1963–64 Greenlandic Football Championship, Background
The first federation to organise a national football championship in Greenland was the GIF (Danish: Grønlands Idrætsforening), a general sports federation that organised more than just football tournaments, founded on 3 September 1953 at a meeting attended by eleven clubs from Upernavik, Uummannaq, Qeqertarsuatsiaat, Qasigiannguit, Aasiaat, Sisimiut, Maniitsoq, Nuuk, Paamiut and Qaqortoq. The 1954–55 tournament was the first national football tournament and GIF continued to organise the competition, usually announced as Fodboldturneringen, Grønlandturneringen or Fodboldmesterskab i Grønland, until 1970.


1963–64 Greenlandic Football Championship, Background
For the first decade of its existence, the tournament was held sporadically, with iterations often taking more than a year to complete. In 1971 a football specific federation, the Football Association of Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaanni Isikkamik Arsaattartut Kattuffiat; Danish: Grønlands Boldspil-Union), was founded, and took over the organisation of the tournament.


1963–64 Greenlandic Football Championship, Format
The first phase of the tournament split the teams into four geographic pools, with three of these pools containing two groups and the pool containing the most teams (North Greenland) being split into three groups. The group winners then played off directly to qualify for the final phase, with two of North Greenland's pool winners playing in a semi final before meeting Nanok, the other pool's winner and reigning champions in their geographic final.


1963–64 Greenlandic Football Championship, Format
The final phase saw the four regional champions play in a knockout series, held in Nuuk in September, 1964.


1963–64 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1963–64 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the Summer Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1963–64 Hellenic Football League
The 1963–64 Hellenic Football League season was the 11th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1963–64 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


1963–64 Hellenic Football League, Division One
The Division One featured 9 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 1 new club:


1963–64 Hertha BSC season
1963–64 Hertha BSC season was the 91st season in club history. Hertha BSC participated in the inaugural Bundesliga season.


1963–64 Hertha BSC season, Review and events
Hertha BSC participated and finished 14th out of 16 clubs in the inaugural Bundesliga season.


1963–64 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1963–64 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came tenth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1963–64 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish First Division, 1964 Summer Cup, Knockout stage
After Hearts pulled out due to tour of USA, second-place Hibernian and third-place Dunfermline played each other for a place in the semi-final.


1963–64 Honduran Amateur League
The 1963–64 Honduran Amateur League was the 16th edition of the Honduran Amateur League. Club Deportivo Olimpia obtained its 5th national title. The season ran from 1 March 1963 to 2 February 1964.


1963–64 Honduran Amateur League, Second round
Played in two sub-groups of three teams each between the regional champions where the winners advanced to the Final.


1963–64 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1963–64 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 53rd since its establishment.


1963–64 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1963–64 campaign was mainly a season of nothingness for the Town. They finished 12th in Division 2. Their only main high point of the season was reaching the 5th round of the FA Cup, before losing to Burnley.


1963–64 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1963–64 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Following the previous season's impressive performances and the acquisition of Kevin Lewis from Liverpool, many thought that Town's chances of promotion back to Division 1 for the first time since 1956. Town mainly won or lost their first 16 league games of the season. The form was inconsistent throughout a large portion of the season. Only during the second half of the season did Town's form start to stabilise, but it improved enough for Town not to be involved in a relegation dogfight to Division 3. They finished in 12th place with 40 points.


1963–64 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
The main high points of the season came in the FA Cup, when they beat Plymouth Argyle (one of 6 times Town met Argyle during the season), followed by an amazing win at Stamford Bridge over Division 1 Chelsea, before bowing out to Burnley at Turf Moor.


1963–64 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1963–64 IHL season
The 1963–64 IHL season was the 19th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Seven teams participated in the regular season, and the Toledo Blades won the Turner Cup.


1963–64 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1963–64 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1963–64 NCAA University Division basketball season. In the inaugural year of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Jim Goddard and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium, in Moscow, Idaho. They were 7–19 overall and 4–6 in conference play.


1963–64 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1963–64 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1963–64 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1963-64 Fighting Illini basketball team, playing in their first full season in Assembly Hall, dropped back from its previous championship season with a losing finish in the Big Ten and a mediocre overall record. Head coach Harry Combes guided the Illini to a 10-3 record after the first 13 games of the season only to see the team reverse trends and go 3-8 the rest of the way. Once again the Illini played in a mid-season tournament, playing in the Los Angeles Basketball Classic. During the tournament the Illini would face eventual national champion, UCLA.


1963–64 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1963-64 team utilized several returning lettermen including the leading scorer and team "MVP" Skip Thoren. It also saw the return of team captain Bill Edwards, juniors Tal Brody, Bogie Redmon, Bill McKeown as well as sophomores Don Freeman, Jim Vopicka and Larry Hinton to their lineup. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 6 wins and 8 losses, finishing in a 6th place tie in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 13 wins and 11 losses. The starting lineup included Skip Thoren at the center position, Tal Brody and Jim Vopicka at guard and Don Freeman and Bogie Redmon at the forward slots.


1963–64 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1963–64 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 23rd year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1963–64 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 15–9 and a conference record of 5–9, finishing 8th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.


1963–64 Inter Milan season, Season
Inter made their debut in the European Cup, due to the Scudetto won last year. Their first match was in Everton, resulting in a goalless draw. Jair, in the retour match, became the first scorer of the club in this competition. In the following rounds, Inter beat in order: Monaco (4–1 aggregate), Partizan Beograd (4–1) and Borussia Dortmund (4–2).


1963–64 Inter Milan season, Season
In the final, Inter faced off with Real Madrid who had defeated Milan (qualified as the reigning champion) in the quarter-finals. Some key men of the Spanish side, like Puskás and Di Stéfano, were about to turn 40 years old but had still wishes to win. Near the end of the first half, Sandro Mazzola scored with a shot from 25 metres. During the second half, Milani scored the goal to go up by two after Vicente's mistake. Felo marked the only point for Real Madrid, before Mazzola signed the final 3–1.


1963–64 Inter Milan season, Season
Inter won the trophy in its first attempt, conquering – at the same time – its first European honour. Four days later, Inter ended the domestic league equal with Bologna at 54 points. It led, for the only time in Serie A history, to a tie-break for the awarding of Italian title: Bologna won 2–0, qualifying for 1964–65 European Cup in which Inter was admitted as defending champion.


1963–64 Inter Milan season, Squad
Squad at the end of the seasonNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The sixth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1963–64 season. The competition was won by Zaragoza in a one-off final at Camp Nou in Barcelona against fellow Spaniards and defending champions Valencia. There was only one representative city team, from Copenhagen, with established sides filling all the other slots.


1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
1 Lausanne-Sport won 3–2 after extra time in a play-off to advance to the second round. 2 Juventus won 1–0 in a play-off to advance to the second round.


1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Quarter-finals
3 RFC Liegeois won 1–0 in a play-off in Liège to advance to the semi-finals.


1963–64 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Semi-finals
4 Zaragoza won 2–0 in a play-off in Zaragoza to advance to the final.


1963–64 Intertoto Cup
The 1963–64 Intertoto Cup was won by Slovnaft Bratislava who retained the trophy they had won the previous season, defeating Polonia Bytom in the final. The tournament was expanded for this season, with 48 clubs entering compared to 32 in previous years, including the first clubs from Belgium to play in the Intertoto Cup - this meant an additional knock-out round was added between the Group Stage and the Quarter-Finals.


1963–64 Intertoto Cup, Group stage
The teams were divided into twelve groups of four clubs each. The groups were divided geographically as 'A', for Belgium, France, Italy and Switzerland; 'B' for Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden and West Germany; and 'C' for Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Poland and Yugoslavia. The twelve group winners (shown in bold in the tables below) advanced to the knock-out rounds - where clubs from each of the three zones, 'A' 'B' and 'C', were kept apart.


1963–64 Intertoto Cup, Group stage, Group C1
The Sosnowiec v Jena match was abandoned after Jena ended up with too few players (due to injuries and sendings-offs), the score at the time was allowed to stand.


1963–64 Intertoto Cup, Quarter-finals
1 Odra Opole progressed to the Semi-finals on a coin toss.


1963–64 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1963–64 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1963–64 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his fifth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.


1963–64 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 10–16, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish tied for sixth place.


1963–64 Ipswich Town F.C. season
During the 1963–64 English football season, Ipswich Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. Just two years after being crowned champions of England, they finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the Second Division, setting several unwelcome club records along the way.


1963–64 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
After beating Burnley on the opening day of the season, Ipswich went 23 league and cup matches before registering their next win, the longest winless sequence in the club's history. A 10–1 drubbing at Fulham on Boxing Day remains Ipswich's heaviest ever defeat, though the nine-goal margin was equalled in 1995 when they lost 9–0 to Manchester United in the Premier League. They ended the campaign having shipped 121 league goals, the highest total ever conceded by Ipswich in a single season. In addition to the Fulham debacle, they lost 9–1 at Stoke City and were hit for six goals or more in a further five matches.


