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Summary of Season 1964-65

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Manchester United 42 16 4 1 52 13 10 5 6 37 26 2.282 61
  2.  Leeds United 42 16 3 2 53 23 10 6 5 30 29 1.596 61
  3.  Chelsea 42 15 2 4 48 19 9 6 6 41 35 1.648 56
  4.  Everton 42 9 10 2 37 22 8 5 8 32 38 1.15 49
  5.  Nottingham Forest 42 10 7 4 45 33 7 6 8 26 34 1.059 47
  6.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 18 3 0 65 20 1 4 16 22 51 1.225 45
  7.  Liverpool 42 12 5 4 42 33 5 5 11 25 40 0.917 44
  8.  Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 5 3 37 15 3 6 12 20 40 1.036 43
  9.  West Ham United 42 14 2 5 48 25 5 2 14 34 46 1.154 42
10.  Blackburn Rovers 42 12 2 7 46 33 4 8 9 37 46 1.05 42
11.  Stoke City 42 11 4 6 40 27 5 6 10 27 39 1.015 42
12.  Burnley 42 9 9 3 39 26 7 1 13 31 44 1 42
13.  Arsenal 42 11 5 5 42 31 6 2 13 27 44 0.92 41
14.  West Bromwich Albion 42 10 5 6 45 25 3 8 10 25 40 1.076 39
15.  Sunderland 42 12 6 3 45 26 2 3 16 19 48 0.864 37
16.  Aston Villa 42 14 1 6 36 24 2 4 15 21 58 0.695 37
17.  Blackpool 42 9 7 5 41 28 3 4 14 26 50 0.858 35
18.  Leicester City 42 9 6 6 43 36 2 7 12 26 49 0.811 35
19.  Sheffield United 42 7 5 9 30 29 5 6 10 20 35 0.781 35
20.  Fulham 42 10 5 6 44 32 1 7 13 16 46 0.769 34
21.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 8 2 11 33 36 5 2 14 26 53 0.662 30
22.  Birmingham City 42 6 8 7 36 40 2 3 16 28 56 0.666 27

Matches

Aug 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 3-0 Tambling(2), Venables
Aug 26 Aston Villa Home 2-1 Tambling, Bridges
Aug 29 Sunderland Home 3-1 Shellito, Murray, Graham
Aug 31 Aston Villa Away 2-2 Murray, Tambling
Sep 5 Leicester City Away 1-1 Hollins
Sep 9 Sheffield Wednesday Home 1-1 Venables(P)
Sep 12 Fulham Home 1-0 Bridges
Sep 16 Sheffield Wednesday Away 3-2 Murray(2), Graham
Sep 19 Leeds United Home 2-0 Hollins, Venables
Sep 26 Arsenal Away 3-1 Murray, Tambling, Venables
Sep 30 Manchester United Home 0-2
Oct 3 Blackburn Rovers Home 5-1 Harris, Tambling, Bridges(3)
Oct 10 Nottingham Forest Away 2-2 Bridges, Venables
Oct 17 Stoke City Home 4-0 Murray, Graham(2), Tambling
Oct 24 Tottenham Hotspur Away 1-1 Graham
Oct 31 Burnley Home 0-1
Nov 7 Sheffield United Away 2-0 Murray, Bridges
Nov 14 Everton Home 5-1 Murray, Graham(2), Bridges, Tambling
Nov 21 Birmingham City Away 6-1 Mortimore, Graham(3), McCalliog(2)
Nov 28 West Ham United Home 0-3
Dec 5 West Bromwich Albion Away 2-0 Graham, Bridges
Dec 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 2-1 Bridges(2)
Dec 19 Sunderland Away 0-3
Dec 26 Blackpool Home 2-0 Bridges(2)
Jan 2 Leicester City Home 4-1 McCreadie, Murray, Graham, Bridges
Jan 16 Fulham Away 2-1 Graham, Tambling
Jan 23 Leeds United Away 2-2 Graham, Bridges
Feb 6 Arsenal Home 2-1 Graham(2)
Feb 13 Blackburn Rovers Away 3-0 Murray, Bridges, Tambling
Feb 22 Nottingham Forest Home 0-1
Feb 27 Stoke City Away 2-0 Murray, Graham
Mar 10 Tottenham Hotspur Home 3-1 Bridges, Venables, Tambling
Mar 13 Manchester United Away 0-4
Mar 22 Sheffield United Home 3-0 Murray(2), Bridges
Mar 31 Everton Away 1-1 Murray
Apr 3 Birmingham City Home 3-1 Bridges, Tambling, O.G.
Apr 12 West Ham United Away 2-3 Bridges, Venables
Apr 16 Liverpool Home 4-0 Hinton, Murray(2), Tambling
Apr 17 West Bromwich Albion Home 2-2 Murray, Tambling
Apr 19 Liverpool Away 0-2
Apr 24 Burnley Away 2-6 Harris, Houseman
Apr 26 Blackpool Away 2-3 Mortimore, Tambling

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 778,136 62,587 20,952 37,054
Away 649,485 56,261 15,213 30,928
Total 1,427,621 62,587 15,213 33,991

F.A. Cup

Semi-Final

Matches

Jan 9 Northampton Town Home 4-1 Bridges(2), Tambling, O.G.
Jan 30 West Ham United Away 1-0 Tambling
Feb 20 Tottenham Hotspur Home 1-0 Bridges
Mar 6 Peterborough United Home 5-1 Hollins, Murray, Bridges, Tambling(2)
Mar 27 Liverpool Neutral 0-2

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 171,175 63,635 44,335 57,058
Away 37,000 37,000 37,000 37,000
Neutral 67,686 67,686 67,686 67,686
Total 275,861 67,686 37,000 55,172

League Cup

Winners

Matches

Sep 23 Birmingham City Away 3-0 Tambling(2), Graham
Oct 26 Notts County Home 4-0 Harris, Tambling(2), McCalliog
Nov 11 Swansea Town Home 3-2 Brown, Graham(2)
Nov 25 Workington Away 2-2 Bridges(2)
Dec 16 Workington Home 2-0 Osgood(2)
Jan 20 Aston Villa Away 3-2 Boyle, Bridges, Tambling
Feb 10 Aston Villa Home 1-1 Graham
Mar 15 Leicester City Home 3-2 McCreadie, Venables(P), Tambling
Apr 5 Leicester City Away 0-0

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 58,626 20,690 5,979 11,725
Away 72,279 26,957 12,022 18,070
Total 130,905 26,957 5,979 14,545

Diary

00/07/1964 Peter Osgood signed professional forms

09/07/1964 Gianluca Vialli born

15/07/1964 Charles Harris died

27/07/1964 Peter McKenna died

30/07/1964 Chelsea beat IFK Gothenburg 2-1 in a friendly

00/08/1964 John Boyle signed professional forms

02/08/1964 Chelsea beat IF Elfsborg 2-1 in a friendly

08/08/1964 Chelsea beat Fredrikshavn 3-1 in a friendly

11/08/1964 Chelsea lost to TSV 1860 Munich 0-2 in a friendly

12/08/1964 Chelsea beat Chaux-de-Fonds 1-0 in a friendly

14/08/1964 Chelsea beat Rapid Vienna 2-1 in a friendly

22/08/1964 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 in Football League Division 1

26/08/1964 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Football League Division 1

29/08/1964 Chelsea beat Sunderland 3-1 in Football League Division 1

31/08/1964 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 2-2 in Football League Division 1

03/09/1964 Alan Dickens born

05/09/1964 Chelsea drew with Leicester City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

07/09/1964 Dennis Sorrell transfered to Leyton Orient for 3,000

09/09/1964 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 in Football League Division 1

12/09/1964 Chelsea beat Fulham 1-0 in Football League Division 1

16/09/1964 Chelsea beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 in Football League Division 1

19/09/1964 Chelsea beat Leeds United 2-0 in Football League Division 1

19/09/1964 Jimmy Mulholland transfered to Greenock Morton

19/09/1964 William Sinclair transfered from Morton

23/09/1964 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 3-0 in League Cup Round 2

26/09/1964 Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-1 in Football League Division 1

30/09/1964 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-2 in Football League Division 1

03/10/1964 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 5-1 in Football League Division 1

07/10/1964 Chelsea lost to Benfica 2-4 in International Charity Cup

10/10/1964 Chelsea drew with Nottingham Forest 2-2 in Football League Division 1

17/10/1964 Chelsea beat Stoke City 4-0 in Football League Division 1

22/10/1964 Jack Horton died

24/10/1964 Chelsea drew with Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 in Football League Division 1

24/10/1964 Frode Grodas born

26/10/1964 Chelsea beat Notts County 4-0 in League Cup Round 3

28/10/1964 Chelsea beat Dulwich Hamlet 3-0 in First Floodlit Match

31/10/1964 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-1 in Football League Division 1

07/11/1964 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-0 in Football League Division 1

11/11/1964 Chelsea beat Swansea Town 3-2 in League Cup Round 4

14/11/1964 Chelsea beat Everton 5-1 in Football League Division 1

14/11/1964 John Browning died

19/11/1964 Chelsea beat Woking 6-2 in a friendly

20/11/1964 Dennis Brown transfered to Swindon for 17,000

21/11/1964 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 6-1 in Football League Division 1

25/11/1964 Chelsea drew with Workington 2-2 in League Cup Round 5

27/11/1964 Allan Harris transfered to Coventry for 35,000

28/11/1964 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 0-3 in Football League Division 1

29/11/1964 Ken Monkou born

00/12/1964 Roger Wosahlo signed professional forms

05/12/1964 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 in Football League Division 1

12/12/1964 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 in Football League Division 1

16/12/1964 Chelsea beat Workington 2-0 in League Cup Round 5 (replay)

19/12/1964 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 0-3 in Football League Division 1

