1964–65 FA Cup

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The 1964–65 FA Cup was the 84th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Liverpool won the competition for the first time (despite having reached two finals previously), beating Leeds United 2–1 after extra time in the final at Wembley.

1964–65 FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Defending championsWest Ham United
Final positions
ChampionsLiverpool (1st title)
Runner-upLeeds United

Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.

Calendar

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Round Date
First qualifying round Saturday 5 September 1964
Second qualifying round Saturday 19 September 1964
Third qualifying round Saturday 3 October 1964
Fourth qualifying round Saturday 17 October 1964
First round proper Saturday 14 November 1964
Second round Saturday 5 December 1964
Third round Saturday 9 January 1965
Fourth round Saturday 30 January 1965
Fifth round Saturday 20 February 1965
Sixth round Saturday 6 March 1965
Semi-finals Saturday 27 March 1965
Final Saturday 1 May 1965

Results

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First round proper

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At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined 30 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round Crook Town and Enfield given byes. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 14 November 1964. Eight were drawn and went to replays three or four days later. Two of these replayed matches required a second replay to complete the fixture, with those games played the following week.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Chester 5–0 Crewe Alexandra 14 November 1964
2 Chesterfield 2–0 South Shields 14 November 1964
3 Dartford 1–1 Aldershot 14 November 1964
Replay Aldershot 1–0 Dartford 18 November 1964
4 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 7–0 Gravesend & Northfleet 14 November 1964
5 Barnet 2–1 Cambridge United 14 November 1964
6 Barrow 1–1 Grimsby Town 14 November 1964
Replay Grimsby Town 2–2 Barrow 17 November 1964
Replay Barrow 0–2 Grimsby Town 23 November 1964
7 Bristol City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 14 November 1964
8 Welton Rovers 1–1 Weymouth 14 November 1964
Replay Weymouth 4–3 Welton Rovers 18 November 1964
9 Reading 3–1 Watford 14 November 1964
10 Walsall 0–2 Bristol Rovers 14 November 1964
11 Wisbech Town 0–2 Brentford 14 November 1964
12 Notts County 2–0 Chelmsford City 14 November 1964
13 Macclesfield Town 1–2 Wrexham 14 November 1964
14 Luton Town 1–0 Southend United 14 November 1964
15 Scarborough 1–0 Bradford City 14 November 1964
16 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Lincoln City 14 November 1964
Replay Lincoln City 1–0 Tranmere Rovers 18 November 1964
17 Stockport County 2–1 Wigan Athletic 14 November 1964
18 Kidderminster Harriers 1–4 Hull City 14 November 1964
19 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Bath City 14 November 1964
20 Crook Town 1–0 Carlisle United 14 November 1964
21 King's Lynn 0–1 Shrewsbury Town 14 November 1964
22 Millwall 2–0 Kettering Town 14 November 1964
23 Oldham Athletic 4–0 Hereford United 14 November 1964
24 Bradford Park Avenue 2–3 Doncaster Rovers 14 November 1964
25 Exeter City 1–0 Hayes 14 November 1964
26 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Darlington 14 November 1964
27 Port Vale 2–1 Hendon 14 November 1964
28 Halifax Town 2–2 South Liverpool 14 November 1964
Replay South Liverpool 4–2 Halifax Town 18 November 1964
29 Newport County 5–3 Spalding United 14 November 1964
30 Southport 6–1 Annfield Plain 14 November 1964
31 Workington 2–0 Rochdale 14 November 1964
32 York City 5–1 Bangor City 14 November 1964
33 Netherfield (Kendal) 1–3 Barnsley 14 November 1964
34 Guildford City 2–2 Gillingham 14 November 1964
Replay Gillingham 1–0 Guildford City 18 November 1964
35 Romford 0–0 Enfield 14 November 1964
Replay Enfield 0–0 Romford 17 November 1964
Replay Romford 2–4 Enfield 23 November 1964
36 Peterborough United 5–1 Salisbury 14 November 1964
37 Colchester United 3–3 Bideford 14 November 1964
Replay Bideford 1–2 Colchester United 18 November 1964
38 Canterbury City 0–6 Torquay United 14 November 1964
39 Corby Town 1–3 Hartlepools United 14 November 1964
40 Oxford United 0–1 Mansfield Town 14 November 1964