1963–64 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
The season saw the departure from Portman Road of the club's regular strike partnership of Ray Crawford and Ted Phillips. Crawford signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 1963 (although he would return to Ipswich for a second spell two years later) and Phillips joined Leyton Orient in March 1964. John Compton (to Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic) and Doug Moran (to Dundee United) would also move on before the start of the following season as manager Jackie Milburn began to break up Alf Ramsey's title-winning team.


1963–64 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Season summary
One of the season's few bright spots was the goalscoring of American-born Gerry Baker, older brother of Arsenal and England forward Joe Baker. Signed by Milburn for £25,000 from Hibernian in December 1963, Baker netted 18 times in 22 matches (including three hat-tricks) to finish the season as the club's leading scorer.


1963–64 Ipswich Town F.C. season, Kit
Ipswich's kit was almost identical to the one worn the previous season. Although there were no changes to the shirt, blue side panels were added to the shorts, and the socks changed from blue and white hoops to plain white with blue turnovers.


1963–64 Iraq Central FA First Division
The 1963–64 Iraq Central FA First Division was the 16th season of the Iraq Central FA League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). Prior to the season, Aliyat Al-Shorta won promotion by beating Al-Omma 3–1 after extra time on 29 June 1963. The tournament started on 31 October 1963, and the winners of the league were Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya who earned their third title. Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's Amer Jameel and Ammo Baba won the top scorer and best player awards respectively.


1963–64 Irish Cup
The 1963–64 Irish Cup was the 84th edition of Northern Ireland's premier football knock-out cup competition. It began on 22 February 1964, and concluded on 25 April with the final.


1963–64 Irish Cup
The trophy was won by Derry City, who won the trophy for the third time defeating Glentoran in the final. The defending champions were Linfield, who were defeated 2-0 in the first round by Crusaders.


1963–64 Irish Cup
There was also a qualifying round, which saw four junior teams qualify for the first round: Ballyclare Comrades (1-0 against Brantwood), Banbridge Town (1-0 against Larne), Carrick Rangers (4-3 against Queen's University), and Newry Town (2-1 against Dundela).


1963–64 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1963–64 comprised 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.


1963–64 Israel State Cup
The 1963–64 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 25th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 10th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1963–64 Israel State Cup
For this edition, which began on 21 September 1963, the IFA experimented with the competition's format, holding just one preliminary round, before entering all the teams, including Liga Leumit and Liga Alef teams into the competition in the second round. This move brought high scoring results in matches in which top tier teams met lower tier opponents, including a record 20–0 result in the match between Hapoel Ramat Gan and Liga Gimel team Beitar Ein Karem.


1963–64 Israel State Cup
The final, between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Haifa, took two replays to be settled, the first two matches ending with a 1–1 draw. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the third match 2–1 to win its 11th cup.


1963–64 Israel State Cup, Results, First round
The 98 first round matches were played on 21 September 1963. However, for 50 matches a walkover win was given as teams failed to show up or failed to invite a referee for the match.


1963–64 Israel State Cup, Results, Second round
In addition to the 49 match winners from the first round, all the other league teams, including Liga Leumit and Liga Alef teams entered the competition.


1963–64 Israel State Cup, Results, Third round
Most of the matches were played on 4 and 5 February 1964. However, due to weather conditions, some of the matches were played later during February 1964. Two ties took even longer to be settled. Maccabi Jaffa were beaten at home by Hapoel Ashkelon 3–4 (after leading 3–1 at the 85th minute and conceding three goals at the final five minutes), and appealed the result due to Hapoel Ashkelon fielding an ineligible player. Eventually the IFA ordered a replay, played on 17 June 1964, in which Maccabi Jaffa lost once again. A similar appeal in the tie between Hapoel Netanya and Hapoel Haifa, eventually won 2–0 by the former, resulted at first in a walkover win for Hapoel Haifa, and later in a replay, played on 5 September 1964, in which Hapoel Haifa won 6–1.


1963–64 Israel State Cup, Results, Fourth round
Following the third round, an intermediate round had to be played in order to bring the number of contestants to 32. 14 of the third round winners were drawn to play, while the other teams received a bye to the fifth round. Matches in this round were all played on 18 February 1964.


1963–64 Isthmian League
The 1963–64 season was the 49th in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1963–64 Isthmian League
The league was expanded up to twenty clubs after the Athenian League sides Enfield, Hendon, Hitchin Town and Sutton United were admitted.


1963–64 Isthmian League
Wimbledon were champions for the third season in a row, winning their eighth Isthmian League title. At the end of the season Wimbledon switched to the Southern Football League.


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
The 1963-64 Kangaroo tour was the eleventh Kangaroo tour, during which the Australian national rugby league team traveled to Europe and played thirty-six matches against British and French club and representative teams. It included three Test matches against Great Britain for The Ashes, and three Tests against the French. The tour followed the 1959-60 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France and was followed by the 1967-68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France.


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, The squad's leadership
The Australian team was captain-coached by Western Suburbs Magpies Halfback Arthur Summons, though due to injury to Summons the test captaincy fell to St George Hooker Ian Walsh for Ashes series against Great Britain and the first test against France. In the five matches in which neither Summons nor Walsh played, the Kangaroos were captained by Barry Muir (against Featherstone), Ken Irvine (Rochdale), Noel Kelly (Cumberland), Reg Gasnier (Pyrenees) and Brian Hambly (Les Espoirs (French Colts)). The team was managed by Jack Lynch and Arthur Sparkes.


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, Touring squad
The Rugby League News published details of the touring team including each player's ages, weight, height and occupation. Match details - listing surnames of both teams and the point scorers - were included in E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook, as was a summary of the players' point-scoring. John Cleary, Ken Day, Peter Gallagher, John Gleeson and Barry Muir were selected from Queensland clubs. Earl Harrison, Paul Quinn and Barry Rushworth were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad had played for Sydney based clubs during the 1963 season.


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain
The Ashes series against Great Britain saw an aggregate crowd of 65,286 attending the Test series. The largest attendance of the tour came during the Kangaroos 50-12 second test win over Great Britain at Station Road in Swinton with 30,843 in attendance. The largest non-test attendance of the tour was 21,284 when the Kangaroos defeated St. Helens at Knowsley Road.


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, Test venues
The three Ashes series tests took place at the following venues.


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, The Ashes series, First Test
The first Ashes series test was played at the famous Wembley Stadium in London. Reg Gasnier ran in 3 of the Kangaroos 6 tries while his St George team mate and centre partner Graeme Langlands kicked 5 goals and crossed for his own try.


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, The Ashes series, First Test
In front of a small crowd of only 13,946 (in a stadium which at the time could hold up to 100,000 and earlier in the year had seen a crowd of 84,488 for the Challenge Cup Final), the Kangaroos kept the Lions scoreless with Neil Fox's lone goal the only score for the home side as Australia won 28-2.


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, The Ashes series, Second Test
The second test at Station Road in Swinton has gone down in rugby league folklore as the "Swinton Massacre". The Kangaroos ran riot, crossing for 12 tries to just 2 from the Lions. The 50-12 win was not only the Kangaroos highest ever score against Great Britain, it also saw Australia win The Ashes in England for the first time since 1911–12 and the first time an all-Australian team (the 1911–12 squad included New Zealand players) had won The Ashes in England.


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, The Ashes series, Second Test
British fans got a taste of Ken Irvine's legendary speed when he crossed for three long range tries while Reg Gasnier, Peter Dimond and Graeme Langlands all crossed for doubles with Langlands also kicking 7 goals for a personal tally of 20 points. Though on this day there was none better than Kangaroos lock forward Johnny Raper who while not scoring himself, had a hand in 9 of his teams 12 tries.


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, The Ashes series, Third Test
With pride on the line as no England or Great Britain team had ever lost a home series 3-0 to Australia, The Lions put in a much improved performance at Headingley in Leeds. The Rugby Football League had appointed "Sergeant Major" Eric Clay as the referee for the game. The two sides set about settling scores and the Australians felt Clay was biased. It is considered was one of the most brutal Tests ever played, with two Australians (Barry Muir and Brian Hambly) and one British player (Cliff Watson) being sent off. Muir who was sent off (for kicking) later told that he first told Clay "where to go" as he left the field, and later approached Clay after the game and said to him "You robbed us". According to Muir, Clay reportedly responded with "Barry, I've got to live here".


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, Great Britain, The Ashes series, Third Test
Ken Irvine, who scored Australia's only try for the match, repeated his efforts from the 1962 Ashes series by scoring a try in each test of an Ashes series.


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, France
The Rugby League News published a list of  in a February 1964 special issue.


1963–64 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, France, French Tests, First test
Although Ken Irvine was unavailable due to injury, The Kangaroos lost nothing with pace on the wing due to the selection of South Sydney flyer and dual-rugby international Michael Cleary who 12 months earlier had won the Bronze Medal in the 100 yards sprint at the 1962 Commonwealth Games. However it wasn't enough as the tourists were defeated 8-5 by a determined French.


1963–64 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1963–64 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1963–64 college men's basketball season.


