|
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. Route to the final Chelsea Match reviews The final was contested over two home-and-away legs, as was customary for the League Cup at the time. First leg The first leg took place on 15 March 1965 at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's home ground. Chelsea took the lead in the match twice, first through Bobby Tambling and then through a penalty kick by captain Terry Venables, but Leicester City equalised on both occasions, via defender Colin Appleton and forward 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''.''Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 607''. 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. First round Ties Replays Second round Ties Replays Third round Ties Replays Fourth round Ties Replays Fifth Round Ties Replay Semi–Finals First Leg Second Leg Final ''Chelsea win 3–2 on aggregate.'' References General * * * Specific {{DEFAULTSORT:Foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |