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Football League Division One: 
  
Birmingham City 2 Leicester City 0
 St Andrew's, Birmingham (12,460)
 Jackson 58, Vowden 60
Leicester were without Gordon Banks
          
Burnley 2 Aston Villa 2
 Turf Moor, Burnley (10,105)
 Elder 6 (pen), Lochhead 72 ~ Hateley 8, Aitken 86
              
Everton 1 Sunderland 1
 Goodison Park, Liverpool (29,455)
 Pickering 70 ~ Sharkey 37
Everton were without Ray Wilson
   
Nottingham Forest 2 Blackpool 0
 City Ground, Nottingham (16,595)
 Addison 17, Storey-Moore 24
   
Sheffield United 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
 Bramall Lane, Sheffield (11,850)
 Knowles 60, Woodruff 61
   
Stoke City 4 Sheffield Wednesday 1
 Victoria Ground, Stoke (16,047)
 Ritchie 4, 44, 83, 89 ~ Quinn 65
Matches postponed due to more than one player on international duty:
  Aston Villa vs. Manchester United
United were without Bobby Charlton, John Connelly, Nobby Stiles, Pat Crerand & Denis Law
  
  West Bromwich Albion vs. Leeds United
Leeds were without Jack Charlton, Billy Bremner & Bobby Collins
  
 West Ham United vs. Chelsea
West Ham were without Johnny Byrne & Bobby Moore
Chelsea were without Barry Bridges & Eddie McCreadie
 Tottenham beat Liverpool 3-0 on the previous evening where Tottenham were missing Greaves and Brown, whilst Liverpool were without Thompson and St John.		  
The three title contenders took the weekend off, whilst their biggest stars were playing at Wembley, but they were back in action, two days later, as Chelsea lost at West Ham, giving Leeds the opportunity to take a three-point lead, but it was their rivals from the other side of the Pennines who would catch them to win their first title since the Busby Babes of 1956-57.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Leeds United 36 15 3 1 8 5 4 73 44 54
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Chelsea 36 14 1 4 9 6 2 77 38 53
Manchester United 36 13 4 1 8 5 5 76 34 51
Nottingham Forest 38 10 6 3 6 5 8 68 64 43
Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 3 0 1 4 14 75 63 41
Everton 37 6 10 2 7 4 8 59 46 40
Sheffield Wednesday 37 11 5 3 3 6 9 53 49 39
Liverpool 36 11 4 4 4 5 8 60 62 39
Blackburn Rovers 38 11 1 7 4 7 8 72 67 38
Arsenal 38 10 5 5 6 1 11 64 69 38
Burnley 38 7 9 3 7 0 12 62 65 37
West Ham United 37 11 2 5 5 2 12 69 62 36
Stoke City 37 9 4 6 4 5 9 60 63 35
West Bromwich Albion 37 8 5 5 3 7 9 61 53 34
Sheffield United 38 7 5 7 5 5 9 49 57 34
Sunderland 37 10 6 2 2 3 14 57 65 33
Leicester City 36 8 5 5 2 7 9 65 75 32
Fulham 39 10 3 6 1 7 12 58 74 32
Blackpool 37 8 5 5 3 4 12 60 69 31
Aston Villa 36 10 1 6 2 2 15 47 78 27
 
Birmingham City 37 6 6 6 2 3 14 53 79 25
Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 7 2 9 3 2 14 49 81 24

Division One Leading Goalscorers
27 - Andy McEvoy (Blackburn)
25 - Johnny Byrne (West Ham), Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham) - 2 pens, Roger Hunt (Liverpool)
Football League Division Two: 
  
Bolton Wanderers 4 Manchester City 0
  Burnden Park, Bolton (14,546)
 Bromley 43, Davies 60, 82, Hill 72
    
Cardiff City 0 Crystal Palace 0
  Ninian Park, Cardiff (9,585)
 
Coventry City 3 Norwich City 0
  Highfield Road, Coventry (22,552)
 Hudson16, Clements 24, Rees 48
 
Huddersfield Town 1 Rotherham United 0
  Leeds Road, Huddersfield (12,462)
 Legg 33
    
Ipswich Town 1 Leyton Orient 1
  Portman Road, Ipswich (11,730)
 Baker 12 ~ Gregory 57
    
Newcastle United 1 Swindon Town 0
  St James' Park, Newcastle (32,503)
 Hilley 31
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Northampton Town 2 Derby County 2
  County Ground, Northampton (17,917)
 Martin 58, Brown 76 ~ Durban 75, 80
 Highlights on BBC2 Match of the Day

