1965–66 Football League First Division
Season | 1965–66 |
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Champions | Liverpool (7th English title) |
Relegated |
Northampton Town Blackburn Rovers |
1966–67 European Cup | Liverpool |
FA Cup winners 1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup | Everton (3rd FA Cup title) |
1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
Chelsea Everton Leeds United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,457 (3.15 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Willie Irvine (Burnley), 29 Roger Hunt (Liverpool), 29 [1] |
← 1964–65 1966–67 → |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1965–66 season.
Overview
Liverpool won the First Division title for the seventh time in the club's history that season. They made sure of that with a 2–1 win over Chelsea at Anfield on April 30, and ended the season 6 points clear of Leeds United. Blackburn Rovers were relegated on April 20, after losing 1–0 at home to West Bromwich Albion and Northampton Town's result at White Hart Lane against Tottenham Hotspur (which finished 1–1) going against Blackburn. Northampton Town also went down on May 7, after Nottingham Forest beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 at the City Ground, saving Forest from relegation in the process.
League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
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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 | |
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League Champions, qualified for European Cup | |
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup ; see also Everton | |
League Cup Winners | |
Relegated |
First Division Results
Home \ Away[1] | ARS | AST | BLB | BLP | BUR | CHE | EVE | FUL | LEE | LEI | LIV | MUN | NEW | NOR | NOT | SHU | SHW | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU |
Arsenal | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
Aston Villa | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
Blackpool | 5–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
Burnley | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
Chelsea | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 6–2 | |
Everton | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
Fulham | 1–0 | 3–6 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
Leeds United | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
Leicester City | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
Liverpool | 4–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
Manchester United | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
Newcastle United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
Northampton Town | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | |
Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
Sheffield United | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 5–3 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
Stoke City | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
Sunderland | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | 5–5 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 4–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
West Ham United | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
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.
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Liverpool | 29 | |
= | Burnley | 29 | |
2 | Aston Villa | 27 | |
3 | Manchester United | 24 | |
4 | West Ham United | 23 | |
5 | Leicester City | 22 |
References
- ↑ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.