1964–65 Chelsea F.C. season

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

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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)