The 1964–65 Football League Cup was the fifth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs; 82 of them competed.[a] The competition ended with the two-legged final on 15 March and 5 April 1965.
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Country | England & ![]() |
Teams | 82 |
Defending champions | Leicester City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Chelsea |
Runner-up | Leicester City |
Match dates and results were initially drawn from Soccerbase,[1] and they were later checked against Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71.[2]
Calendar
Of the 82 teams, 46 received a bye to the second round and the other 36 played in the first round; these were the teams ranked 57th–92nd in the 1963–64 Football League. Semi-finals and final were two-legged.
Round | Main date | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Original | Replays | ||||
First Round | 2 September 1964 | 18 | 4 | 82 → 64 | 36 (teams ranked 13th–24th in Third Division; all Fourth Division) |
Second Round | 23 September 1964 | 32 | 4 | 64 → 32 | 46 (all First and Second Division, except those teams that did not enter; teams ranked 1st–12th in Third Division) |
Third Round | 14 October 1964 | 16 | 3 | 32 → 16 | none |
Fourth Round | 4 November 1964 | 8 | 1 | 16 → 8 | none |
Fifth Round | 25 November 1964 | 4 | 1 | 8 → 4 | none |
Semi-finals | 20 January & 10 February 1965 | 4 | 0 | 4 → 2 | none |
Final | 15 March & 5 April 1965 | 2 | 0 | 2 → 1 | none |
First round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Barnsley | 2–1 | Lincoln City | 2 September 1964 |
Bradford City | 2–0 | York City | 2 September 1964 |
Brentford | 0–2 | Southend United | 2 September 1964 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | Millwall | 2 September 1964 |
Chester | 3–0 | Wrexham | 2 September 1964 |
Chesterfield | 3–0 | Hartlepools United | 2 September 1964 |
Colchester United | 1–1 | Torquay United | 2 September 1964 |
Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 September 1964 |
Exeter City | 2–0 | Gillingham | 2 September 1964 |
Halifax Town | 1–3 | Darlington | 2 September 1964 |
Notts County | 3–2 | Newport County | 2 September 1964 |
Port Vale | 0–1 | Luton Town | 7 September 1964 |
Queens Park Rangers | 5–2 | Aldershot | 2 September 1964 |
Southport | 0–0 | Carlisle United | 2 September 1964 |
Stockport County | 1–3 | Rochdale | 2 September 1964 |
Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 September 1964 |
Walsall | 1–1 | Oxford United | 2 September 1964 |
Workington | 9–1 | Barrow | 2 September 1964 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Carlisle United | 1–0 | Southport | 14 September 1964 |
Millwall | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 September 1964 |
Oxford United | 6–1 | Walsall | 7 September 1964 |
Torquay United | 3–0 | Colchester United | 10 September 1964 |
Second round
Ties
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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Peterborough United | 0–2 | Leicester City | 8 October 1964 |
Portsmouth | 2–1 | Watford | 12 October 1964 |
Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Stoke City | 29 September 1964 |
Southend United | 3–1 | Hull City | 28 September 1964 |
Third round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Bury | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 October 1964 |
Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | 14 October 1964 |
Chelsea | 4–0 | Notts County | 26 October 1964 |
Chesterfield | 3–1 | Carlisle United | 14 October 1964 |
Coventry City | 3–2 | Mansfield Town | 14 October 1964 |
Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Southampton | 26 October 1964 |
Doncaster Rovers | 2–3 | Bradford City | 14 October 1964 |
Grimsby Town | 0–5 | Leicester City | 19 October 1964 |
Leeds United | 2–3 | Aston Villa | 14 October 1964 |
Northampton Town | 2–1 | Portsmouth | 20 October 1964 |
Norwich City | 5–3 | Chester | 21 October 1964 |
Reading | 1–1 | Fulham | 14 October 1964 |
Rotherham United | 2–2 | Swansea Town | 14 October 1964 |
Stoke City | 3–1 | Southend United | 14 October 1964 |
Sunderland | 4–1 | Blackpool | 26 October 1964 |
Workington | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 October 1964 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Blackburn Rovers | 1–5 | Workington | 22 October 1964 |
Fulham | 1–3 | Reading | 19 October 1964 |
Swansea Town | 2–0 | Rotherham United | 28 October 1964 |
Fourth round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 3–1 | Reading | 4 November 1964 |
Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Bradford City | 4 November 1964 |
Chelsea | 3–2 | Swansea Town | 11 November 1964 |
Coventry City | 4–2 | Sunderland | 10 November 1964 |
Leicester City | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | 4 November 1964 |
Northampton Town | 4–1 | Chesterfield | 4 November 1964 |
Stoke City | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 November 1964 |
Workington | 3–0 | Norwich City | 4 November 1964 |
Replays
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Leicester City | 11 November 1964 |
Plymouth Argyle | 3–1 | Stoke City | 11 November 1964 |
Fifth Round
Ties
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 7–1 | Bradford City | 23 November 1964 |
Coventry City | 1–8 | Leicester City | 1 December 1964 |
Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Northampton Town | 25 November 1964 |
Workington | 2–2 | Chelsea | 25 November 1964 |
Replay
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Chelsea | 2–0 | Workington | 16 December 1964 |
Semi-finals
First leg
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 2–3 | Chelsea | 20 January 1965 |
Leicester City | 3–2 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 January 1965 |
Second leg
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chelsea | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 10 February 1965 | 4–3 |
Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Leicester City | 10 February 1965 | 2–4 |
Final
Chelsea | 3–2 | Leicester City |
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Tambling ![]() Venables ![]() McCreadie ![]() | Appleton ![]() Goodfellow ![]() |
Leicester City | 0–0 | Chelsea |
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Summary |
Filbert Street, Leicester
Attendance: 26,957
Chelsea win 3–2 on aggregate.
References
General
- "English League Cup 1964/1965". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- "English League Cup 1964–1965 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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