SEASON: 1963-64


Prev Season: 1962-63
This Season: 1963-64
Next Season: 1964-65

DIVISION:
English First Division (Tier 1)
MANAGER(s):
Johnny Carey
FA Cup:
3rd Round (Preston North End (A) 0-1)
League Cup:
Did not enter

Top Goalscorer:
Frank Wignall (16 goals)
Ever Present:
Bob McKinlay (44 games)
GAME COUNTS
Competitive Games:
44
Competitive Goals:
64
Goals per game:
1.5
League Games:
42
League Points:
41 out of (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:
48.8%

ATTENDANCES (HOME)
Highest League Attendance:
41,426 (Manchester United)
Lowest League Attendance:
13,897 (Birmingham City)
Average League Attendance:
22,497
Highest Cup Attendance:
26,906 (Preston North End)
Lowest Cup Attendance:
26,906 (Preston North End)

MISCELLANEOUS
Clean Sheets:
11
Yellow Cards:
0
Red Cards:
0   
Own goals (for):
1   (scored by opponents for us)
Own goals (against):
3   (scored by us for opponents)   (Bob McKinlay, Bob McKinlay, ?)
Penalties scored:
0
Penalties conceded:
2
Penalties missed:
0
Penalties saved:
0


TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1963-64
SEASON END TABLE Home AwayResults
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts ResultHomeAway
1Liverpool4226511924516056018105632272.0444457European Cup Preliminary Round0-02-1
2Manchester United422371290621533541984936431.45161531-21-3
3Everton4221101184641443532676831381.31250522-21-6
4Tottenham Hotspur422271397811335543194843501.19753511-21-4
5Chelsea4220101272561236362487636321.28571500-10-1
6Sheffield Wednesday4219111284671533502448934431.25373493-21-3
7Blackburn Rovers4218101489651047442886745371.36923461-10-2
8Arsenal42171114908210745637741034451.09756452-02-4
9Burnley42171015716414344623371125411.10938441-31-1
10West Bromwich Albion421611157061966433575927261.14754430-33-2
11Leicester City421611156158948332777728311.05172432-01-1
12Sheffield United4216111561641065352265102642.95313433-32-1
13Nottingham Forest42169176468957342474103044.9411841
14West Ham United421412166974876453865102436.9324340Cup Winners Cup3-12-0
15Fulham4213131658651182452325141342.89231392-00-0
16Wolverhampton Wanderers42121515708069636346693446.87500393-03-2
17Stoke City421410187778966493354122845.98718380-01-0
18Blackpool42139205273867262953132644.71233350-10-1
19Aston Villa421112196271867352936122742.87324340-10-3
20Birmingham City42117245492777333240172160.58696294-03-3
21Bolton Wanderers421082448806510303543141845.6000028Relegated3-13-2
22Ipswich Town42972656121939384504171876.4628125Relegated3-13-4
Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count:1 goal2 goals3 goals4 goals5+ goals
Scored11 times8 times11 times1 time
Conceded14 times8 times7 times3 times1 time
Won By7 times7 times1 time1 time
Lost By9 times5 times3 times1 time

LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.

Position days Record against teams in each position
Forest
Pos
Num Days Opp
Pos
PWDLFAPointsResults (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
17 1-------
21 23--3370 Manchester United (1-2), Tottenham Hotspur (1-2), Manchester United (1-3)
34 31--1020 Blackburn Rovers (0-2)
47 42-11271 Blackburn Rovers (1-1), Everton (1-6)
514 521-1212 West Ham United (2-0), Chelsea (0-1)
65 611--322 Sheffield Wednesday (3-2)
79 742-2564 Liverpool (2-1), Tottenham Hotspur (1-4), Arsenal (2-0), Chelsea (0-1)
87 82-2-552 Everton (2-2), Sheffield United (3-3)
914 9312-544 Burnley (1-1), Leicester City (1-1), West Bromwich Albion (3-2)
1024 1043-11066 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-0), West Ham United (3-1), Arsenal (2-4), Sheffield United (2-1)
1127 1111--202 Leicester City (2-0)
1238 121--1130 Sheffield Wednesday (1-3)
1374 1321-1232 Stoke City (1-0), Burnley (1-3)
147 1421-1352 West Bromwich Albion (0-3), Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-2)
151 15211-203 Liverpool (0-0), Fulham (2-0)
16 161--1010 Blackpool (0-1)
17 171-1-001 Fulham (0-0)
18 181--1030 Aston Villa (0-3)
19 191-1-001 Stoke City (0-0)
206 203111743 Birmingham City (3-3), Blackpool (0-1), Birmingham City (4-0)
21 2111--322 Bolton Wanderers (3-2)
224 2232-1964 Bolton Wanderers (3-1), Ipswich Town (3-1), Ipswich Town (3-4)
Not included: Week 1 game against Aston Villa (0-1) as all teams were unplaced at the time


GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Johnny Carey
League
WeekDateOpponentH/AScoreAttPosScorersStatus
1Sat Aug 24, 1963Aston VillaH0-129,50522
2Wed Aug 28, 1963LiverpoolA2-149,82910Wignall (?), Quigley (?)
3Sat Aug 31, 1963Tottenham HotspurA1-449,40720Addison (?)
4Tue Sep 03, 1963LiverpoolH0-021,97915
5Sat Sep 07, 1963Wolverhampton WanderersH3-020,87312Wignall (?), Quigley (?), Le Flem (?)
6Mon Sep 09, 1963West Ham UnitedA2-026,2825Palmer (?), Addison (?)
7Sat Sep 14, 1963Stoke CityA1-034,5225Quigley (?)
8Tue Sep 17, 1963West Ham UnitedH3-125,7412Addison (?), Wignall (?), Le Flem (?)
9Sat Sep 21, 1963Bolton WanderersH3-123,7121Wignall (?), Quigley (?), Le Flem (?)
10Sat Sep 28, 1963Blackburn RoversH1-127,9815Addison (?)
11Sat Oct 05, 1963BlackpoolA0-122,3976
12Tue Oct 08, 1963Leicester CityH2-030,9903Addison (?), Wignall (?)
13Sat Oct 12, 1963FulhamA0-023,5514
14Sat Oct 19, 1963Manchester UnitedH1-241,4267Wignall (22')
15Sat Oct 26, 1963ArsenalA2-441,12410Wignall (?), Le Flem (?)
16Sat Nov 02, 1963Ipswich TownH3-121,1098Quigley (?), Vowden (?), Beavis (? OG)
17Sat Nov 09, 1963Sheffield WednesdayA1-323,2319Vowden (?)
18Sat Nov 16, 1963EvertonH2-227,0279Whitefoot (?, ?)
19Sat Nov 23, 1963Birmingham CityA3-318,16110Winfield (?), Julians (?), Le Flem (?)
20Sat Nov 30, 1963West Bromwich AlbionH0-318,93110
21Sat Dec 07, 1963BurnleyA1-115,30411Wignall (?)
22Sat Dec 14, 1963Aston VillaA0-314,18212
23Sat Dec 21, 1963Tottenham HotspurH1-223,88813Quigley (?)
24Thu Dec 26, 1963Sheffield UnitedH3-323,93814Wignall (?), Vowden (?), Storey-Moore (?)
25Sat Dec 28, 1963Sheffield UnitedA2-124,86513Storey-Moore (?, ?)
26Sat Jan 11, 1964Wolverhampton WanderersA3-215,46813Newton (?), Wignall (?), Vowden (?)
27Sat Jan 18, 1964Stoke CityH0-017,99513
28Sat Feb 01, 1964Bolton WanderersA3-210,77011Wignall (?, ?, ?)
29Sat Feb 08, 1964Blackburn RoversA0-218,34213
30Sat Feb 15, 1964BlackpoolH0-117,00813
31Sat Feb 22, 1964FulhamH2-014,71312Newton (?), Wignall (?)
32Sat Feb 29, 1964Leicester CityA1-123,62911Whitefoot (?)
33Sat Mar 07, 1964ArsenalH2-018,52511Addison (?), Hinton (?)
34Sat Mar 14, 1964EvertonA1-650,08512Vowden (?)
35Sat Mar 21, 1964Sheffield WednesdayH3-217,74912McKinlay (?), Quigley (?), Wignall (?)Safe
36Sat Mar 28, 1964Ipswich TownA3-412,01713Storey-Moore (?, ?), Wignall (?)Safe
37Mon Mar 30, 1964ChelseaA0-126,08614Safe
38Tue Mar 31, 1964ChelseaH0-116,45314Safe
39Sat Apr 04, 1964Birmingham CityH4-013,89713Storey-Moore (?), Addison (?, ?, ?)Safe
40Sat Apr 11, 1964West Bromwich AlbionA3-214,44211McKinlay (?), Addison (?), Barnwell (?)Safe
41Sat Apr 18, 1964BurnleyH1-319,00513Barnwell (?)Safe
42Sat Apr 25, 1964Manchester UnitedA1-332,78613Hinton (37')Safe

FA Cup
DateOpponentRoundReplayH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 04, 1964Preston North End3H0-026,906
Mon Jan 13, 1964Preston North End31A0-129,374

County Cup
DateOpponentRoundH/AScoreAttScorers
Sat Jan 25, 1964Mansfield TownA3-113,419Wignall (?, ?), Hinton (?)
Tue Apr 14, 1964Notts CountyA5-114,501Wignall (?, ?, ?), Hinton (?), Addison (?)

