FA Cup 1964-65

The FA Cup 1964–65 was the 84th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Liverpool won the competition for only the first time (despite having reached two finals previously), beating Leeds United 2–1 after extra time in the final at Wembley.

Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for the Sunday or other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.

Calendar

Third Round

The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 9 January 1965. Ten matches were drawn and went to replays, though none of these then resulted in a second replay.

ixth Round

The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 6 March 1965. Two of these matches, however, were not played until Wednesday, 10 March. In addition, the Leicester City–Liverpool match went to a replay on this date.

emi finals

The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 27 March 1965 with no replays required. Leeds United and Liverpool came through the semi final round to meet at Wembley.

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;Replay

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Final

The 1965 FA Cup Final was contested by Liverpool and Leeds United at Wembley on Saturday 1 May 1965. The match finished 2–1 to Liverpool, with all three goals coming in extra time.

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References

;General
* [http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/Archive/ The FA Cup Archive] at TheFA.com
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?competitionid=58&seasonid=104 English FA Cup 1964/65] at Soccerbase
* [http://footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/LeagueTables/Season1964-65/F.A.Cup1964-65.html F.A. Cup results 1964/65] at Footballsite;Specific