SEASON: 1966-67
DIVISION: English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Johnny Carey
- FA Cup:
- Semi Final (Tottenham Hotspur (N) 1-2)
- League Cup:
- 2nd Round (Birmingham City (A) 1-2)
- Top Goalscorer:
- Ian Storey-Moore (24 goals)
- Ever Present:
- Bob McKinlay (51 games)
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- Peter Grummitt (51 games)
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- Peter Hindley (51 games)
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- Terry Hennessey (51 games)
- Competitive Games:
- 51
- Competitive Goals:
- 79
- Goals per game:
- 1.6
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 56 out of (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 66.7%
- Highest League Attendance:
- 47,188 (Leicester City)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 20,482 (Arsenal)
- Average League Attendance:
- 31,282
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 47,510 (Everton)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 19,271 (Birmingham City)
- Clean Sheets:
- 16
- Yellow Cards:
- 3
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 5
- Penalties conceded:
- 2
- Penalties missed:
- 1
- Penalties saved:
- 0
- GAME COUNTS
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1966-67
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 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 84 | 45 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 1.86667 | 60 | European Cup | 4-1 | 0-1 | |
2 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 1.56098 | 56 | ||||
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 1.47917 | 56 | Cup Winners Cup | 1-1 | 1-2 | |
4 | Leeds United | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 62 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 1.47619 | 55 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
5 | Liverpool | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 1.36170 | 51 | 1-1 | 0-4 | ||
6 | Everton | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 46 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 1.41304 | 48 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
7 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 1.23404 | 46 | 2-1 | 1-1 | ||
8 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 78 | 71 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 1.09859 | 44 | 1-0 | 0-3 | ||
9 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 67 | 62 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 1.08065 | 44 | 0-0 | 1-2 | ||
10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 37 | .88136 | 42 | 3-1 | 2-1 | ||
11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 1.19149 | 41 | 1-1 | 2-0 | ||
12 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 63 | 58 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 1.08621 | 41 | 1-2 | 2-1 | ||
13 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 77 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 45 | 1.05479 | 39 | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||
14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 76 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 48 | .86842 | 39 | 4-1 | 2-0 | ||
15 | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 27 | .82692 | 39 | 2-0 | 1-1 | ||
16 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 80 | 84 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 53 | .95238 | 36 | 1-0 | 1-3 | ||
17 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 72 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 46 | .80556 | 36 | 3-1 | 0-1 | ||
18 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 71 | 83 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 49 | .85542 | 34 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
19 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 74 | 92 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 51 | .80435 | 34 | 3-1 | 1-2 | ||
20 | Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 81 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 54 | .48148 | 33 | 3-0 | 0-0 | ||
21 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 85 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 52 | .63529 | 29 | Relegated | 3-0 | 1-1 | |
22 | Blackpool | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 76 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 40 | .53947 | 21 | Relegated | 2-0 | 1-1 |
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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 | 22 times | 11 times | 9 times | 2 times | Conceded | 24 times | 8 times | 2 times | 1 time | Won By | 14 times | 7 times | 6 times | Lost By | 8 times | 1 time | 1 time | 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.
GAMES
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.