Friendly
DateOpponentCountryH/AScoreAttScorers
Mon Apr 20, 1964New Zealand XINew ZealandH8-06,330Wignall (?, ?, ?), Addison (?, ?), Hinton (?, ?), Storey-Moore (?)
Sat May 02, 1964Hertha BerlinGermanyA3-010,000Addison (?, ?, ?)
Wed May 06, 1964BasleSwitzerlandA6-05,000Wignall (?, ?), Newton (?, ?), Addison (?), ? (? OG)
Thu May 07, 1964LucerneSwitzerlandA4-0-Vowden (?), Pleat (?), Newton (?), Barnwell (?)
Sat May 09, 1964WinterthurSwitzerlandA5-1-Barnwell (?), Wignall (?, ?), Pleat (?), Vowden (?)



TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (8) - £47,000 Out (5) - £30,000
Date Player Details Fee Date Player Details Fee
Jan 1964Alan HintonBoughtFlip Le FlemSold
Billy TaylorBoughtJohn ParrSold
Frank WignallBoughtTrevor HockeySold
Geoff BallBoughtSep 01, 1963Calvin PalmerSold£30,000
John ParrBoughtJan 01, 1964Len JuliansSold
Dec 1963Mike KearBought£7,000
Mar 21, 1964John BarnwellBought£40,000
May 04, 1964Ray BridgettBought


SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1stSeason Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos Num Player Country Age* P W D L Goals Yellows Reds Went Off Came On Unused Sub Notes
Goalkeepers
GKJohn Parr England2011
GK Peter Grummitt England2043151018
Defenders
D Bob McKinlay Scotland30441610182
D Brian Grant Scotland20211
D Dennis Mochan Scotland2738141014
DGeoff Ball England1811
D John Winfield England20239591
D Joseph Wilson England263513814
D Peter Hindley England1910415
Midfielders
M Billy Taylor Scotland2422
M Calvin Palmer England22331
M David Pleat England185122
M David Wilson England18321
M Henry Newton England192797112
M Jeff Whitefoot England2937118183
M Mike Kear England2011533
Forwards
F Alan Hinton England20156182
F Colin Addison England2326125910
F Flip Le Flem England212486105
F Frank Wignall England234214101816
F Geoff Vowden England22113355
F Ian Storey-Moore England18145366
F John Barnwell England248352
F Johnny Quigley Scotland28391410157
F Len Julians England304221
F Sammy Chapman England1611
F Trevor Hockey Wales2015735


GOALSCORERS


Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens)PlayerGames
16Frank Wignall42
10Colin Addison26
7Johnny Quigley39
6Ian Storey-Moore14
5Flip Le Flem24
5Geoff Vowden11
3Jeff Whitefoot37
2Alan Hinton15
2Bob McKinlay44
2Henry Newton27
2John Barnwell8
1Calvin Palmer3
1John Winfield23
1Len Julians4
1Own Goals44


LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Bolton WanderersSat Sep 21, 1963Home3-1Sat Feb 01, 1964Away3-2
West Ham UnitedMon Sep 09, 1963Away2-0Tue Sep 17, 1963Home3-1
Wolverhampton WanderersSat Sep 07, 1963Home3-0Sat Jan 11, 1964Away3-2



LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 Game 2
Opponent Date H/A Score Date H/A Score
Aston VillaSat Aug 24, 1963Home0-1Sat Dec 14, 1963Away0-3
BlackpoolSat Oct 05, 1963Away0-1Sat Feb 15, 1964Home0-1
ChelseaMon Mar 30, 1964Away0-1Tue Mar 31, 1964Home0-1
Manchester UnitedSat Oct 19, 1963Home1-2Sat Apr 25, 1964Away1-3
Tottenham HotspurSat Aug 31, 1963Away1-4Sat Dec 21, 1963Home1-2