The 1964β65 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 | |
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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 1970β71. [2]
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 57thβ92nd in the 1963β64 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 β 64 | 36 (teams ranked 13thβ24th in Third Division; all Fourth Division) |
Second Round | 23 September 1964 | 32 | 4 | 64 β 32 | 46 (all First and Second Division, except those teams that did not enter; teams ranked 1stβ12th in Third Division) |
Third Round | 14 October 1964 | 16 | 3 | 32 β 16 | none |
Fourth Round | 4 November 1964 | 8 | 1 | 16 β 8 | none |
Fifth Round | 25 November 1964 | 4 | 1 | 8 β 4 | none |
Semi-finals | 20 January & 10 February 1965 | 4 | 0 | 4 β 2 | none |
Final | 15 March & 5 April 1965 | 2 | 0 | 2 β 1 | none |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Barnsley | 2β1 | Lincoln City | 2 September 1964 |
Bradford City | 2β0 | York City | 2 September 1964 |
Brentford | 0β2 | Southend United | 2 September 1964 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2β2 | Millwall | 2 September 1964 |
Chester | 3β0 | Wrexham | 2 September 1964 |
Chesterfield | 3β0 | Hartlepools United | 2 September 1964 |
Colchester United | 1β1 | Torquay United | 2 September 1964 |
Doncaster Rovers | 1β0 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 September 1964 |
Exeter City | 2β0 | Gillingham | 2 September 1964 |
Halifax Town | 1β3 | Darlington | 2 September 1964 |
Notts County | 3β2 | Newport County | 2 September 1964 |
Port Vale | 0β1 | Luton Town | 7 September 1964 |
Queens Park Rangers | 5β2 | Aldershot | 2 September 1964 |
Southport | 0β0 | Carlisle United | 2 September 1964 |
Stockport County | 1β3 | Rochdale | 2 September 1964 |
Tranmere Rovers | 2β0 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 September 1964 |
Walsall | 1β1 | Oxford United | 2 September 1964 |
Workington | 9β1 | Barrow | 2 September 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Carlisle United | 1β0 | Southport | 14 September 1964 |
Millwall | 1β0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 September 1964 |
Oxford United | 6β1 | Walsall | 7 September 1964 |
Torquay United | 3β0 | Colchester United | 10 September 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Birmingham City | 0β3 | Chelsea | 23 September 1964 |
Blackpool | 3β0 | Newcastle United | 23 September 1964 |
Bolton Wanderers | 1β5 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 September 1964 |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0β2 | Northampton Town | 23 September 1964 |
Bristol Rovers | 0β2 | Chesterfield | 22 September 1964 |
Bury | 1β0 | Darlington | 23 September 1964 |
Carlisle United | 4β1 | Bristol City | 23 September 1964 |
Charlton Athletic | 2β1 | Middlesbrough | 23 September 1964 |
Chester | 5β4 | Derby County | 23 September 1964 |
Coventry City | 4β1 | Ipswich Town | 23 September 1964 |
Doncaster Rovers | 1β0 | Preston North End | 23 September 1964 |
Exeter City | 3β5 | Bradford City | 23 September 1964 |
Fulham | 2β0 | Oxford United | 23 September 1964 |
Grimsby Town | 3β1 | Oldham Athletic | 23 September 1964 |
Hull City | 0β0 | Southend United | 22 September 1964 |
Leeds United | 3β2 | Huddersfield Town | 23 September 1964 |
Leicester City | 0β0 | Peterborough United | 23 September 1964 |
Leyton Orient | 3β0 | Barnsley | 23 September 1964 |
Luton Town | 0β1 | Aston Villa | 23 September 1964 |
Manchester City | 3β5 | Mansfield Town | 23 September 1964 |
Millwall | 1β2 | Norwich City | 23 September 1964 |
Plymouth Argyle | 2β1 | Sheffield United | 23 September 1964 |
Reading | 4β0 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 September 1964 |
Rotherham United | 2β0 | Rochdale | 23 September 1964 |
Scunthorpe United | 0β1 | Workington | 23 September 1964 |
Southampton | 3β2 | Cardiff City | 23 September 1964 |
Stoke City | 1β1 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 September 1964 |
Sunderland | 4β1 | West Ham United | 30 September 1964 |
Swansea Town | 3β1 | Swindon Town | 23 September 1964 |
Torquay United | 1β2 | Notts County | 23 September 1964 |
Tranmere Rovers | 0β2 | Crystal Palace | 23 September 1964 |
Watford | 2β2 | Portsmouth | 22 September 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Peterborough United | 0β2 | Leicester City | 8 October 1964 |
Portsmouth | 2β1 | Watford | 12 October 1964 |
Shrewsbury Town | 0β1 | Stoke City | 29 September 1964 |
Southend United | 3β1 | Hull City | 28 September 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Bury | 0β1 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 October 1964 |
Charlton Athletic | 2β1 | Leyton Orient | 14 October 1964 |
Chelsea | 4β0 | Notts County | 26 October 1964 |
Chesterfield | 3β1 | Carlisle United | 14 October 1964 |
