SEASON: 1965-66
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Johnny Carey
- FA Cup:
- 4th Round (Hull City (A) 0-2)
- League Cup:
- 4th Round ( () -)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Colin Addison (9 goals)
- 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%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES

Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
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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ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 34,750
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 16,057
- Average League Attendance:
- 23,724
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 0
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 0
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 11
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) | 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 | 2.324 | 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 | 2.079 | 55 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3 | Burnley | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 1.681 | 55 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 84 | 59 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 1.424 | 51 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 1.226 | 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 | 1.319 | 50 | 3-2 | 3-5 | 7 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 1.231 | 49 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 75 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 1.136 | 44 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 59 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | .949 | 43 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 10 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 64 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 1.016 | 42 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 11 | Everton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 43 | .903 | 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 | .843 | 39 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 65 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 36 | .846 | 37 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 14 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 75 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 44 | .827 | 37 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 43 | .794 | 37 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 69 | 80 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 46 | .863 | 36 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 48 | .848 | 36 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 46 | .778 | 36 | 19 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 72 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 44 | .708 | 36 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 20 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 85 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 48 | .788 | 35 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 21 | Northampton Town | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 92 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 60 | .598 | 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 | .648 | 20 | Relegated | 0-3 | 0-5 |
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 22, 1966 | Northampton Town | 3 | A | 2-1 | Win | - | Crowe (?), Wignall (?) | ||
Sat Feb 12, 1966 | Hull City | 4 | A | 0-2 | Loss | - |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Aug 14, 1965 | Coventry City | England | A | 3-4 | Loss | - | Newton (?), Barnwell (?), Hinton (?) |
Sun Sep 28, 1969 | Valencia | Spain | H | 1-1 | Draw | 18,922 | Crowe (? pen) |
Mon Oct 04, 1965 | Doncaster Rovers | England | A | 6-1 | Win | - | Crowe (?), Barnwell (?), Newton (?), ? (?), Addison (?), Watton (? OG) |
Mon Nov 01, 1965 | Nuneaton Borough | England | A | 0-0 | Draw | - | |
Fri Mar 04, 1966 | Crystal Palace | England | A | 1-4 | Loss | - | Newton (?) |
Tue Mar 29, 1966 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | H | 1-1 | Draw | - | Newton (?) |
Wed May 18, 1966 | Standard Liege | Belgium | A | 3-4 | Loss | - | ? (?, ?, ?) |
Sun May 22, 1966 | Valenciennes | France | A | 1-4 | Loss | - | Baker (?) |
Tue May 24, 1966 | SCO Angers | France | A | 3-1 | Win | - | Storey-Moore (?), Barnwell (?), Taylor (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (4) | Out (4) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Bill Brindley | Bought | Barry McArthur | Sold | Brian Williamson | Bought | Geoff Ball | Sold | Nov 20, 1965 | Terry Hennessey | Bought | Jim Cargill | Sold | Mar 08, 1966 | Joe Baker | Bought | Feb 19, 1966 | Dennis Mochan | Sold |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes |
GK | Brian Williamson | ||||||||||||
GK | Jim Cargill | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
GK | Peter Grummitt | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | ||||||||
D | Bill Brindley | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | 43 | 15 | 8 | 20 | ||||||||
D | Dennis Mochan | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||
D | Geoff Ball | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
D | Terry Hennessey | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
M | Barry McArthur | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
M | Dave Stainwright | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
M | David Wilson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
M | Henry Newton | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 2 | |||||||
M | Jeff Whitefoot | 43 | 15 | 8 | 20 | ||||||||
M | Mike Kear | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
M | William Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Alan Hinton | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | ||||||
F | Chris Crowe | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 5 | |||||||
F | Colin Addison | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
F | Frank Wignall | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
F | Ian Storey-Moore | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 5 | |||||||
F | Joe Baker | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |||||||
F | John Barnwell | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 2 | |||||||
F | John Winfield | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Peter Hindley | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 2 | |||||||
F | Sammy Chapman | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
9 | Colin Addison | 28 |
7 | Frank Wignall | 20 |
6 | Alan Hinton | 35 |
5 | Chris Crowe | 35 |
5 | Ian Storey-Moore | 23 |
5 | Joe Baker | 14 |
4 | Barry McArthur | 10 |
2 | Henry Newton | 44 |
2 | John Barnwell | 34 |
2 | Mike Kear | 7 |
2 | Peter Hindley | 40 |
2 | Sammy Chapman | 9 |
1 | Dave Stainwright | 3 |
1 | David Wilson | 3 |
1 | Terry Hennessey | 24 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1965-66
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Blackpool | Sat Nov 20, 1965 | H | 2-1 | Sat Apr 16, 1966 | A | 3-0 |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Nov 06, 1965 | H | 1-0 | Sat Apr 02, 1966 | A | 3-2 |
West Ham United | Sat Oct 09, 1965 | H | 5-0 | Sat Jan 01, 1966 | A | 3-0 |