1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Tex Winter, innovator of the Triangle offense and future member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, who was in his 11th year at the helm. The Wildcats finished with a record of 22–7 (12–2 Big 8), and reached the Final Four.


1963–64 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.


1963–64 Kuwaiti Premier League
1963–64 Kuwaiti Premier League was the 3rd season of the First League Division.


1963–64 Kuwaiti Premier League, Overview
In the third season, it almost witnessed the end of Al Arabi's monopoly on the title after a great competition with Al-Qadsia and the participation of the same six teams in the previous season. Al-Arabi and Al-Qadsia were equal on points after Al-Qadsia inflicted the first defeat of Al-Arabi 2–0 in the last match in the league, and they were equal on points with 18 points for both teams, with Al-Arabi an advantage by goal difference. In the deciding match to determine the league champion, Al-Arabi managed to maintain its title after defeating Al-Qadsia 2–1 to achieve the third title in a row, scoring 42 goals and conceding 9 goals.


1963–64 La Liga
The 1963–64 La Liga was the 33rd season since its establishment. The season started on September 15, 1963, and finished on April 26, 1964.


1963–64 Lancashire Cup
1963–64 was the fifty-first occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.


1963–64 Lancashire Cup
St. Helens won the trophy  by beating Leigh by the score of 15-4


1963–64 Lancashire Cup
The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 21,231 and receipts were £3,857


1963–64 Lancashire Cup
This was the fourth of five consecutive Lancashire Cup final wins for St. Helens, and what is more, the fourth of the seven occasions on which the club will win the trophy in the nine-year period.


1963–64 Lancashire Cup, Background
With again no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14.


1963–64 Lancashire Cup, Background
The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round


1963–64 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved  7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs


1963–64 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1963–64 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played in Blackpool's new stadium2 * Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1992 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2


1963–64 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Shamrock Rovers won the championship.


1963–64 Libyan Premier League
The 1963–64 Libyan Premier League was the first edition of the competition, the first football competition at national level. The recently founded Libyan Football Federation organised the competition.


1963–64 Libyan Premier League
Prior to this, competitive football in Libya was played at regional level (since 1918). There were three Provincial Championships, Western, Eastern and Southern. The regional champions at the time came together to contest the first national title. They were:


1963–64 Libyan Premier League
Hilal Sebha withdrew from the competition due to lack of resources, meaning that Ahly Benghazi and Ahly Tripoli faced a  two-legged playoff tie, the winners of which would be crowned Libyan Premier League champions for the 1963–64 season.


1963–64 Libyan Premier League
Ahly Tripoli win the Libyan Premier League with a 2–0 aggregate scoreline.


1963–64 Liga Alef
The 1963–64 Liga Alef season saw Maccabi Netanya (champions of the North Division) and Beitar Tel Aviv (champions of the South Division) win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit.


1963–64 Liga Alef
The following season, Liga Alef expanded to 16 clubs in each division.


1963–64 Liga Bet
The 1963–64 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Safed,  Hapoel Netanya, Beitar Lod and Hapoel Ashkelon win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.


1963–64 Liga Bet
Second placed clubs, Beitar Haifa, Hapoel Ra'anana, Beitar Harari Tel Aviv and Maccabi Holon were also promoted, as Liga Alef expanded to 16 clubs in each division. also, as there was an odd number of clubs for next season Liga Alef (15 teams competed in Liga Leumit), another promotion spot given to the best third placed club (rather than promotion playoffs), which was Hapoel Bnei Nazareth.


1963–64 Liga Española de Baloncesto
The 1963–64 season was the 8th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. Real Madrid won the title.


1963–64 Liga Española de Baloncesto, Relegation playoffs
Teams qualified between 4th and 6th played the relegation playoffs. Only two teams remained in the league: Canoe NC and CD Mataró.


1963–64 Liga Gimel
The 1963–64 Liga Gimel season saw 155 clubs competing in 16 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.


1963–64 Liga Gimel
Hapoel Hulata, Hapoel Beit Eliezer, Beitar Beit Lid, Hapoel Shefayim, Beitar Petah Tikva, Beitar Ramat Gan, Beitar Rehovot, ASA Jerusalem, Hapoel Kiryat Malakhi and Hapoel Be'eri won their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Bet.


1963–64 Liga Gimel
Promotion play-offs, held in neutral venues, were contested between six other regional division winners and saw Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on, Hapoel Yagur and Hapoel Ashdod win over Hapoel Beit She'an, Al-Amal Acre and Hapoel Dimona


1963–64 Liga Gimel
15 clubs did not finish the season due to suspensions and withdrawals, which were: Hapoel Kfar Baruch, Hapoel Neve Eitan, Hapoel Givat Oz, Hapoel Ma'alot, Hapoel Shlomi, Hapoel Matzuva, Hapoel Kadima, Hapoel HaKochav Or Yehuda, Hapoel Zarnuga, Hapoel Mishmar HaSharon, Hapoel Nir Yitzhak, Maccabi Jerusalem, Maccabi Kfar Ata, Beitar Mahane Israel and Beitar Ramat HaSharon.


1963–64 Liga Gimel, Promotion play-offs
Beitar Kiryat Tiv'on, Hapoel Yagur and Hapoel Ashdod promoted to Liga Bet. Hapoel Ashdod promoted after their opponents, Hapoel Dimona, did not show up for the match.


1963–64 Liga Leumit
The 1963–64 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Ramat Gan win their first, and to date only championship. They were the first club to win the title the season after being promoted, having been in Liga Alef the previous season.


1963–64 Liga Leumit
Maccabi Jaffa's Israel Ashkenazi was the league's top scorer with 21 goals, whilst Hapoel Lod were relegated at the end of their first season in the top division.


1963–64 Liverpool F.C. season
Liverpool F.C. won its first championship title since 1946-47, thanks to a spectacular performance in its only second season in the top flight, following a lengthy stay in the Second Division. Manager Bill Shankly was hailed for the success, which meant the Scot had turned Liverpool from an average team in the Second Division to league champions in a little more than four years. Roger Hunt scored 31 league goals, while partner Ian St John managed 21 and Alf Arrowsmith 15, the trio being vital for the side that scored a club record 92 goals in the First Division.


1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1963–64 NBA season was the Lakers' 16th season in the NBA and fourth season in Los Angeles.


1963–64 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team
The 1963–64 Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team represented Loyola University Chicago. The head coach was George Ireland. The Ramblers finished with a 22–6 record after finishing as the third place team for the Mideast region of the NCAA tournament.


1963–64 Luxembourg National Division
The 1963–64 Luxembourg National Division was the 50th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1963–64 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and FC Aris Bonnevoie won the championship.


1963–64 MJHL season
The Brandon Wheat Kings won for the third year in a row, and  fourth in five years. The win on March 8, 1964, in Fort Frances was the first time the Wheat Kings won the Turnbull Memorial Trophy not playing on home ice.


1963–64 MJHL season, League notes
The MJHL expands to Fort Frances, with the Fort Frances Royals joining the league.


1963–64 MJHL season, All-Star game
The SJHL click for three unanswered goals in the third period, two within 25 seconds, to beat the MJHL 5-2 in the 3rd annual Manitoba - Saskatchewan all-star game was played in Brandon on February 3. Ron Boehm, Fran Huck, Gary Holland, Wayne Doll, and Larry Mickey scored for Saskatchewan, who with the win, retain the Charlie Gardner Memorial Trophy. Replying for the Manitoba were Jim Irving and Felix LaVallee. MJHL Lineup:


1963–64 Macedonian Republic League
The 1963–64 Macedonian Republic League was the 21st since its establishment. Bregalnica Štip won their first championship title.


1963–64 Maltese Premier League
The 1963–64 Maltese First Division was the 49th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship.


1963–64 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1963–64 season was Manchester United's 62nd season in the Football League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of English football. United failed to win any major trophies this season, but they made a strong challenge for the three major prizes, finishing second in the league, reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup and the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup. A notable debutant this season was 17-year-old Northern Irish forward George Best, whose debut came in the league against West Bromwich Albion on 14 September 1963. The highly promising Best turned out a total of 17 times for United that season, scoring four goals. Striker Denis Law had an outstanding season, scoring 30 goals in the league and a total of 46 in all competitions.


1963–64 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1963–64 season was Mansfield Town's 27th season in the Football League and 3rd in the Third Division, they finished in 7th position with 51 points.


1963–64 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1963–64 season.


1963–64 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
The season was contested by 14 teams, and Guadalajara won the championship.


1963–64 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
Promotional tournament was held to increase the number of teams for the 1964–65 season to 16. Nacional finished in first place, and was not to be relegated from the Primera Division. Veracruz finished in second place, and was promoted to Primera Division.


1963–64 Mexican Primera División season, Promotion tournament
In order to increase the number of team from 14 to 16 for the 1964-65 the league made a playoff. The top 2 teams would be in Primera Division. The playoff was composed of the lowest team from Primera division and the 2nd-5th teams in the standings from Segunda Division as Cruz Azul had earned automatic promotion. The playoff was played between January 16 and February 6 1964. All games were played in Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City.