Coventry City | 3β2 | Mansfield Town | 14 October 1964 |
Crystal Palace | 2β0 | Southampton | 26 October 1964 |
Doncaster Rovers | 2β3 | Bradford City | 14 October 1964 |
Grimsby Town | 0β5 | Leicester City | 19 October 1964 |
Leeds United | 2β3 | Aston Villa | 14 October 1964 |
Northampton Town | 2β1 | Portsmouth | 20 October 1964 |
Norwich City | 5β3 | Chester | 21 October 1964 |
Reading | 1β1 | Fulham | 14 October 1964 |
Rotherham United | 2β2 | Swansea Town | 14 October 1964 |
Stoke City | 3β1 | Southend United | 14 October 1964 |
Sunderland | 4β1 | Blackpool | 26 October 1964 |
Workington | 0β0 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 October 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Blackburn Rovers | 1β5 | Workington | 22 October 1964 |
Fulham | 1β3 | Reading | 19 October 1964 |
Swansea Town | 2β0 | Rotherham United | 28 October 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 3β1 | Reading | 4 November 1964 |
Charlton Athletic | 0β1 | Bradford City | 4 November 1964 |
Chelsea | 3β2 | Swansea Town | 11 November 1964 |
Coventry City | 4β2 | Sunderland | 10 November 1964 |
Leicester City | 0β0 | Crystal Palace | 4 November 1964 |
Northampton Town | 4β1 | Chesterfield | 4 November 1964 |
Stoke City | 1β1 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 November 1964 |
Workington | 3β0 | Norwich City | 4 November 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Crystal Palace | 1β2 | Leicester City | 11 November 1964 |
Plymouth Argyle | 3β1 | Stoke City | 11 November 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 7β1 | Bradford City | 23 November 1964 |
Coventry City | 1β8 | Leicester City | 1 December 1964 |
Plymouth Argyle | 1β0 | Northampton Town | 25 November 1964 |
Workington | 2β2 | Chelsea | 25 November 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Chelsea | 2β0 | Workington | 16 December 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 2β3 | Chelsea | 20 January 1965 |
Leicester City | 3β2 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 January 1965 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chelsea | 1β1 | Aston Villa | 10 February 1965 | 4β3 |
Plymouth Argyle | 0β1 | Leicester City | 10 February 1965 | 2β4 |
Chelsea | 3β2 | Leicester City |
---|---|---|
Tambling ![]() Venables ![]() McCreadie ![]() |
Appleton ![]() Goodfellow ![]() |
Leicester City | 0β0 | Chelsea |
---|---|---|
Summary |
Chelsea win 3β2 on aggregate.
The 1964β65 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 1970β71. [2]
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 57thβ92nd in the 1963β64 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 β 64 | 36 (teams ranked 13thβ24th in Third Division; all Fourth Division) |
Second Round | 23 September 1964 | 32 | 4 | 64 β 32 | 46 (all First and Second Division, except those teams that did not enter; teams ranked 1stβ12th in Third Division) |
Third Round | 14 October 1964 | 16 | 3 | 32 β 16 | none |
Fourth Round | 4 November 1964 | 8 | 1 | 16 β 8 | none |
Fifth Round | 25 November 1964 | 4 | 1 | 8 β 4 | none |
Semi-finals | 20 January & 10 February 1965 | 4 | 0 | 4 β 2 | none |
Final | 15 March & 5 April 1965 | 2 | 0 | 2 β 1 | none |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Barnsley | 2β1 | Lincoln City | 2 September 1964 |
Bradford City | 2β0 | York City | 2 September 1964 |
Brentford | 0β2 | Southend United | 2 September 1964 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2β2 | Millwall | 2 September 1964 |
Chester | 3β0 | Wrexham | 2 September 1964 |
Chesterfield | 3β0 | Hartlepools United | 2 September 1964 |
Colchester United | 1β1 | Torquay United | 2 September 1964 |
Doncaster Rovers | 1β0 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 September 1964 |
Exeter City | 2β0 | Gillingham | 2 September 1964 |
Halifax Town | 1β3 | Darlington | 2 September 1964 |
Notts County | 3β2 | Newport County | 2 September 1964 |
Port Vale | 0β1 | Luton Town | 7 September 1964 |
Queens Park Rangers | 5β2 | Aldershot | 2 September 1964 |
Southport | 0β0 | Carlisle United | 2 September 1964 |
Stockport County | 1β3 | Rochdale | 2 September 1964 |
Tranmere Rovers | 2β0 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 September 1964 |
Walsall | 1β1 | Oxford United | 2 September 1964 |
Workington | 9β1 | Barrow | 2 September 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Carlisle United | 1β0 | Southport | 14 September 1964 |
Millwall | 1β0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 September 1964 |
Oxford United | 6β1 | Walsall | 7 September 1964 |
Torquay United | 3β0 | Colchester United | 10 September 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Birmingham City | 0β3 | Chelsea | 23 September 1964 |
Blackpool | 3β0 | Newcastle United | 23 September 1964 |
