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.
Match review
The first leg took place on 15 March 1965 at Chelsea's home ground,
Stamford Bridge. Chelsea twice took the lead in the match, first through
Bobby Tambling and then a
Terry Venables penalty, but Leicester equalised on both occasions via
Colin Appleton and
Jimmy Goodfellow. With ten minutes remaining, Chelsea's
Eddie McCreadie received the ball on the edge of his own
penalty area and went on a sixty yard run, dribbling past several Leicester players before slotting the ball past goalkeeper
Gordon Banks.
McCreadie's goal proved to be the difference between the sides as, despite strong pressure, Leicester were unable to make a breakthrough in the second leg at
Filbert Street on 15 April and the game ended 0–0, giving Chelsea a 3–2 aggregate win.
Players and officials
First leg
Second Leg
Route To The Final
Chelsea
External links
- at The English Football Archive
- at soccerbase.com
- at soccerbase.com
- at Football Focus
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