1965 Football League Cup Final
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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.
. Chelsea twice took the lead in the match, first through Bobby Tambling
and then a Terry Venables
penalty
, but Leicester equalised on both occasions via Colin Appleton
and Jimmy Goodfellow
. With ten minutes remaining, 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
.
McCreadie's goal proved to be the difference between the sides as, despite strong pressure, Leicester were unable to make a breakthrough in the second leg at Filbert Street
on 15 April and the game ended 0–0, giving Chelsea a 3–2 aggregate win.
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LEICESTER CITY:
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1
Gordon Banks
2
John Sjoberg
3
Richard Norman
4
Len Chalmers
5
Ian King
6
Colin Appleton
(c)
7
Billy Hodgson
8
Graham Cross
9
Jimmy Goodfellow
10
David Gibson
11
Tom Sweenie
Manager:
Matt Gillies
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CHELSEA:
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1
Peter Bonetti
2
Marvin Hinton
3
Eddie McCreadie
4
Ron Harris
5
John Mortimore
6
Frank Upton
7
Bert Murray
8
John Boyle
9
Barry Bridges
10
Terry Venables
(c)
11
Bobby Tambling
Manager:
Tommy Docherty
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
and Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
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
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
side to win it. Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate, with all the goals coming in the first leg.
Match review
The first leg took place on 15 March 1965 at Chelsea's home ground, Stamford BridgeStamford Bridge (stadium)
Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...
. Chelsea twice took the lead in the match, first through Bobby Tambling
Bobby Tambling
Robert Victor 'Bobby' Tambling is a retired English footballer, who played most notably for Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the 1960s and 1970s...
and then a Terry Venables
Terry Venables
Terence Frederick "Terry" Venables , often referred to as "El Tel", is a former football player and manager, as well as being a media pundit. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England...
penalty
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
, but Leicester equalised on both occasions via Colin Appleton
Colin Appleton
Colin Appleton is a former footballer who played as a wing-half. Appleton began his career at Scarborough, but made his name making 333 appearances for Leicester City during a 12-year period, where he formed a legendary half-back partnership with Frank McLintock and Ian King.He was captain of the...
and Jimmy Goodfellow
Jimmy Goodfellow
James "Jimmy" Goodfellow is a former English professional footballer and manager.-Playing career:Attending Hendon Boarding School as a youngster, Goodfellow signed for Newcastle United, despite being a Sunderland fan, but was released by the club at the age of 17 without making an appearance...
. With ten minutes remaining, Chelsea's Eddie McCreadie
Eddie McCreadie
Edward Graham "Eddie" McCreadie is a former Scottish footballer who played at left-back, mainly for Chelsea. He later became a manager....
received the ball on the edge of his own penalty area
Penalty area
The penalty area , is an area of an association football pitch. It is rectangular and extends to each side of the goal and in front of it. Within the penalty area is the penalty spot , which is from the goal line, directly in-line with the centre of the goal...
and went on a sixty yard run, dribbling past several Leicester players before slotting the ball past goalkeeper Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks, OBE is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin and ahead of Dino Zoff ....
.
McCreadie's goal proved to be the difference between the sides as, despite strong pressure, Leicester were unable to make a breakthrough in the second leg at Filbert Street
Filbert Street
Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,...
on 15 April and the game ended 0–0, giving Chelsea a 3–2 aggregate win.
