Home CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB 1964     1966

Summary of Season 1965-66

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Liverpool 42 17 2 2 52 15 9 7 5 27 19 2.323 61
  2.  Leeds United 42 14 4 3 49 15 9 5 7 30 23 2.078 55
  3.  Burnley 42 15 3 3 45 20 9 4 8 34 27 1.68 55
  4.  Manchester United 42 12 8 1 50 20 6 7 8 34 39 1.423 51
  5.  Chelsea 42 11 4 6 30 21 11 3 7 35 32 1.226 51
  6.  West Bromwich Albion 42 11 6 4 58 34 8 6 7 33 35 1.318 50
  7.  Leicester City 42 12 4 5 40 28 9 3 9 40 37 1.23 49
  8.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 6 4 55 37 5 6 10 20 29 1.136 44
  9.  Sheffield United 42 11 6 4 37 25 5 5 11 19 34 0.949 43
10.  Stoke City 42 12 6 3 42 22 3 6 12 23 42 1.015 42
11.  Everton 42 12 6 3 39 19 3 5 13 17 43 0.903 41
12.  West Ham United 42 12 5 4 46 33 3 4 14 24 50 0.843 39
13.  Blackpool 42 9 5 7 36 29 5 4 12 19 36 0.846 37
14.  Arsenal 42 8 8 5 36 31 4 5 12 26 44 0.826 37
15.  Newcastle United 42 10 5 6 26 20 4 4 13 24 43 0.793 37
16.  Aston Villa 42 10 3 8 39 34 5 3 13 30 46 0.862 36
17.  Sheffield Wednesday 42 11 6 4 35 18 3 2 16 21 48 0.848 36
18.  Nottingham Forest 42 11 3 7 31 26 3 5 13 25 46 0.777 36
19.  Sunderland 42 13 2 6 36 28 1 6 14 15 44 0.708 36
20.  Fulham 42 9 4 8 34 37 5 3 13 33 48 0.788 35
21.  Northampton Town 42 8 6 7 31 32 2 7 12 24 60 0.597 33
22.  Blackburn Rovers 42 6 1 14 30 36 2 3 16 27 52 0.647 20

Matches

Aug 21 Burnley Home 1-1 Venables
Aug 25 Stoke City Away 2-2 Venables(P), Tambling
Aug 28 Fulham Away 3-0 Murray, Graham, Bridges
Sep 1 Stoke City Home 1-2 Hollins
Sep 4 Arsenal Away 3-1 Graham, Bridges, Fascione
Sep 11 Everton Home 3-1 Graham, Bridges, Venables
Sep 15 Sheffield Wednesday Home 1-1 Venables
Sep 18 Manchester United Away 1-4 Venables
Sep 25 Newcastle United Home 1-1 Graham
Oct 2 West Bromwich Albion Away 2-1 Graham, Bridges
Oct 9 Blackpool Home 0-1
Oct 16 Blackburn Rovers Away 1-0 Graham
Oct 23 Leicester City Home 0-2
Oct 30 Sheffield United Away 2-1 Graham, Osgood
Nov 6 Leeds United Home 1-0 Hollins
Nov 13 West Ham United Away 1-2 Tambling
Nov 27 Aston Villa Away 4-2 Graham, Osgood, Tambling(2)
Dec 4 Liverpool Home 0-1
Dec 11 Tottenham Hotspur Away 2-4 Bridges, Graham
Dec 27 Northampton Town Away 3-2 Graham, Tambling(2)
Dec 28 Northampton Town Home 1-0 Bridges
Jan 1 Blackpool Away 2-1 Graham, Tambling
Jan 8 Tottenham Hotspur Home 2-1 Graham, Osgood
Jan 29 Burnley Away 2-1 Osgood(2)
Feb 5 Fulham Home 2-1 Osgood, Tambling
Feb 19 Arsenal Home 0-0
Feb 22 Sunderland Home 3-2 Bridges, Graham, Osgood
Feb 26 Everton Away 1-2 Bridges
Mar 12 Manchester United Home 2-0 Graham, Tambling
Mar 19 Newcastle United Away 1-0 Venables
Mar 21 Leicester City Away 1-1 Bridges
Apr 4 Leeds United Away 0-2
Apr 9 West Ham United Home 6-2 Harris, Graham(2), Venables(P), Tambling(2)
Apr 11 Nottingham Forest Home 1-0 Tambling
Apr 12 Nottingham Forest Away 2-1 Tambling(2)
Apr 16 Sunderland Away 0-2
Apr 25 West Bromwich Albion Home 2-3 Venables(P), Tambling
Apr 30 Liverpool Away 1-2 Murray
May 2 Sheffield Wednesday Away 1-1 Harris
May 4 Blackburn Rovers Home 1-0 Kirkup
May 7 Sheffield United Home 2-0 Graham, Tambling
May 16 Aston Villa Home 0-2

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 658,246 60,269 10,024 31,345
Away 651,379 53,754 14,065 31,018
Total 1,309,625 60,269 10,024 31,182

