1965–66 Arsenal F.C. season

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

Arsenal
1965–66 season
ChairmanDenis Hill-Wood
ManagerBilly Wright
First Division14th
FA CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Baker (13)
All:
Joe Baker (13)

Final league table
Main article: 1965–66 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
12 West Ham United 42 15 9 18 70 83 0.843 39
13 Blackpool 42 14 9 19 55 65 0.846 37
14 Arsenal 42 12 13 17 62 75 0.827 37
15 Newcastle United 42 14 9 19 50 63 0.794 37
16 Aston Villa 42 15 6 21 69 80 0.863 36
Source:

Results

Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
21 August 1965Stoke CityH3–1
25 August 1965Northampton TownA1–1
28 August 1965BurnleyA2–2
4 September 1965ChelseaH1–3
7 September 1965Nottingham ForestA1–0
11 September 1965Tottenham HotspurA2–2
14 September 1965Nottingham ForestH1–0
18 September 1965EvertonA1–3
25 September 1965Manchester UnitedH4–2
28 September 1965Northampton TownH1–1
2 October 1965Newcastle UnitedA1–0
9 October 1965FulhamH2–1
16 October 1965BlackpoolA3–5
23 October 1965Blackburn RoversH2–2
30 October 1965Leicester CityA1–3
6 November 1965Sheffield UnitedH6–2
13 November 1965Leeds UnitedA0–2
20 November 1965West Ham UnitedH3–2
4 December 1965Aston VillaH3–3
11 December 1965LiverpoolA2–4
27 December 1965Sheffield WednesdayA0–4
28 December 1965Sheffield WednesdayH5–2
1 January 1966FulhamA0–1
8 January 1966LiverpoolH0–1
15 January 1966Blackburn RoversA1–2
29 January 1966Stoke CityA3–1
5 February 1966BurnleyH1–1
19 February 1966ChelseaA0–0
5 March 1966BlackpoolH0–0
8 March 1966Tottenham HotspurH1–1
12 March 1966EvertonH0–1
19 March 1966Manchester UnitedA1–2
26 March 1966Newcastle UnitedH1–3
5 April 1966West Bromwich AlbionH1–1
11 April 1966West Bromwich AlbionA4–4
16 April 1966West Ham UnitedA1–2
20 April 1966SunderlandA2–0
23 April 1966SunderlandH1–1
25 April 1966Sheffield UnitedA0–3
30 April 1966Aston VillaA0–3
5 May 1966Leeds UnitedH0–3
7 May 1966Leicester CityH1–0

FA Cup
Main article: 1965–66 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R322 January 1966Blackburn RoversA0–3

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 Tony Burns
- GK Jim Furnell
- DF David Court
- DF Ian Ure
- DF Roy Pack
- DF Peter Simpson
- DF Terry Neill
- DF Don Howe
- DF Billy McCullough
- DF Peter Storey
- MF Frank McLintock
No. Position Player
- MF George Armstrong
- MF Jon Sammels
- MF Jimmy McGill
- MF Tom Walley
- MF Alan Skirton
- FW John Radford
- FW George Eastham
- FW Gordon Neilson
- FW Tommy Baldwin
- FW Joe Baker

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