1964–65 Football League

Football League, Second Division
Season	1964–65
Champions	Newcastle United (1st title)
Promoted	Northampton Town
Relegated	Swansea Town,; Swindon Town
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,470 (3.18 per match)
Top goalscorer	George O'Brien (Southampton), 34
	← 1963–64 1965–66 →

Football League, First Division
Season	1964–65
Champions	Manchester United (6th English title)
Relegated	Wolverhampton Wanderers ; Birmingham City
European Cup 1965–66	Manchester United
FA Cup winners; European Cup Winners' Cup 1965–66	Liverpool (1st FA Cup title); West Ham United (defending champions)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1964–65	Manchester United ; Everton
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,543 (3.34 per match)
Top goalscorer	Andy McEvoy (Blackburn Rovers), 29; Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur), 29
	← 1963–64 1965–66 →

The Football League
Season	1964–65
Champions	Manchester United
	← 1963–64 1965–66 →

The 1964–1965 season was the 66th completed season of The Football League. Seven years after the Munich Air Disaster in 1958, Manchester United won its first league title and its first league title since 1957.

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website^[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,^[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.^[2]

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Manchester United	42	16	4	1	52	13	10	5	6	37	26	89	39	2.282	+50	61	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1964-65 ; European Cup 1965–66 Preliminary round
2	Leeds United	42	16	3	2	53	23	10	6	5	30	29	83	52	1.596	+31	61
3	Chelsea	42	15	2	4	48	19	9	6	6	41	35	89	54	1.648	+35	56
4	Everton	42	9	10	2	37	22	8	5	8	32	38	69	60	1.150	+9	49	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1964-65
5	Nottingham Forest	42	10	7	4	45	33	7	6	8	26	34	71	67	1.060	+4	47
6	Tottenham Hotspur	42	18	3	0	65	20	1	4	16	22	51	87	71	1.225	+16	45
7	Liverpool	42	12	5	4	42	33	5	5	11	25	40	67	73	0.918	–6	44	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1965–66 First round ^{[nb 1]}
8	Sheffield Wednesday	42	13	5	3	37	15	3	6	12	20	40	57	55	1.036	+2	43
9	West Ham United	42	14	2	5	48	25	5	2	14	34	46	82	71	1.155	+11	42	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1965–66 First round ^{[nb 2]}
10	Blackburn Rovers	42	12	2	7	46	33	4	8	9	37	46	83	79	1.051	+4	42
11	Stoke City	42	11	4	6	40	27	5	6	10	27	39	67	66	1.015	+1	42
12	Burnley	42	9	9	3	39	26	7	1	13	31	44	70	70	1.000	±0	42
13	Arsenal	42	11	5	5	42	31	6	2	13	27	44	69	75	0.920	–6	41
14	West Bromwich Albion	42	10	5	6	45	25	3	8	10	25	40	70	65	1.077	+5	39
15	Sunderland	42	12	6	3	45	26	2	3	16	19	48	64	74	0.865	–10	37
16	Aston Villa	42	14	1	6	36	24	2	4	15	21	58	57	82	0.695	–25	37
17	Blackpool	42	9	7	5	41	28	3	4	14	26	50	67	78	0.859	–11	35
18	Leicester City	42	9	6	6	43	36	2	7	12	26	49	69	85	0.812	–16	35
19	Sheffield United	42	7	5	9	30	29	5	6	10	20	35	50	64	0.781	–14	35
20	Fulham	42	10	5	6	44	32	1	7	13	16	46	60	78	0.769	–18	34
21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	8	2	11	33	36	5	2	14	26	53	59	89	0.663	–30	30
22	Birmingham City	42	6	8	7	36	40	2	3	16	28	56	64	96	0.667	–32	27

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

^ Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as 1965 FA Cup winners.
^ West Ham United qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of this season's competition.

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup ( Liverpool )
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1964-65; see also Manchester United
	League Cup Winners
	Relegated

