| Season | 1964–65 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester United |
1965–66 → | |
The1964–65 season was the 66th completed season of theFootball League.
Manchester United won its sixth league title and its first since theMunich air disaster of 1958. The Second, Third and Fourth Divisions were won byNewcastle United,Carlisle United andBrighton & Hove Albion respectively.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and inRothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since theFourth Division was established in the1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply forre-election.[2]
| Season | 1964–65 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester United 6thEnglish title |
| Relegated | Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham City |
| European Cup | Manchester United |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Liverpool West Ham United |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Leeds United Chelsea Everton |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,543 (3.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Andy McEvoy Jimmy Greaves (29 goals each)[3] |
1965–66 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United(C) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 89 | 39 | 2.282 | 61 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 83 | 52 | 1.596 | 61 | Qualification for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 3 | Chelsea | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 54 | 1.648 | 56 | |
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 69 | 60 | 1.150 | 49 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 71 | 67 | 1.060 | 47 | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 87 | 71 | 1.225 | 45 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 73 | 0.918 | 44 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 55 | 1.036 | 43 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 82 | 71 | 1.155 | 42 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round[b] |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 83 | 79 | 1.051 | 42 | |
| 11 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 66 | 1.015 | 42 | |
| 12 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 1.000 | 42 | |
| 13 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 69 | 75 | 0.920 | 41 | |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 70 | 65 | 1.077 | 39 | |
| 15 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 64 | 74 | 0.865 | 37 | |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 57 | 82 | 0.695 | 37 | |
| 17 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 78 | 0.859 | 35 | |
| 18 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 69 | 85 | 0.812 | 35 | |
| 19 | Sheffield United | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 64 | 0.781 | 35 | |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 60 | 78 | 0.769 | 34 | |
| 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers(R) | 42 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 59 | 89 | 0.663 | 30 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Birmingham City(R) | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 64 | 96 | 0.667 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BLP | BUR | CHE | EVE | FUL | LEE | LEI | LIV | MUN | NOT | SHU | SHW | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | |
| Aston Villa | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Birmingham | 2–3 | 0–1 | 5–5 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | |
| Blackpool | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Burnley | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Chelsea | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
| Everton | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Fulham | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Leeds United | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Leicester City | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Liverpool | 3–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Manchester United | 3–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Sheffield United | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Stoke City | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Sunderland | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 7–4 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | |
| West Ham United | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 5–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 |
| Season | 1964–65 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newcastle United |
| Promoted | Newcastle United Northampton Town |
| Relegated | Swindon Town Swansea Town |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Cardiff City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,470 (3.18 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | George O'Brien (34 goals)[3] |
1965–66 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United(C, P) | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 45 | 1.800 | 57 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Northampton Town(P) | 42 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 66 | 50 | 1.320 | 56 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 80 | 58 | 1.379 | 50 | |
| 4 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 83 | 63 | 1.317 | 48 | |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 74 | 67 | 1.104 | 47 | |
| 6 | Norwich City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 57 | 1.070 | 47 | |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | 45 | |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 51 | 1.039 | 44 | |
| 9 | Derby County | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 84 | 79 | 1.063 | 43 | |
| 10 | Coventry City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 70 | 1.029 | 43 | |
| 11 | Manchester City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 62 | 1.016 | 41 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 76 | 81 | 0.938 | 41 | |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 57 | 1.123 | 40 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 69 | 1.014 | 40 | |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 40 | |
| 16 | Bury | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 60 | 66 | 0.909 | 38 | |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 70 | 76 | 0.921 | 35 | |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 64 | 75 | 0.853 | 35 | |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 72 | 0.694 | 35 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 77 | 0.727 | 34 | |
| 21 | Swindon Town(R) | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 63 | 81 | 0.778 | 33 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 22 | Swansea Town(R) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 32 |
| Home \ Away | BOL | BRY | CAR | CHA | COV | CRY | DER | HUD | IPS | LEY | MCI | MID | NEW | NOR | NWC | PLY | POR | PNE | ROT | SOU | SWA | SWI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bury | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 6–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Coventry City | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Crystal Palace | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | |
| Derby County | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 4–1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 1–5 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Leyton Orient | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | |
| Manchester City | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Middlesbrough | 5–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Northampton Town | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Norwich City | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| Preston North End | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Rotherham United | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Southampton | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Swansea Town | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 4–0 | |