26/12/1964 Chelsea beat Blackpool 2-0 in Football League Division 1

02/01/1965 Chelsea beat Leicester City 4-1 in Football League Division 1

05/01/1965 Vinnie Jones born

09/01/1965 Chelsea beat Northampton Town 4-1 in F.A. Cup Round 3

15/01/1965 David Calderhead died

16/01/1965 Chelsea beat Fulham 2-1 in Football League Division 1

16/01/1965 Jim Thomson transfered from Provenside Hibernian

20/01/1965 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3-2 in League Cup SF (First Leg)

23/01/1965 Chelsea drew with Leeds United 2-2 in Football League Division 1

30/01/1965 Chelsea beat West Ham United 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4

30/01/1965 James Smart transfered from Morton

06/02/1965 Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in Football League Division 1

10/02/1965 Chelsea drew with Aston Villa 1-1 in League Cup SF (Second Leg)

13/02/1965 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in Football League Division 1

16/02/1965 Chelsea beat West German XI 1-0 in a friendly

19/02/1965 Tommy Knox transfered to Newcastle for 10,000

20/02/1965 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 5

22/02/1965 Chelsea lost to Nottingham Forest 0-1 in Football League Division 1

27/02/1965 Chelsea beat Stoke City 2-0 in Football League Division 1

06/03/1965 Chelsea beat Peterborough United 5-1 in F.A. Cup Round 6

10/03/1965 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in Football League Division 1

13/03/1965 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 0-4 in Football League Division 1

15/03/1965 Chelsea beat Leicester City 3-2 in League Cup Final (First Leg)

22/03/1965 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 3-0 in Football League Division 1

27/03/1965 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-2 in F.A. Cup SF

31/03/1965 Chelsea drew with Everton 1-1 in Football League Division 1

03/04/1965 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 3-1 in Football League Division 1

05/04/1965 Chelsea drew with Leicester City 0-0 in League Cup Final (Second Leg)

09/04/1965 James Barron transfered from Wolves for 5,000

12/04/1965 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 2-3 in Football League Division 1

16/04/1965 Chelsea beat Liverpool 4-0 in Football League Division 1

17/04/1965 Chelsea drew with West Bromwich Albion 2-2 in Football League Division 1

19/04/1965 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-2 in Football League Division 1

24/04/1965 Chelsea lost to Burnley 2-6 in Football League Division 1

26/04/1965 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 2-3 in Football League Division 1

29/04/1965 Chelsea beat Charlton Athletic 3-2 in Testimonial For John Hewie

08/05/1965 Chelsea beat New South Wales 5-0 in a friendly

12/05/1965 Chelsea beat Australian Capital Territory 7-0 in a friendly

15/05/1965 Chelsea beat Northern New South Wales 6-2 in a friendly

16/05/1965 Chelsea beat Victoria 1-0 in a friendly

18/05/1965 Ian Watson transfered to Q.P.R. for 10,000

19/05/1965 Chelsea beat Western Australia 6-1 in a friendly

22/05/1965 Chelsea beat South Australia 2-1 in a friendly

23/05/1965 Chelsea drew with Australian Select XI 2-2 in a friendly

26/05/1965 Chelsea beat Tasmania 12-0 in a friendly

30/05/1965 Chelsea drew with Australia World Cup XI 1-1 in a friendly

02/06/1965 Chelsea beat South Coast XI 1-0 in a friendly

04/06/1965 William Finlayson died

06/06/1965 Chelsea beat Queensland 4-0 in a friendly

10/06/1965 John Jackson died

Players Statistics

 

Appearances

Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls
PP Bonetti 41 5 9 55
RE Harris 42 2 5 6 53 2
JW Hollins 41 2 5 1 6 52 3
BJ Bridges 41 20 5 4 5 3 51 27
AG Murray 40 17 5 1 6 51 18
M Hinton 40 1 5 6 51 1
TF Venables 39 7 5 5 1 49 8
RV Tambling 33 15 5 4 7 6 45 25
G Graham 30 17 5 7 4 42 21
JA Mortimore 28 2 5 8 41 2
E McCreadie 34 1 2 5 1 41 2
T Knox 13 1 14
K Shellito 13 1 1 14 1
J Boyle 6 2 4 1 12 1
P Houseman 9 1 3 12 1
F Upton 3 1 4 8
J McCalliog 3 2 5 1 8 3
I Watson 2 3 5
J Fascione 3 3
AJ Harris 1 2 1 3 1
AR Young 1 1
P Osgood 1 2 1 2
DJ Brown 1 1 1 1
J Smart 1 1
WI Sinclair 1 1
J Dunn 1 1
Own Goal 1 1 2

Disciplinary

SY=Single Yellow    DY=Double Yellow (Red)

SR=Straight Red

Sq Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR
RE Harris 2 2
JA Mortimore 1 1
T Knox 1 1
TF Venables 1 1
RV Tambling 1 1
JW Hollins 1 1
Total 5 1 1 7