1963–64 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1963–64 Mexican Segunda División was the 14th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 29 June 1963 and concluded on 7 February 1964. It was won by Cruz Azul. For the following season, the Primera División had an expansion from 14 to 16 teams, for which a promotion playoff was played at the end of this season.


1963–64 Mexican Segunda División season, Promotion Playoff
In order to increase the number of team from 14 to 16 for the 1964-65 season the league made a playoff. The playoff was composed of the lowest team from Primera division and the 2nd-5th teams in the standings from Segunda Division as Cruz Azul had earned automatic promotion. The playoff was played between January 16 and February 6 1964. All games were played in Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1963–64 season. The team played its home games at Fielding H. Yost Field House on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Under the direction of head coach Dave Strack, the team tied for the Big Ten Conference Championship with the Ohio State Buckeyes. This was the first of three consecutive Big Ten titles and Michigan's first visit to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Final Four.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
According to the Michigan's Basketball media guide, during the season junior Bill Buntin led the Big Ten conference in rebounding, although the Big Ten records, which count only conference games, do not recognize this fact. The team earned the Big Ten team statistical championships for both scoring defense (75.5) and scoring margin (10.3). Sophomore Cazzie Russell led the team in scoring with 24.8, while Buntin added 23.2 points per game. The team spent the entire 15-week season ranked in the Associated Press Top Ten Poll, ending the season ranked number two after starting the season ranked number eight.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The team also finished the season ranked number two in the final UPI Coaches' Poll. Bob Cantrell served as team captain, while Russell earned team MVP. Buntin earned All-American recognition. During the season, Russell established the school single-season point total record with 670. On December 11, 1963, against the Butler Bulldogs, Buntin made all eleven of his field goals which is the best 100% shooting night in Michigan history. Russell made 150 of 178 free throws to establish the school single-season free throw percentage record of 84.27, which stood for 32 years and continues to be the highest percentage by a Wolverine sophomore. Buntin made 151 free throws which was a school record that Russell eclipsed the following season.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
In the 25-team 1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Michigan had an opening round bye before defeating the Loyola Ramblers 84–80 and the Ohio Bobcats 69–57 to win the Mideast region. In the final four, the team lost to a Jeff Mullins-led Duke Blue Devils team 91–80 before defeating Kansas State 100–90 in the consolation game. In the tournament Buntin set an NCAA tournament final four single-game record by making 15 free throws on March 21 against the Wildcats. The record was broken the following season on March 20, 1965. Although the team lost in the national semi-finals, it would return its two key stars and reach the finals of the 1965 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament the following season.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Four players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season
The 1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team represented the University of Michigan in college ice hockey. In its seventh year under head coach Al Renfrew, the team compiled a 24–4–1 record (12–2 against Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) opponents) and outscored all opponents 217 to 80. The Wolverines advanced to the 1964 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. They defeated the Providence Friars in the first round of the Frozen Four and then defeated the Denver Pioneers by a 6–3 score in the national championship game in Denver, Colorado.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season
Goalie Bob Gray was chosen as the Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament. He had four shutouts and a .914 save percentage for the season. The team's leading scorer was junior forward Gary Butler with 38 goals, 30 assists, and 68 total points. Team captain Gordon Wilkie followed with 16 goals, 51 assists, and 67 total points. The team set a new program record with 24 wins, eclipsing the old record of 23 set in the 1949–50 season.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
Michigan was looking for redemption after an abysmal season the year before where they finished dead-last in the WCHA and went winless in the Big Ten. The team was fairly young, with only four seniors on the roster (Gary Butler, Ron Coristine, Bob Gray and team captain Gordon Wilkie) but this year's sophomore class turned out to be one of the best.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
The Wolverines opened at home against Queen's, winning both games 9–5 and piling up 141 shots in the two contests. After a weekend off the maize and Blue played host to Toronto and split the series. The second game provided Michigan with their first shutout since December 1960, coincidentally that was also against the Varsity Blues.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
The team closed up shop during the winter break and returned to the ice a week before the spring semester began with a trip to Minnesota where they played a pair of series against the Golden Gophers and Minnesota–Duluth. After dominating the Bulldogs Michigan opened their conference schedule with a 5–1 win against Minnesota before their Big Ten rival repaid the favor with a 6–5 victory. The Wolverine's offense was firing on all cylinders at this time with the team averaging 7 goals per game.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
Gary Butler was leading in all three scoring categories (15 goals, 12 assists, 27 points) while the top line of Butler-Wilkie-Cole had combined to nearly equal all their opponent's goal totals (26 vs. 28). As the second semester began the team welcomed a new addition in Mel Wakabayashi. The Wolverines celebrated by thoroughly dominating visiting Loyola in two games, outscoring their opponents 26-3 in the series. Eleven different players scored goals against the Warriors but it was sophomore Wilf Martin who led the way with 5 goals and 4 assists over the weekend. With Michigan having built their record to 8–2 head coach Al Renfrew thought his team had a chance to be better than his third-place squad two years earlier but it still had work to do.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
The following weekend Michigan Tech arrived in town and though they were having a relatively poor season the Huskies had typically given Michigan a good showing. In the first game the Wolverines were the better team from the start, winning 6–2 with some heroics from Bob Gray in the middle frame. The second game was a much tighter affair with Gray and Tech netminder Garry Bauman keeping everyone off of the scoresheet until 3 seconds remained in the second when Wilf Martin broke the tie. The floodgates opened in the third with MTU and Michigan exchanging goals 6 times before sophomore Barry MacDonald salted the game away and the Wolverines skated off with a 5–3 victory.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
After downing a bad Colorado College team in two home games, Michigan went on the road to play two Ohio teams for the first time in program history. In the game against Ohio Michigan got off to a fast start and never looked back, scoring seven times in the opening frame. The Bobcats responded in the second, upping their play and coming close to scoring several times but Bob Gray kept everything out of the net. The extra effort seemed to sap Ohio who were outshot 21–2 in the third period and allowed a further 6 goals.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
Gray's shutout was his third of the season and set a new team record. The following night Michigan took on football rival Ohio State in the Buckeyes' first season on the ice. Because Ohio State was hampered by injuries the teams agreed to play with a running clock but that still didn't prevent Michigan from establishing several new program records. Michigan scored 21 goals to set both a program record and an NCAA record (since tournament play began) not only for the most goals scored in a game but for the largest margin of victory.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
The offensive outburst also raised Michigan's production to more than 9 goals per game. Backup goaltender Bill Bieber was in net and recorded the first shutout of his varsity career while Bob Gray played center and scored the first goals of his college career, including the 18th marker of the game that broke the previous program record.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
The Wolverines returned to Michigan and began a home-and-home series against arch-rival Michigan State. The Maize and Blue won the first game 2–0 with bob Gray earning his fourth shutout of the season, increasing his program record and establishing a mark that wouldn't be broken until 1996. The win was also the third consecutive shutout for Michigan, a record that still stands (as of 2018). In the second Game Michigan scored early and shortly thereafter MSU's starting netminder, Harry Woolf, had to be removed due to back spasms.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
Backup Alex Terpay stopped several breakaways but the Spartans were outmatched and Michigan scored the next four goals before MSU could answer. State's first goal, at 16:12 in the second, ended a 232 and 18 second shutout streak for the Wolverines that had begun two weeks earlier against Colorado College; It is by far the longest such period in team history.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
Michigan continued their Big Ten and WCHA dominance the following week with a pair of wins against Minnesota before hitting the road again and heading to Houghton. Michigan suffered only their third loss of the season in a fight-filled affair with Tech while Bauman held Michigan to a season-low 1 goal. With Bieber in net for the second game Michigan rebounded to earn a split while Michigan Tech lost Scott Watson for the season with a broken leg. Michigan finished out their schedule with a second home-and-home series against MSU, winning both games easily to finish atop both the Big Ten and WCHA standings. It was the Wolverines third Big Ten title and their first WCHA crown since the league had reformed in 1959.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
Because of the peculiarities of the WCHA schedule requirement, Michigan had not played either Denver or North Dakota during the season. While the Fighting Sioux had a relatively poor season, Denver had finished second in the league and likely would have put up much tougher competition that the Wolverines had faced to that point. In any event the Wolverines used their top billing to host Michigan Tech in the WCHA first round series.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
While Renfrew didn't think his team played particularly well the Wolverines skated away with a narrow 4–3 victory in the first game with Wilf Martin recording the game-winner. With only a 1-goal lead to work with Michigan had to scramble when Tech opened the scoring with a goal in the first. The Wolverines tied the game before the frame ended but MTU got their second lead early in the middle period. Michigan responded with two goals of their own before exchanging a pair late to enter the third with Michigan up 4–3.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
Tech refused to quit and opened a barrage on Bob Gray, scoring twice to take the lead 5–4. While Michigan Tech was ahead after 60 minutes the series was now tied at 8 goals apiece and Michigan played in its first overtime game of the season. It took two extra periods to decide the series but in the end it was Blue's Jack Cole who sent Michigan to the WCHA title game.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
Michigan welcomed Denver into Ann Arbor and, despite hiving to travel from Colorado after having played the night before, the Pioneers were the team with live legs. Denver scored twice in the first five minutes of the game and while Michigan halved their lead the Wolverines were uncharacteristically lethargic after their double overtime victory. Michigan had several chances to score but could only find the back of the net twice while DU was able to put six behind Bob Gray on only 16 shots.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
Despite the unsatisfying finish to the conference tournament, Michigan's runner-up finish and WCHA regular season title earned them the second western seed and the Wolverines headed to Denver to participate in their 12th NCAA championship. Michigan opened against ECAC Hockey champion Providence and squeaked by the Friars 3–2 to set up a rematch with Denver for the NCAA championship. Playing in their home building, the Pioneers started the game by firing 15 shots on goal in the first but Bob Gray turned everything away, allowing Wilf Martin to open the scoring with just under 2 minutes left.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
Wakabayashi increased the Wolverines' lead with a power play marker early in the second and was followed soon thereafter by Jack Cole to build the Michigan lead to 3–0. Denver was able to close the gap with two goals in the final 15 minutes of the period but when Cole scored his second of the night early in the third Michigan put the pressure on the Pioneers. Future NHLer Wayne Smith cut the lead to 1 just before the half-way point of the period but Michigan's offense took over and scored twice more to take revenge on Denver and win their seventh National championship, the first under Renfrew.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
Wilkie, Polanic and Gray were named to All-Tournament first team while MacDonald and Wakabayashi made it onto the second team. Gray received the tournament MOP for his stellar play.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Season
After the season Wilkie and Polanic were named as AHCA All-Americans and were joined by Butler on the All-WCHA First Team. Renfrew received the WCHA Coach of the Year while Polanic was awarded the WCHA Sophomore of the Year. For the only time in league history (as of 2018) the WCHA did not name a Most Valuable Player.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, Schedule
During the season, Michigan compiled a 24–4–1. Its schedule was as follows.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1964 championship game
The 1964 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was held at University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado, on March 20 and 21, 1964. The teams invited to participate in the Frozen Four were the Providence Friars and the RPI Engineers from the East and Michigan and the Denver Pioneers from the West.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1964 championship game
On March 20, 1964, Michigan defeated Providence by a 3–2 score in a semifinal game. Michigan trailed, 2–1, but tied the game on a goal by Ron Coristine at 12:33 of the third period. Gary Butler scored the winning goal on a pass from Gordon Wilkie at 15:23 of the third period.


