SEASON: 1965-66
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Johnny Carey
- FA Cup:
- 4th Round (Hull City (A) 0-2)
- League Cup:
- Did not enter
- Top Goalscorer:
- Colin Addison (9 goals)
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1965-66
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Liverpool | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 2.32353 | 61 | European Cup | 1-1 | 0-4 | |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 2.07895 | 55 | 0-4 | 1-2 | ||
3 | Burnley | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 1.68085 | 55 | 1-0 | 1-4 | ||
4 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 84 | 59 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 1.42373 | 51 | 4-2 | 0-0 | ||
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 1.22642 | 51 | 1-2 | 0-1 | ||
6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 91 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 1.31884 | 50 | 3-2 | 3-5 | ||
7 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 1.23077 | 49 | 2-0 | 1-2 | ||
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 75 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 1.13636 | 44 | 1-0 | 3-2 | ||
9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 59 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | .94915 | 43 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
10 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 64 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 1.01563 | 42 | 4-3 | 0-1 | ||
11 | Everton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 43 | .90323 | 41 | 1-0 | 0-3 | ||
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 83 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 50 | .84337 | 39 | 5-0 | 3-0 | ||
13 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 65 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 36 | .84615 | 37 | 2-1 | 3-0 | ||
14 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 75 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 44 | .82667 | 37 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 43 | .79365 | 37 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 69 | 80 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 46 | .86250 | 36 | 1-2 | 0-3 | ||
17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 48 | .84848 | 36 | 1-0 | 1-3 | ||
18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 46 | .77778 | 36 | ||||
19 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 72 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 44 | .70833 | 36 | 0-0 | 2-3 | ||
20 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 85 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 48 | .78824 | 35 | 1-2 | 1-1 | ||
21 | Northampton Town | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 92 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 60 | .59783 | 33 | Relegated | 1-1 | 3-3 | |
22 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 57 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 52 | .64773 | 20 | Relegated | 0-3 | 0-5 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 44
- Competitive Goals:
- 58
- Goals per game:
- 1.3
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 36 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 42.9%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 17 times | 5 times | 6 times | 2 times | 1 time | Conceded | 10 times | 11 times | 7 times | 3 times | 2 times | Won By | 10 times | 2 times | 2 times | 1 time | Lost By | 11 times | 3 times | 4 times | 2 times | 1 time |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 34,750 (Everton)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 16,057 (Sunderland)
- Average League Attendance:
- 23,724
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- -
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- -
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 11
- Yellow Cards:
- 3
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 4   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 2
- Penalties conceded:
- 3
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Johnny Carey
League
FA Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Manager for all games: Johnny Carey
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 22, 1966 | Northampton Town | 3 | A | 2-1 | 17,873 | Crowe (29'), Wignall (65') | |
Sat Feb 12, 1966 | Hull City | 4 | A | 0-2 | 38,055 |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Aug 14, 1965 | Coventry City | England | A | 3-4 | 13,493 | Newton (55'), Barnwell (61'), Hinton (88') |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Sep 28, 1965 | Valencia | Spain | H | 1-1 | 18,922 | Crowe (5' pen) |
Mon Oct 04, 1965 | Doncaster Rovers | England | A | 6-1 | 5,408 | Crowe (?), Barnwell (?), Newton (?), ? (?), Addison (?), Watton (? OG) |
Mon Nov 01, 1965 | Nuneaton Borough | England | A | 0-0 | 3,429 | |
Fri Mar 04, 1966 | Crystal Palace | England | A | 1-4 | 10,419 | Newton (37') |
Tue Mar 29, 1966 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | H | 1-2 | 6,445 | Newton (46') |
Wed May 18, 1966 | Standard Liege | Belgium | A | 3-4 | 9,000 | Addison (30'), Baker (68'), Crowe (78') |
Sun May 22, 1966 | Valenciennes | France | A | 1-4 | 3,000 | Baker (20') |
Tue May 24, 1966 | SCO Angers | France | A | 3-1 | 4,275 | Storey-Moore (16'), Barnwell (64'), Taylor (88') |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (4) - £6,000 | Out (4) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Bill Brindley | Bought | Barry McArthur | Sold | Nov 20, 1965 | Terry Hennessey | Bought | Geoff Ball | Sold | Mar 03, 1966 | Brian Williamson | Bought | £6,000 | 1966 | Jim Cargill | Sold | Mar 03, 1966 | Joe Baker | Bought | Feb 19, 1966 | Dennis Mochan | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Brian Williamson | England | 25 | |||||||||||||
GK | Jim Cargill | Scotland | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
GK | Peter Grummitt | England | 22 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Bill Brindley | England | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | Scotland | 32 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | |||||||||
D | Dennis Mochan | Scotland | 29 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
D | Geoff Ball | England | 20 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | John Winfield | England | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Peter Hindley | England | 21 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
D | Terry Hennessey | Wales | 22 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Midfielders | |||||
M | Barry McArthur | England | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
M | Billy Taylor | Scotland | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Dave Stainwright | England | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
M | David Wilson | England | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Henry Newton | England | 21 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 2 | ||||||||
M | Jeff Whitefoot | England | 31 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Mike Kear | England | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Forwards | |||||||
F | Alan Hinton | England | 22 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
F | Chris Crowe | England | 26 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 5 | ||||||||
F | Colin Addison | England | 25 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
F | Frank Wignall | England | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
F | Ian Storey-Moore | England | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
F | Joe Baker | England | 25 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
F | John Barnwell | England | 26 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
F | Sammy Chapman | England | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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9 | Colin Addison | 28 |
7 | Frank Wignall | 20 |
6 | Alan Hinton | 35 |
5 (1) | Chris Crowe | 35 |
5 | Ian Storey-Moore | 24 |
5 | Joe Baker | 14 |
4 | Barry McArthur | 10 |
4 | Own Goals | 44 |
2 | Henry Newton | 44 |
2 | John Barnwell | 34 |
2 | Mike Kear | 7 |
2 | Peter Hindley | 40 |
2 | Sammy Chapman | 10 |
1 | Dave Stainwright | 4 |
1 | David Wilson | 3 |
1 | Terry Hennessey | 24 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Blackpool | Sat Nov 20, 1965 | Home | 2-1 | Sat Apr 16, 1966 | Away | 3-0 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Nov 06, 1965 | Home | 1-0 | Sat Apr 02, 1966 | Away | 3-2 | |
West Ham United | Sat Oct 09, 1965 | Home | 5-0 | Sat Jan 01, 1966 | Away | 3-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Arsenal | Tue Sep 07, 1965 | Home | 0-1 | Tue Sep 14, 1965 | Away | 0-1 | |
Aston Villa | Sat Oct 23, 1965 | Home | 1-2 | Sat Jan 15, 1966 | Away | 0-3 | |
Blackburn Rovers | Sat Nov 27, 1965 | Away | 0-5 | Sat Apr 23, 1966 | Home | 0-3 | |
Chelsea | Mon Apr 11, 1966 | Away | 0-1 | Tue Apr 12, 1966 | Home | 1-2 | |
Leeds United | Sat Sep 04, 1965 | Away | 1-2 | Sat Feb 19, 1966 | Home | 0-4 |