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 |
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| 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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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 |