The City Ground

SEASON: 1965-66

Prev Season: 1964-65
This Season: 1965-66
Next Season: 1966-67

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
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

Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

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

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.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1	2	1	2	-	1	1	2	3	1	Leeds United (1-2), Liverpool (1-1)
2	1	2	1	1	-	-	4	2	2	Manchester United (4-2)
3	5	3	3	2	-	1	5	6	4	West Bromwich Albion (3-2), Tottenham Hotspur (1-0), Burnley (1-4)
4		4	4	1	1	2	3	7	3	Sheffield United (1-1), Leeds United (0-4), Burnley (1-0), Chelsea (1-2)
5		5	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Chelsea (0-1)
6		6	1	1	-	-	3	2	2	Tottenham Hotspur (3-2)
7	2	7	3	-	-	3	1	7	0	Stoke City (0-1), Liverpool (0-4), Leicester City (1-2)
8	3	8	1	-	-	1	0	3	0	Everton (0-3)
9	2	9	3	2	-	1	8	8	4	Sheffield United (1-0), West Bromwich Albion (3-5), Stoke City (4-3)
10		10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	6	11	3	2	-	1	3	1	4	Arsenal (0-1), Leicester City (2-0), Everton (1-0)
12	11	12	2	-	-	2	3	5	0	Sunderland (2-3), Aston Villa (1-2)
13	38	13	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Manchester United (0-0)
14	36	14	3	2	-	1	4	3	4	Aston Villa (0-3), Blackpool (3-0), Sheffield Wednesday (1-0)
15	59	15	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Arsenal (0-1)
16	42	16	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Sunderland (0-0)
17	33	17	1	1	-	-	3	0	2	West Ham United (3-0)
18	17	18	3	1	1	1	4	5	3	Sheffield Wednesday (1-3), Fulham (1-1), Blackpool (2-1)
19		19	3	1	1	1	9	5	3	West Ham United (5-0), Newcastle United (1-2), Northampton Town (3-3)
20	14	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21		21	2	-	-	2	1	7	0	Blackburn Rovers (0-5), Fulham (1-2)
22		22	2	-	1	1	1	4	1	Northampton Town (1-1), Blackburn Rovers (0-3)

