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
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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Results

First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
22 August 1964	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3-0	25,181	Tambling (2), Venables
26 August 1964	Aston Villa	H	2-1	30,389	Tambling, Bridges
29 August 1964	Sunderland	H	3-1	46,710	Shellito, Murray, Graham
31 August 1964	Aston Villa	A	2-2	19,740	Murray, Tambling
5 September 1964	Leicester City	A	1-1	22,186	Hollins
9 September 1964	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1-1	31,973	Venables
12 September 1964	Fulham	H	1-0	41,472	Bridges
16 September 1964	Sheffield Wednesday	A	3-2	18,176	Murray (2), Graham
19 September 1964	Leeds United	H	2-0	38,006	Hollins, Venables
26 September 1964	Arsenal	A	3-1	54,936	Murray, Tambling, Venables
30 September 1964	Manchester United	H	0-2	60,769
3 October 1964	Blackburn Rovers	H	5-1	34,913	Harris, Tambling, Bridges (3)
10 October 1964	Nottingham Forest	A	2-2	35,320	Bridges, Venables
17 October 1964	Stoke City	H	4-0	28,650	Murray, Graham (2), Tambling
24 October 1964	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-1	52,927	Graham
31 October 1964	Burnley	H	0-1	29,040
7 November 1964	Sheffield United	A	2-0	23,505	Murray, Bridges
14 November 1964	Everton	H	5-1	30,716	Murray, Graham (2), Bridges, Tambling
21 November 1964	Birmingham City	A	6-1	19,803	Mortimore, Graham (3), McCalliog
28 November 1964	West Ham United	H	0-3	44,204
5 December 1964	West Bromwich Albion	A	2-0	15,277	Graham, Bridges
12 December 1964	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2-1	20,952	Bridges (2)
19 December 1964	Sunderland	A	0-3	41,236
26 December 1964	Blackpool	H	2-0	30,581	Bridges (2)
2 January 1965	Leicester City	H	4-1	28,344	McCreadie, Murray, Graham, Bridges
16 January 1965	Fulham	A	2-1	26,400	Graham, Tambling
23 January 1965	Leeds United	A	2-2	47,109	Graham, Bridges
6 February 1965	Arsenal	H	2-1	46,798	Graham (2)
13 February 1965	Blackburn Rovers	A	3-0	16,683	Murray, Bridges, Tambling
22 February 1965	Nottingham Forest	H	0-1	29,038
27 February 1965	Stoke City	A	2-0	28,005	Murray, Graham
10 March 1965	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3-1	51,390	Bridges, Venables, Tambling
13 March 1965	Manchester United	A	0-4	56,261
22 March 1965	Sheffield United	H	3-0	31,837	Murray (2), Bridges
31 March 1965	Everton	A	1-1	40,384	Murray
3 April 1965	Birmingham City	H	3-1	28,975	Bridges, Tambling, OG
12 April 1965	West Ham United	A	2-3	33,288	Bridges, Venables
16 April 1965	Liverpool	H	4-0	62,587	Hinton, Murray (2), Tambling
17 April 1965	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-2	30,792	Murray, Tambling
19 April 1965	Liverpool	A	0-2	41,847
24 April 1965	Burnley	A	2-6	15,215	R. Harris, Houseman
26 April 1965	Blackpool	A	2-3	16,008	Mortimore, Tambling

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:

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 January 1965	3	Northampton Town	H	4-1	44,345	Bridges (2), Tambling, (o.g.)
30 January 1965	4	West Ham United	A	1-0	37,000	Tambling
20 February 1965	5	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-0	63,205	Bridges
6 March 1965	QF	Peterborough United	H	5-1	63,635	Hollins, Murray, Bridges, Tambling (2)
27 March 1965	SF	Liverpool	N	0-2	67,686

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
23 September 1964	2	Birmingham City	A	3-0	15,300	Tambling (2), Graham
26 October 1964	3	Notts County	H	4-0	6,596	Harris, Tambling (2), McCalliog
11 November 1964	4	Swansea Town	H	3-2	5,979	Brown, Graham (2)
25 November 1964	QF	Workington	A	2-2	18,000	Bridges (2)
6 December 1964	QF (R)	Workington	H	2-0	7,936	Osgood (2)
20 January 1965	SF	Aston Villa	A	3-2	12,022	Boyle, Bridges, Tambling
3 February 1965	SF	Aston Villa	H	1-1	17,425	Graham
5 March 1965	F	Leicester City	H	3-2	20,690	McCreadie, Venables, Tambling
5 April 1965	F	Leicester City	A	0-0	26,957

References

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