English League Tables

1963/64 Tables◄ 1964/65 Tables ►1965/66 Tables

Football League First Division  1964/65

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Manchester United 42 26 9 7 89 39 2.282 61 Champions ♦EC
2nd  Leeds United 42 26 9 7 83 52 1.596 61 Runners Up ♦ICFC
3rd  Chelsea 42 24 8 10 89 54 1.648 56 ♦ICFC
4th  Everton 42 17 15 10 69 60 1.150 49 ♦ICFC
5th  Nottingham Forest 42 17 13 12 71 67 1.060 47 -
6th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 7 16 87 71 1.225 45 -
7th  Liverpool 42 17 10 15 67 73 0.918 44 ♦ECWC
8th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 16 11 15 57 55 1.036 43 -
9th  West Ham United 42 19 4 19 82 71 1.155 42 ♦ECWC
10th  Blackburn Rovers 42 16 10 16 83 79 1.051 42 -
11th  Stoke City 42 16 10 16 67 66 1.015 42 -
12th  Burnley 42 16 10 16 70 70 1.000 42 -
13th  Arsenal 42 17 7 18 69 75 0.920 41 -
14th  West Bromwich Albion 42 13 13 16 70 65 1.077 39 -
15th  Sunderland 42 14 9 19 64 74 0.865 37 -
16th  Aston Villa 42 16 5 21 57 82 0.695 37 -
17th  Blackpool 42 12 11 19 67 78 0.859 35 -
18th  Leicester City 42 11 13 18 69 85 0.812 35 -
19th  Sheffield United 42 12 11 19 50 64 0.781 35 -
20th  Fulham 42 11 12 19 60 78 0.769 34 -
21st  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 4 25 59 89 0.663 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Birmingham City 42 8 11 23 64 96 0.667 27 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1964/65

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Newcastle United 42 24 9 9 81 45 1.800 57 ▲Champions
2nd  Northampton Town 42 20 16 6 66 50 1.320 56 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Bolton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 80 58 1.379 50 -
4th  Southampton 42 17 14 11 83 63 1.317 48 -
5th  Ipswich Town 42 15 17 10 74 67 1.104 47 -
6th  Norwich City 42 20 7 15 61 57 1.070 47 -
7th  Crystal Palace 42 16 13 13 55 51 1.078 45 -
8th  Huddersfield Town 42 17 10 15 53 51 1.039 44 -
9th  Derby County 42 16 11 15 84 79 1.063 43 -
10th  Coventry City 42 17 9 16 72 70 1.029 43 -
11th  Manchester City 42 16 9 17 63 62 1.016 41 -
12th  Preston North End 42 14 13 15 76 81 0.938 41 -
13th  Cardiff City 42 13 14 15 64 57 1.123 40 ♦ECWC
14th  Rotherham United 42 14 12 16 70 69 1.014 40 -
15th  Plymouth Argyle 42 16 8 18 63 79 0.797 40 -
16th  Bury 42 14 10 18 60 66 0.909 38 -
17th  Middlesbrough 42 13 9 20 70 76 0.921 35 -
18th  Charlton Athletic 42 13 9 20 64 75 0.853 35 -
19th  Leyton Orient 42 12 11 19 50 72 0.694 35 -
20th  Portsmouth 42 12 10 20 56 77 0.727 34 -
21st  Swindon Town 42 14 5 23 63 81 0.778 33 ▼Relegated
22nd  Swansea Town 42 11 10 21 62 84 0.738 32 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1964/65

