1964–65 Stoke City F.C. season

Stoke City 1964–65 football season

Stoke City1964–65 season

Chairman| Mr G. Taylor
Manager| Tony Waddington
Stadium| Victoria Ground
Football League First Division| 11th (42 Points)
FA Cup| Fourth Round
League Cup| Fourth Round
Top goalscorer| League: John Ritchie
(25)
All: John Ritchie
(29)
Highest home attendance| 43,431 vs Everton
(22 August 1964)
Lowest home attendance| 12,899 vs Birmingham City
(17 March 1965)
Average home league attendance| 25,787

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The 1964–65 season was Stoke City's 58th season in the Football League and the 34th in the First Division.

Stoke's main aim for the 1964–65 season was to consolidate themselves in the First Division and despite having not the greatest run of results Stoke finished in a comfortable position of 11th. Stanley Matthews called time on his long and famous career on 6 February 1965 against Fulham at the age of 50 and 5 days.[1]

## Season review

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### League

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Manager Tony Waddington continued to improve the squad prior to the start of 1964–65 season with experienced players.[1] This policy found favour with the fans, the quality of an attack that included Peter Dobing, Dennis Viollet and Jimmy McIlroy was there for all too see, and local prospects flourished alongside this impressive forward line.[1] One of whom was John Ritchie who was top scorer in 1964–65 with 25 league goals including four against Sheffield Wednesday who would sign Ritchie in 1966.[1]

On 6 February 1965 Stanley Matthews again entered the record books when at the age of 50 years and five days he turned out for Stoke one last time against Fulham, Stoke won the match 3–1.[1] To say thank you to Matthews, Stoke arranged a match against a team of international star players which was broadcast live to an estimated worldwide audience of 112 million.[1]

More players arrived at Stoke during the season with the arrivals of Maurice Setters, Roy Vernon and Harry Burrows helping Stoke to finish in 11th position, winning and losing 16 matches.[1]

### FA Cup

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After an impressive 4–1 win against Blackpool Stoke drew 0–0 with Manchester United before losing 1–0 at a foggy Old Trafford.[1]

### League Cup

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Stoke, last season's runners-up, had a poor League Cup campaign this season as they needed a replay to beat Shrewsbury Town, then edged past Southend United before losing 3–1 away at Plymouth Argyle in a replay.[1]

## Final league table

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9  | West Ham United | 42  | 19  | 4  | 19  | 82  | 71  | 1.155  | 42  | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
10  | Blackburn Rovers | 42  | 16  | 10  | 16  | 83  | 79  | 1.051  | 42  |
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

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

1. ^ West Ham United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the Cup Winners' Cup winners.

## Results

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Stoke's score comes first

### Legend

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Win | Draw | Loss

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### Football League First Division

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Main article: 1964–65 Football League

Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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1 | 22 August 1964 | Everton | H | 0–2 | 43,431 |
2 | 26 August 1964 | Sheffield United | A | 1–0 | 17,368 | Viollet
3 | 29 August 1964 | Birmingham City | A | 2–1 | 20,692 | Ritchie, Bebbington
4 | 2 September 1964 | Sheffield United | H | 0–1 | 27,489 |
5 | 5 September 1964 | West Ham United | H | 3–1 | 26,420 | Viollet, Dobing, Bebbington
6 | 9 September 1964 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | 36,897 | Viollet (2)
7 | 12 September 1964 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3–5 | 36,897 | Viollet, Ritchie (2)
8 | 16 September 1964 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | 33,350 | Ritchie
9 | 19 September 1964 | Manchester United | H | 1–2 | 40,031 | Ritchie
10 | 26 September 1964 | Fulham | A | 4–1 | 15,177 | Ritchie (2), Viollet, Dobing
11 | 3 October 1964 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 28,913 | Philpott
12 | 7 October 1964 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–1 | 12,509 | Palmer
13 | 10 October 1964 | Leeds United | H | 2–3 | 27,651 | Ritchie, Kinnell
14 | 17 October 1964 | Chelsea | A | 0–4 | 28,650 |
15 | 24 October 1964 | Leicester City | H | 3–3 | 24,551 | Ritchie (2), Palmer
16 | 31 October 1964 | Sunderland | A | 2–2 | 33,303 | Dobing, Palmer
17 | 7 November 1964 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 27,776 |
18 | 14 November 1964 | Aston Villa | A | 0–3 | 19,789 |
19 | 21 November 1964 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | 28,816 | Ritchie
20 | 28 November 1964 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | 17,266 | Ritchie
21 | 5 December 1964 | Blackpool | H | 4–2 | 17,360 | Palmer (2), Dobing, Viollet
22 | 12 December 1964 | Everton | A | 1–1 | 31,713 | Palmer
23 | 26 December 1964 | Arsenal | A | 2–3 | 26,663 | Ritchie (2)
24 | 28 December 1964 | Arsenal | H | 4–1 | 20,491 | Ritchie (2) (1 pen), Viollet, McIlroy
25 | 2 January 1965 | West Ham United | A | 1–0 | 23,913 | Viollet
26 | 16 January 1965 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–0 | 25,405 | Palmer, Viollet
27 | 23 January 1965 | Manchester United | A | 1–1 | 50,392 | Bloor
28 | 6 February 1965 | Fulham | H | 3–1 | 28,585 | Viollet (2), Ritchie
29 | 13 February 1965 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–3 | 21,829 | Palmer
30 | 27 February 1965 | Chelsea | H | 0–2 | 27,965 |
31 | 13 March 1965 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | 19,284 | Viollet
32 | 17 March 1965 | Birmingham City | H | 2–1 | 12,899 | Ritchie, Bebbington
33 | 20 March 1965 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–3 | 20,945 | Burrows
34 | 27 March 1965 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | 20,375 | Woodward, Vernon
35 | 3 April 1965 | Liverpool | A | 2–3 | 40,315 | Burrows, Vernon
36 | 5 April 1965 | Leeds United | A | 1–3 | 38,133 | Setters
37 | 10 April 1965 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 4–1 | 16,047 | Ritchie (4)
38 | 17 April 1965 | Blackpool | A | 1–1 | 18,263 | Ritchie
39 | 19 April 1965 | Burnley | H | 2–0 | 19,781 | Ritchie, Vernon
40 | 20 April 1965 | Burnley | A | 0–1 | 13,398 |
41 | 24 April 1965 | Sunderland | H | 3–1 | 20,593 | Burrows, Ritchie, Vernon
42 | 26 April 1965 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | 8,717 | Vernon

