1965–66 Football League First Division

Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1965–66 season.

Football League First Division
Season1965–66
ChampionsLiverpool
7th English title
RelegatedNorthampton Town
Blackburn Rovers
European CupLiverpool
European Cup Winners' CupEverton
Inter-Cities Fairs CupLeeds United
Burnley
West Bromwich Albion
Matches played462
Goals scored1,457 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorerRoger Hunt
Willie Irvine
(29 goals each)[1]

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 W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 42 26 9 7 79 34 2.324 87 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Leeds United 42 23 9 10 79 38 2.079 78 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round
3 Burnley 42 24 7 11 79 47 1.681 79 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round
4 Manchester United 42 18 15 9 84 59 1.424 69
5 Chelsea 42 22 7 13 65 53 1.226 73
6 West Bromwich Albion 42 19 12 11 91 69 1.319 69 Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round
7 Leicester City 42 21 7 14 80 65 1.231 70
8 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 12 14 75 66 1.136 60
9 Sheffield United 42 16 11 15 56 59 0.949 59
10 Stoke City 42 15 12 15 65 64 1.016 57
11 Everton 42 15 11 16 56 62 0.903 56 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
12 West Ham United 42 15 9 18 70 83 0.843 54
13 Blackpool 42 14 9 19 55 65 0.846 51
14 Arsenal 42 12 13 17 62 75 0.827 49
15 Newcastle United 42 14 9 19 50 63 0.794 51
16 Aston Villa 42 15 6 21 69 80 0.863 51
17 Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 8 20 56 66 0.848 50
18 Nottingham Forest 42 14 8 20 56 72 0.778 50
19 Sunderland 42 14 8 20 51 72 0.708 50
20 Fulham 42 14 7 21 67 85 0.788 49
21 Northampton Town (R) 42 10 13 19 55 92 0.598 43 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Blackburn Rovers (R) 42 8 4 30 57 88 0.648 28
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Everton qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1965–66 FA Cup winners.

Results
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1England Roger Hunt Liverpool 29
=Northern Ireland Willie Irvine Burnley 29
2England Tony HateleyAston Villa27
3Scotland David HerdManchester United24
4England Geoff HurstWest Ham United23
5Scotland Jackie SinclairLeicester City22

References
  1. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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