# 1964–65 Arsenal F.C. season

During the 1964–65 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 66 | 1.015 | 42 |
| 12 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 1.000 | 42 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 69 | 75 | 0.920 | 41 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 70 | 65 | 1.077 | 39 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 64 | 74 | 0.865 | 37 |

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 22 August 1964 | Liverpool | A | 2–3 | 47,820 |
| 25 August 1964 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–1 | 35,590 |
| 29 August 1964 | Aston Villa | H | 3–1 | 28,762 |
| 2 September 1964 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | 22,555 |
| 5 September 1964 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 23,000 |
| 8 September 1964 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | 29,510 |
| 12 September 1964 | Sunderland | H | 3–1 | 34,291 |
| 16 September 1964 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–1 | 17,675 |
| 19 September 1964 | Leicester City | A | 3–2 | 21,364 |
| 26 September 1964 | Chelsea | H | 1–3 | 54,936 |
| 6 October 1964 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–3 | 35,041 |
| 10 October 1964 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–3 | 55,959 |
| 17 October 1964 | Burnley | H | 3–2 | 24,962 |
| 24 October 1964 | Sheffield United | A | 0–4 | 16,906 |
| 31 October 1964 | Everton | H | 3–1 | 33,561 |
| 7 November 1964 | Birmingham City | A | 3–2 | 20,210 |
| 11 November 1964 | Leeds United | A | 1–3 | 38,620 |
| 14 November 1964 | West Ham United | H | 0–3 | 36,026 |
| 21 November 1964 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–0 | 20,869 |
| 28 November 1964 | Manchester United | H | 2–3 | 59,627 |
| 5 December 1964 | Fulham | A | 4–3 | 13,764 |
| 12 December 1964 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 | 26,171 |
| 19 December 1964 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | 16,000 |
| 26 December 1964 | Stoke City | H | 3–2 | 27,663 |
| 28 December 1964 | Stoke City | A | 1–4 | 20,491 |
| 2 January 1965 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 4–1 | 25,561 |
| 16 January 1965 | Sunderland | A | 2–0 | 42,168 |
| 23 January 1965 | Leicester City | H | 4–3 | 31,063 |
| 6 February 1965 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | 46,798 |
| 13 February 1965 | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | 32,132 |
| 20 February 1965 | Fulham | H | 2–0 | 22,101 |
| 23 February 1965 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–1 | 48,367 |
| 27 February 1965 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | 12,841 |
| 6 March 1965 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 22,001 |
| 13 March 1965 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–3 | 24,497 |
| 27 March 1965 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | 24,000 |
| 3 April 1965 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 18,797 |
| 6 April 1965 | Birmingham City | H | 3–0 | 16,048 |
| 16 April 1965 | Blackpool | A | 1–1 | 18,620 |
| 19 April 1965 | Blackpool | H | 3–1 | 17,063 |
| 24 April 1965 | Everton | A | 0–1 | 32,643 |
| 26 April 1965 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | 51,625 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R3 | 9 January 1965 | Darlington | A | 2–0 | 19,717 | |
| R4 | 30 January 1965 | Peterborough United | A | 1–2 | 30,056 | |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | SCO | Bob Wilson |
| - | GK | ENG | Geoff Barnett |
| - | DF | NIR | Pat Rice |
| - | DF | SCO | Frank McLintock |
| - | DF | ENG | Peter Simpson |
| - | DF | ENG | Bob McNab |
| - | DF | NIR | Sammy Nelson |
| - | DF | WAL | John Roberts |
| - | MF | ENG | George Armstrong |
| - | MF | SCO | George Graham |
| - | MF | ENG | Jon Sammels |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | Peter Storey |
| - | MF | SCO | Eddie Kelly |
| - | FW | ENG | Ray Kennedy |
| - | FW | ENG | John Radford |
| - | FW | ENG | Charlie George |
| - | FW | SCO | Peter Marinello |