First leg
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| 1 | Peter Bonetti Peter Bonetti Peter Phillip Bonetti is a former football goalkeeper for Chelsea, the St. Louis Stars, Dundee United and England. Bonetti was known for his safe handling, lightning reflexes and his graceful style, for which he was given the nickname, "The Cat"... |
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| 2 | Marvin Hinton |
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| 3 | Ron Harris Ron Harris (footballer) Ronald Edward Harris , better known as Ron "Chopper" Harris, is a former English footballer who played for Chelsea in the 1960s and 1970s. Harris is widely regarded as one of the toughest defenders of his era - along with players such as Tommy Smith MBE and Norman Hunter - hence the nickname... |
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| 4 | John Hollins John Hollins John William Hollins MBE is a retired English footballer and manager. He was initially a midfielder who, later in his career, became an effective centre back.Hollins' son, Chris Hollins is the main sport presenter on BBC Breakfast.... |
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| 5 | Allan Young Allan Young Allan Robert Young was an English former professional footballer, playing mainly as a central defender.He began his career as a junior with Arsenal, turning professional in April 1959... |
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| 6 | John Boyle John Boyle (footballer) John Boyle is a retired Scottish footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s.Born in Motherwell, he signed for London side Chelsea as a 15-year-old whilst on holiday in the city. Boyle was one of the lesser-known, but nevertheless important, members of the successful Chelsea side of the... |
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| 7 | Bert Murray Bert Murray Albert George "Bert" Murray is an English former footballer who played as a winger. He played more than 100 games in the Football League for each of his four clubs, namely Chelsea, Birmingham City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Peterborough United... |
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| 8 | George Graham George Graham (footballer) George Graham is a Scottish former football player and manager. He is best remembered for his success at Arsenal, as a player in the 1970s and then as manager from 1986 until 1995.-Early life:... |
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| 9 | Eddie McCreadie Eddie McCreadie Edward Graham "Eddie" McCreadie is a former Scottish footballer who played at left-back, mainly for Chelsea. He later became a manager.... |
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| 10 | Terry Venables Terry Venables Terence Frederick "Terry" Venables , often referred to as "El Tel", is a former football player and manager, as well as being a media pundit. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England... (c) |
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| 11 | Bobby Tambling Bobby Tambling Robert Victor 'Bobby' Tambling is a retired English footballer, who played most notably for Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the 1960s and 1970s... |
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| Tommy Docherty Tommy Docherty Thomas Henderson "Tommy" Docherty , commonly known as "The Doc", is a Scottish former footballer and football manager.-Playing career:... |
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Gordon BanksGordon Banks
Gordon Banks, OBE is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin and ahead of Dino Zoff ....
John SjobergJohn Sjoberg
John Sjoberg was a Scottish footballer who played 15 seasons for Leicester City between 1958 and 1973. Sjoberg joined the Foxes from Scottish amateur side Banks o'Dee in August 1958, and went on to play 413 first-team matches for Leicester...
Richard NormanRichard Norman
Professor Richard J. Norman, BA , PhD , is a British academic, philosopher and humanist. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Kent, and Vice-President of the British Humanist Association....
Len Chalmers Ian King Colin AppletonColin Appleton
Colin Appleton is a former footballer who played as a wing-half. Appleton began his career at Scarborough, but made his name making 333 appearances for Leicester City during a 12-year period, where he formed a legendary half-back partnership with Frank McLintock and Ian King.He was captain of the...
(c)
Billy HodgsonBilly Hodgson
William "Billy" Hodgson is a Scottish former footballer.-Career:Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Hodgson started his career with Dunoon Athletic before joining St. Johnstone in 1954. He had a loan at Guildford City in 1956. After making 61 appearances and scoring 20 goals in the Scottish Football...
Graham CrossGraham Cross
Graham Frederick Cross is a former professional footballer and cricketer. He is the record appearance holder for Leicester City, making 599 appearances for the club in all competitions....
Jimmy GoodfellowJimmy Goodfellow
James "Jimmy" Goodfellow is a former English professional footballer and manager.-Playing career:Attending Hendon Boarding School as a youngster, Goodfellow signed for Newcastle United, despite being a Sunderland fan, but was released by the club at the age of 17 without making an appearance...
David Gibson Tom Sweenie Matt GilliesMatt Gillies
Matthew "Matt" Muirhead Gillies was a Scottish football player and manager who played for, captained, coached and managed Leicester City for a total of 15 years between 1952–1955 and 1956-1968. He is the club's longest serving manager, lasting a decade in the manager's seat between November...