Second round

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The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 5 December 1964. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. The Stockport County–Grimsby Town game was played midweek on 7 December, however.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Enfield 4–4 Barnet 5 December 1964
Replay Barnet 3–0 Enfield 8 December 1964
2 Chesterfield 2–1 York City 5 December 1964
3 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0–3 Bristol City 5 December 1964
4 Luton Town 1–0 Gillingham 5 December 1964
5 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Scarborough 5 December 1964
Replay Scarborough 1–2 Doncaster Rovers 9 December 1964
6 Wrexham 2–3 Southport 5 December 1964
7 Stockport County 1–0 Grimsby Town 7 December 1964
8 Queens Park Rangers 3–3 Peterborough United 5 December 1964
Replay Peterborough United 2–1 Queens Park Rangers 9 December 1964
9 Barnsley 2–5 Chester 5 December 1964
10 Brentford 4–0 Notts County 5 December 1964
11 Crook Town 0–1 Oldham Athletic 5 December 1964
12 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Weymouth 5 December 1964
13 South Liverpool 0–2 Workington 5 December 1964
14 Millwall 4–0 Port Vale 5 December 1964
15 Hull City 1–1 Lincoln City 5 December 1964
Replay Lincoln City 3–1 Hull City 9 December 1964
16 Exeter City 1–2 Shrewsbury Town 5 December 1964
17 Hartlepools United 0–0 Darlington 5 December 1964
Replay Darlington 4–1 Hartlepools United 9 December 1964
18 Newport County 3–0 Mansfield Town 5 December 1964
19 Torquay United 2–0 Colchester United 5 December 1964
20 Aldershot 1–3 Reading 5 December 1964

Third round

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The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 9 January 1965. Ten matches were drawn and went to replays, though none of these then resulted in a second replay.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Chesterfield 0–3 Peterborough United 9 January 1965
2 Darlington 0–2 Arsenal 9 January 1965
3 Barnet 2–3 Preston North End 9 January 1965
4 Bristol City 1–1 Sheffield United 9 January 1965
Replay Sheffield United 3–0 Bristol City 11 January 1965
5 Burnley 1–1 Brentford 9 January 1965
Replay Brentford 0–2 Burnley 12 January 1965
6 Southampton 3–1 Leyton Orient 9 January 1965
7 Reading 2–2 Newport County 9 January 1965
Replay Newport County 0–1 Reading 11 January 1965
8 Leicester City 2–2 Blackburn Rovers 9 January 1965
Replay Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Leicester City 14 January 1965
9 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Norwich City 9 January 1965
10 Aston Villa 3–0 Coventry City 9 January 1965
11 Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Workington 9 January 1965
12 Middlesbrough 6–2 Oldham Athletic 9 January 1965
13 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Liverpool 9 January 1965
14 Luton Town 0–3 Sunderland 9 January 1965
15 Everton 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday 9 January 1965
Replay Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 Everton 13 January 1965
16 Swindon Town 1–2 Ipswich Town 9 January 1965
17 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Huddersfield Town 9 January 1965
18 Manchester City 1–1 Shrewsbury Town 9 January 1965
Replay Shrewsbury Town 3–1 Manchester City 13 January 1965
19 Fulham 3–3 Millwall 9 January 1965
Replay Millwall 2–0 Fulham 11 January 1965
20 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Stockport County 9 January 1965
Replay Stockport County 3–2 Bristol Rovers 11 January 1965
21 Portsmouth 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 January 1965
Replay Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Portsmouth 12 January 1965
22 West Ham United 4–2 Birmingham City 9 January 1965
23 Manchester United 2–1 Chester 9 January 1965
24 Plymouth Argyle 4–2 Derby County 9 January 1965
25 Crystal Palace 5–1 Bury 9 January 1965
26 Chelsea 4–1 Northampton Town 9 January 1965
27 Cardiff City 1–2 Charlton Athletic 9 January 1965
28 Swansea Town 1–0 Newcastle United 9 January 1965
29 Leeds United 3–0 Southport 9 January 1965
30 Torquay United 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur 9 January 1965
Replay Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Torquay United 18 January 1965
31 Stoke City 4–1 Blackpool 11 January 1965
32 Rotherham United 5–1 Lincoln City 9 January 1965