1963–64 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey season, 1964 championship game
On March 21, 1964, the Wolverines faced the Denver Pioneers in the championship game. Michigan had lost to Denver by a 6–2 score in the finals of the WCHA Tournament one week earlier in Ann Arbor. In the NCAA championship game, Michigan took a 1–0 lead after 18 minutes of play on a goal by Wilf Martin. The Wolverines increased the lead to 2–0 with a goal by center Mel Wakabayashi at 2:19 of the second period. One minute later, they extended the lead to 3–0 on a goal by Jack Cole. Denver closed the score to 4–3 in the third period. Michigan scored twice in the final four minutes. Center Mel Wakabayashi and Jack Cole each scored two goals for Michigan.


1963–64 Midland Football League
The 1963–64 Midland Football League season was the 64th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.


1963–64 Midland Football League, Clubs
The league featured 19 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with three new clubs:


1963–64 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1963–64 Montenegrin Republic League was 19th season of Montenegrin Republic League. Season started in August 1963 and finished in May 1964.


1963–64 Montenegrin Republic League, Season
Except the teams from previous year, a new member of the competition was Zeta. They replaced a last placed team from previous season (Arsenal). At the end of 18 weeks long competition, OFK Titograd won the title, with only single point more than Lovćen. With that result, Titograd participated in the qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League. Last-placed Zeta was relegated.


1963–64 Montenegrin Republic League, Season, Qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League
Titograd played in the qualifiers for 1964-65 Second League - East. They were defeated by champion of Republic League of SR Macedonia - Bregalnica Štip, so didn't get promotion to higher level.


1963–64 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
On season 1963–64, two Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. Both of them (Budućnost and Sutjeska) participated in 1963–64 Yugoslav Second League.


1963–64 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1963–64 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 55th season of play. The team placed first in the regular season, earning top seed in the playoffs, but lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the semi-finals.


1963–64 Montreal Canadiens season, Draft picks
Montreal's draft picks at the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1963–64 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1963–64 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 8th edition of that football competition.


1963–64 Moroccan Throne Cup
In case of draws, either a penalty shoot-out or the match would be replayed at the opponents' ground.


1963–64 Moroccan Throne Cup
Kawkab Marrakech beat Wydad Athletic Club 3–2 in the final, played at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. Kawkab Marrakech won the cup for the second time, and the second time in a row.


1963–64 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament
The final took place between the two winning semi-finalists, Kawkab Marrakech and Wydad Athletic Club, on 28 June 1964 at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. The match was refereed by Salih Mohamed Boukkili. It was the fourth final for Wydad AC, who had never won the competition, and the third for KAC Marrakech, who were in their third final, and second consecutive. The club had won their first title the previous season. KAC Marrakech scored the first couple of goals, thanks to Abdelkrim Zaidani, known as Krimou ( 35'), and an og from Lahcen ( 54' (og)).


1963–64 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament
Wydad responded with a goal from Bouzidi ( 56'), and an equaliser from Mohamed Khalfi ( 66'). However, the Casablancan comeback was in vain, thanks to KAC Marrakech scoring a final goal through Khaldi ( 87'). It was the second consecutive win for Kawkab Marrakech in the competition, and the fourth defeat for Wydad, who were yet to win a title.


1963–64 NBA season
The 1963–64 NBA season was the 18th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 6th straight NBA Championship, beating the San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap
The NBA continued to increase its interests this season, setting another attendance record and increasing its revenue from televised games. The growing interest in the league was certainly  a direct result of the arrival of talented players from the college ranks. Players arriving in the league in recent seasons still rank among the greatest to ever play in the NBA decades later.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams
Two teams dominated much of the league's attention this year.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Celtics
The first were the Boston Celtics, which had by now become the game's greatest dynasty ever. Retirement had claimed 50s superstar Bob Cousy but Red Auerbach's club barely slowed down with his absence. Cousy's replacement was a defensive specialist named K.C. Jones, who continued Auerbach's emphasis on defense along with forward Tom 'Satch' Sanders and center Bill Russell. While Boston could surely still pass and score, it was their defensive emergence, led by the incredible Russell, that was now leading a streak of NBA titles.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Celtics
Russell led the league in rebounds and was one of two high-volume shot blockers now dominating the NBA. The Celtics had six scorers over ten-points per game and two more over eight. Auerbach's sixth man, John Havlicek, was the team's leading scorer at 20 per game. This combination of active defense and unselfish shooting got Boston a league-high 59 wins in 80 NBA games.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Royals
Few considered the Celtics beatable, but the Cincinnati Royals surprised and excited fans with their team this year, easily the NBA's most popular. Coach Jack McMahon, a former Royals player from their Rochester days, finally got his man to help superstar Oscar Robertson. Jerry Lucas had arrived from the folded ABL and immediately elevated his club to contender. He led the league in shooting accuracy at 53%, but was careful not to disrupt the established shooting of Robertson, Jack Twyman and Wayne Embry. Lucas was also third in the NBA in rebounds and a willing passer.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Royals
The most popular player in Ohio history, thanks to his now-legendary high school and college career, Lucas was a boost to attendance at home and on the road as well. Lucas was the fourth straight Rookie of the Year named who had starred on the 1960 U.S. Olympic basketball squad, which, decades later, is still considered by many as the best amateur team ever. The Royals roster had, at one point, five members of that roster this year.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Royals
Overshadowed slightly by Lucas's arrival, Oscar Robertson still had an MVP-caliber year with another legendary performance for the Royals. His 840 field goals made were second in the league, boosted further by an NBA-high 800 free throws made at an 85% clip. By the strict rules of the day, Robertson still averaged eleven assists per game, quarterbacking the league's best offense. The racehorse game now being played produced plenty of available rebounds. Robertson, likely the best rebounding guard ever, hauled down an average of nine per game. It was another rare all-around performance that had some wondering if Robertson, not Wilt Chamberlain or Bill Russell, was the greatest player in league history. Robertson's 31.4 points per game led a balanced lineup for the Royals that won 55 games, chasing Boston hotly all season long.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Warriors
After these 50-game winners in the East Division, there were also three 40-game winners in the West Division of the NBA this year.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Warriors
The San Francisco Warriors, in their second season in California, won the West with 48 wins in 80 NBA games. Their leader was again superstar Wilt Chamberlain. Wilt tried 2298 shots in his 80 games, easily a league high, and made a league-high 1204 field goals at a 52% clip. A poor foul shooter, Wilt still had a league-high 1016 tries to help boost his 36.9 scoring average, which again led all NBA players. Wilt was second in rebounds, first or second in shots blocked, and first in minutes played with an average of 46 minutes per 48-minute NBA game. Expanding his game to include passing, Wilt edged past Russell to finish sixth in the NBA assists column as well. The Warriors had five other ten-point scorers and a potential future star in rookie Nate Thurmond under coach Alex Hannum.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Hawks
Second in the West were the St. Louis Hawks, led by Bob Pettit. The 31-year-old star was fourth in the NBA in scoring and fifth in rebounds. His 608 free throws made were second-most in the league also. Coach Harry Gallatin's starting five had balanced support for Pettit, and a number of former ABL stars on the bench, including Bill Bridges.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers went 42–38 in their fourth year in California. They were led by the super tandem of Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. West threw in 28.7 points per game with 48% shooting from the floor and 83% shooting from the foul line. With an all-around game that rivaled Oscar Robertson's, West added six assists and six rebounds per game and excellent defense in the backcourt that produced a number of steals each game. Every bit West's equal was Baylor. The 29-year-old averaged 25.4 points per game.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Lakers
The 6'6 forward also hauled in twelve rebounds per game and dished 4.4 assists. Fred Schaus's starting five well-supported the two big stars and the Lakers also had a good bench, but so-so center play continued to be the team's Achille's heel. Baylor, in fact, sometimes had to play that position himself, another example of his incredible all-around game.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Bullets
The Baltimore Bullets played their first NBA season in the West Division, making the former Chicago club a curiosity. The impact of this is that the Cincinnati Royals would have to beat Boston to make the NBA Finals, their second-best league record notwithstanding. San Francisco, with the league's third-best mark, would have the clear shot from the West instead.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Postseason
Three teams in each division made the playoffs, with the second and third place teams meeting in the first round. The division winner then met that winner in the second round to produce NBA Finalists. Only three NBA teams out of nine failed to make those playoffs. Cincinnati edged the 34–46 Philadelphia 76ers three games to two in a surprisingly close series where each team won their home games. Cincinnati, luckily, had three of them. The St. Louis Hawks beat the Lakers 3–2 along the same lines.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Postseason
A rested Boston club sent the Royals a clear message in the East Final in winning four of five games. Coach Jack McMahon had been roundly criticized for trading reserve forward Bob Boozer at mid-season. Boozer had become a reserve with the arrival of Lucas. Now a starter for lowly New York Knicks, the Royals clearly missed their former teammate at playoff time when bench depth is a key consideration. San Francisco dismissed the Hawks four games to three. A knee injury to St. Louis center Zelmo Beaty limited his effectiveness.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Postseason, Finals
A classic Russell vs. Wilt matchup marked the NBA Finals. Chamberlain tried and made the most shots, tried the most free throws, pulled down the most rebounds, and perhaps blocked the most shots of any player in the playoffs by a clear margin. But he and his supporting cast were no match for Boston, who got strong performances from Sam Jones and John Havlicek, while Russell nearly matched rebounds and blocks with Wilt in the middle. The series only went five games, with Boston clearly the winner in four of them.


