1964–65 Manchester United F.C. season

The 1964–65 season was Manchester United's 63rd season in the Football League, and their 20th consecutive season in the top division of English football. They finished the season as league champions for the sixth time in their history, with teenage winger George Best making headlines by establishing himself in the first team and finding the net 10 times in the league and 14 times in all competitions, though Denis Law was once again the club's top goalscorer with 28 goals in the league and 39 in all competitions.[1]

Manchester United
1964–65 season
ChairmanHarold Hardman
ManagerMatt Busby
First Division1st
FA CupSemi-finals
Inter-Cities Fairs CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Denis Law (28)

All:
Denis Law (39)
Lowest home attendance25,721 vs Birmingham City (16 December 1964)
Average home league attendance44,886

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance
22 August 1964 West Bromwich Albion H 2 2 Charlton, Law 52,007
24 August 1964 West Ham United A 1 3 Law 37,070
29 August 1964 Leicester City A 2 2 Law, Sadler 32,373
2 September 1964 West Ham United H 3 1 Best, Connelly, Law 45,123
5 September 1964 Fulham A 1 2 Connelly 36,291
8 September 1964 Everton A 3 3 Connelly, Herd, Law 63,024
12 September 1964 Nottingham Forest H 3 0 Herd (2), Connelly 45,012
16 September 1964 Everton H 2 1 Best, Law 49,968
19 September 1964 Stoke City A 2 1 Connelly, Herd 40,031
26 September 1964 Tottenham Hotspur H 4 1 Crerand (2), Law (2) 53,058
30 September 1964 Chelsea A 2 0 Best, Law 60,769
3 October 1964 Burnley A 0 0 30,761
10 October 1964 Sunderland H 1 0 Herd 48,577
17 October 1964 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 4 2 Law (2), Herd, own goal 26,763
24 October 1964 Aston Villa H 7 0 Law (4), Herd (2), Connelly 35,807
31 October 1964 Liverpool A 2 0 Crerand, Herd 52,402
7 November 1964 Sheffield Wednesday H 1 0 Herd 50,178
14 November 1964 Blackpool A 2 1 Connelly, Herd 31,129
21 November 1964 Blackburn Rovers H 3 0 Best, Connelly, Herd 49,633
28 November 1964 Arsenal A 3 2 Law (2), Connelly 59,627
5 December 1964 Leeds United H 0 1 53,374
12 December 1964 West Bromwich Albion A 1 1 Law 28,126
16 December 1964 Birmingham City H 1 1 Charlton 25,721
26 December 1964 Sheffield United A 1 0 Best 37,295
28 December 1964 Sheffield United H 1 1 Herd 42,219
16 January 1965 Nottingham Forest A 2 2 Law (2) 43,009
23 January 1965 Stoke City H 1 1 Law 50,392
6 February 1965 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 1 58,639
13 February 1965 Burnley H 3 2 Best, Charlton, Herd 38,865
24 February 1965 Sunderland A 0 1 51,336
27 February 1965 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3 0 Charlton (2), Connelly 37,018
13 March 1965 Chelsea H 4 0 Herd (2), Best, Law 56,261
15 March 1965 Fulham H 4 1 Connelly (2), Herd (2) 45,402
20 March 1965 Sheffield Wednesday A 0 1 33,549
22 March 1965 Blackpool H 2 0 Law (2) 42,318
3 April 1965 Blackburn Rovers A 5 0 Charlton (3), Connelly, Herd 29,363
12 April 1965 Leicester City H 1 0 Herd 34,114
17 April 1965 Leeds United A 1 0 Connelly 52,368
19 April 1965 Birmingham City A 4 2 Best (2), Cantwell, Charlton 28,907
24 April 1965 Liverpool H 3 0 Law (2), Connelly 55,772
26 April 1965 Arsenal H 3 1 Law (2), Best 51,625
28 April 1965 Aston Villa A 1 2 Charlton 36,081
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United 42 26 9 7 89 39 2.282 61 Participated in 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup; League Champions, qualified for European Cup 1965–66 Preliminary round
2 Leeds United 42 26 9 7 83 52 1.596 61
3 Chelsea 42 24 8 10 89 54 1.648 56 League Cup Winners
4 Everton 42 17 15 10 69 60 1.150 49 Participated in 1964–65 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
5 Nottingham Forest 42 17 13 12 71 67 1.060 47
Source:

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance
9 January 1965 Round 3 Chester City H 2 1 Best, Kinsey 40,000
30 January 1965 Round 4 Stoke City A 0 0 53,009
3 February 1965 Round 4
Replay
Stoke City H 1 0 Herd 50,814
20 February 1965 Round 5 Burnley H 2 1 Crerand, Law 54,000
10 March 1965 Round 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 5 3 Law (2), Best, Crerand, Herd 53,581
27 March 1965 Semi-final Leeds United N 0 0 65,000
31 March 1965 Semi-final
Replay
Leeds United N 0 1 46,300

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F A
Scorers Attendance
23 September 1964 First round
First leg
Djurgården A 1 1 Herd 6,537
27 October 1964 First round
Second leg
Djurgården H 6 1 Law (3), Charlton (2), Best 38,437
11 November 1964 Second round
First leg
Borussia Dortmund A 6 1 Charlton (3), Best, Herd, Law 25,000
2 December 1964 Second round
Second leg
Borussia Dortmund H 4 0 Charlton (2), Connelly, Law 31,896
20 January 1965 Third round
First leg
Everton H 1 1 Connelly 50,000
9 February 1965 Third round
Second leg
Everton A 2 1 Connelly, Herd 54,397
12 May 1965 Quarter-final
First leg
Strasbourg A 5 0 Law (2), Charlton, Connelly, Herd 30,000
19 May 1965 Quarter-final
Second leg
Strasbourg H 0 0 34,188
31 May 1965 Semi-final
First leg
Ferencváros H 3 2 Herd (2), Law 39,902
6 June 1965 Semi-final
Second leg
Ferencváros A 0 1 50,000
16 June 1965 Semi-final
Play-off
Ferencváros A 1 2 Connelly 60,000

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Pat Dunne 37070110550
GK David Gaskell 50000050
FB Shay Brennan 42070110600
FB Noel Cantwell 21000021
FB Tony Dunne 42070110600
HB Pat Crerand 39372110575
HB John Fitzpatrick 20000020
HB Bill Foulkes 42070110600
HB Maurice Setters 50001060
HB Nobby Stiles 41070110590
FW John Aston, Jr. 10000010
FW George Best 4110721125914
FW Bobby Charlton 4110701185918
FW John Connelly 4215701156020
FW David Herd 3720721165528
FW Albert Kinsey 00110011
FW Denis Law 3628631085239
FW Ian Moir 10000010
FW David Sadler 61000061
Own goals 1001

References

  1. "Manchester United Season 1964/65". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
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