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86th season of competitive football in England

Football in England

Season

1965–66

Men's football

Shared between Liverpool
andManchester United

← 1964–65

1966–67 →

The1965–66 season was the 86th season of competitivefootball inEngland.

Diary of the season

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7 October 1965: An experiment to broadcast a live game to another ground takes place.Cardiff City playCoventry City and the match is broadcast to a crowd of 10,000 at Coventry's groundHighfield Road.

11 December 1965: Victory forLiverpool overArsenal sees the Kopites open up a three-point gap overBurnley in second at the top ofthe Football League, whileWest Bromwich Albion – formerly in third – slide down the table afterLeeds United hit them for four. Leeds are not the only beneficiaries of WBA's defeat:Tottenham Hotspur'sLondon derby win overChelsea andSheffield United's point againstNottingham Forest are enough for both to go above the Albion. Leeds, Tottenham, and Sheffield United have all gained 25 points, though the South Yorkshire side have played one more match than the other two. In the third tier,Walsall forwardGeorge Kirby is attacked by pitch-invadingMillwall supporters.^[1]

12 February 1966: Division Three table-toppersHull City beat top-flight Nottingham Forest atBoothferry Park in theFA Cup fourth round.^[2]16 April 1966: Liverpool seal the First Division title for the seventh time in their history with a 2–0 home win overStoke City.^[3]

5 May 1966: Liverpool are beaten 2–1 (a.e.t.) byWest German sideBorussia Dortmund in the1966 final of theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup atHampden Park,Glasgow, Scotland.

14 May 1966:Everton win the FA Cup with a 3–2 win overSheffield Wednesday in thefinal atWembley Stadium, despite going 2–0 down in the 57th minute.

England national team

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Further information:England national football team results (1960–1979) and1966 FIFA World Cup

The1966 FIFA World Cup was held in England in July 1966. Four months prior to the start of the tournament, theJules Rimet Trophy, the prize for winning theFIFA World Cup, was stolen from an exhibition atCentral Hall,Westminster, where it was on show in the run-up to the tournament. It was recovered a week later byPickles, amongrel dog, inSouth London.^[4]

As the host nation,England began their World Cup campaign with a goalless draw againstUruguay atWembley Stadium. This was followed by a 2–0 win overMexico, withBobby Charlton andRoger Hunt scoring the goals. England qualified for the knockout stage of the competition with a 2–0 win againstFrance in their final group game. Roger Hunt scored both of England's goals.

England beatArgentina 1–0 in the quarter-final, thanks to a goal byGeoff Hurst. In the semi-final,Bobby Charlton scored both of England's goals as they overcamePortugal by a 2–1 scoreline. FacingWest Germany in thefinal, England won 4–2 in extra time to win the World Cup for the first time.Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, withMartin Peters scoring the other goal.

Honours

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Competition	Winner	Runner-up
First Division	Liverpool (7*)	Leeds United
Second Division	Manchester City	Southampton
Third Division	Hull City	Millwall
Fourth Division	Doncaster Rovers	Darlington
FA Cup	Everton (3)	Sheffield Wednesday
League Cup	West Bromwich Albion (1)	West Ham United
Charity Shield	Manchester United andLiverpool (shared)
Home Championship	England	Northern Ireland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Football League

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Main article:1965–66 Football League

First Division

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Liverpool, FA Cup winners the previous season and league champions in 1964, won the First Division title with a six-point gap over last season's runners-up Leeds United, who finished level on points with Burnley. Manchester United, who also reached the semi-finals of theEuropean Cup, ended their defence of the league title with a fourth-place finish. Chelsea finished fifth to maintain their standing as one of the First Division's top club sides. West Bromwich Albion finished sixth and won the League Cup.

11th placed Everton compensated for a disappointing league campaign by winning the FA Cup for the first time in the postwar era.

12th placed West Ham United perhaps had the biggest influence on the English game in 1966, with England's World Cup winning team featuring captainBobby Moore and goalscorersGeoff Hurst andMartin Peters.

Blackburn Rovers went down in bottom place, a woeful 15 points adrift of safety. Northampton Town's brave first (and to date, only) season among the elite ended in relegation.

Pos	Team v t e	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 theEuropean Cup first round
2	Leeds United	42	23	9	10	79	38	2.079	55	Qualification for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup second round
3	Burnley	42	24	7	11	79	47	1.681	55	Qualification for theInter-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 theInter-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 theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
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 theSecond Division
22	Blackburn Rovers(R)	42	8	4	30	57	88	0.648	20	Relegation to theSecond Division

Source:World Football
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 the1965–66 FA Cup winners.

Second Division

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Manchester City's three-year exile from the top flight ended in promotion as Second Division champions, and they were joined in promotion by runners-up Southampton, who had never played in the First Division before. Coventry City missed out on a First Division debut by a single point, while Bristol City came just three points short of reclaiming the First Division place which had last been theirs in 1911.

Leyton Orient and Middlesbrough were relegated to the Third Division.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City(C, P)	42	22	15	5	76	44	1.727	59	Promotion to theFirst Division
2	Southampton(P)	42	22	10	10	85	56	1.518	54	Promotion to theFirst Division
3	Coventry City	42	20	13	9	73	53	1.377	53
4	Huddersfield Town	42	19	13	10	62	36	1.722	51
5	Bristol City	42	17	17	8	63	48	1.313	51
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	20	10	12	87	61	1.426	50
7	Rotherham United	42	16	14	12	75	74	1.014	46
8	Derby County	42	16	11	15	71	68	1.044	43
9	Bolton Wanderers	42	16	9	17	62	59	1.051	41
10	Birmingham City	42	16	9	17	70	75	0.933	41
11	Crystal Palace	42	14	13	15	47	52	0.904	41
12	Portsmouth	42	16	8	18	74	78	0.949	40
13	Norwich City	42	12	15	15	52	52	1.000	39
14	Carlisle United	42	17	5	20	60	63	0.952	39
15	Ipswich Town	42	15	9	18	58	66	0.879	39
16	Charlton Athletic	42	12	14	16	61	70	0.871	38
17	Preston North End	42	11	15	16	62	70	0.886	37
18	Plymouth Argyle	42	12	13	17	54	63	0.857	37
19	Bury	42	14	7	21	62	76	0.816	35
20	Cardiff City	42	12	10	20	71	91	0.780	34
21	Middlesbrough(R)	42	10	13	19	58	86	0.674	33	Relegation to theThird Division
22	Leyton Orient(R)	42	5	13	24	38	80	0.475	23	Relegation to theThird Division

Source:^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated

Third Division

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Champions Hull City and runners-up Millwall made the step upwards from the Third Division to the Second.

York City, Brentford, Exeter City and Southend United were relegated to the Fourth Division.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hull City(C, P)	46	31	7	8	109	62	1.758	69	Promotion to theSecond Division
2	Millwall(P)	46	27	11	8	76	43	1.767	65	Promotion to theSecond Division
3	Queens Park Rangers	46	24	9	13	95	65	1.462	57
4	Scunthorpe United	46	21	11	14	80	67	1.194	53
5	Workington	46	19	14	13	67	57	1.175	52
6	Gillingham	46	22	8	16	62	54	1.148	52
7	Swindon Town	46	19	13	14	74	48	1.542	51
8	Reading	46	19	13	14	70	63	1.111	51
9	Walsall	46	20	10	16	77	64	1.203	50
10	Shrewsbury Town	46	19	11	16	73	64	1.141	49
11	Grimsby Town	46	17	13	16	68	62	1.097	47
12	Watford	46	17	13	16	55	51	1.078	47
13	Peterborough United	46	17	12	17	80	66	1.212	46
14	Oxford United	46	19	8	19	70	74	0.946	46
15	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	16	11	19	67	65	1.031	43
16	Bristol Rovers	46	14	14	18	64	64	1.000	42
17	Swansea Town	46	15	11	20	81	96	0.844	41	Qualification for theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup first round
18	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	13	12	21	38	56	0.679	38
19	Mansfield Town	46	15	8	23	59	89	0.663	38
20	Oldham Athletic	46	12	13	21	55	81	0.679	37
21	Southend United(R)	46	16	4	26	54	83	0.651	36	Relegation to theFourth Division
22	Exeter City(R)	46	12	11	23	53	79	0.671	35
23	Brentford(R)	46	10	12	24	48	69	0.696	32
24	York City(R)	46	9	9	28	53	106	0.500	27

