First Division 1964/65

Manchester United won the 1964/65 First Division with 61 points, level with Leeds United but ahead on goal average. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,543 goals, 3.34 a game.

Man United

Champions

1,543

Goals

3.34

Goals a game

54%

Home wins

Final table


1	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	26	9	7	89	39	+50	61
2	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	42	26	9	7	83	52	+31	61
3	ChelseaChelsea	42	24	8	10	89	54	+35	56
4	EvertonEverton	42	17	15	10	69	60	+9	49
5	Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest	42	17	13	12	71	67	+4	47
6	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	19	7	16	87	71	+16	45
7	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	17	10	15	67	73	-6	44
8	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	16	11	15	57	55	+2	43
9	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	42	19	4	19	82	71	+11	42
10	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	16	10	16	83	79	+4	42
11	Stoke CityStoke	42	16	10	16	67	66	+1	42
12	BurnleyBurnley	42	16	10	16	70	70	0	42
13	ArsenalArsenal	42	17	7	18	69	75	-6	41
14	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	13	13	16	70	65	+5	39
15	SunderlandSunderland	42	14	9	19	64	74	-10	37
16	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	16	5	21	57	82	-25	37
17	BlackpoolBlackpool	42	12	11	19	67	78	-11	35
18	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	11	13	18	69	85	-16	35
19	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	12	11	19	50	64	-14	35
20	FulhamFulham	42	11	12	19	60	78	-18	34
21	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	13	4	25	59	89	-30	30
22	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	8	11	23	64	96	-32	27

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1964/65 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Wed 28 Apr 1965

Man United

Leeds United

Chelsea

Everton

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1964/65 · Wed 28 Apr 1965

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The 1964/65 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

1 1 1 1

2 2 4 1 1

7 4 14 7 5 1

20 20 28 29 11 4 2

26 50 32 42 20 8 1

19 27 27 24 13 2 1 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1964/65 had happened before.

Biggest wins

October 24, 1964Man United 7–0 Aston Villa7-goal home win

March 13, 1965West Brom 6–0 Leicester City6-goal home win

November 21, 1964Birmingham 1–6 Chelsea5-goal away win

April 16, 1965West Ham 6–1 West Brom5-goal home win

September 7, 1964West Ham 5–0 Wolves5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

March 27, 1965Tottenham 7–4 Wolves11 goals

April 24, 1965Birmingham 5–5 Blackburn10 goals

April 24, 1965Burnley 6–2 Chelsea8 goals

April 24, 1965Tottenham 6–2 Leicester City8 goals

September 12, 1964West Brom 5–3 Stoke8 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw50 · 11%

#23–1 home win42 · 9%

#32–1 home win32 · 7%

#43–2 home win29 · 6%

#52–2 draw28 · 6%

How 1964/65 compares

At 3.34 goals a game, 1964/65 was the 29th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 54% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 23% were draws and 23% away wins.

Every season 1964/65 table Race chart