First Division 1965/66
Liverpool won the 1965/66 First Division with 61 points, 6 points ahead of Leeds United. Northampton Town and Blackburn Rovers were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,457 goals, 3.15 a game.
Liverpool
Champions
1,457
Goals
3.15
Goals a game
53%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 34 | +45 | 61 |
| 2 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 55 |
| 3 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 47 | +32 | 55 |
| 4 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 84 | 59 | +25 | 51 |
| 5 |  ChelseaChelsea | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 51 |
| 6 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 91 | 69 | +22 | 50 |
| 7 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 65 | +15 | 49 |
| 8 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 75 | 66 | +9 | 44 |
| 9 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 59 | -3 | 43 |
| 10 |  Stoke CityStoke | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 42 |
| 11 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 62 | -6 | 41 |
| 12 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 83 | -13 | 39 |
| 13 |  BlackpoolBlackpool | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 37 |
| 14 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 75 | -13 | 37 |
| 15 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 63 | -13 | 37 |
| 16 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 69 | 80 | -11 | 36 |
| 17 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 66 | -10 | 36 |
| 18 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 72 | -16 | 36 |
| 19 |  SunderlandSunderland | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 72 | -21 | 36 |
| 20 |  FulhamFulham | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 85 | -18 | 35 |
| 21 |  Northampton TownNorthampton Town | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 92 | -37 | 33 |
| 22 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 42 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 57 | 88 | -31 | 20 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1965/66 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Thu 19 May 1966
1
Liverpool
61
2
Leeds United
55
3
Burnley
55
4
Man United
51
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1965/66 · Thu 19 May 1966
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The 1965/66 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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First-ever results
Every result in 1965/66 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1965/66 compares
At 3.15 goals a game, 1965/66 was the 38th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 53% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 22% were draws and 25% away wins.