1965–66 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1965-66 season
Chairman England Joe Mears
Manager Scotland Tommy Docherty
First Division 5th
FA Cup Semi-finals
Football League Cup DNE[1]
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
George Graham (17)
All:
George Graham, Bobby Tambling (23)
Highest home attendance 60,269 vs Manchester United (12 March 1966)
Lowest home attendance 10,024 vs Blackburn Rovers (4 May 1966)

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
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

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

Notes

  1. 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)