First Division 1966/67

Manchester United won the 1966/67 First Division with 60 points, 4 points ahead of Nottingham Forest. Aston Villa and Blackpool were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,387 goals, 3.00 a game.

Man United

Champions

1,387

Goals

3.00

Goals a game

50%

Home wins

Final table


1	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	24	12	6	84	45	+39	60
2	Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest	42	23	10	9	64	41	+23	56
3	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	24	8	10	71	48	+23	56
4	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	42	22	11	9	62	42	+20	55
5	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	19	13	10	64	47	+17	51
6	EvertonEverton	42	19	10	13	65	46	+19	48
7	ArsenalArsenal	42	16	14	12	58	47	+11	46
8	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	18	8	16	78	71	+7	44
9	ChelseaChelsea	42	15	14	13	67	62	+5	44
10	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	16	10	16	52	59	-7	42
11	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	14	13	15	56	47	+9	41
12	Stoke CityStoke	42	17	7	18	63	58	+5	41
13	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	16	7	19	77	73	+4	39
14	BurnleyBurnley	42	15	9	18	66	76	-10	39
15	Manchester CityMan City	42	12	15	15	43	52	-9	39
16	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	42	14	8	20	80	84	-4	36
17	SunderlandSunderland	42	14	8	20	58	72	-14	36
18	FulhamFulham	42	11	12	19	71	83	-12	34
19	SouthamptonSouthampton	42	14	6	22	74	92	-18	34
20	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	12	9	21	39	81	-42	33
21	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	11	7	24	54	85	-31	29
22	BlackpoolBlackpool	42	6	9	27	41	76	-35	21

▌ 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 1966/67 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Tue 16 May 1967

Man United

Nott'm Forest

Tottenham

Leeds United

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1966/67 · Tue 16 May 1967

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The 1966/67 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.

Away goals

1 1

5 3 3 1 2

6 11 8 2 3 2

23 22 26 12 9 2 2

36 54 42 32 12 5 4

26 36 30 23 9 5 1 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1966/67 had happened before.

Biggest wins

May 6, 1967Sheffield Wed 7–0 Burnley7-goal home win

October 22, 1966Blackpool 6–0 Newcastle6-goal home win

November 5, 1966West Ham 6–1 Fulham5-goal home win

December 10, 1966Stoke 6–1 Aston Villa5-goal home win

December 31, 1966Sheffield Wed 6–1 Chelsea5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

December 17, 1966Chelsea 5–5 West Ham10 goals

August 27, 1966Leicester City 5–4 West Ham9 goals

September 17, 1966Everton 5–4 West Brom9 goals

September 17, 1966Aston Villa 2–6 Chelsea8 goals

February 4, 1967Southampton 6–2 West Ham8 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw54 · 12%

#22–1 home win42 · 9%

#30–1 away win36 · 8%

#41–0 home win36 · 8%

#53–1 home win32 · 7%

How 1966/67 compares

At 3.00 goals a game, 1966/67 was the 43rd lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 50% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 24% were draws and 26% away wins.

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