1964–65 Chelsea F.C. season

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

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)

Season summary

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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

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First Division

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22 August 1964 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Chelsea Wolverhampton
Tambling   4', 77'
Venables   16'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 25,181
26 August 1964 2 Chelsea 2–1 Aston Villa London
Tambling   5'
Bridges   55'
Hateley   61' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,389
29 August 1964 3 Chelsea 3–1 Sunderland London
Murray   10'
Graham   49'
Shellito   54'
Herd   87' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 46,710
31 August 1964 4 Aston Villa 2–2 Chelsea Birmingham
Hateley   84'
Wylie   87'
Murray   36'
Tambling   51'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 19,740
5 September 1964 5 Leicester City 1–1 Chelsea Leicester
Appleton   18' Hollins   54' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 22,186
9 September 1964 6 Chelsea 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday London
Venables   47' (pen.) Pearson   43' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 31,973
12 September 1964 7 Chelsea 1–0 Fulham London
Bridges   30' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,472
16 September 1964 8 Sheffield Wednesday 2–3 Chelsea Sheffield
Dobson   3'
Fantham   57'
Graham   30'
Murray   71', 76'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 18,176
19 September 1964 9 Chelsea 2–0 Leeds United London
Venables   35'
Hollins   76'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,006
26 September 1964 10 Arsenal 1–3 Chelsea London
Court   68' Tambling   57'
Venables   65'
Murray   88'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 54,936
30 September 1964 11 Chelsea 0–2 Manchester United London
Best   32'
Law   73'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 60,769
3 October 1964 12 Chelsea 5–1 Blackburn Rovers London
Bridges   15', 17', 71'
Tambling   51'
R. Harris   76'
McEvoy   88' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 34,913
10 October 1964 13 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Chelsea Nottingham
Crowe   22', 44' Bridges   30'
Venables   86'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 35,320
17 October 1964 14 Chelsea 4–0 Stoke City London
Graham   49', 86'
Murray   61'
Tambling   68'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,650
24 October 1964 15 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Chelsea London
Jones   81' Graham   82' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 52,927
31 October 1964 16 Chelsea 0–1 Burnley London
Irvine   53' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,040
7 November 1964 17 Sheffield United 0–2 Chelsea Sheffield
Murray   9'
Bridges   80'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 23,505
14 November 1964 18 Chelsea 5–1 Everton London
Graham   9', 16'
Bridges   18'
Murray   78'
Tambling   82'
Gabriel   44' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,716
21 November 1964 19 Birmingham City 1–6 Chelsea Birmingham
Jackson   60' Mortimore   6'
Graham   8', 80', 90'
McCalliog   29', 85'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,803
28 November 1964 20 Chelsea 0–3 West Ham United London
Sealey   7'
Peters   24'
Hurst   38'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 44,204
5 December 1964 21 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Chelsea West Bromwich
Bridges   70'
Graham   78'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 15,277
12 December 1964 22 Chelsea 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
Bridges   45', 49' Crawford   19' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 20,952
19 December 1964 23 Sunderland 3–0 Chelsea Sunderland
Sharkey   22'
Harvey   31'
Herd   82'
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 41,236
26 December 1964 24 Chelsea 2–0 Blackpool London
Bridges   61', 64' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,581
2 January 1965 25 Chelsea 4–1 Leicester City London
Murray   40'
Graham   43'
McCreadie   63'
Bridges   86'
Stringfellow   54' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,344
16 January 1965 26 Fulham 1–2 Chelsea London
Cook   86' Tambling   14'
Graham   68'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 26,400
23 January 1965 27 Leeds United 2–2 Chelsea Leeds
Storrie   16'
Charlton   52'
Graham   2'
Bridges   50'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 47,109
6 February 1965 28 Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal London
Graham   13', 85' Radford   59' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 46,798
13 February 1965 29 Blackburn Rovers 0–3 Chelsea Blackburn
Tambling   44'
Murray   55'
Bridges   77'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,683
6 February 1965 30 Chelsea 0–1 Nottingham Forest London
Barnwell   35' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 29,038
22 February 1965 31 Stoke City 0–2 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
Murray   10'
Graham   80'
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 28,005
10 March 1965 32 Chelsea 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
Venables   42'
Tambling   44'
Bridges   73'
Gilzean   75' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 51,390
13 March 1965 33 Manchester United 4–0 Chelsea Manchester
Best   3'
Herd   23', 49'
Law   75'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 56,261
22 March 1965 34 Chelsea 3–0 Sheffield United London
Murray   27', 80'
Bridges   52'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 31,837
31 March 1965 35 Everton 1–1 Chelsea Liverpool
Gabriel   4' Murray   14' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,384
3 April 1965 36 Chelsea 3–1 Birmingham City London
Tambling   15'
Lynn   68' (o.g.)
Bridges   84'
Lynn   25' (pen.) Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,975
12 April 1965 37 West Ham United 3–2 Chelsea London
Hurst   4', 23'
Sissons   19'
Venables   53'
Bridges   65'
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 33,288
16 April 1965 38 Chelsea 4–0 Liverpool London
Tambling   22'
Hinton   37'
Murray   50', 60'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 62,587
17 April 1965 39 Chelsea 2–2 West Bromwich Albion London
Murray   21'
Tambling   23'
Crawford   15'
Howshall   42'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,792
19 April 1965 40 Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea Liverpool
Chisnall   8'
Strong   26'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,847
24 April 1965 41 Burnley 6–2 Chelsea Burnley
Lochhead   1', 16', 45', 66', 88'
Irvine   19'
R. Harris   31'
Houseman   86'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 15,215
26 April 1965 42 Blackpool 3–2 Chelsea Blackpool
Charnley   9', 44', 51' Tambling   40'
Mortimore   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 (C) 42 26 9 7 89 39 2.282 61 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Leeds United 42 26 9 7 83 52 1.596 61 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
3 Chelsea 42 24 8 10 89 54 1.648 56
4 Everton 42 17 15 10 69 60 1.150 49
5 Nottingham Forest 42 17 13 12 71 67 1.060 47
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 7 16 87 71 1.225 45
7 Liverpool 42 17 10 15 67 73 0.918 44 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
8 Sheffield Wednesday 42 16 11 15 57 55 1.036 43
9 West Ham United 42 19 4 19 82 71 1.155 42 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[b]
10 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 10 16 83 79 1.051 42
11 Stoke City 42 16 10 16 67 66 1.015 42
12 Burnley 42 16 10 16 70 70 1.000 42
13 Arsenal 42 17 7 18 69 75 0.920 41
14 West Bromwich Albion 42 13 13 16 70 65 1.077 39
15 Sunderland 42 14 9 19 64 74 0.865 37
16 Aston Villa 42 16 5 21 57 82 0.695 37
17 Blackpool 42 12 11 19 67 78 0.859 35
18 Leicester City 42 11 13 18 69 85 0.812 35
19 Sheffield United 42 12 11 19 50 64 0.781 35
20 Fulham 42 11 12 19 60 78 0.769 34
21 Wolverhampton Wanderers (R) 42 13 4 25 59 89 0.663 30 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Birmingham City (R) 42 8 11 23 64 96 0.667 27
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Liverpool qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1964–65 FA Cup winners.
  2. ^ West Ham United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the Cup Winners' Cup winners.

League Cup

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

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FA Cup

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

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Squad

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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 3 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 Billy Sinclair 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Jimmy Smart 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 Dennis Brown 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

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  • Soccerbase
  • Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)