Not included: Week 1 game against Newcastle United (2-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Johnny Carey
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Sat Aug 21, 1965	Newcastle United	A	2-2	37,230	13	Wignall (36'), Addison (48')
2	Tue Aug 24, 1965	Manchester United	H	4-2	33,744	3	Wignall (8'), Addison (28', 44'), Hinton (63')
3	Sat Aug 28, 1965	West Bromwich Albion	H	3-2	27,366	1	Addison (60'), Wignall (75'), Barnwell (80' pen)
4	Wed Sep 01, 1965	Manchester United	A	0-0	40,027	3
5	Sat Sep 04, 1965	Leeds United	A	1-2	35,527	8	Newton (73')
6	Tue Sep 07, 1965	Arsenal	H	0-1	30,540	9
7	Sat Sep 11, 1965	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1-3	17,825	14	Wignall (31')
8	Tue Sep 14, 1965	Arsenal	A	0-1	32,542	14
9	Sat Sep 18, 1965	Northampton Town	H	1-1	19,669	15	Kear (90')
10	Sat Sep 25, 1965	Stoke City	A	0-1	21,086	17
11	Sat Oct 09, 1965	West Ham United	H	5-0	19,262	15	Hinton (31'), Wignall (43'), Storey-Moore (44'), Addison (49'), Wilson (88')
12	Sat Oct 16, 1965	Sunderland	A	2-3	31,987	16	Hindley (4'), Addison (35')
13	Sat Oct 23, 1965	Aston Villa	H	1-2	20,833	18	Hinton (26')
14	Sat Oct 30, 1965	Liverpool	A	0-4	38,418	20
15	Sat Nov 06, 1965	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-0	29,611	16	Addison (9')
16	Sat Nov 13, 1965	Fulham	A	1-1	13,863	17	Crowe (38')
17	Sat Nov 20, 1965	Blackpool	H	2-1	19,549	16	Tony Waiters (15' OG), Edward James (35' OG)
18	Sat Nov 27, 1965	Blackburn Rovers	A	0-5	9,834	17
19	Sat Dec 04, 1965	Leicester City	H	2-0	24,435	16	McArthur (18'), Hinton (69')
20	Sat Dec 11, 1965	Sheffield United	A	1-1	17,119	14	McArthur (72')
21	Sat Dec 18, 1965	Sunderland	H	0-0	16,057	14
22	Mon Dec 27, 1965	Everton	H	1-0	34,750	13	Newton (13')
23	Sat Jan 01, 1966	West Ham United	A	3-0	25,131	12	Addison (15'), Hinton (35'), Wignall (85')
24	Sat Jan 08, 1966	Sheffield United	H	1-0	19,480	11	Barnwell (71')
25	Sat Jan 15, 1966	Aston Villa	A	0-3	14,993	13
26	Sat Jan 29, 1966	Newcastle United	H	1-2	21,659	13	Crowe (15')
27	Sat Feb 05, 1966	West Bromwich Albion	A	3-5	14,054	13	Hinton (28'), McArthur (32', 87')
28	Sat Feb 19, 1966	Leeds United	H	0-4	26,283	15
29	Tue Mar 08, 1966	Burnley	H	1-0	28,246	15	Storey-Moore (83')
30	Sat Mar 12, 1966	Northampton Town	A	3-3	18,670	15	Baker (6', 86'), Storey-Moore (55')
31	Tue Mar 15, 1966	Everton	A	0-3	37,455	15
32	Sat Mar 19, 1966	Stoke City	H	4-3	21,175	15	Crowe (7'), Hindley (9'), Storey-Moore (59'), Addison (83')
33	Sat Mar 26, 1966	Burnley	A	1-4	10,027	15	Baker (15')
34	Sat Apr 02, 1966	Tottenham Hotspur	A	3-2	27,593	13	Stainwright (5'), Kear (13'), Roger Hoy (15' OG)
35	Mon Apr 11, 1966	Chelsea	A	0-1	39,380	17
36	Tue Apr 12, 1966	Chelsea	H	1-2	29,569	17	Crowe (70' pen)
37	Sat Apr 16, 1966	Blackpool	A	3-0	10,354	14	Hennessey (17'), Baker (37'), Chapman (60')
38	Sat Apr 23, 1966	Blackburn Rovers	H	0-3	17,742	16
39	Tue Apr 26, 1966	Fulham	H	1-2	19,733	18	Chapman (26')
40	Sat Apr 30, 1966	Leicester City	A	1-2	18,485	20	Graham Cross (19' OG)
41	Sat May 07, 1966	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1-0	16,413	18	Baker (51')	Safe
42	Tue May 10, 1966	Liverpool	H	1-1	22,105	16	Storey-Moore (79')	Safe

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
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
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')

