First Division Table 1964/65

  P W D L F A GA Pts
CFirst Division Champions 1 Manchester United 42 26 9 7 89 39 2.28 61
  2 Leeds United 42 26 9 7 83 52 1.60 61
  3 Chelsea 42 24 8 10 89 54 1.65 56
  4 Everton 42 17 15 10 69 60 1.15 49
  5 Nottingham Forest 42 17 13 12 71 67 1.06 47
  6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 7 16 87 71 1.23 45
  7 Liverpool 42 17 10 15 67 73 0.92 44
  8 Sheffield Wednesday 42 16 11 15 57 55 1.04 43
  9 West Ham United 42 19 4 19 82 71 1.16 42
  10 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 10 16 83 79 1.05 42
  11 Stoke City 42 16 10 16 67 66 1.01 42
  12 Burnley 42 16 10 16 70 70 1.00 42
  13 Arsenal 42 17 7 18 69 75 0.92 41
  14 West Bromwich Albion 42 13 13 16 70 65 1.08 39
  15 Sunderland 42 14 9 19 64 74 0.86 37
  16 Aston Villa 42 16 5 21 57 82 0.69 37
  17 Blackpool 42 12 11 19 67 78 0.86 35
  18 Leicester City 42 11 13 18 69 85 0.81 35
  19 Sheffield United 42 12 11 19 50 64 0.78 35
  20 Fulham 42 11 12 19 60 78 0.77 34
RRelegation position 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 4 25 59 89 0.66 30
RRelegation position 22 Birmingham City 42 8 11 23 64 96 0.67 27

2 points for a win
Goal Average (GA) applies if teams are level on points.
Goal average = number of goals scored divided by the number of goals conceded.

C = League Champions
R = Relegated

The game between Liverpool & Arsenal on Saturday 22 August 1964 was the first match to be shown on BBC TV's new, football highlights programme, Match of the Day