# 1963–64 Arsenal F.C. season

During the 1963–64 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 49 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 89 | 65 | 1.369 | 46 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | 45 |
| 9 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 64 | 1.109 | 44 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 61 | 1.148 | 43 |

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 24 August 1963 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–3 | 50,302 |
| 27 August 1963 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–2 | 35,467 |
| 31 August 1963 | Leicester City | A | 2–7 | 29,620 |
| 4 September 1963 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–4 | 26,598 |
| 7 September 1963 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 4–3 | 26,016 |
| 10 September 1963 | Aston Villa | H | 3–0 | 29,189 |
| 14 September 1963 | Fulham | A | 4–1 | 34,910 |
| 21 September 1963 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | 56,776 |
| 28 September 1963 | Burnley | A | 3–0 | 20,618 |
| 2 October 1963 | Everton | A | 1–2 | 51,829 |
| 5 October 1963 | Ipswich Town | H | 6–0 | 31,803 |
| 9 October 1963 | Stoke City | A | 2–1 | 31,014 |
| 15 October 1963 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 4–4 | 67,857 |
| 19 October 1963 | Aston Villa | A | 1–2 | 22,981 |
| 26 October 1963 | Nottingham Fores | H | 4–2 | 41,121 |
| 2 November 1963 | Sheffield United | A | 2–2 | 33,908 |
| 5 November 1963 | Birmingham City | H | 4–1 | 23,499 |
| 9 November 1963 | West Ham United | H | 3–3 | 52,742 |
| 16 November 1963 | Chelsea | A | 1–3 | 47,050 |
| 23 November 1963 | Blackpool | H | 5–3 | 33,847 |
| 30 November 1963 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–4 | 21,000 |
| 7 December 1963 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 40,551 |
| 10 December 1963 | Everton | H | 6–0 | 33,644 |
| 14 December 1963 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | 18,952 |
| 21 December 1963 | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | 28,019 |
| 28 December 1963 | Birmingham City | A | 4–1 | 23,329 |
| 11 January 1964 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 14,651 |
| 18 January 1964 | Fulham | H | 2–2 | 35,895 |
| 1 February 1964 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | 48,340 |
| 8 February 1964 | Burnley | H | 3–2 | 30,863 |
| 18 February 1964 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–1 | 17,486 |
| 22 February 1964 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | 57,358 |
| 29 February 1964 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 | 26,208 |
| 7 March 1964 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 18,416 |
| 14 March 1964 | Chelsea | H | 2–4 | 25,513 |
| 21 March 1964 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | 28,170 |
| 24 March 1964 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 18,221 |
| 28 March 1964 | Sheffield United | H | 1–3 | 21,001 |
| 30 March 1964 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 4–0 | 26,433 |
| 4 April 1964 | Blackpool | A | 1–0 | 14,067 |
| 11 April 1964 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | 26,164 |
| 18 April 1964 | Liverpool | A | 0–5 | 48,623 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| R3 | 4 January 1964 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 40,803 |
| R4 | 25 January 1964 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3–3 | 49,703 |
| R4 R | 29 January 1964 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–0 | 58,566 |
| R5 | 15 February 1964 | Liverpool | H | 0–1 | 61,295 |

### Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| R1 L1 | 25 September 1963 | Staevnet | A | 7–1 | 15,000 |
| R1 L2 | 22 October 1963 | Staevnet | H | 2–3 | 13,569 |
| R2 L1 | 13 November 1963 | RFC Liège | H | 1–1 | 22,003 |
| R2 L2 | 18 December 1963 | RFC Liège | A | 1–3 | 10,000 |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | SCO | Bob Wilson |
| - | GK | ENG | Geoff Barnett |
| - | DF | NIR | Pat Rice |
| - | DF | SCO | Frank McLintock |
| - | DF | ENG | Peter Simpson |
| - | DF | ENG | Bob McNab |
| - | DF | NIR | Sammy Nelson |
| - | DF | WAL | John Roberts |
| - | MF | ENG | George Armstrong |
| - | MF | SCO | George Graham |
| - | MF | ENG | Jon Sammels |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | Peter Storey |
| - | MF | SCO | Eddie Kelly |
| - | FW | ENG | Ray Kennedy |
| - | FW | ENG | John Radford |
| - | FW | ENG | Charlie George |
| - | FW | SCO | Peter Marinello |