1965–66 Football League

The Football League
Season 1965–66
Champions Liverpool

The 19651966 season was the 67th completed season of The Football League.

This season is notable for Liverpool winning the title with only 14 squad players.

Final league tables

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]

First Division

Football League
First Division
Season 1965–66
Relegated Northampton Town
Blackburn Rovers
European Cup 1966–67 Liverpool
FA Cup winners
European Cup Winners' Cup 1966–67
Everton (3rd FA Cup title)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965–66 Chelsea
Everton
Leeds United
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,457 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorer

Willie Irvine (Burnley) 29 [3]

Roger Hunt (Liverpool) 29 [4]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1Liverpool 4217225215975271979342.324+4561European Cup 1966–67
First round
2 Leeds United 4214434915957302379382.079+4155Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965–66
3 Burnley 4215334520948342779471.681+3255
4 Manchester United 4212815020678343984591.424+2551
5 Chelsea 42114630211137353265531.226+1251Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965–66
6 West Bromwich Albion 4211645834867333591691.319+2250
7 Leicester City 4212454028939403780651.231+1549
8 Tottenham Hotspur 42116455375610202975661.136+944
9 Sheffield United 42116437255511193456590.949–343
10 Stoke City 42126342223612234265641.016+142
11 Everton 42126339193513174356620.903–641Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965–66
;
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1966–67
First round
12 West Ham United 42125446333414245070830.843–1339
13 Blackpool 4295736295412193655650.846–1037
14 Arsenal 4288536314512264462750.827–1337
15 Newcastle United 42105626204413244350630.794–1337
16 Aston Villa 42103839345313304669800.863–1136
17 Sheffield Wednesday 42116435183216214856660.848–1036
18 Nottingham Forest 42113731263513254656720.778–1636
19 Sunderland 42132636281614154451720.708–2136
20 Fulham 4294834375313334867850.788–1835
21 Northampton Town 4286731322712246055920.598–3733
22 Blackburn Rovers 42611430362316275257880.648–3120

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965–66 ; see also Everton
League Cup Winners
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BLBBLPBURCHEEVEFULLEELEILIVMUNNEWNORNOTSHUSHWSTKSUNTOTWBAWHU
Arsenal 33 22 00 11 13 01 21 03 10 01 42 13 11 10 62 52 21 11 11 11 32
Aston Villa 30 31 30 21 24 32 25 02 22 03 11 42 12 30 02 20 01 31 32 11 12
Blackburn Rovers 21 02 13 02 01 12 32 23 02 14 14 42 61 50 00 12 01 20 01 01 12
Blackpool 53 01 42 13 12 20 22 10 40 23 12 11 30 03 21 21 11 12 00 11 21
Burnley 22 31 14 31 12 11 10 01 42 20 30 10 41 41 20 21 41 10 11 20 31
Chelsea 00 02 10 01 11 31 21 10 02 01 20 11 10 10 20 11 12 32 21 23 62
Everton 31 20 22 00 10 21 20 00 12 00 00 10 52 30 13 51 21 20 31 23 22
Fulham 10 36 52 00 25 03 32 13 04 20 01 20 14 11 00 42 11 30 02 21 30
Leeds United 20 20 30 12 11 20 41 01 32 01 11 30 61 21 22 30 22 10 20 40 50
Leicester City 31 21 20 03 01 11 30 50 33 13 05 12 11 21 10 41 10 41 22 21 21
Liverpool 42 31 52 41 21 21 50 21 01 10 21 20 50 40 01 10 20 40 10 22 11
Manchester United 21 61 22 21 42 41 30 41 11 12 20 11 62 00 31 10 11 11 51 11 00
Newcastle United 01 10 21 20 32 01 00 11 20 15 00 12 20 22 02 20 31 20 00 01 21
Northampton Town 11 21 21 21 12 23 02 24 21 22 00 11 31 33 01 00 10 21 02 34 21
Nottingham Forest 01 12 03 21 10 12 10 12 04 20 11 42 12 11 10 10 43 00 10 32 50
Sheffield United 30 10 20 01 21 12 20 20 11 22 00 31 32 22 11 10 32 22 13 02 53
Sheffield Wednesday 40 20 21 30 02 11 31 10 00 12 02 00 10 31 31 22 41 31 11 12 00
Stoke City 13 20 32 41 31 22 11 32 12 10 00 22 40 62 10 20 31 11 01 11 10
Sunderland 02 20 10 21 04 20 20 22 20 03 22 23 20 30 32 41 02 20 20 15 21
Tottenham Hotspur 22 55 40 40 01 42 22 43 32 42 21 51 22 11 23 10 23 22 30 21 14
West Bromwich Albion 44 22 21 21 12 12 11 62 12 51 30 33 12 11 53 11 42 62 41 21 30
West Ham United 21 42 41 11 11 21 30 13 21 25 15 32 43 11 03 40 42 00 11 20 40

