1963–64 Irish League

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.

Irish League
Season1963–64
ChampionsGlentoran
11th Irish title
Matches played132
Goals scored564 (4.27 per match)
Top goalscorerTrevor Thompson (21)
Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1971

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
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

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Home \ Away ARD BAN BLM CLI COL CRU DIS DER GLV GLT LIN POR
Ards 4–0 2–3 5–0 1–3 4–2 2–2 4–3 2–4 2–2 3–1 0–1
Bangor 0–2 2–3 3–3 0–3 2–6 2–7 1–3 4–1 1–5 0–2 1–2
Ballymena United 3–3 1–2 6–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–3 3–2 0–3 1–4 4–2
Cliftonville 0–6 3–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 3–4 0–4 2–5 0–2 0–2 0–4
Coleraine 3–0 2–1 1–0 4–3 2–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–4 2–1
Crusaders 3–1 3–0 0–2 4–0 0–2 1–5 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–1
Distillery 6–1 6–1 5–2 3–3 2–2 2–0 0–3 4–0 3–3 0–1 2–2
Derry City 6–1 1–1 5–5 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 5–2 5–0 1–0 3–1
Glenavon 6–0 4–1 5–3 5–1 1–3 0–1 4–3 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–3
Glentoran 2–0 4–0 3–2 5–0 0–0 3–2 3–1 4–3 1–1 3–2 4–0
Linfield 5–2 4–2 1–3 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 4–2 6–2 1–8 2–2
Portadown 3–0 7–0 4–3 5–2 0–1 2–1 2–4 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–2
Source: Irish League Archive
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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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

References

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