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

 

End of Season Notes

 ▼Southend United were Relegated from the Football League Third Division
 ▼Exeter City were Relegated from the Football League Third Division
 ▼Brentford were Relegated from the Football League Third Division
 ▼York City were Relegated from the Football League Third Division
 ▲Doncaster Rovers were Promoted to the Football League Third Division
 ▲Darlington were Promoted to the Football League Third Division
 ▲Torquay United were Promoted to the Football League Third Division
 ▲Colchester United were Promoted to the Football League Third Division
  ♦ Rochdale were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Lincoln City were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Bradford City were Re-Elected to the League
  ♦ Wrexham were Re-Elected to the League