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

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Main article: 1963–64 Scottish Division One

Pos | Team

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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

## Scottish League Division Two

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Main article: 1963–64 Scottish Division Two

Pos | Team

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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
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]

## Cup honours

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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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

## Other honours

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### National

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Scottish Qualifying Cup \- North  | Elgin City | 8 – 5 *  | Clachnacuddin
Scottish Qualifying Cup \- South  | Edinburgh University | 4 – 3 *  | Peebles Rovers

### County

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Competition  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up

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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

### Highland League

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Top Three  Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Inverness Caledonian | 30  | 20  | 4  | 6  | 90  | 47  | +43  | 44
2  | Nairn County | 30  | 19  | 5  | 6  | 92  | 52  | +40  | 43
3  | Keith | 30  | 17  | 6  | 7  | 83  | 61  | +22  | 40

Source: [citation needed]

## Scotland national team

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Main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results

Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[5] | Competition  | Scotland scorer(s)

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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:

* (H) = Home match
* (A) = Away match
* BHC = British Home Championship

## Notes and references

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1. ^ "1963/64 - the Scottish Football League". www.scottishfootballleague.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
2. ^ The Knowledge, The Guardian, 24 November 2004
3. ^ The Guardian, 23 April 1964, p. 6
4. ^ Results of the Rangers/Morton finalist match
5. ^ Scotland's score is shown first.

## External links

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* Scottish Football Historical Archive

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