1963–64 NBA season, Season recap, Postseason, Finals
Boston had won eight of ten games decisively against the league's next two best records to clearly prove they were in their own class as basketball's best team. They broke the record for most consecutive championships won by a single team in all four of the major North American professional sports leagues, besting the New York Yankees, who had won five straight World Series from 1949 to 1953.


1963–64 NBA season, Playoff bracket
* Division winnerBold Series winnerItalic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals


1963–64 NBA season, Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.


1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
The 1963–64 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.


1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings, AP Poll
All AP polls for this season included only ten ranked teams.


1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
The 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1963, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1964 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 21, 1964, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The UCLA Bruins won their first NCAA national championship with a 98–83 victory over the Duke Blue Devils.


1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The Top 10 from the AP Poll and the Top 20 from the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.


1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season
The 1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1963 and concluded with the 1964 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 21, 1964 at the University of Denver Arena in Denver, Colorado. This was the 17th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 69th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season
This was the final year where no distinction in classification was made for NCAA ice hockey. The following year saw 14 members of the ECAC drop down to a new College Division to separate teams on a more equal financial footing. While some would resurface at the D-I level in later years most would remain in the lower-tier leagues.


1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season
This was the first season of play for both Wisconsin and Ohio State as university sponsored clubs. While both were members of the Big Ten Conference they did not play the other three member schools and thus did not qualify for the informal ice hockey conference.


1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1963–64 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1963–64 NHL season
The 1963–64 NHL season was the 47th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Toronto Maple Leafs won their third consecutive Stanley Cup by defeating the Detroit Red Wings four games to three in the final series.


1963–64 NHL season, Offseason
The biggest trade of the offseason took place in June 1963, with the New York Rangers and the Montreal Canadiens swapping starting goaltenders. Ranger Gump Worsley went to Montreal, along with Dave Balon, Leon Rochefort and minor-leaguer Len Ronson, for six-time Vezina Trophy winner Jacques Plante – whose relationship with Canadiens' coach Toe Blake had seriously soured – along with Don Marshall and Phil Goyette. Among other noteworthy transactions was the Boston Bruins drafting former Norris Trophy winner Tom Johnson from Montreal.


1963–64 NHL season, Offseason
Howie Young of the Red Wings, who'd likewise worn out his welcome in Detroit, was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks for goaltender Roger Crozier, who would make an immediate impact in Detroit. Billy Reay, the former coach of the Maple Leafs who had been coaching the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League, was named coach of the Black Hawks, a position he would hold for a record thirteen seasons.


1963–64 NHL season, Offseason
At the league meeting on June 5, the governors noted the death of William Northey, who had died in April at age 92, and established a memorial on behalf of Montreal Children's Hospital in Northey's name. It was announced at the league's October 4 meeting that Ron Andrews would replace Ken McKenzie, whose work as publisher and editor of The Hockey News was taking priority, as the NHL's director of publicity. Furthermore, the waiver rules were liberalized, so that a player not on the 20-man protected list submitted in June could be dispatched to the minors without clearing waivers.


1963–64 NHL season, Offseason
The 17th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on October 5 in Toronto and resulted in a 3–3 tie between the Stanley Cup champion Maple Leafs and the NHL All-Stars. Frank Mahovlich, who scored on two of Toronto's goals and assisted on the third, was named Most Valuable Player. Stan Mikita of the Black Hawks, the First Team All-Star center, at the time unsigned, was not permitted to play. Unusually, six All-Stars were named from the Boston Bruins – John Bucyk, Leo Boivin, Murray Oliver, Dean Prentice, Doug Mohns and Tom Johnson – the most of any other team, although the Bruins had finished the 1963 season in last place.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
Plante made his debut as a Ranger on October 9 against Chicago, losing 3–1 and being cut by an elbow from Black Hawk Johnny McKenzie. He fared no better four nights later in the home opener in Montreal against the Canadiens, losing 6–2 in the Forum while the fans both applauded and jeered their former goaltender.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
While Mikita signed his contract in time for the start of the season, star defenceman Carl Brewer of the Maple Leafs was a holdout and claimed he was going to retire from hockey to attend the University of Toronto; contract terms were agreed upon by the end of October.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
Montreal defeated the Red Wings 6–4 in Detroit, but the highlight of the game was Gordie Howe scoring his 544th goal to tie Maurice Richard's all-time career goal scoring mark and he drew a five-minute ovation from the capacity crowd.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
Toronto defeated Montreal 6–3 at Maple Leaf Gardens on October 30 in a penalty-filled game; the most prominent fight featured Canadien Terry Harper and Maple Leaf Bob Pulford who drew fighting majors. There were two lasting consequences; Canadien goaltender Gump Worsley badly pulled his hamstring in the match and was eventually replaced by Charlie Hodge for the remainder of the season. Furthermore, on November 8, Maple Leaf Gardens became the first arena in the NHL to have separate penalty boxes installed.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
The first penalty shot of the season was taken on November 3, with the Canadiens defeating the Rangers 5–3 in Madison Square Garden. Don Marshall, having been tripped by Jean Beliveau of Montreal, took the shot, but Canadien goaltender Charlie Hodge made the save. Nonetheless, the Rangers' management was not happy with the officiating of referee Vern Buffey, and called for the removal of referee-in-chief Carl Voss, a demand rejected by league president Clarence Campbell.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
Detroit defeated the Canadiens 3–0 on November 10. Famously, two longtime career records were set in this match. Gordie Howe scored a shorthanded goal on Charlie Hodge for his 545th career goal, breaking Maurice Richard's record. Further, Detroit netminder Terry Sawchuk recorded his 94th career NHL shutout, tying him with George Hainsworth as the all-time NHL shutout leader. Howe would hold the all-time career goalscoring record for thirty seasons until broken by Wayne Gretzky in 1994, while Sawchuk would hold the all-time shutout record for forty-five seasons, when it was broken in 2009 by Martin Brodeur.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
By late November it was clear to Ranger management that Doug Harvey had lost his form entirely and was given his release. He finished out the season in the AHL with the Quebec Aces.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
Another career milestone fell on December 4, when Andy Hebenton of the Bruins broke the all-time career iron man streak, playing in his 581st consecutive game, to surpass Johnny Wilson's mark. He would extend the streak to 630 games, his last in the NHL, while continuing his career in the minors, where he would play ten more straight seasons without missing a match.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
An unusual record fell on December 12, in a Montreal–New York match won 6–4 by the Canadiens. Dave Balon and Gilles Tremblay of Montreal and Camille Henry of the Rangers scored goals within a frame of eighteen seconds, setting a mark for the fastest three goals by two teams.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
In a game on December 22 when Montreal exploded for five goals in nine minutes of the second period in a 6–1 win against Detroit, Canadien Jean Beliveau scored a goal to make him the highest scoring center in league history.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
Rookie Detroit goaltender Roger Crozier, substituting for injured Terry Sawchuk, recorded his second shutout against Boston on January 7. Only 7,000 fans attended in Boston Garden to see the last place Bruins play, chanting "We shall overcome" to register their opinion on their team's performance.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
On January 18, Terry Sawchuk broke George Hainsworth's NHL career shutout record with his 95th in a 2–0 win over Montreal. That same night, cellar dwelling Boston staggered the Maple Leafs 11–0 in Toronto, Andy Hebenton and Dean Prentice each scoring hat tricks.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
On February 1, Montreal forward Bobby Rousseau scored five goals against Detroit in a 9–3 whipping of the Red Wings, one behind the league record for a single game and the first time five goals had been scored by a player in a single match in nearly a decade.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
A trade rumored most of the season finally took place on February 22 when the New York Rangers traded Andy Bathgate – whom the Maple Leafs had coveted for some time – and Don McKenney to Toronto in exchange for Dick Duff, Bob Nevin, Arnie Brown, Bill Collins and Rod Seiling. Ranger fans did not like the deal and in the next game chants of "Muzz must go!" were heard, referring to Muzz Patrick, the Rangers' general manager. However, Bathgate – his days as a scoring star through – and McKenney both would be gone from Toronto by the end of the next season, while Seiling, Nevin and Brown would star for the Rangers for many years to come.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
Several players scored their 200th goal in the season, with Camille Henry of the Rangers scoring his against Boston on October 20, Bobby Hull of the Black Hawks against the Rangers on December 11, Dean Prentice of the Bruins against the Hawks on December 12, as well as George Armstrong and Frank Mahovlich.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
Goaltender Eddie Johnston played every minute of all 70 games for the Boston Bruins, the last time in NHL history a goaltender played every minute of every game.