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Johnny Carey
Sat Aug 14, 1965	Pre-Season Friendly	Coventry City		A	3-4	13,493	Newton (55'), Barnwell (61'), Hinton (88')
Sat Aug 21, 1965	League Tier 1	Newcastle United		A	2-2	37,230	Wignall (36'), Addison (48')
Tue Aug 24, 1965	League Tier 1	Manchester United		H	4-2	33,744	Wignall (8'), Addison (28', 44'), Hinton (63')
Sat Aug 28, 1965	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion		H	3-2	27,366	Addison (60'), Wignall (75'), Barnwell (80' pen)
Wed Sep 01, 1965	League Tier 1	Manchester United		A	0-0	40,027
Sat Sep 04, 1965	League Tier 1	Leeds United		A	1-2	35,527	Newton (73')
Tue Sep 07, 1965	League Tier 1	Arsenal		H	0-1	30,540
Sat Sep 11, 1965	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday		A	1-3	17,825	Wignall (31')
Tue Sep 14, 1965	League Tier 1	Arsenal		A	0-1	32,542
Sat Sep 18, 1965	League Tier 1	Northampton Town		H	1-1	19,669	Kear (90')
Sat Sep 25, 1965	League Tier 1	Stoke City		A	0-1	21,086
Tue Sep 28, 1965	Friendly	Valencia		H	1-1	18,922	Crowe (5' pen)
Mon Oct 04, 1965	Friendly	Doncaster Rovers		A	6-1	5,408	Crowe (?), Barnwell (?), Newton (?), ? (?), Addison (?), Watton (? OG)
Sat Oct 09, 1965	League Tier 1	West Ham United		H	5-0	19,262	Hinton (31'), Wignall (43'), Storey-Moore (44'), Addison (49'), Wilson (88')
Sat Oct 16, 1965	League Tier 1	Sunderland		A	2-3	31,987	Hindley (4'), Addison (35')
Sat Oct 23, 1965	League Tier 1	Aston Villa		H	1-2	20,833	Hinton (26')
Sat Oct 30, 1965	League Tier 1	Liverpool		A	0-4	38,418
Mon Nov 01, 1965	Friendly	Nuneaton Borough		A	0-0	3,429
Sat Nov 06, 1965	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur		H	1-0	29,611	Addison (9')
Sat Nov 13, 1965	League Tier 1	Fulham		A	1-1	13,863	Crowe (38')
Sat Nov 20, 1965	League Tier 1	Blackpool		H	2-1	19,549	Tony Waiters (15' OG), Edward James (35' OG)
Sat Nov 27, 1965	League Tier 1	Blackburn Rovers		A	0-5	9,834
Sat Dec 04, 1965	League Tier 1	Leicester City		H	2-0	24,435	McArthur (18'), Hinton (69')
Sat Dec 11, 1965	League Tier 1	Sheffield United		A	1-1	17,119	McArthur (72')
Sat Dec 18, 1965	League Tier 1	Sunderland		H	0-0	16,057
Mon Dec 27, 1965	League Tier 1	Everton		H	1-0	34,750	Newton (13')
Sat Jan 01, 1966	League Tier 1	West Ham United		A	3-0	25,131	Addison (15'), Hinton (35'), Wignall (85')
Sat Jan 08, 1966	League Tier 1	Sheffield United		H	1-0	19,480	Barnwell (71')
Sat Jan 15, 1966	League Tier 1	Aston Villa		A	0-3	14,993
Sat Jan 22, 1966	FA Cup	Northampton Town	3	A	2-1	17,873	Crowe (29'), Wignall (65')
Sat Jan 29, 1966	League Tier 1	Newcastle United		H	1-2	21,659	Crowe (15')
Sat Feb 05, 1966	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion		A	3-5	14,054	Hinton (28'), McArthur (32', 87')
Sat Feb 12, 1966	FA Cup	Hull City	4	A	0-2	38,055
Sat Feb 19, 1966	League Tier 1	Leeds United		H	0-4	26,283
Fri Mar 04, 1966	Friendly	Crystal Palace		A	1-4	10,419	Newton (37')
Tue Mar 08, 1966	League Tier 1	Burnley		H	1-0	28,246	Storey-Moore (83')
Sat Mar 12, 1966	League Tier 1	Northampton Town		A	3-3	18,670	Baker (6', 86'), Storey-Moore (55')
Tue Mar 15, 1966	League Tier 1	Everton		A	0-3	37,455
Sat Mar 19, 1966	League Tier 1	Stoke City		H	4-3	21,175	Crowe (7'), Hindley (9'), Storey-Moore (59'), Addison (83')
Sat Mar 26, 1966	League Tier 1	Burnley		A	1-4	10,027	Baker (15')
Tue Mar 29, 1966	Friendly	Partick Thistle		H	1-2	6,445	Newton (46')
Sat Apr 02, 1966	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur		A	3-2	27,593	Stainwright (5'), Kear (13'), Roger Hoy (15' OG)
Mon Apr 11, 1966	League Tier 1	Chelsea		A	0-1	39,380
Tue Apr 12, 1966	League Tier 1	Chelsea		H	1-2	29,569	Crowe (70' pen)
Sat Apr 16, 1966	League Tier 1	Blackpool		A	3-0	10,354	Hennessey (17'), Baker (37'), Chapman (60')
Sat Apr 23, 1966	League Tier 1	Blackburn Rovers		H	0-3	17,742
Tue Apr 26, 1966	League Tier 1	Fulham		H	1-2	19,733	Chapman (26')
Sat Apr 30, 1966	League Tier 1	Leicester City		A	1-2	18,485	Graham Cross (19' OG)
Sat May 07, 1966	League Tier 1	Sheffield Wednesday		H	1-0	16,413	Baker (51')	Safe
Tue May 10, 1966	League Tier 1	Liverpool		H	1-1	22,105	Storey-Moore (79')	Safe
Wed May 18, 1966	Friendly	Standard Liege		A	3-4	9,000	Addison (30'), Baker (68'), Crowe (78')
Sun May 22, 1966	Friendly	Valenciennes		A	1-4	3,000	Baker (20')
Tue May 24, 1966	Friendly	SCO Angers		A	3-1	4,275	Storey-Moore (16'), Barnwell (64'), Taylor (88')

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Jan 22, 1966	Northampton Town	3		A	2-1	17,873
Sat Feb 12, 1966	Hull City	4		A	0-2	38,055

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Aug 14, 1965	Coventry City	England	A	3-4	13,493

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (4) - £6,000				Out (4) - £0
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)
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
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
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
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