1964–65 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
1964-65 season
Chairman	Joe Mears
Manager	Tommy Docherty
First Division	3rd
FA Cup	Semi-finals
Football League Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Barry Bridges (20); All: ; Barry Bridges (27)
Highest home attendance	61,277 vs Liverpool (16 April 1965)
Lowest home attendance	20,952 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (12 December 1964)
	← 1963–64 1965–66 →

Last updated May 07, 2022

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

22 August 19641	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–3	Chelsea	Wolverhampton
			Tambling 4', 77' Venables 16'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 25,181

26 August 19642	Chelsea	2–1	Aston Villa	London
	Tambling 5' Bridges 55'		Hateley 61'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 30,389

29 August 19643	Chelsea	3–1	Sunderland	London
	Murray 10' Graham 49' Shellito 54'		Herd 87'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 46,710

31 August 19644	Aston Villa	2–2	Chelsea	Birmingham
	Hateley 84' Wylie 87'		Murray 36' Tambling 51'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 19,740

5 September 19645	Leicester City	1–1	Chelsea	Leicester
	Appleton 18'		Hollins 54'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 22,186

9 September 19646	Chelsea	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	London
	Venables 47' (pen.)		Pearson 43'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 31,973

12 September 19647	Chelsea	1–0	Fulham	London
	Bridges 30'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,472

16 September 19648	Sheffield Wednesday	2–3	Chelsea	Sheffield
	Dobson 3' Fantham 57'		Graham 30' Murray 71', 76'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 18,176

19 September 19649	Chelsea	2–0	Leeds United	London
	Venables 35' Hollins 76'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,006

26 September 196410	Arsenal	1–3	Chelsea	London
	Court 68'		Tambling 57' Venables 65' Murray 88'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 54,936

30 September 196411	Chelsea	0–2	Manchester United	London
			Best 32' Law 73'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 60,769

3 October 196412	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 196413	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Chelsea	Nottingham
	Crowe 22', 44'		Bridges 30' Venables 86'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 35,320

17 October 196414	Chelsea	4–0	Stoke City	London
	Graham 49', 86' Murray 61' Tambling 68'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 28,650

24 October 196415	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Chelsea	London
	Jones 81'		Graham 82'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 52,927

31 October 196416	Chelsea	0–1	Burnley	London
			Irvine 53'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 29,040

7 November 196417	Sheffield United	0–2	Chelsea	Sheffield
			Murray 9' Bridges 80'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 23,505

14 November 196418	Chelsea	5–1	Everton	London
	Graham 9', 16' Bridges 18' Murray 78' Tambling 82'		Gabriel 44'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 30,716

21 November 196419	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 196420	Chelsea	0–3	West Ham United	London
			Sealey 7' Peters 24' Hurst 38'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 44,204

5 December 196421	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Chelsea	West Bromwich
			Bridges 70' Graham 78'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 15,277

12 December 196422	Chelsea	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
	Bridges 45', 49'		Crawford 19'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 20,952

19 December 196423	Sunderland	3–0	Chelsea	Sunderland
	Sharkey 22' Harvey 31' Herd 82'			Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 41,236

26 December 196424	Chelsea	2–0	Blackpool	London
	Bridges 61', 64'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 30,581

2 January 196525	Chelsea	4–1	Leicester City	London
	Murray 40' Graham 43' McCreadie 63' Bridges 86'		Stringfellow 54'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 28,344

16 January 196526	Fulham	1–2	Chelsea	London
	Cook 86'		Tambling 14' Graham 68'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 26,400

23 January 196527	Leeds United	2–2	Chelsea	Leeds
	Storrie 16' Charlton 52'		Graham 2' Bridges 50'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 47,109

6 February 196528	Chelsea	2–1	Arsenal	London
	Graham 13', 85'		Radford 59'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 46,798

13 February 196529	Blackburn Rovers	0–3	Chelsea	Blackburn
			Tambling 44' Murray 55' Bridges 77'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 16,683

6 February 196530	Chelsea	0–1	Nottingham Forest	London
			Barnwell 35'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 29,038

22 February 196531	Stoke City	0–2	Chelsea	Stoke-on-Trent
			Murray 10' Graham 80'	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 28,005

10 March 196532	Chelsea	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	London
	Venables 42' Tambling 44' Bridges 73'		Gilzean 75'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 51,390

13 March 196533	Manchester United	4–0	Chelsea	Manchester
	Best 3' Herd 23', 49' Law 75'			Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 56,261

22 March 196534	Chelsea	3–0	Sheffield United	London
	Murray 27', 80' Bridges 52'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 31,837

31 March 196535	Everton	1–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
	Gabriel 4'		Murray 14'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,384

3 April 196536	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 196537	West Ham United	3–2	Chelsea	London
	Hurst 4', 23' Sissons 19'		Venables 53' Bridges 65'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 33,288

16 April 196538	Chelsea	4–0	Liverpool	London
	Tambling 22' Hinton 37' Murray 50', 60'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 62,587

17 April 196539	Chelsea	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	London
	Murray 21' Tambling 23'		Crawford 15' Howshall 42'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 30,792

19 April 196540	Liverpool	2–0	Chelsea	Liverpool
	Chisnall 8' Strong 26'			Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,847

24 April 196541	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 196542	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 v t e	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

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League Cup

23 September 19642nd Round	Birmingham City	0–3	Chelsea	Birmingham
			Graham 34' Tambling 68', 90'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 15,300

26 October 19643rd Round	Chelsea	4–0	Notts County	London
	McCalliog 17' Tambling 56', 60' A. Harris 74'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 6596

11 November 19644th Round	Chelsea	3–2	Swansea Town	London
	Brown 13' Graham 36', 78'		Todd 30' Williams 52'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 5979

25 November 19645th Round	Workington	2–2	Chelsea	Workington
	Carr 40' Napier 53'		Bridges 12', 34'	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 18,000

16 December 19645th Round Replay	Chelsea	2–0	Workington	London
	Osgood 82', 84'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 7936

20 January 1965Semi-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 1965Semi-Final 2nd Leg	Chelsea	1–1	Aston Villa	London
	Graham 62'		Hateley 30'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 17,425

15 March 1965Final 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 1965Final 2nd Leg	Leicester City	0–0	Chelsea	Leicester
				Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 26,957

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FA Cup

9 January 19653rd 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 19654th Round	West Ham United	0–1	Chelsea	London
			Tambling 10'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 37,000

20 February 19655th Round	Chelsea	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
	Bridges 17'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 63,205

6 March 19656th 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 1965Semi-Final	Liverpool	2–0	Chelsea	Birmingham
	Thompson 62' Stevenson 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
Pos.	Nat.	Name	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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1964–65 Chelsea F.C. season

Contents

Season summary

Results

First Division

League Cup

FA Cup

Squad

Related Research Articles

References