### FA Cup

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Main article: 1964–65 FA Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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R3 | 9 January 1965 | Blackpool | H | 4–1 | 38,651 | Ritchie (2), Viollet (2)
R4 | 30 January 1965 | Manchester United | H | 0–0 | 49,032 |
R4 Replay | 3 February 1965 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 50,874 |

### League Cup

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Main article: 1964–65 Football League Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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R2 | 23 September 1964 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1–1 | 13,531 | Viollet
R2 Replay | 29 September 1964 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1–0 | 15,304 | Palmer
R3 | 10 October 1964 | Southend United | H | 3–1 | 8,284 | Ritchie, Bebbington, Bridgwood
R4 | 4 November 1964 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–1 | 10,968 | Ritchie
R4 Replay | 11 November 1964 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–3 | 15,381 | Dobing

### Friendlies

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Match | Opponent | Venue | Result

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1 | Glentoran | A | 2–1
2 | Ballymena United | A | 6–0
3 | Manchester City | A | 2–1
4 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1
5 | Bristol Rovers | A | 1–2
6 | Greenock Morton | A | 1–2
7 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–2
8 | Sir Stanley Matthews XI | H | 6–4
9 | Stævnet | A | 4–1
10 | Stockholm XI | A | 1–0
11 | Spartak Moscow | A | 0–1
12 | Zenit Leningrad | A | 3–2
13 | Finland XI | A | 9–1
14 | IFK Eskilstuna | A | 3–1

## Squad statistics

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Pos.  | Name  | League  | FA Cup  | League Cup  | Total

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Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
GK |  Bobby Irvine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0
GK |  Lawrie Leslie | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0
DF |  Tony Allen | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0
DF |  Bill Asprey | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0
DF |  Alan Bloor | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1
DF |  John Flowers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
DF |  George Kinnell | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 1
DF |  Eric Skeels | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0
MF |  Gerry Bridgwood | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1
MF |  Calvin Palmer | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 9
MF |  Alan Philpott | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1
MF |  Maurice Setters | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1
MF |  John Woodward | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1
FW |  Keith Bebbington | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 4
FW |  Harry Burrows | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3
FW |  Peter Dobing | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5
FW |  Gerry Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
FW |  Jimmy McIlroy | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1
FW |  Stanley Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
FW |  John Ritchie | 41 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 29
FW |  Roy Vernon | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5
FW |  Dennis Viollet | 34 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 16

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

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FA competitions|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
* Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Amateur Cup

Football League|

* Football League (First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division
* Fourth Division)
* League Cup (Final)

Lower leagues|

* Isthmian League
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* Northern League
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* West Midlands (Regional) League
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European competitions|

* European Cup
* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup (Final)

Related to national team|

* Alf Ramsey
* Home Championship
* 1966 FIFA World Cup (qualification)

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Burnley
* Chelsea
* Everton
* Fulham
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester United
* Nottingham Forest
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Bolton Wanderers
* Bury
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Huddersfield Town
* Ipswich Town
* Leyton Orient
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Northampton Town
* Norwich City
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Rotherham United
* Southampton
* Swindon Town
* Swansea Town

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* Barnsley
* Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Carlisle United
* Colchester United
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Hull City
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* Oldham Athletic
* Port Vale
* Peterborough United
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Scunthorpe United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southend United
* Walsall
* Watford
* Workington

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* Aldershot
* Barrow
* Bradford City
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Halifax Town
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