The 1964–65 British Home Championship was an outright victory for the English football team in the run up to the 1966 FIFA World Cup which was held in the country.

England's preparation for the tournament had included a rare pre-season tour of the Americas, in which they had beaten the USA 10–0 in New York, but crashed to a 1–5 defeat by Brazil in Rio de Janeiro and also lost to Argentina.

The Home Championship was a close contest however and an unexpected Welsh defeat of Scotland as well as a drubbing of Ireland in their final game helped them to an impressive second.

In the final match, the already last-placed Irish were demolished by a more driven Welsh team seeking a rare title, going down 5–0.

In London, the Scots and the English fought out a 2–2 draw which put the championship out of Wales' reach by giving England five points.