1965–66 Chelsea F.C. season
# 1965–66 Chelsea F.C. season

The 1965-66 season was Chelsea Football Club's 52nd of competitive football, and their 39th in the English top flight.

## Results

### First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 August 1965 | Burnley | H | 1-1 | 34,067 | Venables |
| 25 August 1965 | Stoke City | A | 2-2 | 28,549 | Venables (pen), Tambling |
| 28 August 1965 | Fulham | A | 3-0 | 34,027 | Murray, Graham, Bridges |
| 1 September 1965 | Stoke City | H | 1-2 | 25,071 | Hollins |
| 4 September 1965 | Arsenal | A | 3-1 | 45,456 | Graham, Bridges, Fascione |
| 11 September 1965 | Everton | H | 3-1 | 29,816 | Graham, Bridges, Venables |
| 15 September 1965 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1-1 | 26,183 | Venables |
| 18 September 1965 | Manchester United | A | 1-4 | 37,917 | Venables |
| 25 September 1965 | Newcastle United | H | 1-1 | 30,856 | Graham |
| 2 October 1965 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2-1 | 23,049 | Graham, Bridges |
| 9 October 1965 | Blackpool | H | 0-1 | 28,022 | |
| 16 October 1965 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1-0 | 16,167 | Graham |
| 23 October 1965 | Leicester City | H | 0-2 | 30,400 | |
| 30 October 1965 | Sheffield United | A | 2-1 | 20,795 | Graham, Osgood |
| 6 November 1965 | Leeds United | H | 1-0 | 39,373 | Hollins |
| 13 November 1965 | West Ham United | A | 1-2 | 31,551 | Tambling |
| 27 November 1965 | Aston Villa | A | 4-2 | 16,355 | Graham, Osgood, Tambling (2) |
| 4 December 1965 | Liverpool | H | 0-1 | 36,839 | |
| 11 December 1965 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2-4 | 42,299 | Bridges, Graham |
| 27 December 1965 | Northampton Town | A | 3-2 | 23,325 | Graham, Tambling (2) |
| 28 December 1965 | Northampton Town | H | 1-0 | 17,635 | Bridges |
| 1 January 1966 | Blackpool | A | 2-1 | 14,065 | Graham, Tambling |
| 8 January 1966 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2-1 | 48,529 | Graham, Osgood |
| 29 January 1966 | Burnley | A | 2-1 | 23,825 | Osgood (2) |
| 5 February 1966 | Fulham | H | 2-1 | 34,247 | Osgood, Tambling |
| 19 February 1966 | Arsenal | H | 0-0 | 48,641 | |
| 22 February 1966 | Sunderland | H | 3-2 | 20,828 | Bridges, Graham, Osgood |
| 26 February 1966 | Everton | A | 1-2 | 51,298 | Bridges |
| 12 March 1966 | Manchester United | H | 2-0 | 60,269 | Graham, Tambling |
| 19 March 1966 | Newcastle United | A | 1-0 | 35,100 | Venables |
| 21 March 1966 | Leicester City | A | 1-1 | 25,363 | Bridges |
| 4 April 1966 | Leeds United | A | 0-2 | 37,786 | |
| 9 April 1966 | West Ham United | H | 6-2 | 35,958 | Graham (2), Venables (pen), Tambling (2), R. Harris |
| 11 April 1966 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1-0 | 39,380 | Tambling |
| 12 April 1966 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2-1 | 29,569 | Tambling (2) |
| 16 April 1966 | Sunderland | A | 0-2 | 32,880 | |
| 25 April 1966 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2-3 | 22,804 | Venables (pen), Tambling |
| 30 April 1966 | Liverpool | A | 1-2 | 53,754 | Murray |
| 2 May 1966 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1-1 | 26,777 | R. Harris |
| 4 May 1966 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1-0 | 10,024 | Kirkup |
| 7 May 1966 | Sheffield United | H | 2-0 | 23,072 | Graham, Tambling |
| 16 May 1966 | Aston Villa | H | 0-2 | 16,232 | |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 34 | 2.324 | 61 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 38 | 2.079 | 55 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round |
| 3 | Burnley | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 47 | 1.681 | 55 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 84 | 59 | 1.424 | 51 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 1.226 | 51 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 91 | 69 | 1.319 | 50 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round |
| 7 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 65 | 1.231 | 49 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 75 | 66 | 1.136 | 44 | |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 59 | 0.949 | 43 | |
| 10 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 64 | 1.016 | 42 | |
| 11 | Everton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 0.903 | 41 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 83 | 0.843 | 39 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 65 | 0.846 | 37 | |
| 14 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 75 | 0.827 | 37 | |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 63 | 0.794 | 37 | |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 69 | 80 | 0.863 | 36 | |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 66 | 0.848 | 36 | |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 72 | 0.778 | 36 | |
| 19 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 72 | 0.708 | 36 | |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 85 | 0.788 | 35 | |
| 21 | Northampton Town (R) | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 92 | 0.598 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers (R) | 42 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 57 | 88 | 0.648 | 20 | Relegation to the Second Division |

* ↑ Everton qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1965–66 FA Cup winners.

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 January 1965 | 3 | Liverpool | A | 2-1 | 54,097 | Osgood, Tambling |
| 12 February 1965 | 4 | Leeds United | H | 1-0 | 57,847 | Tambling |
| 5 March 1965 | 5 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 3-2 | 51,144 | Bridges (2), Graham |
| 26 March 1965 | QF | Hull City | H | 2-2 | 46,924 | Graham, Tambling |
| 31 March 1965 | QF (R) | Hull City | A | 3-1 | 45,328 | Graham, Tambling (2) |
| 23 April 1965 | SF | Sheffield Wednesday | N | 0-2 | 61,321 | |

### Fairs Cup

| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 September 1965 | 1 | Roma | H | 4-1 | 32,753 | Graham, Venables (3) |
| 6 October 1965 | 1 | Roma | A | 0-0 | 40,000 | |
| 7 November 1965 | 2 | Wiener Sport-Club | A | 0-1 | 4,000 | |
| 1 December 1965 | 2 | Wiener Sport-Club | H | 2-0 | 28,254 | Murray, Osgood |
| 9 February 1966 | 3 | AC Milan | A | 1-2 | 11,411 | Graham |
| 16 February 1966 | 3 | AC Milan | H | 2-1 | 59,541 | Graham, Osgood |
| 2 March 1966 | 3 (R) | AC Milan | A | 1-1 | 30,620 | Bridges |
| 2 March 1966 | 2 March 1966 | AC Milan | Chelsea won on coin toss | Chelsea won on coin toss | Chelsea won on coin toss | Chelsea won on coin toss |
| 15 March 1966 | QF | 1860 München | A | 2-2 | 11,000 | Tambling (2) |
| 29 March 1966 | QF | 1860 München | H | 1-0 | 42,224 | Osgood |
| 27 April 1966 | SF | Barcelona | A | 0-2 | 70,000 | |
| 11 May 1966 | SF | Barcelona | H | 2-0 | 40,073 | Reina (o.g.), Gallego (o.g.) |
| 25 May 1966 | SF (R) | Barcelona | A | 0-5 | 40,000 | |
