Seeing as the festive season is in full swing across the English football calendar, it would be rude not to remind everyone (again) of the bonkers Boxing Day results in 1963.
The old First Division – which is the modern day Premier League – served up a late Christmas feast with an absolute glut of goals across ten fixtures.
The Boxing Day 1963 football results have earned legendary status, and you can bet your last brussel sprout that it’s more likely that the dinosaurs will make a reappearance on earth than the events of 1963 being repeated any time soon.
Boxing Day 1963 Football Results
In recent times during the Premier League era, Boxing Day can churn out some weird and wonderful results. Whether it’s two titans going head-to-head in a key top-of-the table clash or a pair of relegation strugglers playing out a high score draw, Boxing Day results can be varied.
The Boxing Day results in 1963 were certainly very varied indeed, some teams took an absolute hammering whereas others played out entertaining draws. There was even one club who hit their victims for a staggering ten goals. The Boxing Day football results really did have it all.
How Many Boxing Day 1963 Goals?
There was an impressive 66 goals scored on Boxing Day 1963 in the English First Division. As you can see from the graphic above, Blackpool, Ipswich, Manchester United, Stoke and West Ham all took a late Christmas stuffing. There was six goals shared between Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United and the same for Wolves and Aston Villa.
West Brom and Tottenham went one better, sharing just the eight goals but perhaps the most surprising results on Boxing Day 1963 was the tame 3-0 win for Sheffield Wednesday against Bolton and Leicester’s 2-0 victory against Everton. Didn’t those guys get the memo?
Premier League Boxing Day Results
The Premier League Boxing Day results since 1992 have thrown up some real crackers. Phil Brown’s on pitch half-time rant to his Hull players against Man City occurred on December 26th 2008. The season prior, Chelsea and Aston Villa played out a 4-4 draw and Coventry beat Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal 3-2 in 1999. Another memorable Boxing Day result occurred in 2012, when Man Utd beat Newcastle 4-3.
Ahead of the 2023 Premier League Boxing Day fixtures, the best UK betting sites have all the latest markets, odds, price boosts and enhanced accas. Man Utd vs Aston Villa will be the standout fixture, with the Red Devils the slight favourites at 7/5.
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