Plymouth Argyle 1 Charlton Athletic 5
  Home Park, Plymouth (9,706)
 Lord 78 ~ Matthews 6, Peacock 42, 65, 70, Tocknell 82
  
Preston North End 2 Bury 2
  Deepdale, Preston (11,510)
 Kendall 22, Dawson 46 ~ Eastham 1, Turner 3

Southampton 3 Swansea Town 1
  The Dell, Southampton (13,317)
 Chivers 39, Paine 65, O'Brien 76 ~ Huxford OG 29
Bolton's emphatic win against their near-neighbours wasn't enough to bridge the gap and the top two had each confirmed their promotion, a week later.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Newcastle United 38 15 3 1 8 3 8 77 43 52
Northampton Town 38 13 6 0 5 9 5 56 42 51
 
Bolton Wanderers 37 12 4 2 7 3 9 78 55 45
Southampton 38 11 5 3 5 7 7 80 59 44
Derby County 38 11 5 3 5 6 8 77 67 43
Norwich City 38 13 4 2 5 3 11 55 49 43
Crystal Palace 38 11 4 4 4 7 8 49 46 41
Ipswich Town 38 9 7 3 3 9 7 65 62 40
Huddersfield Town 38 10 4 5 5 5 9 47 48 39
Coventry City 37 9 5 5 6 3 9 64 63 38
Plymouth Argyle 38 9 6 4 6 1 12 55 69 37
Manchester City 37 11 2 5 4 4 11 59 57 36
Preston North End 38 9 8 2 3 4 12 69 75 36
Rotherham United 37 9 6 4 3 5 10 64 63 35
Cardiff City 37 8 7 4 2 7 9 56 52 34
Bury 37 8 4 6 4 5 10 53 58 33
Middlesbrough 38 7 5 7 5 3 11 66 71 32
Charlton Athletic 37 8 4 7 4 4 10 60 68 32
Leyton Orient 37 10 2 6 2 6 11 48 66 32
Swindon Town 38 11 2 6 2 2 15 57 74 30
 
Portsmouth 38 9 4 6 1 5 13 49 73 29
Swansea Town 38 7 7 5 1 3 15 53 77 26
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
32 - George O'Brien (Southampton) - 2 pens
23 - Alex Dawson (Preston) - 4 pens, Francis Lee (Bolton) - 6 pens
     
Football League Division Three: 
  
Barnsley 1 Carlisle United 2
 Oakwell, Barnsley (3,164)
 Dean OG 44 ~ Carlin 7, Caldwell 89
    
Gillingham 0 Exeter City 1
 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham (10,567)
 Burgess OG 33
 
Hull City 2 Oldham Athletic 1
 Boothferry Park, Hull (19.032)
 Wagstaff 15, Chilton 44 ~ Ledger 50
 
Queen's Park Rangers 3 Peterborough United 2
 Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (4,972)
 Leary 10, Bedford 40, Collins 44 ~ McNamee 76, Dougan 86
    
Reading 2 Mansfield Town 1
 Elm Park, Reading (5,406)
 Webb 28, Kerr 41 ~ Curry 33
    
Shrewsbury Town 1 Grimsby Town 3
 Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury (3,868)
 Dolby 63 ~ Pennington 13, Clifton 20, Haydock 77
    
Southend United 5 Luton Town 0
 Roots Hall, Southend (4,968)
 Reid OG 9, McKinven 13, 73, Gilfillan 77, Bentley 81
    
Walsall 2 Colchester United 1
 Fellows Park, Walsall (8,766)
 Clarke 74, Hodgkisson 75 ~ Langley 79
    
Watford 1 Brentford 1
 Vicarage Road, Watford (7,373)
 Harris 88 ~ Lawther 73
 
Carlisle's fourth win in succession kept them in control and they went on to win the title and secured their promotion to the second division for the first time.
Division Three Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Carlisle United 43 13 4 4 11 5 6 72 50 57
Hull City 42 13 5 3 9 6 6 87 52 55
 
