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 30 April, 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 7 May, after Nottingham Forest beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 at the City Ground, saving Forest from relegation in the process.
League standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 2.324 | 61 | Qualified for European Cup |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 2.079 | 55 | 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
3 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 1.681 | 55 | |
4 | Manchester United | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 1.424 | 51 | |
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 1.226 | 51 | 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 1.319 | 50 | League Cup Winners |
7 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 1.231 | 49 | |
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 1.136 | 44 | |
9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 0.949 | 43 | |
10 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 1.016 | 42 | |
11 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 0.903 | 41 | FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup and 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 0.843 | 39 | |
13 | Blackpool | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 0.846 | 37 | |
14 | Arsenal | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 0.827 | 37 | |
15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 43 | 0.794 | 37 | |
16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 0.863 | 36 | |
17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 48 | 0.848 | 36 | |
18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 0.778 | 36 | |
19 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 0.708 | 36 | |
20 | Fulham | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 48 | 0.788 | 35 | |
21 | Northampton Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 60 | 0.598 | 33 | Relegated |
22 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 52 | 0.648 | 20 |
Source:[citation needed]
(C) League Champions
(C) League Champions
Results[]
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Roger Hunt | Liverpool | 29 |
= | Willie Irvine | Burnley | 29 |
2 | Tony Hateley | Aston Villa | 27 |
3 | David Herd | Manchester United | 24 |
4 | Geoff Hurst | West Ham United | 23 |
5 | Jackie Sinclair | Leicester City | 22 |
References[]
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
Categories:
- Football League First Division seasons
- 1965–66 in European association football leagues
- 1965–66 Football League
- 1965–66 in English football leagues