Source:^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated

Fourth Division

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Doncaster Rovers enjoyed some much-overdue success by clinching the Fourth Division title and a place in the Third Division. Also promoted were Darlington, Torquay United and Colchester United. Bradford City had to apply for re-election to the league for the second time in four seasons - loss of their league place would have made them the first former winners of a major trophy to be voted out of the Football League.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Doncaster Rovers(C, P)	46	24	11	11	85	54	1.574	59	Promotion to theThird Division
2	Darlington(P)	46	25	9	12	72	53	1.358	59
3	Torquay United(P)	46	24	10	12	72	49	1.469	58
4	Colchester United(P)	46	23	10	13	70	47	1.489	56
5	Tranmere Rovers	46	24	8	14	93	66	1.409	56
6	Luton Town	46	24	8	14	90	70	1.286	56
7	Chester	46	20	12	14	79	70	1.129	52
8	Notts County	46	19	12	15	61	53	1.151	50
9	Newport County	46	18	12	16	75	75	1.000	48
10	Southport	46	18	12	16	68	69	0.986	48
11	Bradford (Park Avenue)	46	21	5	20	102	92	1.109	47
12	Barrow	46	16	15	15	72	76	0.947	47
13	Stockport County	46	18	6	22	71	70	1.014	42
14	Crewe Alexandra	46	16	9	21	61	63	0.968	41
15	Halifax Town	46	15	11	20	67	75	0.893	41
16	Barnsley	46	15	10	21	74	78	0.949	40
17	Aldershot	46	15	10	21	75	84	0.893	40
18	Hartlepools United	46	16	8	22	63	75	0.840	40
19	Port Vale	46	15	9	22	48	59	0.814	39
20	Chesterfield	46	13	13	20	62	78	0.795	39
21	Rochdale	46	16	5	25	71	87	0.816	37	Re-elected
22	Lincoln City	46	13	11	22	57	82	0.695	37
23	Bradford City	46	12	13	21	63	94	0.670	37
24	Wrexham	46	13	9	24	72	104	0.692	35

Source:rsssf.com
(C) Champions;(P) Promoted

Top goalscorers

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First Division

Willie Irvine (Burnley) – 29 goals^[5]

Second Division

Martin Chivers (Southampton) – 30 goals^[5]

Third Division

Les Allen (Queens Park Rangers) – 30 goals^[6]

Fourth Division

Kevin Hector (Bradford Park Avenue) – 44 goals^[6]

References

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^Davies, Eddie (15 December 1965)."Short Shots on Soccer".Schenectady Gazette. p. 32. Retrieved19 November 2016.
^Smart, Andy (26 January 2018)."Nottingham Forest fans suffered 'despair, disappointment and resentment' the last time Reds faced Hull City in FA Cup".nottinghampost.co.uk. Nottingham Post. Retrieved26 January 2018.
^Entertainment & Sports Agency Limited."Results – Liverpool FC – LFC Online".Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved21 May 2009.
^"1966: Football's World Cup stolen".BBC News. 20 March 1966.
^^a ^b"English League Leading Goalscorers".RSSSF. Retrieved4 June 2017.
^^a ^b"English League Leading Goalscorers".RSSSF. Retrieved4 June 2017.

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First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Burnley Chelsea Everton Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester United Newcastle United Northampton Town Nottingham Forest Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
Second Division	Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Bury Cardiff City Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leyton Orient Manchester City Middlesbrough Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Preston North End Rotherham United Southampton Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third Division	Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Exeter City Gillingham Grimsby Town Hull City Mansfield Town Millwall Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterborough United Queens Park Rangers Reading Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea Town Swindon Town Walsall Watford Workington York City
Fourth Division	Aldershot Barnsley Barrow Bradford City Bradford Park Avenue Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Luton Town Newport County Notts County Port Vale Rochdale Southport Stockport County Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wrexham

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