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1965–1966

Second Division

Football League
Second Division
Season 1965–66
Champions Manchester City (6th title)
Promoted Southampton
Relegated Leyton Orient,
Middlesbrough
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,421 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorer Martin Chivers (Southampton), 30 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Manchester City 4214704014885363076441.727+3259
2 Southampton 4213445125966343185561.518+2954
3 Coventry City 4214525431687192273531.377+2053
4 Huddersfield Town 4212723512768272462361.722+2651
5 Bristol City 4291022715876363363481.313+1551
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42154252185610354387611.426+2650
7 Rotherham United 4212634829489274575741.014+146
8 Derby County 4213264831399233771681.044+343
9 Bolton Wanderers 42122743254710193462591.051+341
10 Birmingham City 42106541296312294670750.933–541
11 Crystal Palace 42117329163612183647520.904–541
12 Portsmouth 42134447263414275274780.949–440
13 Norwich City 428763327489192552521.000±039
14 Carlisle United 42162343191317174460630.952–339
15 Ipswich Town 42126338233315204358660.879–839
16 Charlton Athletic 42106539292811224161700.871–938
17 Preston North End 42710437234512254762700.886–837
18 Plymouth Argyle 4278637265511173754630.857–937
19 Bury 42125445252217175162760.816–1435
20 Cardiff City 42103837352712345671910.780–2034
21 Middlesbrough 4288536282514225858860.674–2833
22 Leyton Orient 4239919362415194438800.475–4223

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away BIR BOL BRIBRYCARCRLCHACOVCRYDERHUDIPSLEYMCIMIDNORPLYPORPNEROTSOUWOL
Birmingham 01 13 40 42 21 22 01 21 55 21 41 22 31 11 10 10 13 11 30 01 22
Bolton Wanderers 12 12 21 21 40 42 42 30 01 11 31 20 10 60 11 01 20 13 13 23 21
Bristol City 20 22 21 11 20 00 11 11 11 21 41 20 11 22 00 00 10 10 21 01 01
Bury 51 11 12 11 21 30 11 22 41 04 11 30 21 20 25 10 10 50 61 13 10
Cardiff City 13 11 21 10 11 31 12 10 21 01 10 31 43 53 02 51 12 13 00 35 14
Carlisle United 10 11 50 41 20 31 22 31 21 20 31 10 12 21 41 13 21 02 10 10 21
Charlton Athletic 21 01 14 01 52 32 20 10 22 02 20 30 23 10 21 11 22 52 22 22 11
Coventry City 43 22 22 10 31 32 31 01 32 03 31 11 33 21 20 51 32 51 22 51 21
Crystal Palace 10 11 21 10 00 20 20 01 11 21 31 21 02 11 00 31 41 11 22 10 01
Derby County 53 20 21 41 15 31 20 10 40 41 22 13 12 50 31 12 31 10 13 03 22
Huddersfield Town 20 10 30 20 11 20 11 02 11 13 10 11 00 60 00 21 20 21 40 20 11
Ipswich Town 01 20 00 34 21 10 14 10 22 22 22 32 11 21 20 41 10 10 00 30 52
Leyton Orient 21 10 04 22 11 21 12 11 02 00 02 14 22 23 00 01 00 22 14 11 03
Manchester City 31 41 22 10 22 21 00 10 31 10 20 21 50 31 00 11 30 00 31 00 21
Middlesbrough 11 11 42 10 34 02 22 11 22 00 13 32 21 11 01 01 52 21 40 00 31
Norwich City 22 30 00 40 32 20 20 11 21 01 11 10 21 33 12 00 13 11 12 34 03
Plymouth Argyle 61 13 02 22 22 00 30 12 12 00 00 30 11 10 22 20 31 01 52 23 22
Portsmouth 01 10 24 40 31 41 31 20 11 11 21 10 41 22 41 03 41 41 11 25 20
Preston North End 33 01 11 21 90 21 33 00 20 20 11 01 12 03 11 00 20 41 11 11 22
Rotherham United 34 21 12 21 64 33 00 11 30 30 00 00 21 01 41 21 20 33 63 10 43
Southampton 01 51 22 62 32 10 10 10 10 31 01 12 10 01 31 22 41 22 52 11 93
Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 31 11 30 21 30 22 01 10 40 21 41 21 24 30 21 00 82 30 41 11