Mansfield Town 42 15 4 2 6 7 8 88 55 53
Bristol City 42 12 6 3 9 4 8 81 53 52
Gillingham 41 15 5 1 6 4 10 65 42 51
Brentford 41 15 4 1 5 5 11 73 51 49
Bristol Rovers 42 14 5 2 4 8 9 75 54 49
Grimsby Town 42 10 10 1 4 7 10 63 60 45
Watford 42 11 8 2 3 8 10 62 62 40
Peterborough United 41 13 3 4 5 4 12 75 68 43
Queen's Park Rangers 41 15 3 3 2 6 12 66 71 43
Reading 42 10 8 3 4 6 11 61 64 42
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 41 11 4 6 4 7 9 62 58 41
Southend United 42 12 4 5 5 2 14 70 68 40
Exeter City 42 8 7 6 4 8 9 49 47 39
Scunthorpe United 42 8 8 5 5 4 12 57 60 38
Shrewsbury Town 41 9 6 5 4 6 11 67 72 38
Workington 41 10 6 5 4 4 12 53 69 38
Walsall 42 9 4 9 5 3 12 51 72 35
Oldham Athletic 42 9 2 10 3 6 12 54 76 32
 
Colchester United 42 7 6 8 3 4 14 49 79 30
Luton Town 41 6 7 7 4 3 14 48 81 30
Port Vale 41 6 5 9 1 4 16 37 69 29
Barnsley 42 8 5 8 1 4 16 51 83 27
 
Division Three Leading Goalscorers
26 - Chris Chilton (Hull)
23 - Brian Bedford (Q.P.R.)
     
Football League Division Four: 
  
Barrow 1 Southport 1
 Holker Street, Barrow (2,172)
Smith 72 ~ Russell 73
    
Bradford City 0 Chesterfield 0
 Valley Parade, Bradford (3,496)
 
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Tranmere Rovers 1
 Goldstone Ground, Hove (24,017)
 R.Smith 77, Gall 87 ~ Dyson 15
 
Chester 4 Notts County 1
 Sealand Road, Chester (5,684)
 Talbot 18, 59, Metcalf 35 (pen), Ryden 81 ~ Flower 37
    
Hartlepools United 2 Bradford 0
 Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (4,697)
 Wright 46, Bradley 67
    
Lincoln City 2 Darlington 0
 Sincil Bank, Lincoln (2,569)
Chapman 43, Fell 69
    
Millwall 1 Doncaster Rovers 1
 The Den, New Cross (10,234)
Clarke 38 ~ Hale 84
    
Rochdale 3 Aldershot 1
 Spotland, Rochdale (4,139)
 Jenkins 1, Morton 53, 54 ~ Priscott 58
     
 
Stockport County 2 Newport County 0
 Edgeley Park, Stockport (4,497)
 Hodgkinson 31, White 75
   
Torquay United 2 Halifax Town 0
 Plainmoor, Torquay (3,245)
Stubbs 47 (pen), Cox 86
 
Brighton came from behind to take the leadership from Tranmere in a very close race for all four promotion places. Their timing was perfect and they went on to win the title, whilst Tranmere missed out on promotion by a point.
Division Four Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Brighton & Hove Albion 42 16 5 0 7 6 8 92 52 57
Tranmere Rovers 41 20 1 0 6 3 11 94 50 56
York City 42 18 1 2 7 5 9 83 54 56
Oxford United 42 16 4 1 4 10 7 78 41 54
 
Bradford 42 14 6 1 6 8 7 85 60 54
Rochdale 42 14 4 3 7 8 6 72 51 54
Millwall 40 12 9 0 7 5 7 72 44 52
Chester 42 17 1 3 5 5 11 108 77 50
Crewe Alexandra 43 10 7 4 7 5 10 80 74 46
Doncaster Rovers 41 11 5 4 7 4 10 76 64 45
Torquay United 41 11 4 6 9 1 10 66 62 45
Chesterfield 42 12 5 4 6 3 12 52 62 44
Wrexham 40 12 3 4 4 4 13 76 83 39
Hartlepools United 42 10 9 2 4 2 15 57 78 39
Newport County 42 12 5 4 3 3 15 75 74 38
Darlington 42 13 2 7 3 4 13 80 83 38
Notts County 41 11 6 3 2 6 13 54 70 38
Aldershot 43 14 2 5 1 4 17 64 81 36
Southport 42 5 8 8 3 6 12 56 83 30
Halifax Town 42 9 3 9 2 2 17 53 93 27
Barrow 42 8 4 9 3 1 17 53 85 27
Bradford City 42 7 2 12 3 4 14 62 86 26
Lincoln City 42 7 4 10 3 2 16 54 87 26
Stockport County 42 8 4 9 1 3 17 41 79 25
 
Division Four Leading Goalscorers
32 - Alick Jeffrey (Doncaster)
28 - Terry Harkin (Crewe), Kevin Hector (Bradford)
Source Notes  
Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League Match by Match 1964/65 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2008
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