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 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

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  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

[2]

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:

League Cup
Main article: 1964–65 Football League Cup
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

[2]

FA Cup
Main article: 1964–65 FA Cup
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

[2]

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 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

[3]

References
  1. REMEMBER WHEN… BLACKPOOL NIGHT LED TO BURNLEY BATTERING - chelseafc.com
  2. 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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