# 1964–65 Football League Cup

The 1964–65 Football League Cup was the fifth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs; 82 of them competed. The competition ended with the two-legged final on 15 March and 5 April 1965.
Match dates and results were initially drawn from Soccerbase, and they were later checked against Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71.

## Calendar

Of the 82 teams, 46 received a bye to the second round and the other 36 played in the first round; these were the teams ranked 57th–92nd in the 1963–64 Football League. Semi-finals and final were two-legged.
| Round | Main date | Fixtures | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round |
| Round | Main date | Original | Replays | Clubs | New entries this round |
| First Round | 2 September 1964 | 18 | 4 | 82 → 64 | 36 (teams ranked 13th–24th in Third Division; all Fourth Division) |
| Second Round | 23 September 1964 | 32 | 4 | 64 → 32 | 46 (all First and Second Division, except those teams that did not enter; teams ranked 1st–12th in Third Division) |
| Third Round | 14 October 1964 | 16 | 3 | 32 → 16 | none |
| Fourth Round | 4 November 1964 | 8 | 1 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Fifth Round | 25 November 1964 | 4 | 1 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 20 January & 10 February 1965 | 4 | 0 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 15 March & 5 April 1965 | 2 | 0 | 2 → 1 | none |

## First round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Barnsley | 2–1 | Lincoln City | 2 September 1964 |
| Bradford City | 2–0 | York City | 2 September 1964 |
| Brentford | 0–2 | Southend United | 2 September 1964 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | Millwall | 2 September 1964 |
| Chester | 3–0 | Wrexham | 2 September 1964 |
| Chesterfield | 3–0 | Hartlepools United | 2 September 1964 |
| Colchester United | 1–1 | Torquay United | 2 September 1964 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 September 1964 |
| Exeter City | 2–0 | Gillingham | 2 September 1964 |
| Halifax Town | 1–3 | Darlington | 2 September 1964 |
| Notts County | 3–2 | Newport County | 2 September 1964 |
| Port Vale | 0–1 | Luton Town | 7 September 1964 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 5–2 | Aldershot | 2 September 1964 |
| Southport | 0–0 | Carlisle United | 2 September 1964 |
| Stockport County | 1–3 | Rochdale | 2 September 1964 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 September 1964 |
| Walsall | 1–1 | Oxford United | 2 September 1964 |
| Workington | 9–1 | Barrow | 2 September 1964 |

### Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Carlisle United | 1–0 | Southport | 14 September 1964 |
| Millwall | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 September 1964 |
| Oxford United | 6–1 | Walsall | 7 September 1964 |
| Torquay United | 3–0 | Colchester United | 10 September 1964 |

## Second round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Birmingham City | 0–3 | Chelsea | 23 September 1964 |
| Blackpool | 3–0 | Newcastle United | 23 September 1964 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–5 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 September 1964 |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 0–2 | Northampton Town | 23 September 1964 |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Chesterfield | 22 September 1964 |
| Bury | 1–0 | Darlington | 23 September 1964 |
| Carlisle United | 4–1 | Bristol City | 23 September 1964 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | 23 September 1964 |
| Chester | 5–4 | Derby County | 23 September 1964 |
| Coventry City | 4–1 | Ipswich Town | 23 September 1964 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Preston North End | 23 September 1964 |
| Exeter City | 3–5 | Bradford City | 23 September 1964 |
| Fulham | 2–0 | Oxford United | 23 September 1964 |
| Grimsby Town | 3–1 | Oldham Athletic | 23 September 1964 |
| Hull City | 0–0 | Southend United | 22 September 1964 |
| Leeds United | 3–2 | Huddersfield Town | 23 September 1964 |
| Leicester City | 0–0 | Peterborough United | 23 September 1964 |
| Leyton Orient | 3–0 | Barnsley | 23 September 1964 |
| Luton Town | 0–1 | Aston Villa | 23 September 1964 |
| Manchester City | 3–5 | Mansfield Town | 23 September 1964 |
| Millwall | 1–2 | Norwich City | 23 September 1964 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Sheffield United | 23 September 1964 |
| Reading | 4–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 September 1964 |
| Rotherham United | 2–0 | Rochdale | 23 September 1964 |
| Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Workington | 23 September 1964 |
| Southampton | 3–2 | Cardiff City | 23 September 1964 |
| Stoke City | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 September 1964 |
| Sunderland | 4–1 | West Ham United | 30 September 1964 |
| Swansea Town | 3–1 | Swindon Town | 23 September 1964 |
| Torquay United | 1–2 | Notts County | 23 September 1964 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | 23 September 1964 |
| Watford | 2–2 | Portsmouth | 22 September 1964 |

### Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Peterborough United | 0–2 | Leicester City | 8 October 1964 |
| Portsmouth | 2–1 | Watford | 12 October 1964 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Stoke City | 29 September 1964 |
| Southend United | 3–1 | Hull City | 28 September 1964 |

## Third round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Bury | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 October 1964 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Leyton Orient | 14 October 1964 |
| Chelsea | 4–0 | Notts County | 26 October 1964 |
| Chesterfield | 3–1 | Carlisle United | 14 October 1964 |
| Coventry City | 3–2 | Mansfield Town | 14 October 1964 |
| Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Southampton | 26 October 1964 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–3 | Bradford City | 14 October 1964 |
| Grimsby Town | 0–5 | Leicester City | 19 October 1964 |
| Leeds United | 2–3 | Aston Villa | 14 October 1964 |
| Northampton Town | 2–1 | Portsmouth | 20 October 1964 |
| Norwich City | 5–3 | Chester | 21 October 1964 |
| Reading | 1–1 | Fulham | 14 October 1964 |
| Rotherham United | 2–2 | Swansea Town | 14 October 1964 |
| Stoke City | 3–1 | Southend United | 14 October 1964 |
| Sunderland | 4–1 | Blackpool | 26 October 1964 |
| Workington | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 October 1964 |

### Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–5 | Workington | 22 October 1964 |
| Fulham | 1–3 | Reading | 19 October 1964 |
| Swansea Town | 2–0 | Rotherham United | 28 October 1964 |

## Fourth round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Aston Villa | 3–1 | Reading | 4 November 1964 |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Bradford City | 4 November 1964 |
| Chelsea | 3–2 | Swansea Town | 11 November 1964 |
| Coventry City | 4–2 | Sunderland | 10 November 1964 |
| Leicester City | 0–0 | Crystal Palace | 4 November 1964 |
| Northampton Town | 4–1 | Chesterfield | 4 November 1964 |
| Stoke City | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 November 1964 |
| Workington | 3–0 | Norwich City | 4 November 1964 |

### Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Leicester City | 11 November 1964 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3–1 | Stoke City | 11 November 1964 |

## Fifth Round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Aston Villa | 7–1 | Bradford City | 23 November 1964 |
| Coventry City | 1–8 | Leicester City | 1 December 1964 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Northampton Town | 25 November 1964 |
| Workington | 2–2 | Chelsea | 25 November 1964 |

### Replay

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Chelsea | 2–0 | Workington | 16 December 1964 |

## Semi-finals
### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Aston Villa | 2–3 | Chelsea | 20 January 1965 |
| Leicester City | 3–2 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 January 1965 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Chelsea | 1–1 | Aston Villa | 10 February 1965 | 4–3 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Leicester City | 10 February 1965 | 2–4 |

## Final

Chelsea win 3–2 on aggregate.