1964–65 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1964-65 season
ChairmanEngland Joe Mears
ManagerScotland Tommy Docherty
First Division3rd
FA CupSemi-finals
Football League CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Barry Bridges (20)
All:
Barry Bridges (27)
Highest home attendance61,277 vs Liverpool (16 April 1965)
Lowest home attendance20,952 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (12 December 1964)

The 1964-65 season was Chelsea Football Club's 51st of competitive football, and their 38th in the English top flight.

Season summary[]

Chelsea were involved in a battle for the First Division championship with Manchester United and newly-promoted Leeds United. The three clubs also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, with the two Uniteds paired together while Chelsea faced off against reigning league champions Liverpool. A 2–0 defeat at Villa Park saw Chelsea's hopes of a league and cup 'double' evaporate, and their title hopes then nosedived with only two wins from the remaining eight league matches.

The season ended in controversy and ignominy after eight Chelsea players were alleged by manager Tommy Docherty to have broken a curfew imposed prior to their penultimate match, resulting in those responsible being sent back to London in disgrace.[1] The Blues' heavily-weakened side were thrashed 6–2 by Burnley, and defeat to Blackpool in their final match meant Chelsea had to settle for a third place finish, five points behind the top two.

However, some consolation was gained from success in the nascent Football League Cup. Chelsea overcame Birmingham City, Notts County, Swansea Town, Workington and Aston Villa, before beating Leicester City 3–2 on aggregate in the final to claim the first domestic cup title in the club's history.

Results[]

First Division[]

