1963–64 Chelsea F.C. season

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

Chelsea

1963–64 season
Chairman	Joe Mears
Manager	Tommy Docherty
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Bobby Tambling (17) All: Bobby Tambling (19)
Highest home attendance	70,123 vs Tottenham Hotspur (8 January 1964)
Lowest home attendance	19,434 vs West Bromwich Albion (21 March 1964)
Average home league attendance	31,303
Biggest win	5–1 v Blackpool (26 December 1963)
Biggest defeat	1–4 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (28 September 1963)
Home colours Away colours

Table

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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

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

External links

• 1963–64 season at stamford-bridge.com