title: 1963–64 League of Ireland
text: # 1963–64 League of Ireland
  
  Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1963/1964 season.
  
  ## Overview
  
  It was contested by 12 teams, and Shamrock Rovers won the championship.
  
  ## Final classification
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 68 | 27 | +41 | 35 | 1964–65 European Cup |
  | 2 | Dundalk | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 30 | |
  | 3 | Limerick | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 30 | |
  | 4 | Cork Celtic | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 36 | +13 | 26 | 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup |
  | 5 | St Patrick's Athletic | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 25 | |
  | 6 | Cork Hibernians | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 25 | |
  | 7 | Shelbourne | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 21 | 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
  | 8 | Drumcondra | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 21 | |
  | 9 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 19 | |
  | 10 | Drogheda United | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 16 | |
  | 11 | Waterford | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 64 | −37 | 9 | |
  | 12 | Bohemians | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 52 | −33 | 7 | |
  
  ## Results
  
  | Home \ Away | BOH | CCF | CHF | DRO | DRU | DUN | LIM | SHM | SHE | SLI | StP | WAT |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bohemians | — | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
  | Cork Celtic | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 |
  | Cork Hibernians | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
  | Drogheda United | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
  | Drumcondra | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 |
  | Dundalk | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 1–0 | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
  | Limerick | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
  | Shamrock Rovers | 7–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–5 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | — | 4–2 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
  | Shelbourne | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | 6–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 |
  | Sligo Rovers | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
  | St Patrick's Athletic | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 6–1 | — | 4–1 |
  | Waterford | 2–0 | 3–7 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–8 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
  
  ## Top scorers
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Eddie Bailham | Shamrock Rovers | 18 |
  | 1 | Jimmy Hasty | Dundalk | 18 |
  | 1 | Johnny Kingston | Cork Hibernians | 18 |
  | 4 | Ronnie Whelan | St Patrick's Athletic | 17 |
  | 5 | Donal Leahy | Cork Celtic | 16 |
  | 6 | Eric Barber | Shelbourne | 15 |
  | 7 | Frank McCarthy | Cork Celtic | 14 |
  | 8 | Mick Lynch | Waterford (6) Drumcondra (7) | 13 |
  | 8 | Liam Tuohy | Shamrock Rovers | 13 |
  | 10 | Paddy O'Rourke | Limerick | 12 |
  