Main article: 1964–65 Football League First Division
22 August 1964 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Chelsea Wolverhampton
Tambling Goal 4', 77'
Venables Goal 16'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,181
26 August 1964 2 Chelsea 2–1 Aston Villa London
Tambling Goal 5'
Bridges Goal 55'		 Hateley Goal 61' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,389
29 August 1964 3 Chelsea 3–1 Sunderland London
Murray Goal 10'
Graham Goal 49'
Shellito Goal 54'		 Herd Goal 87' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 46,710
31 August 1964 4 Aston Villa 2–2 Chelsea Birmingham
Hateley Goal 84'
Wylie Goal 87'		 Murray Goal 36'
Tambling Goal 51'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 19,740
5 September 1964 5 Leicester City 1–1 Chelsea Leicester
Appleton Goal 18' Hollins Goal 54' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 22,186
9 September 1964 6 Chelsea 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday London
Venables Goal 47' (pen.) Pearson Goal 43' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 31,973
12 September 1964 7 Chelsea 1–0 Fulham London
Bridges Goal 30' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,472
16 September 1964 8 Sheffield Wednesday 2–3 Chelsea Sheffield
Dobson Goal 3'
Fantham Goal 57'		 Graham Goal 30'
Murray Goal 71', 76'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 18,176
19 September 1964 9 Chelsea 2–0 Leeds United London
Venables Goal 35'
Hollins Goal 76'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,006
26 September 1964 10 Arsenal 1–3 Chelsea London
Court Goal 68' Tambling Goal 57'
Venables Goal 65'
Murray Goal 88'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 54,936
30 September 1964 11 Chelsea 0–2 Manchester United London
Best Goal 32'
Law Goal 73'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 60,769
3 October 1964 12 Chelsea 5–1 Blackburn Rovers London
Bridges Goal 15', 17', 71'
Tambling Goal 51'
R. Harris Goal 76'		 McEvoy Goal 88' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,913
10 October 1964 13 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Chelsea Nottingham
Crowe Goal 22', 44' Bridges Goal 30'
Venables Goal 86'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 35,320
17 October 1964 14 Chelsea 4–0 Stoke City London
Graham Goal 49', 86'
Murray Goal 61'
Tambling Goal 68'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,650
24 October 1964 15 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Chelsea London
Jones Goal 81' Graham Goal 82' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 52,927
31 October 1964 16 Chelsea 0–1 Burnley London
Irvine Goal 53' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,040
7 November 1964 17 Sheffield United 0–2 Chelsea Sheffield
Murray Goal 9'
Bridges Goal 80'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,505
14 November 1964 18 Chelsea 5–1 Everton London
Graham Goal 9', 16'
Bridges Goal 18'
Murray Goal 78'
Tambling Goal 82'		 Gabriel Goal 44' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,716
21 November 1964 19 Birmingham City 1–6 Chelsea Birmingham
Jackson Goal 60' Mortimore Goal 6'
Graham Goal 8', 80', 90'
McCalliog Goal 29', 85'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,803
28 November 1964 20 Chelsea 0–3 West Ham United London
Sealey Goal 7'
Peters Goal 24'
Hurst Goal 38'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 44,204
5 December 1964 21 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Chelsea West Bromwich
Bridges Goal 70'
Graham Goal 78'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 15,277
12 December 1964 22 Chelsea 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
Bridges Goal 45', 49' Crawford Goal 19' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 20,952
19 December 1964 23 Sunderland 3–0 Chelsea Sunderland
Sharkey Goal 22'
Harvey Goal 31'
Herd Goal 82'		 Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 41,236
26 December 1964 24 Chelsea 2–0 Blackpool London
Bridges Goal 61', 64' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,581
2 January 1965 25 Chelsea 4–1 Leicester City London
Murray Goal 40'
Graham Goal 43'
McCreadie Goal 63'
Bridges Goal 86'		 Stringfellow Goal 54' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,344
16 January 1965 26 Fulham 1–2 Chelsea London
Cook Goal 86' Tambling Goal 14'
Graham Goal 68'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 26,400
23 January 1965 27 Leeds United 2–2 Chelsea Leeds
Storrie Goal 16'
Charlton Goal 52'		 Graham Goal 2'
Bridges Goal 50'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 47,109
6 February 1965 28 Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal London
Graham Goal 13', 85' Radford Goal 59' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 46,798
13 February 1965 29 Blackburn Rovers 0–3 Chelsea Blackburn
Tambling Goal 44'
Murray Goal 55'
Bridges Goal 77'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,683
6 February 1965 30 Chelsea 0–1 Nottingham Forest London
Barnwell Goal 35' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,038
22 February 1965 31 Stoke City 0–2 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
Murray Goal 10'
Graham Goal 80'		 Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 28,005
10 March 1965 32 Chelsea 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
Venables Goal 42'
Tambling Goal 44'
Bridges Goal 73'		 Gilzean Goal 75' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 51,390
13 March 1965 33 Manchester United 4–0 Chelsea Manchester
Best Goal 3'
Herd Goal 23', 49'
Law Goal 75'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 56,261
22 March 1965 34 Chelsea 3–0 Sheffield United London
Murray Goal 27', 80'
Bridges Goal 52'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 31,837
31 March 1965 35 Everton 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool
Gabriel Goal 4' Murray Goal 14' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,384
3 April 1965 36 Chelsea 3–1 Birmingham City London
Tambling Goal 15'
Lynn Goal 68' (o.g.)
Bridges Goal 84'		 Lynn Goal 25' (pen.) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,975
12 April 1965 37 West Ham United 3–2 Chelsea London
Hurst Goal 4', 23'
Sissons Goal 19'		 Venables Goal 53'
Bridges Goal 65'		 Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 33,288
16 April 1965 38 Chelsea 4–0 Liverpool London
Tambling Goal 22'
Hinton Goal 37'
Murray Goal 50', 60'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 62,587
17 April 1965 39 Chelsea 2–2 West Bromwich Albion London
Murray Goal 21'
Tambling Goal 23'		 Crawford Goal 15'
Goal 42'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,792
19 April 1965 40 Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea Liverpool
Chisnall Goal 8'
Strong Goal 26'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,847
24 April 1965 41 Burnley 6–2 Chelsea Burnley
Lochhead Goal 1', 16', 45', 66', 88'
Irvine Goal 19'		 R. Harris Goal 31'
Houseman Goal 86'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,215
26 April 1965 42 Blackpool 3–2 Chelsea Blackpool
Charnley Goal 9', 44', 51' Tambling Goal 40'
Mortimore Goal 80'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 16,008

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United 42 26 9 7 89 39 2.282 61 Participated in 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup; League Champions, qualified for European Cup 1965–66 Preliminary round
2 Leeds United 42 26 9 7 83 52 1.596 61
3 Chelsea 42 24 8 10 89 54 1.648 56 League Cup Winners
4 Everton 42 17 15 10 69 60 1.150 49 Participated in 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
5 Nottingham Forest 42 17 13 12 71 67 1.060 47
Source:[citation needed]

League Cup[]