First Division results

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First Division maps

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1964–1965 teams

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1964–1965

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Newcastle United	42	16	4	1	50	16	8	5	8	31	29	81	45	1.800	+36	57
2	Northampton Town	42	14	7	0	37	16	6	9	6	29	34	66	50	1.320	+16	56
3	Bolton Wanderers	42	13	6	2	46	17	7	4	10	34	41	80	58	1.379	+22	50
4	Southampton	42	12	6	3	49	25	5	8	8	34	38	83	63	1.317	+20	48
5	Ipswich Town	42	11	7	3	48	30	4	10	7	26	37	74	67	1.104	+7	47
6	Norwich City	42	15	4	2	47	21	5	3	13	14	36	61	57	1.070	+4	47
7	Crystal Palace	42	11	6	4	37	24	5	7	9	18	27	55	51	1.078	+4	45
8	Huddersfield Town	42	12	4	5	28	15	5	6	10	25	36	53	51	1.039	+2	44
9	Derby County	42	11	5	5	48	35	5	6	10	36	44	84	79	1.063	+5	43
10	Coventry City	42	10	5	6	41	29	7	4	10	31	41	72	70	1.029	+2	43
11	Manchester City	42	12	3	6	40	24	4	6	11	23	38	63	62	1.016	+1	41
12	Preston North End	42	11	8	2	46	29	3	5	13	30	52	76	81	0.938	–5	41
13	Cardiff City	42	10	7	4	43	25	3	7	11	21	32	64	57	1.123	+7	40	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1965–66 First round
14	Rotherham United	42	10	7	4	39	25	4	5	12	31	44	70	69	1.014	+1	40
15	Plymouth Argyle	42	10	7	4	36	28	6	1	14	27	51	63	79	0.797	–16	40
16	Bury	42	9	4	8	36	30	5	6	10	24	36	60	66	0.909	–6	38
17	Middlesbrough	42	8	5	8	40	31	5	4	12	30	45	70	76	0.921	–6	35
18	Charlton Athletic	42	8	5	8	35	34	5	4	12	29	41	64	75	0.853	–11	35
19	Leyton Orient	42	10	4	7	36	34	2	7	12	14	38	50	72	0.694	–22	35
20	Portsmouth	42	11	4	6	36	22	1	6	14	20	55	56	77	0.727	–21	34
21	Swindon Town	42	12	3	6	43	30	2	2	17	20	51	63	81	0.778	–18	33
22	Swansea Town	42	9	7	5	40	29	2	3	16	22	55	62	84	0.738	–22	32

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Relegated

Second Division results

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Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division 1964–1965 teams

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1964–1965

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season	1964–65
Champions	Carlisle United (1st title)
Promoted	Bristol City
Relegated	Barnsley, Colchester United, Luton Town, Port Vale
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,667 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ken Wagstaff (Mansfield Town / Hull City) 35 ^[3]
← 1963–64 1965–66 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Carlisle United	46	14	5	4	46	24	11	5	7	30	29	76	53	1.434	+23	60
2	Bristol City	46	14	6	3	53	18	10	5	8	39	37	92	55	1.673	+37	59
3	Mansfield Town	46	17	4	2	61	23	7	7	9	34	38	95	61	1.557	+34	59
4	Hull City	46	14	6	3	51	25	9	6	8	40	32	91	57	1.596	+34	58
5	Brentford	46	18	4	1	55	18	6	5	12	28	37	83	55	1.509	+28	57
6	Bristol Rovers	46	14	7	2	52	21	6	8	9	30	37	82	58	1.414	+24	55
7	Gillingham	46	16	5	2	45	13	7	4	12	25	37	70	50	1.400	+20	55
8	Peterborough United	46	16	3	4	61	33	6	4	13	24	41	85	74	1.149	+11	51
9	Watford	46	13	8	2	45	21	4	8	11	26	43	71	64	1.109	+7	50
10	Grimsby Town	46	11	10	2	37	21	5	7	11	31	46	68	67	1.015	+1	49
11	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	12	4	7	40	24	6	7	10	32	39	72	63	1.143	+9	47
12	Southend United	46	14	4	5	48	24	5	4	14	30	47	78	71	1.099	+7	46
13	Reading	46	12	8	3	45	26	4	6	13	25	44	70	70	1.000	±0	46
14	Queens Park Rangers	46	15	5	3	48	23	2	7	14	24	57	72	80	0.900	–8	46
15	Workington	46	11	7	5	30	22	6	5	12	28	47	58	69	0.841	–11	46
16	Shrewsbury Town	46	10	6	7	42	38	5	6	12	34	46	76	84	0.905	–8	42
17	Exeter City	46	8	7	8	33	27	4	10	9	18	25	51	52	0.981	–1	41
18	Scunthorpe United	46	9	8	6	42	27	5	4	14	23	45	65	72	0.903	–7	40
19	Walsall	46	9	4	10	34	36	6	3	14	21	44	55	80	0.688	–25	37
20	Oldham Athletic	46	10	3	10	40	39	3	7	13	21	44	61	83	0.735	–22	36
21	Luton Town	46	6	8	9	32	36	5	3	15	19	58	51	94	0.543	–33	33
22	Port Vale	46	7	6	10	27	33	2	8	13	14	43	41	76	0.539	–35	32
23	Colchester United	46	7	6	10	30	34	3	4	16	20	55	50	89	0.562	–39	30
24	Barnsley	46	8	5	10	33	31	1	6	16	21	59	54	90	0.600	–36	29

