1965–66 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1965–66 season
Chairman	Denis Hill-Wood
Manager	Billy Wright
First Division	14th
FA Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ray Kennedy (19); All: ; Ray Kennedy (26)
Home colours	Away colours

During the 1965–66 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	17	2	2	52	15	9	7	5	27	19	79	34	2.324	+ 45	61
2	Leeds United	42	14	4	3	49	15	9	5	7	30	23	79	38	2.079	+ 41	55
3	Burnley	42	15	3	3	45	20	9	4	8	34	27	79	47	1.681	+ 32	55
4	Manchester United	42	12	8	1	50	20	6	7	8	34	39	84	59	1.424	+ 25	51
5	Chelsea	42	11	4	6	30	21	11	3	7	35	32	65	53	1.226	+ 12	51
6	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	6	4	58	34	8	6	7	33	35	91	69	1.319	+ 22	50
7	Leicester City	42	12	4	5	40	28	9	3	9	40	37	80	65	1.231	+ 15	49
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	11	6	4	55	37	5	6	10	20	29	75	66	1.136	+ 9	44
9	Sheffield United	42	11	6	4	37	25	5	5	11	19	34	56	59	0.949	– 3	43
10	Stoke City	42	12	6	3	42	22	3	6	12	23	42	65	64	1.016	+ 1	42
11	Everton	42	12	6	3	39	19	3	5	13	17	43	56	62	0.903	– 6	41
12	West Ham United	42	12	5	4	46	33	3	4	14	24	50	70	83	0.843	– 13	39
13	Blackpool	42	9	5	7	36	29	5	4	12	19	36	55	65	0.846	– 10	37
14	Arsenal	42	8	8	5	36	31	4	5	12	26	44	62	75	0.827	– 13	37
15	Newcastle United	42	10	5	6	26	20	4	4	13	24	43	50	63	0.794	– 13	37
16	Aston Villa	42	10	3	8	39	34	5	3	13	30	46	69	80	0.863	– 11	36
17	Sheffield Wednesday	42	11	6	4	35	18	3	2	16	21	48	56	66	0.848	– 10	36
18	Nottingham Forest	42	11	3	7	31	26	3	5	13	25	46	56	72	0.778	– 16	36
19	Sunderland	42	13	2	6	36	28	1	6	14	15	44	51	72	0.708	– 21	36
20	Fulham	42	9	4	8	34	37	5	3	13	33	48	67	85	0.788	– 18	35
21	Northampton Town	42	8	6	7	31	32	2	7	12	24	60	55	92	0.598	– 37	33
22	Blackburn Rovers	42	6	1	14	30	36	2	3	16	27	52	57	88	0.648	– 31	20

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
	qualified for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966–67 ; see also Everton
	League Cup Winners, qualified for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966–67
	Relegated

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
21 August 1965	Stoke City	H	3–1
25 August 1965	Northampton Town	A	1–1
28 August 1965	Burnley	A	2–2
4 September 1965	Chelsea	H	1–3
7 September 1965	Nottingham Forest	A	1–0
11 September 1965	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–2
14 September 1965	Nottingham Forest	H	1–0
18 September 1965	Everton	A	1–3
25 September 1965	Manchester United	H	4–2
28 September 1965	Northampton Town	H	1–1
2 October 1965	Newcastle United	A	1–0
9 October 1965	Fulham	H	2–1
16 October 1965	Blackpool	A	3–5
23 October 1965	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–2
30 October 1965	Leicester City	A	1–3
6 November 1965	Sheffield United	H	6–2
13 November 1965	Leeds United	A	0–2
20 November 1965	West Ham United	H	3–2
4 December 1965	Aston Villa	H	3–3
11 December 1965	Liverpool	A	2–4
27 December 1965	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–4
28 December 1965	Sheffield Wednesday	H	5–2
1 January 1966	Fulham	A	0–1
8 January 1966	Liverpool	H	0–1
15 January 1966	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–2
29 January 1966	Stoke City	A	3–1
5 February 1966	Burnley	H	1–1
19 February 1966	Chelsea	A	0–0
5 March 1966	Blackpool	H	0–0
8 March 1966	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1
12 March 1966	Everton	H	0–1
19 March 1966	Manchester United	A	1–2
26 March 1966	Newcastle United	H	1–3
5 April 1966	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–1
11 April 1966	West Bromwich Albion	A	4–4
16 April 1966	West Ham United	A	1–2
20 April 1966	Sunderland	A	2–0
23 April 1966	Sunderland	H	1–1
25 April 1966	Sheffield United	A	0–3
30 April 1966	Aston Villa	A	0–3
5 May 1966	Leeds United	H	0–3
7 May 1966	Leicester City	H	1–0

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R3	22 January 1966	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–3

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
-	GK	Bob Wilson
-	GK	Geoff Barnett
-	DF	Pat Rice
-	DF	Frank McLintock
-	DF	Peter Simpson
-	DF	Bob McNab
-	DF	Sammy Nelson
-	DF	John Roberts
-	MF	George Armstrong
-	MF	George Graham
-	MF	Jon Sammels

No.	Position	Player
-	MF	Peter Storey
-	MF	Eddie Kelly
-	FW	Ray Kennedy
-	FW	John Radford
-	FW	Charlie George
-	FW	Peter Marinello

References

↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1965-1966/results

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