Second Leg
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| 1 | Gordon Banks Gordon Banks Gordon Banks, OBE is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin and ahead of Dino Zoff .... |
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| 2 | Clive Walker Clive Walker (footballer born 1945) David Clive Allan Walker is an English-born former professional association footballer who played as a full back in the 1960s and 1970s.... |
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| 3 | Richard Norman Richard Norman Professor Richard J. Norman, BA , PhD , is a British academic, philosopher and humanist. He is currently Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Kent, and Vice-President of the British Humanist Association.... |
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| 4 | Bobby Roberts |
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| 5 | John Sjoberg John Sjoberg John Sjoberg was a Scottish footballer who played 15 seasons for Leicester City between 1958 and 1973. Sjoberg joined the Foxes from Scottish amateur side Banks o'Dee in August 1958, and went on to play 413 first-team matches for Leicester... |
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| 6 | Colin Appleton Colin Appleton Colin Appleton is a former footballer who played as a wing-half. Appleton began his career at Scarborough, but made his name making 333 appearances for Leicester City during a 12-year period, where he formed a legendary half-back partnership with Frank McLintock and Ian King.He was captain of the... (c) |
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| 7 | Billy Hodgson Billy Hodgson William "Billy" Hodgson is a Scottish former footballer.-Career:Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Hodgson started his career with Dunoon Athletic before joining St. Johnstone in 1954. He had a loan at Guildford City in 1956. After making 61 appearances and scoring 20 goals in the Scottish Football... |
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| 8 | Graham Cross Graham Cross Graham Frederick Cross is a former professional footballer and cricketer. He is the record appearance holder for Leicester City, making 599 appearances for the club in all competitions.... |
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| 9 | Jimmy Goodfellow Jimmy Goodfellow James "Jimmy" Goodfellow is a former English professional footballer and manager.-Playing career:Attending Hendon Boarding School as a youngster, Goodfellow signed for Newcastle United, despite being a Sunderland fan, but was released by the club at the age of 17 without making an appearance... |
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| 10 | David Gibson David Gibson David Gibson, , was a surveyor, farmer and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Forfarshire, Scotland in 1804. He apprenticed with a land surveyor in Scotland and came to Upper Canada seeking employment. In 1825, he was named a deputy surveyor of roads and, in 1828, surveyor of highways... |
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| 11 | Mike Stringfellow Mike Stringfellow Michael David "Mike" Stringfellow is a retired English footballer who played 14 seasons as a winger for Leicester City in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the uncle of fellow footballer Ian Stringfellow.... |
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| Matt Gillies Matt Gillies Matthew "Matt" Muirhead Gillies was a Scottish football player and manager who played for, captained, coached and managed Leicester City for a total of 15 years between 1952–1955 and 1956-1968. He is the club's longest serving manager, lasting a decade in the manager's seat between November... |
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Peter BonettiPeter Bonetti
Peter Phillip Bonetti is a former football goalkeeper for Chelsea, the St. Louis Stars, Dundee United and England. Bonetti was known for his safe handling, lightning reflexes and his graceful style, for which he was given the nickname, "The Cat"...
Marvin Hinton Eddie McCreadieEddie McCreadie
Edward Graham "Eddie" McCreadie is a former Scottish footballer who played at left-back, mainly for Chelsea. He later became a manager....
Ron HarrisRon Harris
Ronald Harris may refer to:* Ronald Dale Harris , former computer programmer for the Nevada Gaming Control Board* Ron Harris , 1960s English footballer* Ron Harris , nude photographer...
John MortimoreJohn Mortimore (footballer)
John Mortimore is an English former association football player and manager. He played as a centre half in the Football League for Chelsea, with whom he scored 10 goals from 279 games in all competitions between 1956 and 1965 and won the 1965 Football League Cup, and for Queens Park Rangers...
Frank UptonFrank Upton
Frank Upton was an English professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Upton, a hard tackling central defender, began his football career with Nuneaton Borough. He moved to Northampton Town in March 1953, making his league debut the same season...
Bert MurrayBert Murray
Albert George "Bert" Murray is an English former footballer who played as a winger. He played more than 100 games in the Football League for each of his four clubs, namely Chelsea, Birmingham City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Peterborough United...
John BoyleJohn Boyle
John Boyle may refer to:*John Boyle *John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork , Irish author and nobleman*John Boyle , judge and United States Representative from Kentucky*John R...
Barry BridgesBarry Bridges
Barry John Bridges is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea, Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers, Millwall and Brighton & Hove Albion and was capped four times for England....
Terry VenablesTerry Venables
Terence Frederick "Terry" Venables , often referred to as "El Tel", is a former football player and manager, as well as being a media pundit. During the 1960s and 70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers, and gained two caps for England...
(c)
Bobby TamblingBobby Tambling
Robert Victor 'Bobby' Tambling is a retired English footballer, who played most notably for Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the 1960s and 1970s...
Tommy DochertyTommy Docherty
Thomas Henderson "Tommy" Docherty , commonly known as "The Doc", is a Scottish former footballer and football manager.-Playing career:...
Chelsea
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External links
- League Cup 1965 at The English Football Archive
- First leg facts at soccerbase.com
- Second leg facts at soccerbase.com
- Final line-ups at Football Focus