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Relegated

Third Division results

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Third Division maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1964–1965

Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1964–1965

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season	1964–65
Champions	Brighton & Hove Albion (1st title)
Promoted	Millwall, Oxford United, York City
Failed re-election	none
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,820 (3.3 per match)
Top goalscorer	Alick Jeffrey (Doncaster Rovers), 36 ^[3]
← 1963–64 1965–66 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	18	5	0	68	20	8	6	9	34	37	102	57	1.789	+45	63
2	Millwall	46	13	10	0	45	15	10	6	7	33	30	78	45	1.733	+33	62
3	York City	46	20	1	2	63	21	8	5	10	28	35	91	56	1.625	+35	62
4	Oxford United	46	18	4	1	54	13	5	11	7	33	31	87	44	1.977	+43	61
5	Tranmere Rovers	46	20	2	1	72	20	7	4	12	27	36	99	56	1.768	+43	60
6	Rochdale	46	15	4	4	46	22	7	10	6	28	31	74	53	1.396	+21	58
7	Bradford Park Avenue	46	14	8	1	52	22	6	9	8	34	40	86	62	1.387	+24	57
8	Chester	46	19	1	3	75	26	6	5	12	44	55	119	81	1.469	+38	56
9	Doncaster Rovers	46	13	6	4	46	25	7	5	11	38	47	84	72	1.167	+12	51
10	Crewe Alexandra	46	11	8	4	55	34	7	5	11	35	47	90	81	1.111	+9	49
11	Torquay United	46	11	5	7	41	33	10	2	11	29	37	70	70	1.000	±0	49
12	Chesterfield	46	13	5	5	36	22	7	3	13	22	48	58	70	0.829	–12	48
13	Notts County	46	12	7	4	43	23	3	7	13	18	50	61	73	0.836	–12	44
14	Wrexham	46	12	5	6	59	37	5	4	14	25	55	84	92	0.913	–8	43
15	Hartlepools United	46	11	10	2	44	28	4	3	16	17	57	61	85	0.718	–24	43
16	Newport County	46	14	5	4	54	26	3	3	17	31	55	85	81	1.049	+4	42
17	Darlington	46	14	2	7	52	30	4	4	15	32	57	84	87	0.966	–3	42
18	Aldershot	46	14	3	6	46	25	1	4	18	18	59	64	84	0.762	–20	37
19	Bradford City	46	9	2	12	37	36	3	6	14	33	52	70	88	0.795	–18	32
20	Southport	46	5	9	9	35	45	3	7	13	23	44	58	89	0.652	–31	32
21	Barrow	46	9	4	10	30	38	3	2	18	29	67	59	105	0.562	–46	30
22	Lincoln City	46	8	4	11	35	33	3	2	18	23	66	58	99	0.586	–41	28
23	Halifax Town	46	9	4	10	37	37	2	2	19	17	66	54	103	0.524	–49	28
24	Stockport County	46	8	4	11	30	34	2	3	18	14	53	44	87	0.506	–23	27

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Fourth Division results

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Fourth Division maps

Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1964–1965

References

^ "England 1964-65". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ ^a ^b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[4] Liverpool qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as 1965 FA Cup winners.

[5] West Ham United qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of this season's competition.

[rsssf-1] "England 1964-65". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[Rothmans-2] Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[topscorers-3] "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

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v t e 1964–65 in European football (UEFA)
« 1963–64 1965–66 »
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '64 '65 England Faroe Islands '64 '65 Finland '64 '65 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary '64 '65 Iceland '64 '65 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '64 '65 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '64 '65 Spain Sweden '64 '65 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '64 '65 Finland '64 '65 France East Germany West Germany Greece Hungary '64 '65 Iceland '64 '65 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '64 '65 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Switzerland Turkey Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	England Scotland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final)
Non-UEFA competitions	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '63–'64 '64–'66 Mitropa Cup '64 '65

Final league tables

First Division

First Division results

First Division maps

Second Division

Second Division results

Second Division maps

Third Division

Third Division results

Third Division maps

Fourth Division

Fourth Division results

Fourth Division maps

See also

References