Arrowsmith 15, the trio being vital for the side that scored a club record 92 goals in the First Division.

Squad[]

Goalkeepers[]

• Tommy Lawrence
• Jim Furnell

Defenders[]

• Gerry Byrne
• Phil Ferns
• Chris Lawler
• Ronnie Moran
• Tommy Smith
• Bobby Thomson
• Ron Yeats

Midfielders[]

• Alan A'Court
• Ian Callaghan
• Kevin Lewis
• Jimmy Melia
• Gordon Milne
• Willie Stevenson
• Gordon Wallace
• Johnny Wheeler
• Peter Thompson

Attackers[]

• Alf Arrowsmith
• Phil Chisnall
• Bobby Graham
• Roger Hunt
• John Sealey
• Ian St John

League table[]

Results[]

First Division[]

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
24-Aug-63	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–1	Moran  65' Callaghan  75'	34,390	Report	Report
28-Aug-63	Nottingham Forest	H	1–2	Own Goal  54'	49,829	Report	Report
31-Aug-63	Blackpool	H	1–2	Melia  83'	42,767	Report	Report
03-Sep-63	Nottingham Forest	A	0–0		21,788	Report	Report
07-Sep-63	Chelsea	A	3–1	St. John  9', 90' Hunt  72'	38,202	Report	Report
09-Sep-63	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3–1	Hunt  1', 69' Melia  55'	25,000	Report	Report
14-Sep-63	West Ham United	H	1–2	Hunt  65'	45,497	Report	Report
16-Sep-63	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	6–0	Arrowsmith  1' Thompson  33' Callaghan  57' Hunt  67', 87' Milne  79'	44,050	Report	Report
21-Sep-63	Sheffield United	A	0–3		24,932	Report	Report
28-Sep-63	Everton	H	2–1	Callaghan  43', 48'	51,973	Report	Report
05-Oct-63	Aston Villa	H	5–2	St. John  10' Callaghan  44' Thompson  44' Hunt  68', 77'	39,106	Report	Report
09-Oct-63	Sheffield Wednesday	H	3–1	St. John  45', 90' Melia  76'	46,107	Report	Report
19-Oct-63	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–0	Milne  32'	43,099	Report	Report
26-Oct-63	Ipswich Town	A	2–1	Melia  8' Hunt  44'	16,356	Report	Report
02-Nov-63	Leicester City	H	0–1		47,438	Report	Report
09-Nov-63	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–1	Hunt  25' Callaghan  65'	23,824	Report	Report
16-Nov-63	Fulham	H	2–0	St. John  86' Hunt  87'	38,478	Report	Report
23-Nov-63	Manchester United	A	1–0	Yeats  75'	54,654	Report	Report
30-Nov-63	Burnley	H	2–0	St. John  69' Hunt  86 pen'	42,968	Report	Report
07-Dec-63	Arsenal	A	1��1	Callaghan  60'	40,551	Report	Report
14-Dec-63	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–2	Hunt  74'	45,182	Report	Report
21-Dec-63	Blackpool	A	1–0	St. John  61'	13,254	Report	Report
26-Dec-63	Stoke City	H	6–1	St. John  9' Hunt  47', 49', 73', 81' Arrowsmith  53'	49,942	Report	Report
11-Jan-64	Chelsea	H	2–1	Hunt  69' Arrowsmith  85'	45,848	Report	Report
18-Jan-64	West Ham United	A	0–1		25,546	Report	Report
01-Feb-64	Sheffield United	H	6–1	Hunt  13', 42' Thompson  27' St. John  32', 55', 86'	43,309	Report	Report
08-Feb-64	Everton	A	1–3	St. John  80'	66,515	Report	Report
19-Feb-64	Aston Villa	A	2–2	Hunt  19' Arrowsmith  30'	13,729	Report	Report
22-Feb-64	Birmingham City	H	2–1	Moran  41' St. John  75'	41,823	Report	Report
04-Mar-64	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2–2	St. John  70' Stevenson  88'	23,703	Report	Report
07-Mar-64	Ipswich Town	H	6–0	St. John  41' Hunt  48', 72' Arrowsmith  55', 83' Thompson  70'	35,575	Report	Report
14-Mar-64	Fulham	A	0–1		14,022	Report	Report
20-Mar-64	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–0	Arrowsmith  28' St. John  43'	38,583	Report	Report
27-Mar-64	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3–1	Hunt  28', 67', 70'	56,952	Report	Report
28-Mar-64	Leicester City	A	2–0	Hunt  17' Arrowsmith  85'	31,209	Report	Report
30-Mar-64	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–1	St. John  36', 38' Arrowsmith  53'	52,904	Report	Report
04-Apr-64	Manchester United	H	3–0	Callaghan  6' Arrowsmith  39', 52'	52,559	Report	Report
14-Apr-64	Burnley	A	3–0	Arrowsmith  20', 59' St. John  52'	34,900	Report	Report
18-Apr-64	Arsenal	H	5–0	St. John  7' Arrowsmith  38' Thompson  52', 57' Hunt  60'	48,623	Report	Report
22-Apr-64	Birmingham City	A	1–3	Hunt  78'	22,623	Report	Report
25-Apr-64	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–2	Hunt  29', 35'	19,279	Report	Report
29-Apr-64	Stoke City	A	1–3	Arrowsmith  64'	32,149	Report	Report

FA Cup[]

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report 1	Report 2
04-Jan-64	Derby County	H	5–0	Arrowsmith  23', 38', 78', 88' Hunt  63'	46,460	Report	Report
25-Jan-64	Port Vale	H	0–0		52,327	Report	Report
27-Jan-64	Port Vale	A	2–1	Hunt  35' Thompson  118'	42,179	Report	Report
15-Feb-64	Arsenal	A	1–0	St. John  15'	61,295	Report	Report
29-Feb-64	Swansea Town	H	1–2	Thompson  63'	52,608	Report	Report

References[]

• LFC History.net – 1963-64 season
• Liverweb - 1963-64 Season