The 1965–66 season was Liverpool Football Club's 74th season in existence and their fourth consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool F.C. won its seventh league title, tying Arsenal's record, with a six-point cushion to Leeds and Burnley. Roger Hunt scored 29 league goals, which earned him a place in the England squad for the World Cup, where he became the first player to win the World Cup representing Liverpool. It was not until 44 years later that Fernando Torres played an active part in the Spanish team winning the World Cup as a Liverpool player.
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| Manager | Bill Shankly | ||
| First Division | Champions | ||
| Cup Winners' Cup | Runners-up | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| FA Charity Shield | Title shared | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Roger Hunt (29) All: Roger Hunt (32) | ||
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The season also saw Liverpool reaching its first European final, that of the Cup Winners Cup, losing 2-1 to West German side Borussia Dortmund at Hampden Park in Glasgow, a severe blow to manager Bill Shankly, who had hoped to win his first European trophy in his native Scotland.
The club permanently adopted an all red strip at the start of this season.[1]
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Attackers
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | FA Cup | Charity Shield | European CWC | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW |  ENG |
Alf Arrowsmith | 6 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Gerry Byrne | 53 | 1 | 42+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Ian Callaghan | 53 | 5 | 42+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Phil Chisnall | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW |  SCO |
Bobby Graham | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Roger Hunt | 46 | 31 | 37+0 | 29 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 | |
| DF | ENG |
Chris Lawler | 50 | 9 | 40+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 4 | |
| GK | SCO |
Tommy Lawrence | 53 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Gordon Milne | 36 | 7 | 28+0 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Tommy Smith | 53 | 4 | 42+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO |
Ian St John | 52 | 12 | 41+0 | 10 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 2 | |
| MF | SCO |
Willie Stevenson | 52 | 6 | 41+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 9+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Geoff Strong | 27 | 7 | 21+1 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | |
| MF | ENG |
Peter Thompson | 50 | 6 | 40+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO |
Ron Yeats | 53 | 3 | 42+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 9+0 | 0 | |
First Division
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Matches
FA Charity Shield
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Match rules
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FA Cup
European Cup Winners Cup
| Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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| 29-Sep-65 | Juventus | A | 0–1 | 9,242 | Report | Report | |
| 13-Oct-65 | Juventus | H | 2–0 | Lawler  19' Strong 24' | 51,055 | Report | Report |
| 01-Dec-65 | Standard Liège | H | 3–1 | Lawler 2', 49' Thompson 72' | 46,112 | Report | Report |
| 15-Dec-65 | Standard Liège | A | 2–1 | Hunt 51' St. John 57' | 29,534 | Report | Report |
| 01-Mar-66 | Honvéd | A | 0–0 | 16,163 | Report | Report | |
| 08-Mar-66 | Honvéd | H | 2–0 | Lawler 28' St. John 47' | 54,631 | Report | Report |
| 14-Apr-66 | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 76,446 | Report | Report | |
| 19-Apr-66 | Celtic | H | 2–0 | Smith 61' Strong 67' | 54,208 | Report | Report |
Final
     Borussia Dortmund
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Liverpool
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References
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