1963–64 NHL season, Regular season
The regular season title was secured by the Canadiens after Chicago, which had a substantial lead halfway through the season, played little better than .500 hockey the rest of the way; a Habs' 2–1 win against the Rangers on the road the last game of the season was needed to nose ahead of the Black Hawks, which had never to that date finished first in the league standings.


1963–64 NHL season, Playoffs
For the first time since the league began using the best-of-seven playoff format in 1939, all three series went the full seven games.


1963–64 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals
The playoffs had the same match-ups as the previous season in each round with the two Canadian teams, Toronto and Montreal, and two American teams, Detroit and Chicago meeting in Semifinals. As with the previous season, the Maple Leafs ousted the Canadiens and the Red Wings again defeated the Black Hawks.


1963–64 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1963–64 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1963–64 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1963–64 (listed with their first team):


1963–64 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1963–64 (listed with their last team):


1963–64 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1963–64 National Football League was the 33rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1963–64 National Football League (Ireland)
New York again got a bye to the final. Dublin met them after a win over Down in the Home Final, and travelled to The Bronx for the final, also billed as the "World Championship". A Brendan O'Donnell goal after half-time allowed NY to build up a seven-point lead, which a Dublin rally reduced to one point. Late in the game, players brawled on the field and were joined by a spectator, who received a black eye. New York captain Tom Hennessy scored a late point to seal victory.


1963–64 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Round-Robin Format
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.


1963–64 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Points awarded
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.


1963–64 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Titles
Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.


1963–64 National Football League (Ireland), Format, Separation of teams on equal points
In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide semi-finalists.


1963–64 National Hurling League
The 1963–64 National Hurling League was the 33rd season of the National Hurling League.


1963–64 National Hurling League, Division 1
Waterford came into the season as defending champions of the 1962-63 season.


1963–64 National Hurling League, Division 1
On 31 May 1964, Tipperary won the title after a 4-16 to 6-6 aggregate win over New York in the final. It was their 11th league title overall and their first since 1960-61.


1963–64 National Hurling League, Division 1
In spite of finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, neither Clare or Carlow were relegated.


1963–64 National Hurling League, Division 1
Tipperary's Jimmy Doyle was the Division 1 top scorer with 8-35.


1963–64 National Hurling League, Division 2
On 3 May 1964, Westmeath won the title after a 3-9 to 3-7 win over Laois in the final.


1963–64 National Hurling League, Division 2
In spite of finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, neither Down or Wicklow were relegated.


1963–64 Nationalliga A, Overview
There were fourteen teams contesting in the 1963–64 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season 1962–63 and the two newly promoted teams Schaffhausen and Cantonal Neuchatel. The Championship was played in a double round-robin, the champions were to be qualified for 1964–65 European Cup and the bottom placed two teams in the table were to be relegated. The championship was won by La Chaux-de-Fonds. Swiss Cup winners were Lausanne-Sport. Relegated were Schaffhausen and Cantonal Neuchatel.


1963–64 Nationalliga A season
The 1963–64 Nationalliga A season was the 26th season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. 10 teams participated in the league, and HC Villars won the championship.


1963–64 New York Knicks season
The 1963-64 NBA season was the Knicks' 18th season in the NBA.


1963–64 New York Rangers season
The 1963–64 New York Rangers season was the 38th season for the team in the National Hockey League. The highlight of the season was trading for goaltender Jacques Plante.


1963–64 New York Rangers season, Offseason
On June 4, 1963, Plante was traded to the New York Rangers, with Phil Goyette and Don Marshall in exchange for Gump Worsley, Dave Balon, and Leon Rochefort.


1963–64 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1963–64 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
The 1963–64 New Zealand tour of Britain, Ireland and France was a rugby union tour undertaken by the New Zealand national rugby union team. The tour took in the five major Northern Hemisphere rugby nations of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France. The tour also took in matches against club opposition and invitational county teams, ending in Europe with an encounter with the Barbarians. The final two games of the tour were played in Canada.


1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
The New Zealand team were nearly invincible on this tour, their only defeat coming at Newport. They played 36 matches in total, winning 34, losing one and drawing one. They won four of their five international matches, being prevented from completing a clean sweep by a 0–0 draw in the match against Scotland.


1963–64 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1963–64 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the  1961–62 season and their 36th overall in the Football League.


1963–64 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1963–64 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1963–64 men's college basketball season.


1963–64 Northern Football League
The 1963–64 Northern Football League season was the 67th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


1963–64 Northern Football League, Clubs
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season was the 69th season of rugby league football.


1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The 1963–64 season saw the league continue to be split into two divisions with each team playing each other team home and away and no play offs.


1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Challenge Cup winners were Widnes who beat Hull Kingston Rovers 13–5 in the final.


1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Bradford Northern disbanded on 10 December 1963 after playing 13 matches which were then declared null and void, and expunged from the 1963–64 season's records. They had won 1 and lost 12. Their last match on 23 November attracted a club record lowest crowd of just 324 against Barrow.


1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
There was no promotion or relegation as the League returned to one division in 1964–65.


1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Brian Bevan ended his career with Warrington and Blackpool Borough as the all-time record try scorer with 796.


1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
St. Helens won the Lancashire League and Halifax won the Yorkshire League. St. Helens beat Leigh 15–4 to win the Lancashire County Cup and Halifax beat Featherstone Rovers 10–0 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Widnes beat Hull Kingston Rovers 13–5 in the Challenge Cup played at Wembley Stadium on 9 May before a crowd of 84,488.


1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
This was Widnes’ third Challenge Cup Final win in five Final appearances. Frank Collier, their prop forward, was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.


1963–64 Northern Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo tour
The months from September until November also saw the appearance of the Australian team in England on their 1963–64 Kangaroo Tour. Other than the three test Ashes series against Great Britain (won 2–1 by Australia), The Kangaroos played 19 matches against Rugby Football League clubs and county representative sides.


1963–64 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1963–64 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 25th season of ice hockey in Norway. Eight teams participated in the league, and Gamlebyen won the championship.


1963–64 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1963–64 OB I bajnokság season was the 27th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Eight teams participated in the league, and Ferencvarosi TC won the championship.


1963–64 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1963–64 NBA season was the 76ers 15th season in the NBA and 1st season in Philadelphia.


1963–64 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1963–64 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 29th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Eight teams participated in the league, and Legia Warszawa won the championship.


1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1963–64 season was Port Vale's 52nd season of football in the English Football League, and their fifth season in the Third Division. Freddie Steele spent big on transfers, bringing in players such as Billy Bingham, Albert Cheesebrough, and Jackie Mudie. However it was a disappointing season in the league and a disaster financially. The highlights of the season came in the FA Cup, where Vale beat top-flight Birmingham City at St Andrew's, and drew 0–0 with Liverpool at Anfield.