F.A. Cup

Semi-Final

Matches

Jan 22 Liverpool Away 2-1 Osgood, Tambling
Feb 12 Leeds United Home 1-0 Tambling
Mar 5 Shrewsbury Town Home 3-2 Bridges(2), Graham
Mar 26 Hull City Home 2-2 Graham, Tambling
Mar 31 Hull City Away 3-1 Graham, Tambling(2)
Apr 23 Sheffield Wednesday Neutral 0-2

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 155,915 57,847 46,924 51,972
Away 99,425 54,097 45,328 49,712
Neutral 61,321 61,321 61,321 61,321
Total 316,661 61,321 45,328 52,777

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Semi-Final (Playoff)

Matches

Sep 22 A.S. Roma Home 4-1 Graham, Venables(3)
Oct 6 A.S. Roma Away 0-0
Nov 17 Wiener Away 0-1
Dec 1 Wiener Home 2-0 Murray, Osgood
Feb 9 A.C. Milan Away 1-2 Graham
Feb 16 A.C. Milan Home 2-1 Graham, Osgood
Mar 2 A.C. Milan Away 1-1 Bridges
Mar 15 TSV Munich 1860 Away 2-2 Tambling(2)
Mar 29 TSV Munich 1860 Home 1-0 Osgood
Apr 27 Barcelona Away 0-2
May 11 Barcelona Home 2-0 O.G.(2)
May 25 Barcelona Away 0-5

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 202,845 59,541 28,254 40,569
Away 207,031 70,000 4,000 29,576
Total 409,876 70,000 4,000 34,156

Diary

00/07/1965 Tommy Hughes transfered from Clydebank Juniors

06/07/1965 James Robertson died

14/07/1965 Max Woosnam died

20/07/1965 Michael Gilkes born

27/07/1965 Chelsea drew with VfB Stuttgart 1-1 in a friendly

30/07/1965 Chelsea beat Hamburger SV 2-0 in a friendly

01/08/1965 Chelsea lost to Gothenburg Alliance 2-4 in a friendly

03/08/1965 Chelsea beat Orebro SK 8-0 in a friendly

05/08/1965 Chelsea lost to Malmo/IFK Norrkoping Select 0-1 in a friendly

08/08/1965 Chelsea drew with Aarhus GF 0-0 in a friendly

11/08/1965 Chelsea beat Glasgow Select XI 3-0 in Glasgow Charity Cup

11/08/1965 Robert Fleck born

17/08/1965 Chelsea lost to West Germany 2-3 in a friendly

21/08/1965 Chelsea drew with Burnley 1-1 in Football League Division 1

25/08/1965 Chelsea drew with Stoke City 2-2 in Football League Division 1

28/08/1965 Chelsea beat Fulham 3-0 in Football League Division 1

01/09/1965 Chelsea lost to Stoke City 1-2 in Football League Division 1

04/09/1965 Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-1 in Football League Division 1

10/09/1965 John Mortimore transfered to Q.P.R. for 8,000

11/09/1965 Chelsea beat Everton 3-1 in Football League Division 1

14/09/1965 Frank Upton Released

15/09/1965 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 in Football League Division 1

18/09/1965 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 1-4 in Football League Division 1

22/09/1965 Chelsea beat A.S. Roma 4-1 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 (First Leg)

25/09/1965 Chelsea drew with Newcastle United 1-1 in Football League Division 1

02/10/1965 Chelsea beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in Football League Division 1

06/10/1965 Chelsea drew with A.S. Roma 0-0 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 (Second Leg)

09/10/1965 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 0-1 in Football League Division 1

13/10/1965 Chelsea lost to Inter/AC Milan Select 1-2 in a friendly

14/10/1965 Keith Jones born

16/10/1965 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in Football League Division 1

23/10/1965 Chelsea lost to Leicester City 0-2 in Football League Division 1

29/10/1965 Jimmy McCalliog transfered to Sheffield Wed. for 37,500

30/10/1965 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-1 in Football League Division 1

06/11/1965 Chelsea beat Leeds United 1-0 in Football League Division 1

13/11/1965 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 1-2 in Football League Division 1

17/11/1965 Chelsea lost to Wiener 0-1 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 (First Leg)

24/11/1965 Tommy Boyd born

27/11/1965 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 4-2 in Football League Division 1

29/11/1965 Tommy Robson transfered from Northampton for 30,000

30/11/1965 Robert Isaac born

01/12/1965 Chelsea beat Wiener 2-0 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 (Second Leg)

04/12/1965 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 0-1 in Football League Division 1

06/12/1965 Gordon Durie born

07/12/1965 Chelsea beat Woking 7-1 in Testimonial For John Mortimer

11/12/1965 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 in Football League Division 1

