1963-1971

15 May 1965

Schalke end the season in 16th place and would have been relegated, had the League not been increased from 16 to 18 teams.

At the Bökelberg stadium in Mönchengladbach Schalke suffer their heaviest ever Bundesliga defeat, going down 11-0 to Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Seventh cup final, sixth defeat: Schalke are beaten 2-1 in Frankfurt by Bayern Munich (scorer: Pohlschmidt).

Having reached the semi-final of the European Cup-Winners Cup, Schalke are knocked out by Manchester City.