The 1963–64 Irish League was the 63rd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.
Season | 1963–64 |
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Champions | Glentoran 11th Irish title |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 564 (4.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Trevor Thompson (21) |
← 1962–63 1964–65 → |
League standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Glentoran | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 29 | 2.034 | 33 | European Cup preliminary round and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
2 | Coleraine | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 1.600 | 32 | |
3 | Derry City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 59 | 33 | 1.788 | 29 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
4 | Linfield | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 38 | 1.395 | 28 | |
5 | Portadown | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 1.361 | 27 | |
6 | Ballymena United | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 52 | 1.058 | 24 | |
7 | Distillery | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 46 | 1.370 | 23 | |
8 | Glenavon | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 50 | 1.020 | 21 | |
9 | Crusaders | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 0.976 | 18 | |
10 | Ards | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 58 | 0.776 | 17 | |
11 | Bangor | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 76 | 0.342 | 6 | |
12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 80 | 0.300 | 6 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results edit
Top scorers edit
Pos | Player | Club | Pld | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Trevor Thompson | Glentoran | 20 | 21 |
2 | Phil Scott | Linfield | 21 | 20 |
3 | Denis Guy | Glenavon | 22 | 19 |
4 | Billy Johnston | Glenavon | 17 | 17 |
5 | Ken Halliday | Coleraine | 21 | 16 |
6 | John Cochrane | Distillery | 15 | 15 |
= | Tom Sterritt | Ards | 22 | 15 |
8 | Fay Coyle | Derry City | 15 | 14 |
9 | Joe Meldrum | Distillery | 17 | 13 |
= | Sammy Pavis | Glentoran | 18 | 13 |