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An aerial photograph of the Gillingham Football Club Priestfield Stadium


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Gillingham 1963 - 1964 4th Division Champions Shirt

Gillingham FC were the winners of the 1963/1964 4th Division Championship. The interesting little fact about this is that Gillingham and Carlisle United who finished second both had 60 points but the system in use at the time to decide tiebreakers - goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded) - put the Gills marginally in front (1.96 to 1.948) which gave them the Championship. These days goal difference - goals scored minus goals conceded - decides such situations and Carlisle United would win - +55 goals to +29 goals.

1963/1964 4th Division Final Standings

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
1	Gillingham	46	23	14	9	59	30	60
2	Carlisle United	46	25	10	11	113	58	60
3	Workington	46	24	11	11	76	52	59
4	Exeter City	46	20	18	8	62	37	58
5	Bradford City	46	25	6	15	76	62	56
6	Torquay United	46	20	11	15	80	54	51
7	Tranmere Rovers	46	20	11	15	85	73	51
8	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	19	12	15	71	52	50
9	Aldershot	46	19	10	17	83	78	48
10	Halifax Town	46	17	14	15	77	77	48
11	Lincoln City	46	19	9	18	67	75	47
12	Chester	46	19	8	19	65	60	46
13	Bradford Park Avenue	46	18	9	19	75	81	45
14	Doncaster Rovers	46	15	12	19	70	75	42
15	Newport County	46	17	8	21	64	73	42
16	Chesterfield	46	15	12	19	57	71	42
17	Stockport County	46	15	12	19	50	68	42
18	Oxford United	46	14	13	19	59	63	41
19	Darlington	46	14	12	20	66	93	40
20	Rochdale	46	12	15	19	56	59	39
21	Southport	46	15	9	22	63	88	39
22	York City	46	14	7	25	52	66	35
23	Hartlepool United	46	12	9	25	54	93	33
24	Barrow	46	6	18	22	51	93	30