1965–66 Football League First Division

Football League First Division
Season	1965–66
Champions	Liverpool (7th English title)
Relegated	Northampton Town ; Blackburn Rovers
European Cup 1966–67	Liverpool
FA Cup winners; European Cup Winners' Cup 1966–67	Everton (3rd FA Cup title)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965–66	Chelsea ; Everton ; Leeds United
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,457 (3.15 per match)
Top goalscorer	Willie Irvine (Burnley) 29
	← 1964–65 1966–67 →

Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1965-66 season.

Overview

Liverpool won the First Division title for the seventh time in the club's history that season. They made sure of that with a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Anfield on April 30, and ended the season 6 points clear of Leeds United. Blackburn Rovers were relegated on April 20, after losing 1-0 at home to West Bromwich Albion and Northampton Town's result at White Hart Lane against Tottenham Hotspur (which finished 1-1) going against Blackburn. Northampton Town also went down on May 7, after Nottingham Forest beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 at the City Ground, saving Forest from relegation in the process.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	17	2	2	52	15	9	7	5	27	19	79	34	2.324	+ 45	61
2	Leeds United	42	14	4	3	49	15	9	5	7	30	23	79	38	2.079	+ 41	55
3	Burnley	42	15	3	3	45	20	9	4	8	34	27	79	47	1.681	+ 32	55
4	Manchester United	42	12	8	1	50	20	6	7	8	34	39	84	59	1.424	+ 25	51
5	Chelsea	42	11	4	6	30	21	11	3	7	35	32	65	53	1.226	+ 12	51
6	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	6	4	58	34	8	6	7	33	35	91	69	1.319	+ 22	50
7	Leicester City	42	12	4	5	40	28	9	3	9	40	37	80	65	1.231	+ 15	49
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	11	6	4	55	37	5	6	10	20	29	75	66	1.136	+ 9	44
9	Sheffield United	42	11	6	4	37	25	5	5	11	19	34	56	59	0.949	– 3	43
10	Stoke City	42	12	6	3	42	22	3	6	12	23	42	65	64	1.016	+ 1	42
11	Everton	42	12	6	3	39	19	3	5	13	17	43	56	62	0.903	– 6	41
12	West Ham United	42	12	5	4	46	33	3	4	14	24	50	70	83	0.843	– 13	39
13	Blackpool	42	9	5	7	36	29	5	4	12	19	36	55	65	0.846	– 10	37
14	Arsenal	42	8	8	5	36	31	4	5	12	26	44	62	75	0.827	– 13	37
15	Newcastle United	42	10	5	6	26	20	4	4	13	24	43	50	63	0.794	– 13	37
16	Aston Villa	42	10	3	8	39	34	5	3	13	30	46	69	80	0.863	– 11	36
17	Sheffield Wednesday	42	11	6	4	35	18	3	2	16	21	48	56	66	0.848	– 10	36
18	Nottingham Forest	42	11	3	7	31	26	3	5	13	25	46	56	72	0.778	– 16	36
19	Sunderland	42	13	2	6	36	28	1	6	14	15	44	51	72	0.708	– 21	36
20	Fulham	42	9	4	8	34	37	5	3	13	33	48	67	85	0.788	– 18	35
21	Northampton Town	42	8	6	7	31	32	2	7	12	24	60	55	92	0.598	– 37	33
22	Blackburn Rovers	42	6	1	14	30	36	2	3	16	27	52	57	88	0.648	– 31	20

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965–66 ; see also Everton
	League Cup Winners
	Relegated