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| Above: | 1964–65 in Scottish football |
| Header1: | Division One champions |
| Data2: | Kilmarnock |
| Header3: | Division Two champions |
| Data4: | Stirling Albion |
| Header5: | Scottish Cup winners |
| Data6: | Celtic |
| Header7: | League Cup winners |
| Data8: | Rangers |
| Header9: | Junior Cup winners |
| Data10: | Linlithgow Rose |
| Header11: | Teams in Europe |
| Data12: | Celtic, Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic, Kilmarnock, Rangers |
| Header13: | Scotland national team |
| Data14: | 1965 BHC, 1966 World Cup qualification |
The 1964–65 season was the 92nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 68th season of Scottish league football.[1]
See main article: 1964–65 Scottish 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 witha 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.Champions: Kilmarnock
Relegated: Airdrieonains, Third Lanark
See main article: 1964–65 Scottish Division Two. Promoted: Stirling Albion, Hamilton Academical
| width=140 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | 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 |
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - North | Inverness Caledonian | 4 – 2 * | Ross County | ||||
| Scottish Qualifying Cup - South | Gala Fairydean | 9 – 5 * | Glasgow University |
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | 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 |
| width=170 | Award | width=150 | Winner | width=100 | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic |
See main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 October 1964 | Ninian Park, Cardiff (A) | 2–3 | BHC | Stevie Chalmers, Dave Gibson | ||
| 21 October 1964 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 3–1 | WCQG8 | Denis Law, Dave Gibson, Stevie Chalmers | ||
| 25 November 1964 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 3–2 | BHC | Davie Wilson (2), Alan Gilzean | ||
| 10 April 1965 | Wembley Stadium, London (A) | 2–2 | BHC | Denis Law, Ian St. John | ||
| 8 May 1965 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 0–0 | Friendly | |||
| 23 May 1965 | Silesia Stadium, Chorzów / Katowice (A) | 1–1 | WCQG8 | Denis Law | ||
| 27 May 1965 | Olympiastadion, Helsinki (A) | 2–1 | WCQG8 | Davie Wilson, John Greig |
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