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1966 Ballon d'Or

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The 1966 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Bobby Charlton, who finished a single point ahead of Eusébio.

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1 Bobby Charlton Manchester United  England 81
2 Eusébio Benfica  Portugal 80
3 Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich  West Germany 59
4 Bobby Moore West Ham United  England 31
5 Flórián Albert Ferencváros  Hungary 23
6 Ferenc Bene Újpest  Hungary 8
7 Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow  Soviet Union 6
8 Alan Ball Blackpool
Everton
 England 6
9 János Farkas Vasas  Hungary 6
10 José Torres Benfica  Portugal 5
11 Mario Corso Internazionale  Italy 4
Valery Voronin Torpedo Moscow  Soviet Union
13 Mário Coluna Benfica  Portugal 3
14 Georgi Asparuhov Levski Sofia  Bulgaria 2
Gordon Banks Leicester City  England
Geoff Hurst West Ham United  England
Sandro Mazzola Internazionale  Italy
18 Igor Chislenko Dynamo Moscow  Soviet Union 1
Tony Dunne Manchester United  Ireland
Helmut Haller Bologna  West Germany
Denis Law Manchester United  Scotland
Willi Schulz Hamburger SV  West Germany
Paul Van Himst Anderlecht  Belgium

Source: France Football