Location of Belfast-based teams in the Irish League from 1949–1971
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.
League standings
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
Top scorers
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 |
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