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1965–1966

Third Division

Football League
Third Division
Season 1965–66
Champions Hull City (1st title)
Promoted Millwall
Relegated Brentford,
Exeter City,
Southend United,
York City
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1,628 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer Les Allen (Queens Park Rangers), 30 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1Hull City 461922642412564538109621.758+4769
2 Millwall 4619404713878293076431.767+3365
3 Queens Park Rangers 4616346229869333695651.462+3057
4 Scunthorpe United 4698644341238363380671.194+1353
5 Workington 4613643818689293967571.175+1052
6 Gillingham 46144533198411293562541.148+852
7 Swindon Town 46118443188510313074481.542+2651
8 Reading 4613553619689344470631.111+751
9 Walsall 46137348217313294377641.203+1350
10 Shrewsbury Town 46137348226413254273641.141+949
11 Grimsby Town 46156247252714213768621.097+647
12 Watford 4612473319599223255511.078+447
13 Peterborough United 46136450264613304080661.212+1446
14 Oxford United 46113938338510324170740.946–446
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 46134648283713193767651.031+243
16 Bristol Rovers 461110238153416264964641.000±042
17 Swansea Town 46144561371715205981960.844–1541

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1966–67
First round

18 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 4698624194415143738560.679–2838
19 Mansfield Town 46105831365315285359890.663–3038
20 Oldham Athletic 4687834334613214855810.679–2637
21 Southend United 46151743281319115554830.651–2936
22 Exeter City 4696836283515175153790.671–2635
23 Brentford 46941034301814143948690.696–2132
24 York City 465711304442172362531060.500–5327

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away BOU BRE BHABROEXEGILGRIHULMANMILOLDOXFPETQPRREASCUSHRSTDSWASWIWALWATWRKYOR
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 01 01 10 01 11 10 11 22 00 10 11 23 11 32 12 20 00 21 10 01 20 11 10
Brentford 10 20 05 12 02 32 24 03 12 00 51 10 61 11 01 40 20 20 01 22 11 01 01
Brighton & Hove Albion 12 20 43 21 01 12 12 64 22 31 20 10 02 11 01 11 91 11 10 21 20 31 31
Bristol Rovers 00 11 00 20 00 21 12 60 11 40 31 11 10 00 20 32 31 21 01 30 11 22 00
Exeter City 10 50 20 10 31 20 14 22 12 40 12 25 00 12 40 00 11 11 11 02 12 21 02
Gillingham 20 10 31 20 11 32 03 20 10 30 12 11 31 24 01 01 10 20 10 10 22 10 00
Grimsby Town 20 32 31 11 11 31 10 01 20 31 11 30 42 33 13 21 10 22 22 31 21 10 31
Hull City 30 41 10 61 61 10 11 40 10 51 21 21 13 33 32 21 10 41 10 32 31 60 14
Mansfield Town 10 20 31 20 00 00 21 12 11 10 14 17 21 02 22 03 20 30 15 03 22 01 41
Millwall 10 10 32 33 30 20 21 30 20 10 20 41 21 30 22 42 20 10 10 11 00 20 20
Oldham Athletic 22 11 10 20 31 53 14 22 11 02 30 24 02 22 13 01 10 10 11 12 01 11 30
Oxford United 21 20 00 10 01 04 20 02 41 31 33 10 13 20 03 01 32 22 03 71 12 02 41
Peterborough United 10 30 22 52 20 10 11 41 32 02 01 23 11 00 31 41 40 52 23 31 22 11 10
Queens Park Rangers 50 10 41 41 10 13 30 33 12 61 11 23 21 02 10 21 21 62 32 21 11 41 72
Reading 10 20 00 01 41 22 00 01 21 11 32 01 21 21 20 41 10 21 02 30 12 11 30
Scunthorpe United 30 32 22 30 21 01 22 24 01 44 11 12 11 12 20 14 00 11 21 42 11 41 41
Shrewsbury Town 02 00 31 10 40 21 31 22 21 20 31 40 31 00 33 14 30 50 11 12 00 11 41
Southend 12 10 00 20 42 52 31 02 10 02 02 21 20 13 21 01 20 20 42 53 10 31 23
Swansea Town 50 11 22 30 10 03 10 42 12 02 41 32 11 42 54 34 40 50 11 10 42 16 72
Swindon Town 00 21 32 43 22 01 00 31 62 10 01 00 30 21 50 00 00 40 22 00 01 01 60
Walsall 21 11 21 11 11 61 10 24 21 14 22 11 20 01 30 30 30 30 11 50 30 11 20
Watford 10 11 01 20 30 10 11 11 21 01 40 11 10 12 12 21 10 41 01 20 01 12 32
Workington 22 11 10 00 61 10 10 30 20 00 01 21 11 11 10 12 13 31 70 03 10 10 21
York City 02 11 01 15 20 12 11 12 21 21 22 14 11 22 12 13 22 03 51 02 03 10 33