24/12/1965 Bernard Duffy died

27/12/1965 Chelsea beat Northampton Town 3-2 in Football League Division 1

28/12/1965 Chelsea beat Northampton Town 1-0 in Football League Division 1

31/12/1965 Tony Dorigo born

01/01/1966 Chelsea beat Blackpool 2-1 in Football League Division 1

06/01/1966 Marshall McEwan died

08/01/1966 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in Football League Division 1

22/01/1966 Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 in F.A. Cup Round 3

29/01/1966 Chelsea beat Burnley 2-1 in Football League Division 1

29/01/1966 Keith Dublin born

29/01/1966 Mark Stein born

00/02/1966 Barry Lloyd signed professional forms

05/02/1966 Chelsea beat Fulham 2-1 in Football League Division 1

09/02/1966 Chelsea lost to A.C. Milan 1-2 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 3 (First Leg)

12/02/1966 Chelsea beat Leeds United 1-0 in F.A. Cup Round 4

14/02/1966 Edward Tye died

16/02/1966 Chelsea beat A.C. Milan 2-1 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 3 (Second Leg)

19/02/1966 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 0-0 in Football League Division 1

22/02/1966 Chelsea beat Sunderland 3-2 in Football League Division 1

26/02/1966 Chelsea lost to Everton 1-2 in Football League Division 1

26/02/1966 Terry Howard born

00/03/1966 William Sinclair Released

00/03/1966 James Smart Released

00/03/1966 James Barron transfered to Oxford

02/03/1966 Chelsea drew with A.C. Milan 1-1 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 3 (Playoff)

05/03/1966 Chelsea beat Shrewsbury Town 3-2 in F.A. Cup Round 5

11/03/1966 Joe Kirkup transfered from West Ham for 27,000

12/03/1966 Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 in Football League Division 1

15/03/1966 Chelsea drew with TSV Munich 1860 2-2 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 4 (First Leg)

19/03/1966 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 1-0 in Football League Division 1

20/03/1966 Lol Abram died

21/03/1966 Chelsea drew with Leicester City 1-1 in Football League Division 1

26/03/1966 Chelsea drew with Hull City 2-2 in F.A. Cup Round 6

29/03/1966 Chelsea beat TSV Munich 1860 1-0 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 4 (Second Leg)

31/03/1966 Chelsea beat Hull City 3-1 in F.A. Cup Round 6 (replay)

04/04/1966 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 0-2 in Football League Division 1

09/04/1966 Chelsea beat West Ham United 6-2 in Football League Division 1

11/04/1966 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 in Football League Division 1

12/04/1966 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in Football League Division 1

16/04/1966 Chelsea lost to Sunderland 0-2 in Football League Division 1

19/04/1966 Jack Cock died

23/04/1966 Chelsea lost to Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 in F.A. Cup SF

25/04/1966 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 2-3 in Football League Division 1

27/04/1966 Chelsea lost to Barcelona 0-2 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup SF (First Leg)

30/04/1966 Chelsea lost to Liverpool 1-2 in Football League Division 1

30/04/1966 Charlie Cooke transfered from Dundee for 72,000

02/05/1966 Chelsea drew with Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 in Football League Division 1

04/05/1966 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in Football League Division 1

07/05/1966 Chelsea beat Sheffield United 2-0 in Football League Division 1

07/05/1966 Jes Hogh born

09/05/1966 Terry Venables transfered to Tottenham for 80,000

10/05/1966 Barry Bridges transfered to Birmingham for 55,000

10/05/1966 Allan Harris transfered from Coventry for 45,000

11/05/1966 Chelsea beat Barcelona 2-0 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup SF (Second Leg)

16/05/1966 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 0-2 in Football League Division 1

24/05/1966 Alex Stepney transfered from Millwall for 50,000

25/05/1966 Chelsea lost to Barcelona 0-5 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup SF (Playoff)

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
JW Hollins 39 2 5 12 56 2
PP Bonetti 38 6 12 56
M Hinton 38 6 11 55
RE Harris 36 2 6 10 52 2
G Graham 33 17 6 3 11 3 50 23
P Osgood 31 1 7 5 1 11 3 47 1 11
TF Venables 34 8 6 8 3 48 11
E McCreadie 30 5 9 44
J Boyle 27 3 5 8 40 3
RV Tambling 26 16 6 5 10 2 42 23
BJ Bridges 27 2 9 6 2 7 1 40 2 12
AG Murray 22 4 2 1 3 1 26 4 3
J Kirkup 14 1 3 5 22 1
K Shellito 16 4 20
J Fascione 12 3 1 2 14 3 1
AR Young 13 3 16
P Houseman 10 2 12
TH Robson 6 1 6 1
J McCalliog 4 4
J Dunn 3 3
C Cooke 2 2
AJ Harris 2 2
J Thomson 2 2
J Barron 1 1
Own Goal 2 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
G Graham 4 4
RE Harris 2 1 3
J Boyle 1 1 1 3
E McCreadie 1 1 1 1
J Fascione 1 1
RV Tambling 1 1
BJ Bridges 1 1
M Hinton 1 1
Total 8 1 5 2 14 2