title: 1963–64 Irish League
text: # 1963–64 Irish League
  
  The 1963–64 Irish League was the 63rd edition of the Irish League, the highest level of league competition in Northern Irish football. The league consisted of 12 teams, and Glentoran won the championship.
  
  ## League standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Glentoran | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 29 | 2.034 | 33 | European Cup preliminary round and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
  | 2 | Coleraine | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 1.600 | 32 | |
  | 3 | Derry City | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 59 | 33 | 1.788 | 29 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
  | 4 | Linfield | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 38 | 1.395 | 28 | |
  | 5 | Portadown | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 1.361 | 27 | |
  | 6 | Ballymena United | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 52 | 1.058 | 24 | |
  | 7 | Distillery | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 46 | 1.370 | 23 | |
  | 8 | Glenavon | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 51 | 50 | 1.020 | 21 | |
  | 9 | Crusaders | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 0.976 | 18 | |
  | 10 | Ards | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 58 | 0.776 | 17 | |
  | 11 | Bangor | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 76 | 0.342 | 6 | |
  | 12 | Cliftonville | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 80 | 0.300 | 6 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | ARD | BAN | BLM | CLI | COL | CRU | DIS | DER | GLV | GLT | LIN | POR |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ards | | 4–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
  | Bangor | 0–2 | | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 2–7 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
  | Ballymena United | 3–3 | 1–2 | | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 |
  | Cliftonville | 0–6 | 3–2 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
  | Coleraine | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 |
  | Crusaders | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | | 1–5 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
  | Distillery | 6–1 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
  | Derry City | 6–1 | 1–1 | 5–5 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 5–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
  | Glenavon | 6–0 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
  | Glentoran | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | | 3–2 | 4–0 |
  | Linfield | 5–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 1–8 | | 2–2 |
  | Portadown | 3–0 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
  
  ## Top scorers
  
  | Pos | Player | Club | Pld | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Trevor Thompson | Glentoran | 20 | 21 |
  | 2 | Phil Scott | Linfield | 21 | 20 |
  | 3 | Denis Guy | Glenavon | 22 | 19 |
  | 4 | Billy Johnston | Glenavon | 17 | 17 |
  | 5 | Ken Halliday | Coleraine | 21 | 16 |
  | 6 | John Cochrane | Distillery | 15 | 15 |
  | = | Tom Sterritt | Ards | 22 | 15 |
  | 8 | Fay Coyle | Derry City | 15 | 14 |
  | 9 | Joe Meldrum | Distillery | 17 | 13 |
  | = | Sammy Pavis | Glentoran | 18 | 13 |
  