1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The pre-season saw manager Freddie Steele spend unprecedented sums of money – though Vale's spending was insignificant to the standard of many of their rivals. Steele brought in Northern Ireland international Billy Bingham from Everton for £15,000; Albert Cheesebrough from Leicester City for another £15,000; as well as Walsall's Tim Rawlings for £4,000. Chairman Tom Talbot approved of these signings despite the club's financial problems. The club also took a tour of Northern Ireland, though a friendly with Benfica (arranged to match rivals Stoke City's match with Real Madrid) was cancelled due to fixture congestion.


1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The season opened with a 1–0 defeat to Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow. This was followed with two victories, including a 4–1 win over Bristol City in which Tony Richards bagged a hat-trick. After another three poor away games came a 3–0 win over Brentford in which Cheesebrough scored a hat-trick, and a 4–0 win over nearby Crewe Alexandra in front of 17,118 fans. Richards sustained a bad leg injury in this win over Crewe. In the beginning of October, Steele bought winger Ron Smith from Crewe for £6,500.


1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
Vale improved as a consequence, and three successive victories followed, leaving Vale in fifth spot. However with Richards' return came a downturn in form, as Vale's impressive strikers failed to find the net in a run of one win in nine league games. This one win was a 1–0 victory over struggling Barnsley at Vale Park, though a subsequent pitch invasion by youths emphasised a growing hooligan culture that would plague the club and the sport itself for decades.


1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
In November, Vale paid Stoke City £12,000 for both ex-Scotland striker Jackie Mudie and left-back Ron Wilson. The defeats kept coming, and so Steele experimented with a 4–2–4 formation, dropping Richards from the first eleven. Vale then went six league games unbeaten, including a 4–4 draw with Bristol Rovers at the Eastville Stadium. However a 1–0 home loss inflicted by Notts County sent Vale on a run of seven defeats and two draws in nine league games. By March the club was in a relegation battle, though results then began to go Vale's way. Only one defeat in their final eleven games ensured safety, as the season ended with a 5–0 drubbing of relegated Wrexham.


1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
They finished in thirteenth place with 46 points, a poor finish for the money spent on transfers. Only 53 goals were scored, as Richards and Cheeseborough were affected with injuries, and Bingham struggled to find his footing in the third tier. Their 49 goals conceded was an excellent record though.


1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, good attendance figures failed to prevent a massive loss of £42,650, which had come from a £45,567 deficit in transfer fees. A donation of the £19,867 from the Sportsmen's Association and the social club could not disguise the disaster of poor finances. The wage bill had also risen by 20% to over £40,000. Leaving the club were Colin Grainger to Doncaster Rovers and Terry Harkin to Crewe Alexandra for a £3,000 fee.


1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale conquered Fourth Division Bradford City with a 2–1 win at Valley Parade. They then defeated Workington 2–1 in a 'slipshod affair'. The Third Round held First Division Birmingham City at St Andrew's. Three thousand of the 21,652 spectators were Vale fans, who 'sung and chanted their way through' a 2–1 victory. In the Fourth Round Vale were drawn against top-flight giants Liverpool at Anfield. The "Reds" had inflicted a 6–1 thrashing of Stoke on Boxing day, in an ominous sign of the challenge the "Valiants" faced.


1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale achieved a goalless draw in front of 52,327 fans – 8,000 of them Vale supporters – in a fantastic team performance. The replay at Vale Park ended in a 2–1 loss in front of 42,179 paying fans (as well as an additional 6,000 or so Liverpool supporters who 'mob stormed' the gates to enter the Railway Paddock). Crowd trouble ate into the £8,000 worth of gate receipts, and more significantly caused the death of a Leek man (Harold Birch), and saw serious injuries inflicted to Liverpool fans Harry Taylor and James McDonough, as well as Vale supporter Billy Poulson.


1963–64 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, a First Round exit came with a 2–1 defeat at Southend United's Roots Hall.


1963–64 Primeira Divisão
The 1963–64 Primeira Divisão was the 30th season of top-tier football in Portugal.


1963–64 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.


1963–64 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 1963–64 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Butch van Breda Kolff served as head coach and the team captain was William Howard. The team played its home games in the Dillon Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the champion of the Ivy League, earning an invitation to the 25-team 1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.


1963–64 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team posted a 20–9 overall record and a 12–2 conference record. The team won its NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament East region first round contest against the VMI Keydets by an 86–60 margin at The Palestra on March 9, 1963, before losing in the second round at the Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina, to the Connecticut Huskies 52–50 on March 13. Then, the next night at the Coliseum in the consolation game, they lost to the Villanova Wildcats 74–62.


1963–64 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Bill Bradley, who for the second of three consecutive seasons led the conference in scoring with a 33.1 points per game average in conference games, was a first team All-Ivy League selection. In addition, Bradley was a consensus first team 1964 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American selection by numerous panels: First team (Associated Press, United Press International, National Association of Basketball Coaches, United States Basketball Writers Association, Sporting News, Converse, NEA, Helms Foundation). Bradley also won a gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.


1963–64 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Bradley joined  Arthur Loeb (1921–22 and 1922–23) and Cyril Haas (1915–16 and 1916–17) as the school's only two-time All-Americans. Bill Bradley would repeat as a consensus first-team selection and become the school's only three-time men's basketball All-American selection the following year. Bradley established the current Ivy League single-season scoring records of 936 points and 32.3 points per game overall and 464 and 33.1 average in conference games, surpassing Chet Forte's 1957 totals. Bradley also repeated as the conference leader in rebounding with a 13.0 average and led the conference in field goal percentage with a 52.5%.


1963–64 Rangers F.C. season
The 1963–64 season is the 84th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1963–64 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 52 competitive matches during the 1963–64 season.


1963–64 Ranji Trophy
The 1963–64 Ranji Trophy was the 30th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Rajasthan in the final. This was the fourth consecutive final between the two teams, all of which were won by Bombay


1963–64 Real Madrid CF season
The 1963–64 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 61st season in existence and the club's 32nd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1963–64 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Miguel Muñoz continued with renoval of the squad started last season with Araquistáin as goalkeeper, Pachín, Zoco in defense, and forwards Serena and Grosso playing along Amancio as the beginning of a new era in the club.


1963–64 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
The team clinched its tenth League title, the fourth in a row. In European Cup the squad reached the Final against Helenio Herrera's Inter losing the trophy by a 1–3 defeat. The Final was the last official match for Alfredo Di Stéfano for the club due to chairman Santiago Bernabéu chose not to renew his contract and disagreements with head coach Miguel Muñoz over marking Inter' star Giacinto Facchetti. On 24 June 1964 the club broadcast an official statement with Di Stefano out of Real Madrid after 11 seasons, included 8 League titles and 5 European Cups.


1963–64 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
In Copa del Generalísimo the club reached Quarterfinals being eliminated by Atlético Madrid  after a tie-breaker match.


1963–64 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1963–64 Red Star Belgrade season
During the 1963–64 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1963–64 Yugoslav First League, 1963–64 Yugoslav Cup and 1963–64 Intertoto Cup.


1963–64 Red Star Belgrade season, Season summary
Red Star won their second double in this season. Dragoslav Šekularac missed the majority of the season due to his mandatory military service.


1963–64 Regionalliga
The 1963–64 Regionalliga  was the inaugural Regionalliga season. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the west, south, southwest and north then entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season. Southwest champions Borussia Neunkirchen and northern runners-up Hannover 96 were promoted.


1963–64 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nord, Table
The inaugural 1963–64 season saw 18 clubs in the league, the 13 clubs from the Oberliga Nord that did not qualify for the Bundesliga and five from the Northern German Amateurligas.


1963–64 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Berlin
The inaugural 1963–64 season saw ten clubs in the league, seven clubs from the Oberliga Berlin and three from the Amateurliga Berlin.


1963–64 Regionalliga, Regionalliga West, Table
The inaugural 1963–64 season saw 20 clubs in the league, the eleven clubs from the Oberliga West that did not qualify for the Bundesliga, eight from the 2. Oberliga West and one club from the Verbandsliga Westfalen, the Lüner SV.


1963–64 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Südwest
The inaugural 1963–64 season saw 20 clubs in the league, the 14 clubs from the Oberliga Südwest that did not qualify for the Bundesliga and six from the 2. Oberliga Südwest.


1963–64 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Süd
The inaugural 1963–64 season saw 20 clubs in the league, the eleven clubs from the Oberliga Süd that did not qualify for the Bundesliga and nine from the 2. Oberliga Süd.


1963–64 Regionalliga, Promotion playoffs, Decider
The runners-up of the Regionalliga West and Regionalliga Südwest played a two-leg decider to determined which team qualified for the group stage, which FK Pirmasens won on aggregate.


1963–64 Rheinlandliga
The 1963–64 Rheinlandliga was the 12th season of the highest amateur class of the Rhineland Football Association under the name of 1. Amateurliga Rheinland. It was a predecessor of today's Rheinlandliga.