1964–65 Arsenal F.C. season

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

Arsenal

1964–65 season
Chairman	Denis Hill-Wood
Manager	Billy Wright
First Division	13th
FA Cup	Fourth Round
Home colours Away colours

Final league table

Main article: 1964–65 Football League First Division

Pos	Team	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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

Arsenal's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
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

Main article: 1964–65 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

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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