GAMES
  
Manager for all games: Johnny Carey
League
FA Cup
League Cup
County 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 28, 1967 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | H | 2-1 | 34,005 | Wignall (56'), Baker (58') | |
Sat Feb 18, 1967 | Newcastle United | 4 | H | 3-0 | 45,962 | Wignall (35'), Barnwell (56'), Baker (72') | |
Sat Mar 11, 1967 | Swindon Town | 5 | H | 0-0 | 45,898 | ||
Tue Mar 14, 1967 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | A | 1-1 | 28,008 | Lyons (39') |
Mon Mar 20, 1967 | Swindon Town | 5 | 2 | N | 3-0 | 52,956 | Lyons (62'), Baker (72'), Barnwell (90') |
Sat Apr 08, 1967 | Everton | Quarter | H | 3-2 | 47,510 | Storey-Moore (65', 68', 89') | |
Sat Apr 29, 1967 | Tottenham Hotspur | Semi | N | 1-2 | 55,000 | Hennessey (75') |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Sep 13, 1966 | Birmingham City | 2 | H | 1-1 | 19,271 | Newton (34') | ||
Tue Sep 20, 1966 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | A | 1-2 | 21,510 | Crowe (28' pen) |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Tue May 09, 1967 | Notts County | H | 2-0 | 22,581 | Lyons (38', 52') |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Aug 06, 1966 | Hibernian | Scotland | A | 2-3 | 10,747 | Baker (7', 52') |
Sun Aug 07, 1966 | Dundalk | Ireland | A | 5-0 | 7,389 | Addison (35'), Hennessey (60' pen), Taylor (67', 84', 89') |
Sat Aug 13, 1966 | Varna | Bulgaria | H | 0-1 | 9,902 |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Tue Nov 29, 1966 | Dukla Prague | Czech Republic | H | 3-1 | 10,699 | Newton (?), Kear (?), Hinton (47') |
Wed May 17, 1967 | Barcelona | Spain | A | 2-1 | 45,000 | Wignall (19'), Lyons (25') |
Wed May 24, 1967 | Valencia | Spain | A | 0-1 | - |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (1) - £45,000 | Out (3) - £60,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Nov 01, 1966 | Barry Lyons | Bought | £45,000 | David Wilson | Sold | Sep 10, 1966 | Colin Addison | Sold | £45,000 | Jan 04, 1967 | Chris Crowe | Sold | £15,000 |
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 | 26 | |||||||||||||
GK | Peter Grummitt | England | 23 | 51 | 27 | 13 | 11 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Bill Brindley | England | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | Scotland | 33 | 51 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||
D | John Winfield | England | 23 | 49 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Peter Hindley | England | 22 | 51 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Terry Hennessey | Wales | 23 | 51 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||
D | Steve Pegram | Midfielders | ||||||||||||||
M | Billy Taylor | Scotland | 27 | 1 | ||||||||||||
M | Dave Stainwright | England | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
M | Henry Newton | England | 22 | 48 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Jeff Whitefoot | England | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
M | Mike Kear | England | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Barry McArthur | England | 19 | Forwards | ||||||||||||
F | Alan Hinton | England | 23 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
F | Barry Lyons | England | 21 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
F | Chris Crowe | England | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
F | Colin Addison | England | 26 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
F | Colin Hall | England | 18 | |||||||||||||
F | Frank Wignall | England | 26 | 43 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | |||||||
F | Ian Storey-Moore | England | 21 | 47 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 24 | ||||||||
F | Joe Baker | England | 26 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 1 | |||||||
F | John Barnwell | England | 27 | 47 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
F | Sammy Chapman | England | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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24 (1) | Ian Storey-Moore | 47 |
19 | Joe Baker | 42 |
7 | Frank Wignall | 43 |
6 | Barry Lyons | 33 |
6 | John Barnwell | 47 |
4 (1) | Chris Crowe | 9 |
3 | Mike Kear | 8 |
3 | Terry Hennessey | 51 |
2 | Bob McKinlay | 51 |
2 | Sammy Chapman | 8 |
1 | Alan Hinton | 20 |
1 | Bill Brindley | 1 |
1 | Henry Newton | 48 |
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 | |
Burnley | Mon Mar 27, 1967 | Home | 4-1 | Tue Mar 28, 1967 | Away | 2-0 | |
Everton | Fri Dec 23, 1966 | Away | 1-0 | Mon Dec 26, 1966 | Home | 1-0 | |
Fulham | Tue Sep 06, 1966 | Home | 2-1 | Sat May 13, 1967 | Away | 3-2 | |
Sheffield United | Sat Aug 27, 1966 | Away | 2-1 | Sat Dec 31, 1966 | Home | 3-1 | |
West Bromwich Albion | Sat Sep 03, 1966 | Home | 2-1 | Sat Jan 07, 1967 | Away | 2-1 |
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 |