1965–66 Chelsea F.C. season
52nd competitive season of Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea 1965-66 football season
The 1965-66 season was Chelsea Football Club's 52nd of competitive football, and their 39th in the English top flight.
Results
First Division
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers
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21 August 1965 |
Burnley |
H |
1-1 |
34,067 |
Venables
|
25 August 1965 |
Stoke City |
A |
2-2 |
28,549 |
Venables (pen), Tambling
|
28 August 1965 |
Fulham |
A |
3-0 |
34,027 |
Murray, Graham, Bridges
|
1 September 1965 |
Stoke City |
H |
1-2 |
25,071 |
Hollins
|
4 September 1965 |
Arsenal |
A |
3-1 |
45,456 |
Graham, Bridges, Fascione
|
11 September 1965 |
Everton |
H |
3-1 |
29,816 |
Graham, Bridges, Venables
|
15 September 1965 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
H |
1-1 |
26,183 |
Venables
|
18 September 1965 |
Manchester United |
A |
1-4 |
37,917 |
Venables
|
25 September 1965 |
Newcastle United |
H |
1-1 |
30,856 |
Graham
|
2 October 1965 |
West Bromwich Albion |
A |
2-1 |
23,049 |
Graham, Bridges
|
9 October 1965 |
Blackpool |
H |
0-1 |
28,022 |
|
16 October 1965 |
Blackburn Rovers |
A |
1-0 |
16,167 |
Graham
|
23 October 1965 |
Leicester City |
H |
0-2 |
30,400 |
|
30 October 1965 |
Sheffield United |
A |
2-1 |
20,795 |
Graham, Osgood
|
6 November 1965 |
Leeds United |
H |
1-0 |
39,373 |
Hollins
|
13 November 1965 |
West Ham United |
A |
1-2 |
31,551 |
Tambling
|
27 November 1965 |
Aston Villa |
A |
4-2 |
16,355 |
Graham, Osgood, Tambling (2)
|
4 December 1965 |
Liverpool |
H |
0-1 |
36,839 |
|
11 December 1965 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
A |
2-4 |
42,299 |
Bridges, Graham
|
27 December 1965 |
Northampton Town |
A |
3-2 |
23,325 |
Graham, Tambling (2)
|
28 December 1965 |
Northampton Town |
H |
1-0 |
17,635 |
Bridges
|
1 January 1966 |
Blackpool |
A |
2-1 |
14,065 |
Graham, Tambling
|
8 January 1966 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
H |
2-1 |
48,529 |
Graham, Osgood
|
29 January 1966 |
Burnley |
A |
2-1 |
23,825 |
Osgood (2)
|
5 February 1966 |
Fulham |
H |
2-1 |
34,247 |
Osgood, Tambling
|
19 February 1966 |
Arsenal |
H |
0-0 |
48,641 |
|
22 February 1966 |
Sunderland |
H |
3-2 |
20,828 |
Bridges, Graham, Osgood
|
26 February 1966 |
Everton |
A |
1-2 |
51,298 |
Bridges
|
12 March 1966 |
Manchester United |
H |
2-0 |
60,269 |
Graham, Tambling
|
19 March 1966 |
Newcastle United |
A |
1-0 |
35,100 |
Venables
|
21 March 1966 |
Leicester City |
A |
1-1 |
25,363 |
Bridges
|
4 April 1966 |
Leeds United |
A |
0-2 |
37,786 |
|
9 April 1966 |
West Ham United |
H |
6-2 |
35,958 |
Graham (2), Venables (pen), Tambling (2), R. Harris
|
11 April 1966 |
Nottingham Forest |
H |
1-0 |
39,380 |
Tambling
|
12 April 1966 |
Nottingham Forest |
A |
2-1 |
29,569 |
Tambling (2)
|
16 April 1966 |
Sunderland |
A |
0-2 |
32,880 |
|
25 April 1966 |
West Bromwich Albion |
H |
2-3 |
22,804 |
Venables (pen), Tambling
|
30 April 1966 |
Liverpool |
A |
1-2 |
53,754 |
Murray
|
2 May 1966 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
A |
1-1 |
26,777 |
R. Harris
|
4 May 1966 |
Blackburn Rovers |
H |
1-0 |
10,024 |
Kirkup
|
7 May 1966 |
Sheffield United |
H |
2-0 |
23,072 |
Graham, Tambling
|
16 May 1966 |
Aston Villa |
H |
0-2 |
16,232 |
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Source: World FootballRules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored (C) Champions; (R) Relegated Notes:
- ^ Everton qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1965–66 FA Cup winners.
FA Cup
Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers
|
22 January 1965 |
3 |
Liverpool |
A |
2-1 |
54,097 |
Osgood, Tambling
|
12 February 1965 |
4 |
Leeds United |
H |
1-0 |
57,847 |
Tambling
|
5 March 1965 |
5 |
Shrewsbury Town |
H |
3-2 |
51,144 |
Bridges (2), Graham
|
26 March 1965 |
QF |
Hull City |
H |
2-2 |
46,924 |
Graham, Tambling
|
31 March 1965 |
QF (R) |
Hull City |
A |
3-1 |
45,328 |
Graham, Tambling (2)
|
23 April 1965 |
SF |
Sheffield Wednesday |
N |
0-2 |
61,321 |
|
Fairs Cup
Date |
Round |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Attendance |
Scorers
|
22 September 1965 |
1 |
Roma |
H |
4-1 |
32,753 |
Graham, Venables (3)
|
6 October 1965 |
1 |
Roma |
A |
0-0 |
40,000 |
|
7 November 1965 |
2 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
A |
0-1 |
4,000 |
|
1 December 1965 |
2 |
Wiener Sport-Club |
H |
2-0 |
28,254 |
Murray, Osgood
|
9 February 1966 |
3 |
AC Milan |
A |
1-2 |
11,411 |
Graham
|
16 February 1966 |
3 |
AC Milan |
H |
2-1 |
59,541 |
Graham, Osgood
|
2 March 1966 |
3 (R) |
AC Milan |
A |
1-1 |
30,620 |
Bridges
|
2 March 1966 |
AC Milan |
Chelsea won on coin toss
|
15 March 1966 |
QF |
1860 München |
A |
2-2 |
11,000 |
Tambling (2)
|
29 March 1966 |
QF |
1860 München |
H |
1-0 |
42,224 |
Osgood
|
27 April 1966 |
SF |
Barcelona |
A |
0-2 |
70,000 |
|
11 May 1966 |
SF |
Barcelona |
H |
2-0 |
40,073 |
Reina (o.g.), Gallego (o.g.)
|
25 May 1966 |
SF (R) |
Barcelona |
A |
0-5 |
40,000 |
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Notes
- ^ Despite being defending champions, Chelsea opted not to enter the League Cup this season to prevent fixture congestion.
References
- Soccerbase
- Hockings, Ron. 100 Years of the Blues: A Statistical History of Chelsea Football Club. (2007)
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