Scottish Division One 1965/66

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Scottish Division One 1965/66
master Celtic Glasgow
European Cup of
National Champions		 Celtic Glasgow
Trade fair trophy Kilmarnock FC
Dunfermline Athletic
Dundee United
Cup winners Glasgow Rangers
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 Glasgow Rangers
Relegated Morton
Hamilton Academical
Teams 18th
Games 306
Gates 1,130  (ø 3.69 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland Joe McBride
(Celtic Glasgow) Alex Ferguson (Dunfermline Athletic)
ScotlandScotland 
← Division One 1964/65

The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 66th time in 1965/66 . It was also the 69th edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 25, 1965 and ended on May 7, 1966. In the 1965/66 season, 18 clubs competed against each other in a total of 34 match days. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal quotient counted .

The championship won for the 21st time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow . The Bhoys qualified as champions for the following European Cup season-1966/67 . In this European competition, Celtic won the final 2-1 against Inter Milan . As a result, this team has immortalized itself in history as the Lisbon Lions and became the first British club to win an official European competition. The third, fourth and fifth placed, FC Kilmarnock , Dunfermline Athletic and Dundee United qualified for the Exhibition Cities Cup . As cup winners , the Glasgow Rangers qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . The Rangers reached the final against Bayern Munich, which was lost 0-1 after extra time. Morton and Hamilton Academical were relegated to Division Two at the end of the season . The top scorer was Joe McBride from Celtic Glasgow and Alex Ferguson from Dunfermline Athletic with 31 goals each .

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Celtic Glasgow (P)  34  27  3  4th 106: 300 3.53 57:11
 2. Glasgow Rangers (L)  34  25th  5  4th 091:290 3.14 55:13
 3. FC Kilmarnock (M)  34  20th  5  9 073:460 1.59 45:23
 4th Dunfermline Athletic  34  19th  6th  9 094:550 1.71 44:24
 5. Dundee United  34  19th  5  10 079:510 1.55 43:25
 6th Hibernian Edinburgh  34  16  6th  12 081:550 1.47 38:30
 7th Heart of Midlothian  34  13  12  9 056:480 1.17 38:30
 8th. Aberdeen FC  34  15th  6th  13 061:540 1.13 36:32
 9. Dundee FC  34  14th  6th  14th 061:610 1.00 34:34
10. FC Falkirk  34  15th  1  18th 048:720 0.67 31:37
11. Clyde FC  34  13  4th  17th 062:640 0.97 30:38
12. Partick Thistle  34  10  10  14th 055:640 0.86 30:38
13. Motherwell FC  34  12  4th  18th 052:690 0.75 28:40
14th St. Johnstone FC  34  9  8th  17th 058:810 0.72 26:42
15th Stirling Albion (N)  34  9  8th  17th 040:680 0.59 26:42
16. FC St. Mirren  34  9  4th  21st 044:820 0.54 22:46
17th Morton  34  8th  5  21st 042:840 0.50 21:47
18th Hamilton Academical (N)  34  3  2  29 027: 117 0.23 08:60
Legend
1965/66 season
Scottish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions 1966/67
Participation in the Messestädte-Pokal 1966/67
Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1966/67
Relegated to Division Two
At the end of the 1964/65 season
(M) Champion of the previous year
(P) Cup winner of the previous year
(L) League cup winner of the previous year
(N) Promoted from Division Two

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Individual evidence

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