| Swindon Town | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Season | 1964–65 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Carlisle United (1st title) |
| Promoted | Bristol City |
| Relegated | Barnsley Colchester United Luton Town Port Vale |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,667 (3.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ken Wagstaff (Mansfield Town andHull City) 35[3] |
1965–66 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlisle United(C, P) | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 76 | 53 | 1.434 | 60 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Bristol City(P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 92 | 55 | 1.673 | 59 | |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 95 | 61 | 1.557 | 59 | |
| 4 | Hull City | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 91 | 57 | 1.596 | 58 | |
| 5 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 83 | 55 | 1.509 | 57 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 82 | 58 | 1.414 | 55 | |
| 7 | Gillingham | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 55 | |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 85 | 74 | 1.149 | 51 | |
| 9 | Watford | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 71 | 64 | 1.109 | 50 | |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 68 | 67 | 1.015 | 49 | |
| 11 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 72 | 63 | 1.143 | 47 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 78 | 71 | 1.099 | 46 | |
| 13 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 1.000 | 46 | |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 72 | 80 | 0.900 | 46 | |
| 15 | Workington | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 69 | 0.841 | 46 | |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 76 | 84 | 0.905 | 42 | |
| 17 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 52 | 0.981 | 41 | |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 65 | 72 | 0.903 | 40 | |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 80 | 0.688 | 37 | |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 61 | 83 | 0.735 | 36 | |
| 21 | Luton Town(R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 51 | 94 | 0.543 | 33 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| 22 | Port Vale(R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 76 | 0.539 | 32 | |
| 23 | Colchester United(R) | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 50 | 89 | 0.562 | 30 | |
| 24 | Barnsley(R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 54 | 90 | 0.600 | 29 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | B&BA | BRE | BRI | BRR | CRL | COL | EXE | GIL | GRI | HUL | LUT | MAN | OLD | PET | PTV | QPR | REA | SCU | SHR | STD | WAL | WAT | WRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| Brentford | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
| Bristol City | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Carlisle United | 4–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Colchester United | 4–1 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Exeter City | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Gillingham | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Hull City | 7–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Luton Town | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–7 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | |
| Mansfield Town | 4–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–5 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Peterborough United | 4–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–5 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |
| Port Vale | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Reading | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 1–0 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | |
| Southend United | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Walsall | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | |
| Watford | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Workington | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Season | 1964–65 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Brighton & Hove Albion (1st title) |
| Promoted | Millwall Oxford United York City |
| Failed re-election | none |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,820 (3.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alick Jeffrey (Doncaster Rovers), 36[3] |
1965–66 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion(C, P) | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 102 | 57 | 1.789 | 63 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 2 | Millwall(P) | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 78 | 45 | 1.733 | 62 | |
| 3 | York City(P) | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 91 | 56 | 1.625 | 62 | |
| 4 | Oxford United(P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 87 | 44 | 1.977 | 61 | |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 99 | 56 | 1.768 | 60 | |
| 6 | Rochdale | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 53 | 1.396 | 58 | |
| 7 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 86 | 62 | 1.387 | 57 | |
| 8 | Chester | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 119 | 81 | 1.469 | 56 | |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 84 | 72 | 1.167 | 51 | |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 90 | 81 | 1.111 | 49 | |
| 11 | Torquay United | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 70 | 1.000 | 49 | |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 70 | 0.829 | 48 | |
| 13 | Notts County | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 61 | 73 | 0.836 | 44 | |
| 14 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 84 | 92 | 0.913 | 43 | |
| 15 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 85 | 0.718 | 43 | |
| 16 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 85 | 81 | 1.049 | 42 | |
| 17 | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 84 | 87 | 0.966 | 42 | |
| 18 | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 64 | 84 | 0.762 | 37 | |
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 70 | 88 | 0.795 | 32 | |
| 20 | Southport | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 58 | 89 | 0.652 | 32 | |
| 21 | Barrow | 46 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 59 | 105 | 0.562 | 30 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 46 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 58 | 99 | 0.586 | 28 | |
| 23 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 54 | 103 | 0.524 | 28 | |
| 24 | Stockport County | 46 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 44 | 87 | 0.506 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | ALD | BRW | BRA | BPA | B&HA | CHE | CHF | CRE | DAR | DON | HAL | HAR | LIN | MIL | NPC | NTC | OXF | ROC | SOU | STP | TOR | TRA | WRE | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
| Barrow | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Bradford City | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | |
| Chester | 6–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–5 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 | |
| Chesterfield | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Darlington | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| Halifax Town | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hartlepools United | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Lincoln City | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Millwall | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Newport County | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Notts County | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–1 | |
| Oxford United | 0–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Rochdale | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Southport | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Stockport County | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Torquay United | 5–2 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | |
| Wrexham | 4–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| York City | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 |