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Carlisle United 46 25 10 11 76 53 1.434 60 ▲Champions
2nd  Bristol City 46 24 11 11 92 55 1.673 59 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Mansfield Town 46 24 11 11 95 61 1.557 59 -
4th  Hull City 46 23 12 11 91 57 1.596 58 -
5th  Brentford 46 24 9 13 83 55 1.509 57 -
6th  Bristol Rovers 46 20 15 11 82 58 1.414 55 -
7th  Gillingham 46 23 9 14 70 50 1.400 55 -
8th  Peterborough United 46 22 7 17 85 74 1.149 51 -
9th  Watford 46 17 16 13 71 64 1.109 50 -
10th  Grimsby Town 46 16 17 13 68 67 1.015 49 -
11th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 46 18 11 17 72 63 1.143 47 -
12th  Southend United 46 19 8 19 78 71 1.099 46 -
13th  Reading 46 16 14 16 70 70 1.000 46 -
14th  Queens Park Rangers 46 17 12 17 72 80 0.900 46 -
15th  Workington 46 17 12 17 58 69 0.841 46 -
16th  Shrewsbury Town 46 15 12 19 76 84 0.905 42 -
17th  Exeter City 46 12 17 17 51 52 0.981 41 -
18th  Scunthorpe United 46 14 12 20 65 72 0.903 40 -
19th  Walsall 46 15 7 24 55 80 0.688 37 -
20th  Oldham Athletic 46 13 10 23 61 83 0.735 36 -
21st  Luton Town 46 11 11 24 51 94 0.543 33 ▼Relegated
22nd  Port Vale 46 9 14 23 41 76 0.539 32 ▼Relegated
23rd  Colchester United 46 10 10 26 50 89 0.562 30 ▼Relegated
24th  Barnsley 46 9 11 26 54 90 0.600 29 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1964/65

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 26 11 9 102 57 1.789 63 ▲Champions
2nd  Millwall 46 23 16 7 78 45 1.733 62 ▲Runners Up
3rd  York City 46 28 6 12 91 56 1.625 62 ▲Promoted
4th  Oxford United 46 23 15 8 87 44 1.977 61 ▲Promoted
5th  Tranmere Rovers 46 27 6 13 99 56 1.768 60 -
6th  Rochdale 46 22 14 10 74 53 1.396 58 -
7th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 20 17 9 86 62 1.387 57 -
8th  Chester 46 25 6 15 119 81 1.469 56 -
9th  Doncaster Rovers 46 20 11 15 84 72 1.167 51 -
10th  Crewe Alexandra 46 18 13 15 90 81 1.111 49 -
11th  Torquay United 46 21 7 18 70 70 1.000 49 -
12th  Chesterfield 46 20 8 18 58 70 0.829 48 -
13th  Notts County 46 15 14 17 61 73 0.836 44 -
14th  Wrexham 46 17 9 20 84 92 0.913 43 -
15th  Hartlepools United 46 15 13 18 61 85 0.718 43 -
16th  Newport County 46 17 8 21 85 81 1.049 42 -
17th  Darlington 46 18 6 22 84 87 0.966 42 -
18th  Aldershot 46 15 7 24 64 84 0.762 37 -
19th  Bradford City 46 12 8 26 70 88 0.795 32 -
20th  Southport 46 8 16 22 58 89 0.652 32 -
21st  Barrow 46 12 6 28 59 105 0.562 30 Re-Elected
22nd  Lincoln City 46 11 6 29 58 99 0.586 28 Re-Elected
23rd  Halifax Town 46 11 6 29 54 103 0.524 28 Re-Elected
24th  Stockport County 46 10 7 29 44 87 0.506 27 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 14 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership.
Votes Club End Result
48 Lincoln City Re Elected to the League
45 Stockport County Re Elected to the League
41 Barrow Re Elected to the League
41 Halifax Town Re Elected to the League
4 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
4 Gateshead Not Elected to the League
3 Guildford City Not Elected to the League
2 Hereford United Not Elected to the League
2 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
1 Cambridge United Not Elected to the League
1 Morecambe Not Elected to the League
1 Romford Not Elected to the League
1 South Shields Not Elected to the League
1 Wellington Town Not Elected to the League
1 Wimbledon Not Elected to the League
0 Bexley United Not Elected to the League
0 Corby Town Not Elected to the League
0 New Brighton Not Elected to the League

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