1965 Football League Cup final

The 1965 Football League Cup Final, the fifth to be staged since the competition's inception, was contested between Leicester City and Chelsea over two legs. Leicester, the holders, were aiming to become the first side to retain the trophy while Chelsea were seeking to become the first London side to win it. Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate, with all the goals coming in the first leg.

1965 Football League Cup Final
Event1964–65 Football League Cup
First Leg
Date15 March 1965
VenueStamford Bridge, London
RefereeJim Finney (Hereford)
Attendance20,690
Second Leg
Date5 April 1965
VenueFilbert Street, Leicester
RefereeKevin Howley (Billingham)
Attendance26,957

Route to the final

Chelsea

Round 2Birmingham City0–3Chelsea
Round 3Chelsea4–0Notts County
Round 4Chelsea3–2Swansea City
Round 5Workington Town2–2Chelsea
Round 5 replayChelsea2–0Workington Town
Semi-final (1st leg)Aston Villa2–3Chelsea
Semi-final (2nd leg)Chelsea1–1Aston Villa
(Chelsea won 4–3 on aggregate)

Leicester City

Round 2Leicester City0–0Peterborough United
Round 2 ReplayPeterborough United0–2Leicester City
Round 3Grimsby Town0–5Leicester City
Round 4Leicester City0–0Crystal Palace
Round 4 ReplayCrystal Palace1–2Leicester City
Round 5Coventry City1–8Leicester City
Semi-final (1st leg)Plymouth Argyle0–1Leicester City
Semi-final (2nd leg)Leicester City3–2Plymouth Argyle
(Leicester City won 4–2 on aggregate)

Match reviews

The final was contested over two home-and-away legs, as was customary for the League Cup at the time.

First leg

The first leg took place on 15 March 1965 at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home ground. Chelsea took the lead in the match twice, first through Bobby Tambling and then through a penalty kick by captain Terry Venables, but Leicester City equalised on both occasions, via defender Colin Appleton and forward Jimmy Goodfellow. With ten minutes left, Chelsea's Eddie McCreadie received the ball on the edge of his own penalty area and went on a sixty-yard run, dribbling past several Leicester players before slotting the ball past goalkeeper Gordon Banks. The match ended 3–2 in Chelsea's favour. This was in spite of the fact that Chelsea only had ten players on the pitch for most of the match, after Allan Young – in his first and only appearance of the season – had suffered an early injury.[1] (Substitutions were not allowed at the time.)

McCreadie was actually Chelsea's starting left-back by trade; however, due to an injury to forward Barry Bridges, Chelsea manager Tommy Docherty had been forced to deploy McCreadie as an emergency forward, instead of in his usual spot, for the first leg.[1]

Second leg

McCreadie's goal in the first match would ultimately prove to be the difference in the tie. The second leg was played at Leicester's Filbert Street on 5 April and ended in a 0–0 draw, giving Chelsea a 3–2 aggregate win and the League Cup championship. Although Leicester applied strong pressure and were in control of much of the match, they were unable to make a critical breakthrough in their home leg, as both sides kept clean sheets. Chelsea centre-halves Frank Upton and John Mortimore – neither of whom had played in the first leg – performed admirably in the second leg and were instrumental in preventing Leicester from creating chances.[1]

For Chelsea, this marked the first-ever domestic cup title in the club's history (they would not win their first FA Cup until 1970).

Players and officials

First leg

Chelsea3–2Leicester City
Tambling 33'
Venables 70' (pen.)
McCreadie 81'
Appleton 46'
Goodfellow 75'
Attendance: 20,690
Referee: Jim Finney (Hereford)
GK1England Peter Bonetti
CH2England Marvin Hinton
FB3England Ron Harris
FB4England John Hollins
CH5England Allan Young
CH6Scotland John Boyle
OR7England Bert Murray
MF8Scotland George Graham
FW9Scotland Eddie McCreadie
MF10England Terry Venables (c)
OL11England Bobby Tambling
Manager:
Scotland Tommy Docherty
GK1England Gordon Banks
CH2Scotland John Sjoberg
FB3England Richie Norman
FB4England Len Chalmers
CH5Scotland Ian King
WH6England Colin Appleton (c)
W7Scotland Billy Hodgson
IR8England Graham Cross
FW9Scotland Jimmy Goodfellow
IL10Scotland David Gibson
W11Scotland Tom Sweenie
Manager:
Scotland Matt Gillies

Second leg

Leicester City0–0Chelsea
Attendance: 26,957
GK1England Gordon Banks
RB2England Clive Walker
LB3England Richie Norman
MF4Scotland Bobby Roberts
CH5Scotland John Sjoberg
CH6England Colin Appleton (c)
W7Scotland Billy Hodgson
IR8England Graham Cross
FW9Scotland Jimmy Goodfellow
IL10Scotland David Gibson
W11England Mike Stringfellow
Manager:
Scotland Matt Gillies
GK1England Peter Bonetti
CH2England Marvin Hinton
FB3Scotland Eddie McCreadie
FB4England Ron Harris
CH5England John Mortimore
CH6England Frank Upton
OR7England Bert Murray
MF8Scotland John Boyle
FW9England Barry Bridges
MF10England Terry Venables (c)
OL11England Bobby Tambling
Manager:
Scotland Tommy Docherty

Sources:[2][3][1]

References

  1. "Chelsea 3 Leicester 2 / Leicester 0 Chelsea 0 – League Cup Final". Chelsea Football Club. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. "Chelsea v Leicester City, 15 March 1965 – match report". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. "Leicester City v Chelsea, 05 April 1965 – match report". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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