1963–64 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
1963–64 season
Chairman John Cobbold
Manager England Jackie Milburn
Stadium Portman Road
Football League First Division 22nd (relegated)
League Cup Second round
FA Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League:
Gerry Baker (15)
All:
Gerry Baker (18)
Highest home attendance 28,113 v Manchester United (Division One, 3 September 1963)
Lowest home attendance 8568 v Walsall (League Cup second round, 25 September 1964)
Average home league attendance 16,004

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.[1]

Squad

Players who made one appearance or more for Ipswich Town F.C. during the 1963-64 season[2]
Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Roy Bailey 27 0 3 0 2 0 32 0
GK  ENG Dave Bevis 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
GK  SCO Jim Thorburn 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
DF  SCO Billy Baxter 42 5 3 1 2 0 47 6
DF  SCO Jack Bolton 32 0 3 0 1 0 36 0
DF  ENG Larry Carberry 10 0 0 0 2 0 12 0
DF  ENG John Compton 35 0 3 0 1 0 39 0
DF  SCO Joe Davin 26 0 3 0 0 0 29 0
DF  SCO George Dougan 16 0 1 0 2 0 19 0
DF  ENG Andy Nelson 26 0 2 0 1 0 29 0
MF  SCO Bobby Blackwood 28 7 3 0 1 0 32 7
MF  ENG Joe Broadfoot 29 4 3 1 0 0 32 5
MF  WAL John Elsworthy 23 1 0 0 0 0 23 1
MF  NIR Danny Hegan 21 5 3 2 1 0 25 7
MF  SCO Jimmy Leadbetter 17 1 2 0 1 0 20 1
MF  ENG Roy Stephenson 22 0 0 0 2 0 24 0
MF  ENG Dennis Thrower 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
FW  USA Gerry Baker 20 15 2 3 0 0 22 18
FW  ENG John Colrain 15 3 0 0 2 0 17 3
FW  ENG Ray Crawford 6 2 0 0 0 0 6 2
FW  SCO Doug Moran 30 8 2 0 2 0 34 8
FW  ENG Ted Phillips 20 4 0 0 1 0 21 4
FW  SCO Frank Treacy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

League standings

Pos Club P W D L F A GA Pts
19Aston Villa 4211121962710.87334
20Birmingham City 421172454920.58729
21Bolton Wanderers (R) 421082448800.60028
22Ipswich Town (R) 429726561210.46325

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points; R = Relegated

Results

Home team listed first[3]

Division One

League Cup

FA Cup

References

  1. ↑ Ipswich Town historical football kits on HFK
  2. ↑ Pride of Anglia - Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1963-64
  3. ↑ Pride of Anglia - Ipswich Town Football Club Season 1963-64


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