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1965–1966

Fourth Division

Football League
Fourth Division
Season 1965–66
Champions Doncaster Rovers (1st title)
Promoted Colchester United,
Darlington,
Torquay United
Failed re-election none
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1,723 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorer Kevin Hector (Bradford Park Avenue), 44 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Doncaster Rovers 4615624921959363385541.574+3159
2 Darlington 4616344117968313672531.358+1959
3 Torquay United 4617244320788292972491.469+2358
4 Colchester United 461373452110310252670471.489+2356
5 Tranmere Rovers 4615175632977373493661.409+2756
6 Luton Town 46192265275612254390701.286+2056
7 Chester 46155352275711274379701.129+952
8 Notts County 4698632251049292861531.151+1850
9 Newport County 46146346244613295175751.000±048
10 Southport 46156247203614214968690.986–148
11 Bradford Park Avenue 461427593173134361102921.109+1047
12 Barrow 46128348314712244572760.947–447
13 Stockport County 46124742296215294171701.014+142
14 Crewe Alexandra 46124742234514194061630.968–241
15 Halifax Town 46116646314514214467750.893–841
16 Barnsley 46116643244415315474780.949–440
17 Aldershot 46126547273416285775840.893–940
18 Hartlepools United 46134644223416195363750.840–1240
19 Port Vale 46127438183218104148590.814–1139
20 Chesterfield 4689637355414254362780.795–1639
21 Rochdale 461211046274415256071870.816–1637
22 Lincoln City 4697737294415205357820.695–2537
23 Bradford City 46105837342813266063940.670–3137
24 Wrexham 461049434335152961721040.692–3235

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Home ╲ Away ALD BAR BRWBRABPACHECHFCOLCREDARDONHALHARLINLUTNPCNTCPTVROCSOUSTPTORTRAWRE
Aldershot 11 31 52 51 22 13 13 10 01 11 00 50 20 31 21 00 30 23 30 10 32 13 22
Barnsley 21 30 42 11 02 00 11 01 31 15 12 22 01 30 22 11 10 50 40 12 10 40 30
Barrow 22 15 20 52 41 32 30 11 11 21 30 20 22 01 22 21 22 02 33 10 20 11 42
Bradford City 11 10 00 30 12 11 12 01 20 11 01 13 20 22 32 04 20 21 30 17 41 24 41
Bradford Park Avenue 51 72 23 51 01 31 10 21 02 01 21 41 42 13 61 40 12 12 21 31 11 11 42
Chester 32 33 00 40 24 30 21 30 32 14 10 20 42 11 61 11 20 12 10 10 11 31 42
Chesterfield 11 31 22 11 03 22 24 31 12 11 32 13 10 13 12 00 31 41 32 21 11 00 11
Colchester United 00 40 22 01 63 11 30 11 01 21 10 20 30 22 32 41 30 20 00 32 02 21 11
Crewe Alexandra 20 01 21 71 25 11 10 02 01 01 30 31 70 20 22 10 00 31 21 11 21 12 01
Darlington 43 21 10 30 41 01 41 20 11 32 20 11 02 10 01 10 21 31 20 30 00 01 20
Doncaster Rovers 32 21 11 11 62 11 10 20 41 63 22 40 40 11 10 03 10 20 11 10 01 31 20
Halifax Town 34 22 21 32 10 20 41 11 10 22 23 10 22 30 44 01 20 41 12 01 02 22 40
Hartlepool 30 12 30 11 23 20 12 01 41 11 20 12 31 20 52 20 20 00 31 21 02 00 42
Lincoln City 21 41 40 10 11 22 02 02 11 41 03 33 21 22 11 12 01 20 40 12 11 10 02
Luton Town 31 54 32 23 31 52 12 11 40 20 43 41 21 00 21 51 50 41 20 20 32 21 10
Newport County 31 10 32 22 31 32 34 21 10 30 40 31 30 00 31 12 01 11 11 10 32 00 22
Notts County 20 01 02 21 20 33 20 10 01 00 12 11 10 21 11 11 31 33 12 11 11 12 31
Port Vale 21 11 00 00 33 52 11 10 20 31 01 20 00 30 12 30 01 21 41 20 00 23 10
Rochdale 10 21 40 51 23 30 11 01 21 12 01 01 31 01 12 21 02 10 30 40 23 35 60
Southport 02 31 11 40 21 20 10 01 11 11 21 10 41 51 32 20 10 21 40 20 33 11 22
Stockport County 12 10 52 11 23 01 21 10 20 11 11 30 12 21 41 21 13 30 31 22 10 12 24
Torquay United 51 30 01 43 21 10 20 01 21 04 00 10 20 41 20 10 20 10 40 11 14 21 31
Tranmere 52 10 12 22 12 10 32 20 31 12 10 52 61 32 20 01 03 10 62 02 62 01 63
Wrexham 40 63 31 11 32 21 21 23 14 12 43 22 11 01 20 01 13 10 22 31 14 02 15

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1965–1966

See also

References

  1. "England 1965-66". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. Chris Wood. Arnie Baldursson, ed. "Sir Roger loses a goal but gains a record". LFCHistory.net. LFChistory. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
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