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.
Event | 1964–65 Football League Cup | ||||||
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First Leg | |||||||
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Date | 15 March 1965 | ||||||
Venue | Stamford Bridge, London | ||||||
Referee | Jim Finney (Hereford) | ||||||
Attendance | 20,690 | ||||||
Second Leg | |||||||
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Date | 5 April 1965 | ||||||
Venue | Filbert Street, Leicester | ||||||
Referee | Kevin Howley (Billingham) | ||||||
Attendance | 26,957 | ||||||
Match review
The first leg took place on March 15th 1965 at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home ground. Chelsea took the lead in the match twice, 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 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.
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 April 15th and the game ended 0–0, giving Chelsea a 3–2 aggregate win.
Players and officials
First leg
Chelsea | 3–2 | Leicester City |
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Tambling Venables McCreadie |
Appleton Goodfellow |
Second leg
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Route to the final
Chelsea
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Leicester City
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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