1964–65 in Scottish football

Template:Short description The 1964–65 season was the 92nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 68th season of Scottish league football.

Scottish League Division One

In one of the closest finishes ever seen in a league competition in Britain, Hearts faced Kilmarnock on the last day of the season with a two-point lead over the Ayrshire club and a slightly better goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). Kilmarnock had to beat Hearts by at least 2–0 to win the title. Any worse result for Kilmarnock, including any other two goal winning margin, e.g. 3–1 or 4–2, would have made Hearts champions. Kilmarnock won 2–0, and were champions.

The 1964–65 season is notable for both Celtic and Rangers finishing in mid-table. It was, and remains as of 2021, only the fifth time that neither of them had finished in the top two, and the only time that both of the Old Firm clubs had failed to finish in the top three of the First Division in the same season.

The season was also interesting in that it was the one and only season that East Stirling Clydebank (E.S. Clydebank) competed in the Scottish League, reverting to East Stirlingshire for season 1965/66 with Clydebank entering the league the following year. 1964–65 Scottish Division One Champions: Kilmarnock
Relegated: Airdrieonains, Third Lanark

Scottish League Division Two

1964–65 Scottish Division Two Promoted: Stirling Albion, Hamilton Academical

Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1964–65	Celtic	3 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic
League Cup 1964–65	Rangers	2 – 1	Celtic
Junior Cup	Linlithgow Rose	4 – 1	Baillieston Juniors

Other honours

National

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup - North	Inverness Caledonian	4 – 2 *	Ross County
Scottish Qualifying Cup - South	Gala Fairydean	9 – 5 *	Glasgow University

County

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Aberdeenshire Cup	Peterhead
Ayrshire Cup	Ayr United	1 – 0	Kilmarnock
East of Scotland Shield	Hearts	3 – 1	Hibernian
Fife Cup	Dunfermline Athletic	9 – 4 *	Raith Rovers
Forfarshire Cup	Dundee United	1 – 0	Dundee
Glasgow Cup	Celtic	5 – 0	Queens Park
Lanarkshire Cup	Airdrie
Renfrewshire Cup	Morton	7 – 4 *	St Mirren
Stirlingshire Cup	Dumbarton	4 – 2 *	Falkirk