Main article: 1964–65 Football League Cup
23 September 1964 2nd Round Birmingham City 0–3 Chelsea Birmingham
Graham Goal 34'
Tambling Goal 68', 90'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 15,300
26 October 1964 3rd Round Chelsea 4–0 Notts County London
McCalliog Goal 17'
Tambling Goal 56', 60'
A. Harris Goal 74'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 6596
11 November 1964 4th Round Chelsea 3–2 Swansea Town London
Goal 13'
Graham Goal 36', 78'		 Todd Goal 30'
Williams Goal 52'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 5979
25 November 1964 5th Round Workington 2–2 Chelsea Workington
Carr Goal 40'
Napier Goal 53'		 Bridges Goal 12', 34' Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 18,000
16 December 1964 5th Round Replay Chelsea 2–0 Workington London
Osgood Goal 82', 84' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 7936
20 January 1965 Semi-Final 1st Leg Aston Villa 2–3 Chelsea Birmingham
Hateley Goal 58', 82' Tambling Goal 35'
Bridges Goal 45'
Boyle Goal 83'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 12,022
10 February 1965 Semi-Final 2nd Leg Chelsea 1–1 Aston Villa London
Graham Goal 62' Hateley Goal 30' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 17,425
15 March 1965 Final 1st Leg Chelsea 3–2 Leicester City London
Tambling Goal 34'
Venables Goal 70' (pen.)
McCreadie Goal 81'		 Appleton Goal 46'
Goodfellow Goal 75'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 20,690
5 April 1965 Final 2nd Leg Leicester City 0–0 Chelsea Leicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 26,957

[2]

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1964–65 FA Cup
9 January 1965 3rd Round Chelsea 4–1 Northampton Town London
Tambling Goal 44'
Bridges Goal 55', 78'
Foley Goal 57' (o.g.)		 Foley Goal 68' (pen.) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 44,345
30 January 1965 4th Round West Ham United 0–1 Chelsea London
Tambling Goal 10' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 37,000
20 February 1965 5th Round Chelsea 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Bridges Goal 17' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 63,205
6 March 1965 6th Round Chelsea 5–1 Peterborough United London
Tambling Goal 11', 15'
Hollins Goal 13'
Bridges Goal 30'
Murray Goal 88'		 Crowe Goal 41' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 63,635
27 March 1965 Semi-Final Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea Birmingham
Thompson Goal 62'
Stevenson Goal 78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 67,686

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Squad[]

Players who made one appearance or more for Chelsea F.C. during the 1964-65 season
Pos. Nat. Name League League Cup FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Peter Bonetti 41 0 9 0 5 0 55 0
GK  ENG John Dunn 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF  ENG Allan Harris 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 1
DF  ENG Ron Harris 42 2 6 0 5 0 53 2
DF  ENG Marvin Hinton 40 1 6 0 5 0 51 1
DF  ENG Eddie McCreadie 34 1 5 1 2 0 41 2
DF  ENG John Mortimore 28 2 8 0 5 0 41 2
DF  ENG Ken Shellito 13 1 1 0 0 0 14 1
DF  ENG Frank Upton 3 0 4 0 1 0 8 0
DF  ENG Ian Watson 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0
DF  ENG Allan Young 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF  SCO John Boyle 6 0 4 1 2 0 12 1
MF  SCO Joe Fascione 0 0 3 0 0 0 32 0
MF  SCO George Graham 30 17 7 4 5 0 42 21
MF  ENG John Hollins 41 2 6 0 5 1 52 3
MF  ENG Peter Houseman 9 1 3 0 0 0 12 1
MF  SCO Thomas Knox 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
MF  SCO Jim McCalliog 3 2 5 1 0 0 8 3
MF  SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF  SCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF  ENG Terry Venables 39 7 5 1 5 0 49 8
FW  ENG Barry Bridges 41 20 5 3 5 4 51 27
FW  ENG 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW  ENG Bert Murray 40 17 6 0 5 1 51 18
FW  ENG Peter Osgood 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2
FW  ENG Bobby Tambling 33 15 7 6 5 4 45 25

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References[]

  1. ^ REMEMBER WHEN… BLACKPOOL NIGHT LED TO BURNLEY BATTERING - chelseafc.com
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB Match Results Season 1964-65 - bounder.friardale.co.uk
  3. ^ CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB Summary of Season 1964-65 / Players Statistics - Appearances - bounder.friardale.co.uk
  • Soccerbase
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)
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