Bolton Wanderers | 1β5 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 September 1964 |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0β2 | Northampton Town | 23 September 1964 |
Bristol Rovers | 0β2 | Chesterfield | 22 September 1964 |
Bury | 1β0 | Darlington | 23 September 1964 |
Carlisle United | 4β1 | Bristol City | 23 September 1964 |
Charlton Athletic | 2β1 | Middlesbrough | 23 September 1964 |
Chester | 5β4 | Derby County | 23 September 1964 |
Coventry City | 4β1 | Ipswich Town | 23 September 1964 |
Doncaster Rovers | 1β0 | Preston North End | 23 September 1964 |
Exeter City | 3β5 | Bradford City | 23 September 1964 |
Fulham | 2β0 | Oxford United | 23 September 1964 |
Grimsby Town | 3β1 | Oldham Athletic | 23 September 1964 |
Hull City | 0β0 | Southend United | 22 September 1964 |
Leeds United | 3β2 | Huddersfield Town | 23 September 1964 |
Leicester City | 0β0 | Peterborough United | 23 September 1964 |
Leyton Orient | 3β0 | Barnsley | 23 September 1964 |
Luton Town | 0β1 | Aston Villa | 23 September 1964 |
Manchester City | 3β5 | Mansfield Town | 23 September 1964 |
Millwall | 1β2 | Norwich City | 23 September 1964 |
Plymouth Argyle | 2β1 | Sheffield United | 23 September 1964 |
Reading | 4β0 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 September 1964 |
Rotherham United | 2β0 | Rochdale | 23 September 1964 |
Scunthorpe United | 0β1 | Workington | 23 September 1964 |
Southampton | 3β2 | Cardiff City | 23 September 1964 |
Stoke City | 1β1 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 September 1964 |
Sunderland | 4β1 | West Ham United | 30 September 1964 |
Swansea Town | 3β1 | Swindon Town | 23 September 1964 |
Torquay United | 1β2 | Notts County | 23 September 1964 |
Tranmere Rovers | 0β2 | Crystal Palace | 23 September 1964 |
Watford | 2β2 | Portsmouth | 22 September 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Peterborough United | 0β2 | Leicester City | 8 October 1964 |
Portsmouth | 2β1 | Watford | 12 October 1964 |
Shrewsbury Town | 0β1 | Stoke City | 29 September 1964 |
Southend United | 3β1 | Hull City | 28 September 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Bury | 0β1 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 October 1964 |
Charlton Athletic | 2β1 | Leyton Orient | 14 October 1964 |
Chelsea | 4β0 | Notts County | 26 October 1964 |
Chesterfield | 3β1 | Carlisle United | 14 October 1964 |
Coventry City | 3β2 | Mansfield Town | 14 October 1964 |
Crystal Palace | 2β0 | Southampton | 26 October 1964 |
Doncaster Rovers | 2β3 | Bradford City | 14 October 1964 |
Grimsby Town | 0β5 | Leicester City | 19 October 1964 |
Leeds United | 2β3 | Aston Villa | 14 October 1964 |
Northampton Town | 2β1 | Portsmouth | 20 October 1964 |
Norwich City | 5β3 | Chester | 21 October 1964 |
Reading | 1β1 | Fulham | 14 October 1964 |
Rotherham United | 2β2 | Swansea Town | 14 October 1964 |
Stoke City | 3β1 | Southend United | 14 October 1964 |
Sunderland | 4β1 | Blackpool | 26 October 1964 |
Workington | 0β0 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 October 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Blackburn Rovers | 1β5 | Workington | 22 October 1964 |
Fulham | 1β3 | Reading | 19 October 1964 |
Swansea Town | 2β0 | Rotherham United | 28 October 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 3β1 | Reading | 4 November 1964 |
Charlton Athletic | 0β1 | Bradford City | 4 November 1964 |
Chelsea | 3β2 | Swansea Town | 11 November 1964 |
Coventry City | 4β2 | Sunderland | 10 November 1964 |
Leicester City | 0β0 | Crystal Palace | 4 November 1964 |
Northampton Town | 4β1 | Chesterfield | 4 November 1964 |
Stoke City | 1β1 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 November 1964 |
Workington | 3β0 | Norwich City | 4 November 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Crystal Palace | 1β2 | Leicester City | 11 November 1964 |
Plymouth Argyle | 3β1 | Stoke City | 11 November 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 7β1 | Bradford City | 23 November 1964 |
Coventry City | 1β8 | Leicester City | 1 December 1964 |
Plymouth Argyle | 1β0 | Northampton Town | 25 November 1964 |
Workington | 2β2 | Chelsea | 25 November 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Chelsea | 2β0 | Workington | 16 December 1964 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Aston Villa | 2β3 | Chelsea | 20 January 1965 |
Leicester City | 3β2 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 January 1965 |
Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chelsea | 1β1 | Aston Villa | 10 February 1965 | 4β3 |
Plymouth Argyle | 0β1 | Leicester City | 10 February 1965 | 2β4 |
Chelsea | 3β2 | Leicester City |
---|---|---|
Tambling ![]() Venables ![]() McCreadie ![]() |
Appleton ![]() Goodfellow ![]() |
Leicester City | 0β0 | Chelsea |
---|---|---|
Summary |
Chelsea win 3β2 on aggregate.