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Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1965–66 season.
| Season | 1965–66 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool 7th English title |
| Relegated | Northampton Town Blackburn Rovers |
| European Cup | Liverpool |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | Everton |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Leeds United Burnley West Bromwich Albion |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,457 (3.15 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Roger Hunt Willie Irvine (29 goals each)[1] |
← 1964–65 1966–67 → | |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 34 | 2.324 | 61 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 38 | 2.079 | 55 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round |
| 3 | Burnley | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 47 | 1.681 | 55 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 84 | 59 | 1.424 | 51 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 1.226 | 51 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 91 | 69 | 1.319 | 50 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round |
| 7 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 65 | 1.231 | 49 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 75 | 66 | 1.136 | 44 | |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 59 | 0.949 | 43 | |
| 10 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 64 | 1.016 | 42 | |
| 11 | Everton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 0.903 | 41 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 | |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 66 | 0.848 | 36 | |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 72 | 0.778 | 36 | |
| 19 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 72 | 0.708 | 36 | |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 85 | 0.788 | 35 | |
| 21 | Northampton Town (R) | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 92 | 0.598 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers (R) | 42 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 57 | 88 | 0.648 | 20 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Everton qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1965–66 FA Cup winners.
| Home \ Away | 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 |
| 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 |
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