1963–64 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1963–64 season was Chelsea Football Club's fiftieth competitive season.

Chelsea
1963–64 season
ChairmanJoe Mears
ManagerTommy Docherty
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Tambling (17)
All: Bobby Tambling (19)
Highest home attendance70,123 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(8 January 1964)
Lowest home attendance19,434 vs West Bromwich Albion
(21 March 1964)
Average home league attendance31,303
Biggest win5–1 v Blackpool
(26 December 1963)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Wolverhampton Wanderers
(28 September 1963)

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 26 5 11 92 45 2.044 57 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Manchester United 42 23 7 12 90 62 1.452 53 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3 Everton 42 21 10 11 84 64 1.313 52
4 Tottenham Hotspur 42 22 7 13 97 81 1.198 51
5 Chelsea 42 20 10 12 72 56 1.286 50
6 Sheffield Wednesday 42 19 11 12 84 67 1.254 49
7 Blackburn Rovers 42 18 10 14 89 65 1.369 46
8 Arsenal 42 17 11 14 90 82 1.098 45
9 Burnley 42 17 10 15 71 64 1.109 44
10 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 11 15 70 61 1.148 43
11 Leicester City 42 16 11 15 61 58 1.052 43
12 Sheffield United 42 16 11 15 61 64 0.953 43
13 Nottingham Forest 42 16 9 17 64 68 0.941 41
14 West Ham United 42 14 12 16 69 74 0.932 40 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
15 Fulham 42 13 13 16 58 65 0.892 39
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 15 15 70 80 0.875 39
17 Stoke City 42 14 10 18 77 78 0.987 38
18 Blackpool 42 13 9 20 52 73 0.712 35
19 Aston Villa 42 11 12 19 62 71 0.873 34
20 Birmingham City 42 11 7 24 54 92 0.587 29
21 Bolton Wanderers (R) 42 10 8 24 48 80 0.600 28 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Ipswich Town (R) 42 9 7 26 56 121 0.463 25
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

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  • Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography – The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of The Blues – A Statistical History of Chelsea FC 1905–2006.
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