1963–64 in Scottish football

1963–64 in Scottish football
1963–64 in Scottish football
Division One champions
	Rangers
Division Two champions
	Morton
Scottish Cup winners
	Rangers
League Cup winners
	Rangers
Junior Cup winners
	Johnstone Burgh
Teams in Europe
	Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Partick Thistle, Rangers
Scotland national team
	1964 BHC

The 1963–64 season was the 91st season of competitive football in Scotland and the 67th season of the Scottish Football League.^[1]

Scottish League Division One

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Rangers (C)	34	25	5	4	85	31	2.742	55
2	Kilmarnock	34	22	5	7	77	40	1.925	49
3	Celtic	34	19	9	6	89	34	2.618	47
4	Hearts	34	19	9	6	74	40	1.850	47
5	Dunfermline	34	18	9	7	64	33	1.939	45
6	Dundee	34	20	5	9	94	50	1.880	45
7	Partick Thistle	34	15	5	14	55	54	1.019	35
8	Dundee United	34	13	8	13	65	49	1.327	34
9	Aberdeen	34	12	8	14	53	53	1.000	32
10	Hibernian	34	12	6	16	59	66	0.894	30
11	Motherwell	34	9	11	14	51	62	0.823	29
12	St Mirren	34	12	5	17	44	74	0.595	29
13	St Johnstone	34	11	6	17	54	70	0.771	28
14	Falkirk	34	11	6	17	54	84	0.643	28
15	Airdrieonians	34	11	4	19	52	97	0.536	26
16	Third Lanark	34	9	7	18	47	74	0.635	25
17	Queen of the South (R)	34	5	6	23	40	92	0.435	16
18	East Stirlingshire (R)	34	5	2	27	37	91	0.407	12

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Queen of the South, East Stirlingshire

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Morton	36	32	3	1	135	37	+98	67	Promotion to the 1964–65 First Division
2	Clyde	36	22	9	5	81	44	+37	53	Promotion to the 1964–65 First Division
3	Arbroath	36	20	6	10	79	46	+33	46
4	East Fife	36	16	13	7	92	57	+35	45
5	Montrose	36	19	6	11	79	57	+22	44
6	Dumbarton	36	16	6	14	67	59	+8	38
7	Queen's Park	36	17	4	15	57	54	+3	38
8	Stranraer	36	16	6	14	71	73	−2	38
9	Albion Rovers	36	12	12	12	67	71	−4	36
10	Raith Rovers	36	15	5	16	70	61	+9	35
11	Stenhousemuir	36	15	5	16	83	75	+8	35
12	Berwick Rangers	36	10	10	16	68	84	−16	30
13	Hamilton Academical	36	12	6	18	65	81	−16	30
14	Ayr United	36	12	5	19	58	83	−25	29
15	Brechin City	36	10	8	18	61	98	−37	28
16	Alloa Athletic	36	11	5	20	64	92	−28	27
17	Cowdenbeath	36	7	11	18	46	72	−26	25
18	Forfar Athletic	36	6	8	22	57	104	−47	20
19	Stirling Albion	36	6	8	22	47	99	−52	20

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Promoted: Greenock Morton, Clyde

In the league match between Forfar Athletic and East Fife on Wednesday, 22 April 1964, the result was Forfar 5, East Fife 4.^[2]^[3]

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1963–64	Rangers	3 – 1	Dundee
League Cup 1963–64	Rangers	5 – 0^[4]	Morton
Junior Cup	Johnstone Burgh	3 – 0 (rep.)	Cambuslang Rangers

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup - North	Elgin City	8 – 5 *	Clachnacuddin
Scottish Qualifying Cup - South	Edinburgh University	4 – 3 *	Peebles Rovers

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Fraserburgh
East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	3 – 0	Hibernian
Fife Cup	Dunfermline Athletic	5 – 1 *	East Fife
Forfarshire Cup	Dundee United	4 – 0	Montrose
Glasgow Cup	Celtic	2 – 0	Clyde
Lanarkshire Cup	Motherwell	3 – 1	Hamilton
Renfrewshire Cup	Morton	6 – 4 *	St Mirren
Stirlingshire Cup	Falkirk	7 – 0	Stenhousemuir

^* - aggregate over two legs

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[5]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
12 October 1963	Windsor Park, Belfast (A)	Northern Ireland	1–2	BHC	Ian St. John
7 November 1963	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Norway	6–1	Friendly	Denis Law (4), Dave Mackay (2)
20 November 1963	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Wales	2–1	BHC	John White, Denis Law
11 April 1964	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	England	1–0	BHC	Alan Gilzean
12 May 1964	Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover (A)	West Germany	2–2	Friendly	Alan Gilzean (2)

Scotland shared the 1964 British Home Championship with England and Northern Ireland.

Key:

^ "1963/64 - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
^ The Knowledge, The Guardian, 24 November 2004
^ The Guardian, 23 April 1964, p. 6
^ Results of the Rangers/Morton finalist match
^ Scotland's score is shown first.

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Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Junior Cup
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic East Stirlingshire Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen of the South Rangers St. Johnstone St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clyde Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Montrose Queen's Park Raith Rovers Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer