Football League First Division 1965/66
| Football League First Division 1965/66 | |
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| master | Liverpool FC |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Liverpool FC |
| Trade fair trophy |
Leeds United , Burnley FC , West Bromwich Albion |
| Cup winners | Everton FC |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Everton FC |
| Relegated |
Northampton Town , Blackburn Rovers |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,457 (ø 3.15 per game) |
| Top scorer | Roger Hunt ( Liverpool FC ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1964/65 | |
The Football League First Division 1965/66 was the 67th season of the highest English football league . It began on August 21, 1965 and ended on May 19, 1966.
The Liverpool won six points clear of the chasing Leeds United and Burnley 's now seventh English championship. Of the two promoted Newcastle United and Northampton Town only the club from Newcastle could hold the class; in addition to Northampton, the Blackburn Rovers had to go into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Manchester City and FC Southampton .
A total of 479 players were used, with Liverpool FC having the fewest with 14 and Everton FC having the most players in league games with 26. 95 newcomers were opposed to 102 footballers who last came into play in the 1965/66 season. 16 players were able to play all 42 league games in their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points | EgS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Liverpool FC (P) | 42 | 26th | 9 | 7th | 79:34 | 2.32 | 61:23 | 14th |
| 2. | Leeds United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 79:38 | 2.08 | 55:29 | 22nd |
| 3. | Burnley FC | 42 | 24 | 7th | 11 | 79:47 | 1.68 | 55:29 | 20th |
| 4th | Manchester United (M) | 42 | 18th | 15th | 9 | 84:59 | 1.42 | 51:33 | 20th |
| 5. | Chelsea FC (L) | 42 | 22nd | 7th | 13 | 65:53 | 1.23 | 51:33 | 22nd |
| 6th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19th | 12 | 11 | 91:69 | 1.32 | 50:34 | 21st |
| 7th | Leicester City | 42 | 21st | 7th | 14th | 80:65 | 1.23 | 49:35 | 22nd |
| 8th. | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14th | 75:66 | 1.14 | 44:40 | 24 |
| 9. | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15th | 56:59 | 0.95 | 43:41 | 22nd |
| 10. | Stoke City | 42 | 15th | 12 | 15th | 65:64 | 1.02 | 42:42 | 24 |
| 11. | Everton FC | 42 | 15th | 11 | 16 | 56:62 | 0.90 | 41:43 | 26th |
| 12. | West Ham United | 42 | 15th | 9 | 18th | 70:83 | 0.84 | 39:45 | 24 |
| 13. | Blackpool FC | 42 | 14th | 9 | 19th | 55:65 | 0.85 | 37:47 | 22nd |
| 14th | Arsenal FC | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17th | 62:75 | 0.83 | 37:47 | 22nd |
| 15th | Newcastle United (N) | 42 | 14th | 9 | 19th | 50:63 | 0.79 | 37:47 | 22nd |
| 16. | Aston Villa | 42 | 15th | 6th | 21st | 69:80 | 0.86 | 36:48 | 22nd |
| 17th | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14th | 8th | 20th | 56:66 | 0.85 | 36:48 | 22nd |
| 18th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14th | 8th | 20th | 56:72 | 0.78 | 36:48 | 24 |
| 19th | Sunderland AFC | 42 | 14th | 8th | 20th | 51:72 | 0.71 | 36:48 | 21st |
| 20th | Fulham FC | 42 | 14th | 7th | 21st | 67:85 | 0.79 | 35:49 | 23 |
| 21st | Northampton Town (N) | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19th | 55:92 | 0.60 | 33:51 | 24 |
| 22nd | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 8th | 4th | 30th | 57:88 | 0.65 | 20:64 | 24 |
| (M) | reigning English champion |
| (P) | reigning FA Cup winner |
| (L) | reigning league cup winner |
| (N) | Newcomers last season |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | AST | BLA | BLP | BUR | CHE | EVE | FUL | LEE | LEI | LIV | MNU | NEW | NHT | NOF | SHU | SHW | STO | SUN | DEAD | WBA | WHU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 FC | 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 AFC | 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 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Roger Hunt
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Liverpool FC | 30th | 37 |
| 2 |
 Willie Irvine
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Burnley FC | 29 | 42 |
| 3 |
Tony Hateley
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Aston Villa | 27 | 39 |
| 4th |
 David Herd
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Manchester United | 24 | 37 |
| 5 |
Geoff Hurst
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West Ham United | 23 | 39 |
| 6th |
Jackie Sinclair
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Leicester City | 22nd | 42 |
| 7th |
Mick Jones
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Sheffield United | 21st | 40 |
| 8th |
Derek Dougan
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Leicester City | 19th | 37 |
| 9 |
Jeff Astle
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West Bromwich Albion | 18th | 27 |
| = |
England
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Everton FC | = | 39 |
| = |
John Kaye
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West Bromwich Albion | = | 42 |
The championship team of Liverpool FC
The following table lists all players who played in a league game for Liverpool FC during the 1965/66 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.
| 1. | Liverpool FC |
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Alf Arrowsmith * (5/1) | Gerry Byrne (42/1) | Ian Callaghan (42/5) | Bobby Graham * (1/0) | Roger Hunt (37/30) | Chris Lawler (40/5) | Tommy Lawrence (42/0) | Gordon Milne (28/7) | Tommy Smith (42/3) | Ian St. John (41/10) | Peter Thompson (40/5) | Willie Stevenson (41/5) | Geoff Strong (22/5) | Ron Yeats (42/2).
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literature
- Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-1998. 5th edition. Queen Anne Press, Harpenden 1998, ISBN 1-85291-585-4 .
- Brian Pead: Liverpool. A Complete Record 1892-1988. 2nd edition. Breedon, Derby 1988, ISBN 0-907969-44-5 ( Breedon Books Sport ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1965/1966 (Fussballdaten.de)