# 1963–64 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1963–64 season was the 72nd season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence and their second season back in the Football League's First Division. Liverpool won its first championship title since 1946-47, thanks to a spectacular performance in its only second season in the top flight. 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

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 1 | Division 1 | FA Cup | FA Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | FW | ENG | Alf Arrowsmith | 24 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
| | DF | ENG | Gerry Byrne | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ian Callaghan | 47 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Phil Ferns | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Jim Furnell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Roger Hunt | 46 | 33 | 41 | 31 | 5 | 2 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Lawler | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Tommy Lawrence | 45 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Melia | 25 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Gordon Milne | 47 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ronnie Moran | 39 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Ian St John | 45 | 22 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Willie Stevenson | 43 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Thompson | 47 | 8 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| | DF | SCO | Bobby Thomson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Gordon Wallace | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Ron Yeats | 41 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 |

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 92 | 45 | 2.044 | 57 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 53 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 64 | 1.313 | 52 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 97 | 81 | 1.198 | 51 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 56 | 1.286 | 50 | |

## 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 |