Seasons · Division One · Season 46

1965/66

Finished 2nd · Manager Don Revie

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The season · Record

Played: 57
Won: 30
Drawn: 13
Lost: 14
For: 105
Against: 55
Points: 55

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 6–0; v Bury
Biggest defeat: 2–4; v West Bromwich Albion
Clean sheets: 21
Top scorer: Lorimer; 19 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 33,087

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1965/66
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	26	9	7	79	34	+45	61
2	Leeds United	42	23	9	10	79	38	+41	55
3	Burnley	42	24	7	11	79	47	+32	55
4	Manchester United	42	18	15	9	84	59	+25	51
5	Chelsea	42	22	7	13	65	53	+12	51
6	West Bromwich Albion	42	19	11	12	91	69	+22	49
7	Leicester City	42	21	7	14	80	65	+15	49
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	12	14	75	66	+9	44
9	Sheffield United	42	16	11	15	56	59	-3	43
10	Stoke City	42	15	12	15	65	64	+1	42
11	Everton	42	15	11	16	56	62	-6	41
12	West Ham United	42	15	9	18	70	83	-13	39
13	Blackpool	42	14	9	19	55	65	-10	37
14	Arsenal	42	12	13	17	62	75	-13	37
15	Newcastle United	42	14	9	19	50	63	-13	37
16	Aston Villa	42	15	6	21	69	80	-11	36
17	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	8	20	56	66	-10	36
18	Nottingham Forest	42	14	8	20	56	72	-16	36
19	Sunderland	42	14	8	20	51	72	-21	36
20	Fulham	42	14	7	21	67	85	-18	35
21	Northampton Town	42	10	13	19	55	92	-37	33
22	Blackburn Rovers	42	8	4	30	57	88	-31	20

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1965/66
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
21 Aug	H	Sunderland	1–0	36,348	Won 1–0 v Sunderland
23 Aug	A	Aston Villa	2–0	33,836	Won 2–0 v Aston Villa
28 Aug	A	West Ham United	1–2	27,995	Lost 1–2 v West Ham United
1 Sep	H	Aston Villa	2–0	33,575	Won 2–0 v Aston Villa
4 Sep	H	Nottingham Forest	2–1	35,427	Won 2–1 v Nottingham Forest
8 Sep	A	Tottenham Hotspur	2–3	48,114	Lost 2–3 v Tottenham Hotspur
11 Sep	H	Sheffield United	2–2	33,249	Drew 2–2 v Sheffield United
15 Sep	H	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	41,920	Won 2–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
18 Sep	A	Leicester City	3–3	23,276	Drew 3–3 v Leicester City
25 Sep	H	Blackburn Rovers	3–0	31,098	Won 3–0 v Blackburn Rovers
9 Oct	A	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	35,105	Drew 0–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
16 Oct	H	Northampton Town	6–1	33,748	Won 6–1 v Northampton Town
23 Oct	A	Stoke City	2–1	30,093	Won 2–1 v Stoke City
30 Oct	H	Burnley	1–1	41,628	Drew 1–1 v Burnley
6 Nov	A	Chelsea	0–1	39,373	Lost 0–1 v Chelsea
13 Nov	H	Arsenal	2–0	36,383	Won 2–0 v Arsenal
20 Nov	A	Everton	0–0	36,291	Drew 0–0 v Everton
11 Dec	H	West Bromwich Albion	4–0	33,140	Won 4–0 v West Bromwich Albion
27 Dec	A	Liverpool	1–0	53,430	Won 1–0 v Liverpool
28 Dec	H	Liverpool	0–1	49,192	Lost 0–1 v Liverpool
1 Jan	H	Sheffield Wednesday	3–0	34,841	Won 3–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
8 Jan	A	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	24,900	Won 2–1 v West Bromwich Albion
12 Jan	H	Manchester United	1–1	49,762	Drew 1–1 v Manchester United
15 Jan	H	Stoke City	2–2	34,802	Drew 2–2 v Stoke City
29 Jan	A	Sunderland	0–2	35,942	Lost 0–2 v Sunderland
5 Feb	H	West Ham United	5–0	33,312	Won 5–0 v West Ham United
19 Feb	A	Nottingham Forest	4–0	26,283	Won 4–0 v Nottingham Forest
26 Feb	A	Sheffield United	1–1	35,682	Drew 1–1 v Sheffield United
5 Mar	A	Northampton Town	1–2	21,548	Lost 1–2 v Northampton Town
12 Mar	H	Leicester City	3–2	35,957	Won 3–2 v Leicester City
19 Mar	A	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	25,398	Won 3–2 v Blackburn Rovers
26 Mar	H	Blackpool	1–2	30,727	Lost 1–2 v Blackpool
28 Mar	A	Blackpool	0–1	19,017	Lost 0–1 v Blackpool
4 Apr	H	Chelsea	2–0	37,784	Won 2–0 v Chelsea
8 Apr	A	Fulham	3–1	38,960	Won 3–1 v Fulham
12 Apr	H	Fulham	0–1	33,968	Lost 0–1 v Fulham
16 Apr	H	Everton	4–1	25,200	Won 4–1 v Everton
30 Apr	H	Newcastle United	3–0	29,531	Won 3–0 v Newcastle United
5 May	A	Arsenal	3–0	4,554	Won 3–0 v Arsenal
7 May	A	Burnley	1–0	32,238	Won 1–0 v Burnley
16 May	A	Newcastle United	0–2	21,660	Lost 0–2 v Newcastle United
19 May	A	Manchester United	1–1	35,008	Drew 1–1 v Manchester United

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup · 11 played

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup fixtures, 1965/66
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
29 Sep	H	Torino	2–1	33,852	Won 2–1 v Torino
6 Oct	A	Torino	0–0	26,000	Drew 0–0 v Torino
24 Nov	A	SC Leipzig	2–1	8,000	Won 2–1 v SC Leipzig
1 Dec	H	SC Leipzig	0–0	32,111	Drew 0–0 v SC Leipzig
2 Feb	H	Valencia CF	1–1	34,414	Drew 1–1 v Valencia CF
16 Feb	A	Valencia CF	1–0	45,000	Won 1–0 v Valencia CF
2 Mar	H	Ujpest Dozsa	4–1	40,462	Won 4–1 v Ujpest Dozsa
9 Mar	A	Ujpest Dozsa	1–1	30,000	Drew 1–1 v Ujpest Dozsa
20 Apr	A	Real Zaragoza	0–1	35,000	Lost 0–1 v Real Zaragoza
27 Apr	H	Real Zaragoza	2–1	45,008	Won 2–1 v Real Zaragoza
11 May	H	Real Zaragoza	1–3	43,046	Lost 1–3 v Real Zaragoza

League Cup · 2 played

League Cup fixtures, 1965/66
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
22 Sep	H	Hartlepool United	4–2	11,081	Won 4–2 v Hartlepool United
13 Oct	H	West Bromwich Albion	2–4	13,455	Lost 2–4 v West Bromwich Albion

FA Cup · 2 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1965/66
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
22 Jan	H	Bury	6–0	30,384	Won 6–0 v Bury
12 Feb	A	Chelsea	0–1	57,847	Lost 0–1 v Chelsea