^* - aggregate over two legs

Individual honours

Award	Winner	Club
Footballer of the Year	Template:Flagicon Billy McNeill	Celtic

Scotland national team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
3 October 1964	Ninian Park, Cardiff (A)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Wales	flag alias = Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg	flag alias-1807 = Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg	flag alias-1953 = Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Wales (1959).svg	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }}	2–3	BHC	Stevie Chalmers, Dave Gibson
21 October 1964	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Finland	flag alias = Flag of Finland.svg	flag alias-grand duchy = Flag of Russia.svg	flag alias-1809 = Flag of Russia.svg	flag alias-1917 = Flag of Finland 1918 (state).svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Finland (1918-1920).svg	flag alias-1920 = Flag of Finland.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Finland (state).svg	flag alias-state-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg	flag alias-state-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (State).svg	flag alias-naval = Military Flag of Finland.svg	border-naval =	flag alias-naval-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (Military).svg	border-naval-1918 =	flag alias-naval-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (Military).svg	border-naval-1920 =	link alias-naval = Finnish Navy	flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of Finland.svg	link alias-navy = Finnish Navy	link alias-air force = Finnish Air Force	flag alias-military = Military flag of Finland.svg	link alias-military = Finnish Defence Forces	flag alias-army = Military flag of Finland.svg	link alias-army = Finnish Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	3–1	WCQG8	Denis Law, Dave Gibson, Stevie Chalmers
25 November 1964	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Northern Ireland	flag alias = Ulster Banner.svg	flag alias-assembly = Flag of Northern Ireland Assembly.svg	flag alias-saltire = St Patrick's saltire.svg	flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	3–2	BHC	Davie Wilson (2), Alan Gilzean
10 April 1965	Wembley Stadium, London (A)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}	2–2	BHC	Denis Law, Ian St. John
8 May 1965	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Spain	flag alias = Flag of Spain.svg	flag alias-1506 = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg	flag alias-1701 = Bandera de España 1701-1748.svg	flag alias-1748 = Bandera de España 1748-1785.svg	flag alias-1760 = Bandera de España 1760-1785.svg	flag alias-1785 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg	flag alias-1873 = Flag of the First Spanish Republic.svg	flag alias-1874 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg	flag alias-1931 = Flag of Spain (1931–1939).svg	flag alias-civil-1931 = Flag of the Second Spanish Republic (plain).svg	flag alias-1936 = Flag of the Bando Nacional (1936–1938).svg	flag alias-1938 = Flag of Spain (1938–1945).svg	flag alias-1945 = Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg	flag alias-1977 = Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg	flag alias-civil = Flag of Spain (civil).svg	flag alias-civil-1785 = BandMercante1785.svg	flag alias-navy = Flag of Spain.svg	link alias-navy = Spanish Navy	flag alias-marines = Flag of Spain.svg	link alias-marines = Spanish Marine Infantry	flag alias-army = Flag of Spain.svg	link alias-army = Spanish Army	flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Spain.svg	link alias-naval = Spanish Navy	flag alias-air force = Flag of Spain.svg	link alias-air force = Spanish Air and Space Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1945 }}	0–0	Friendly
23 May 1965	Silesia Stadium, Chorzów / Katowice (A)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Poland	flag alias = Flag of Poland.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg	flag alias-1815 = Flag of the Congress of Poland.svg	flag alias-1919 = Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg	flag alias-1928 = Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg	flag alias-1955 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1955-1980).svg	flag alias-1980 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms, 1980-1990).svg	flag alias-1990 = Flag of Poland (with coat of arms).svg	flag alias-naval = PL navy flag IIIRP.svg	border-naval =	flag alias-naval-1919 = Naval Ensign of IIRP v1.svg	border-naval-1919 =	flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of PRL v1.svg	border-naval-1946 =	flag alias-naval-auxiliary = Flaga pomocniczych jednostek pływających Polskiej Marynarki Wojennej.svg	flag alias-naval-auxiliary-1955 = POL Bandera pjp PRL v1.svg	link alias-naval = Polish Navy	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Poland.svg	border-navy =	link alias-navy = Polish Navy	flag alias-marines = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg	border-marines =	link alias-marines = Polish 7th Coastal Defense Brigade	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Polish Air Force.svg	border-air force =	link alias-air force = Polish Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Polish Land Forces.svg	border-army =	link alias-army = Polish Land Forces	size =	size flag alias-naval = 25px	size flag alias-naval-1919 = 25px	size flag alias-naval-1946 = 25px	size flag alias-air force = 25px	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	1–1	WCQG8	Denis Law
27 May 1965	Olympiastadion, Helsinki (A)	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Finland	flag alias = Flag of Finland.svg	flag alias-grand duchy = Flag of Russia.svg	flag alias-1809 = Flag of Russia.svg	flag alias-1917 = Flag of Finland 1918 (state).svg	flag alias-1918 = Flag of Finland (1918-1920).svg	flag alias-1920 = Flag of Finland.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Finland (state).svg	flag alias-state-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg	flag alias-state-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (State).svg	flag alias-naval = Military Flag of Finland.svg	border-naval =	flag alias-naval-1918 = Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (Military).svg	border-naval-1918 =	flag alias-naval-1920 = Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (Military).svg	border-naval-1920 =	link alias-naval = Finnish Navy	flag alias-navy = Naval Jack of Finland.svg	link alias-navy = Finnish Navy	link alias-air force = Finnish Air Force	flag alias-military = Military flag of Finland.svg	link alias-military = Finnish Defence Forces	flag alias-army = Military flag of Finland.svg	link alias-army = Finnish Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	2–1	WCQG8	Davie Wilson, John Greig

• Scotland came third in the 1965 British Home Championship

Key:

• (H) = Home match
• (A) = Away match
• WCQG8 = World Cup qualifying - Group 8
• BHC = British Home Championship

External links

• Scottish Football Historical Archive