English League Tables

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Football League First Division  1965/66

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Liverpool 42 26 9 7 79 34 2.324 61 Champions ♦EC
2nd  Leeds United 42 23 9 10 79 38 2.079 55 Runners Up ♦ICFC
3rd  Burnley 42 24 7 11 79 47 1.681 55 ♦ICFC
4th  Manchester United 42 18 15 9 84 59 1.424 51 -
5th  Chelsea 42 22 7 13 65 53 1.226 51 -
6th  West Bromwich Albion 42 19 12 11 91 69 1.319 50 ♦ICFC
7th  Leicester City 42 21 7 14 80 65 1.231 49 -
8th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 12 14 75 66 1.136 44 -
9th  Sheffield United 42 16 11 15 56 59 0.949 43 -
10th  Stoke City 42 15 12 15 65 64 1.016 42 -
11th  Everton 42 15 11 16 56 62 0.903 41 ♦ECWC
12th  West Ham United 42 15 9 18 70 83 0.843 39 -
13th  Blackpool 42 14 9 19 55 65 0.846 37 -
14th  Arsenal 42 12 13 17 62 75 0.827 37 -
15th  Newcastle United 42 14 9 19 50 63 0.794 37 -
16th  Aston Villa 42 15 6 21 69 80 0.863 36 -
17th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 8 20 56 66 0.848 36 -
18th  Nottingham Forest 42 14 8 20 56 72 0.778 36 -
19th  Sunderland 42 14 8 20 51 72 0.708 36 -
20th  Fulham 42 14 7 21 67 85 0.788 35 -
21st  Northampton Town 42 10 13 19 55 92 0.598 33 ▼Relegated
22nd  Blackburn Rovers 42 8 4 30 57 88 0.648 20 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1965/66

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Manchester City 42 22 15 5 76 44 1.727 59 ▲Champions
2nd  Southampton 42 22 10 10 85 56 1.518 54 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Coventry City 42 20 13 9 73 53 1.377 53 -
4th  Huddersfield Town 42 19 13 10 62 36 1.722 51 -
5th  Bristol City 42 17 17 8 63 48 1.313 51 -
6th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 87 61 1.426 50 -
7th  Rotherham United 42 16 14 12 75 74 1.014 46 -
8th  Derby County 42 16 11 15 71 68 1.044 43 -
9th  Bolton Wanderers 42 16 9 17 62 59 1.051 41 -
10th  Birmingham City 42 16 9 17 70 75 0.933 41 -
11th  Crystal Palace 42 14 13 15 47 52 0.904 41 -
12th  Portsmouth 42 16 8 18 74 78 0.949 40 -
13th  Norwich City 42 12 15 15 52 52 1.000 39 -
14th  Carlisle United 42 17 5 20 60 63 0.952 39 -
15th  Ipswich Town 42 15 9 18 58 66 0.879 39 -
16th  Charlton Athletic 42 12 14 16 61 70 0.871 38 -
17th  Preston North End 42 11 15 16 62 70 0.886 37 -
18th  Plymouth Argyle 42 12 13 17 54 63 0.857 37 -
19th  Bury 42 14 7 21 62 76 0.816 35 -
20th  Cardiff City 42 12 10 20 71 91 0.780 34 -
21st  Middlesbrough 42 10 13 19 58 86 0.674 33 ▼Relegated
22nd  Leyton Orient 42 5 13 24 38 80 0.475 23 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1965/66