Fourth round

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The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 30 January 1965. Six matches were drawn and went to replays. The replays were all played two, three or four days later.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Liverpool 1–1 Stockport County 30 January 1965
Replay Stockport County 0–2 Liverpool 3 February 1965
2 Preston North End 1–2 Bolton Wanderers 30 January 1965
3 Southampton 1–2 Crystal Palace 30 January 1965
4 Reading 1–1 Burnley 30 January 1965
Replay Burnley 1–0 Reading 2 February 1965
5 Leicester City 5–0 Plymouth Argyle 30 January 1965
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Rotherham United 30 January 1965
Replay Rotherham United 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 February 1965
7 Sunderland 1–3 Nottingham Forest 30 January 1965
8 Sheffield United 0–2 Aston Villa 30 January 1965
9 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Ipswich Town 30 January 1965
10 West Ham United 0–1 Chelsea 30 January 1965
11 Millwall 1–2 Shrewsbury Town 30 January 1965
12 Swansea Town 1–0 Huddersfield Town 30 January 1965
13 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Middlesbrough 30 January 1965
Replay Middlesbrough 2–1 Charlton Athletic 1 February 1965
14 Leeds United 1–1 Everton 30 January 1965
Replay Everton 1–2 Leeds United 2 February 1965
15 Stoke City 0–0 Manchester United 30 January 1965
Replay Manchester United 1–0 Stoke City 3 February 1965
16 Peterborough United 2–1 Arsenal 30 January 1965

Fifth round

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The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 20 February 1965. Two games required replays during the midweek fixture, and the Aston Villa&Wolverhampton Wanderers match went to a third game the following week, with Wolves the victors.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Aston Villa 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 February 1965
Replay Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Aston Villa 24 February 1965
Replay Aston Villa 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 March 1965
2 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Liverpool 20 February 1965
3 Middlesbrough 0–3 Leicester City 20 February 1965
4 Manchester United 2–1 Burnley 20 February 1965
5 Crystal Palace 3–1 Nottingham Forest 20 February 1965
6 Chelsea 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur 20 February 1965
7 Leeds United 2–0 Shrewsbury Town 20 February 1965
8 Peterborough United 0–0 Swansea Town 20 February 1965
Replay Swansea Town 0–2 Peterborough United 23 February 1965

Sixth round

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The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 6 March 1965. Two of these matches, however, were not played until Wednesday, 10 March. In addition, the Leicester City–Liverpool match went to a replay on this date.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Leicester City 0–0 Liverpool 6 March 1965
Replay Liverpool 1–0 Leicester City 10 March 1965
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–5 Manchester United 10 March 1965
3 Crystal Palace 0–3 Leeds United 10 March 1965
4 Chelsea 5–1 Peterborough United 6 March 1965

Semi-finals

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The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 27 March 1965. Leeds United and Liverpool came through the semi-final round to meet at Wembley.

Liverpool2–0Chelsea
Thompson   63'
Stevenson   pen.'
Report[dead link]
Referee: David Smith, Stonehouse[1]
Leeds United0–0Manchester United
Report[dead link]
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: R. H. Windle, Chesterfield
Replay
Manchester United0–1Leeds United
Report[dead link] Bremner   89'
Referee: R. H. Windle, Chesterfield

Final

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The 1965 FA Cup final was contested by Liverpool and Leeds United at Wembley on Saturday 1 May 1965. The match finished 2–1 to Liverpool, with all three goals coming in extra time.

Liverpool2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Leeds United
Hunt   93'
St. John   112'
Bremner   102'
Attendance: 100,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liverpool
 
 
 
 
 
Leeds United

References

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  1. ^ Northey, Crispin (1 December 2010). "Former referee DW Smith dies aged 84". Stroud News & Journal. Retrieved 6 December 2011. Stonehouse, Gloucestershire.