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Hull City 46 31 7 8 109 62 1.758 69 ▲Champions
2nd  Millwall 46 27 11 8 76 43 1.767 65 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Queens Park Rangers 46 24 9 13 95 65 1.462 57 -
4th  Scunthorpe United 46 21 11 14 80 67 1.194 53 -
5th  Workington 46 19 14 13 67 57 1.175 52 -
6th  Gillingham 46 22 8 16 62 54 1.148 52 -
7th  Swindon Town 46 19 13 14 74 48 1.542 51 -
8th  Reading 46 19 13 14 70 63 1.111 51 -
9th  Walsall 46 20 10 16 77 64 1.203 50 -
10th  Shrewsbury Town 46 19 11 16 73 64 1.141 49 -
11th  Grimsby Town 46 17 13 16 68 62 1.097 47 -
12th  Watford 46 17 13 16 55 51 1.078 47 -
13th  Peterborough United 46 17 12 17 80 66 1.212 46 -
14th  Oxford United 46 19 8 19 70 74 0.946 46 -
15th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 16 11 19 67 65 1.031 43 -
16th  Bristol Rovers 46 14 14 18 64 64 1.000 42 -
17th  Swansea Town 46 15 11 20 81 96 0.844 41 ♦ECWC
18th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 46 13 12 21 38 56 0.679 38 -
19th  Mansfield Town 46 15 8 23 59 89 0.663 38 -
20th  Oldham Athletic 46 12 13 21 55 81 0.679 37 -
21st  Southend United 46 16 4 26 54 83 0.651 36 ▼Relegated
22nd  Exeter City 46 12 11 23 53 79 0.671 35 ▼Relegated
23rd  Brentford 46 10 12 24 48 69 0.696 32 ▼Relegated
24th  York City 46 9 9 28 53 106 0.500 27 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1965/66

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Doncaster Rovers 46 24 11 11 85 54 1.574 59 ▲Champions
2nd  Darlington 46 25 9 12 72 53 1.358 59 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Torquay United 46 24 10 12 72 49 1.469 58 ▲Promoted
4th  Colchester United 46 23 10 13 70 47 1.489 56 ▲Promoted
5th  Tranmere Rovers 46 24 8 14 93 66 1.409 56 -
6th  Luton Town 46 24 8 14 90 70 1.286 56 -
7th  Chester 46 20 12 14 79 70 1.129 52 -
8th  Notts County 46 19 12 15 61 53 1.151 50 -
9th  Newport County 46 18 12 16 75 75 1.000 48 -
10th  Southport 46 18 12 16 68 69 0.986 48 -
11th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 21 5 20 102 92 1.109 47 -
12th  Barrow 46 16 15 15 72 76 0.947 47 -
13th  Stockport County 46 18 6 22 71 70 1.014 42 -
14th  Crewe Alexandra 46 16 9 21 61 63 0.968 41 -
15th  Halifax Town 46 15 11 20 67 75 0.893 41 -
16th  Barnsley 46 15 10 21 74 78 0.949 40 -
17th  Aldershot 46 15 10 21 75 84 0.893 40 -
18th  Hartlepools United 46 16 8 22 63 75 0.840 40 -
19th  Port Vale 46 15 9 22 48 59 0.814 39 -
20th  Chesterfield 46 13 13 20 62 78 0.795 39 -
21st  Rochdale 46 16 5 25 71 87 0.816 37 Re-Elected
22nd  Lincoln City 46 13 11 22 57 82 0.695 37 Re-Elected
23rd  Bradford City 46 12 13 21 63 94 0.670 37 Re-Elected
24th  Wrexham 46 13 9 24 72 104 0.692 35 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom four league sides faced re-election and were joined by 14 non-league clubs in the vote for league membership.
Votes Club End Result
43 Lincoln City Re Elected to the League
42 Bradford City Re Elected to the League
40 Rochdale Re Elected to the League
40 Wrexham Re Elected to the League
5 Cambridge United Not Elected to the League
5 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
4 Hereford United Not Elected to the League
3 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
3 South Shields Not Elected to the League
2 Morecambe Not Elected to the League
2 Romford Not Elected to the League
1 Corby Town Not Elected to the League
1 Gateshead Not Elected to the League
1 Wellington Town Not Elected to the League
0 Folkestone Not Elected to the League
0 Scarborough Not Elected to the League
0 Wimbledon Not Elected to the League
0 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League

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