1965-09-24
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend United | 4 | 2 | Swindon Town | Roots Hall | 9,748 | |
| Firmani 2, Gilfillan, Nurse OG | Lineups | Skeen, Rogers | ||||
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| Ptn |  |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.667 | 11 | D | W | W | W | L | 1965-09-25 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 2 | 1 | Walsall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.75 | 10 | L | W | W | D | W | 1965-09-25 | Brentford | H |
| 3 | -1 | Swindon Town | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 10 | L | D | W | W | D | 1965-10-02 | Watford | A |
| 4 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 9 | W | W | L | D | D | 1965-09-25 | Workington | A |
| 5 | 0 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 9 | D | W | L | D | W | 1965-09-25 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 6 | 0 | Hull City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0.917 | 9 | L | W | L | W | W | 1965-09-25 | Reading | H |
| 7 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.444 | 8 | W | W | L | L | D | 1965-09-25 | Swansea Town | A |
| 8 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.375 | 8 | L | L | L | W | W | 1965-09-25 | Exeter City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Brentford | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.875 | 7 | W | W | L | L | D | 1965-09-25 | Walsall | A |
| 10 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1.083 | 7 | D | L | L | W | W | 1965-09-25 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 11 | 0 | Gillingham | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | D | D | L | W | W | 1965-09-25 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Reading | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | W | D | W | D | L | 1965-09-25 | Hull City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Oxford United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | L | D | W | D | L | 1965-09-25 | York City | H |
| 14 | 0 | Peterborough United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0.909 | 7 | D | L | D | D | W | 1965-09-25 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0.846 | 7 | D | W | L | W | L | 1965-09-25 | Peterborough United | H |
| 16 | 0 | York City | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0.733 | 7 | W | W | L | W | D | 1965-09-25 | Oxford United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Exeter City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1.111 | 6 | D | L | L | W | L | 1965-09-25 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 18 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.714 | 6 | D | D | D | L | D | 1965-09-25 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | Workington | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | D | W | L | D | D | 1965-09-25 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 20 | 3 | Southend United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0.833 | 5 | W | L | L | D | L | 1965-10-01 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 21 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.714 | 5 | W | W | L | L | D | 1965-09-25 | Watford | A |
| 22 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.615 | 4 | D | L | D | L | W | 1965-09-25 | Gillingham | H |
| 23 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.533 | 4 | D | L | W | D | L | 1965-09-25 | Millwall | H |
| 24 | 0 | Swansea Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0.222 | 3 | L | L | W | L | D | 1965-09-25 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Sincil Bank | 5,084 | |
| Hutchinson | Lineups | Wheatley (p) | ||||
| Rochdale | 1 | 2 | Luton Town | Spotland | 3,692 | |
| Morton | Lineups | Read, O'Rourke | ||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 0 | Barnsley | Edgeley Park | 15,352 | Largest home gate 1965-66 |
| White | Lineups | |||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | Colchester United | Prenton Park | 8,821 | |
| Dyson 2 | Lineups | |||||
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| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 12 | W | L | L | D | W | 1965-09-29 | Wrexham | A |
| 2 | -1 | Chester | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.778 | 11 | W | W | D | W | W | 1965-09-25 | Halifax Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | W | L | W | W | L | 1965-09-25 | Newport County | A |
| 4 | -2 | Colchester United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.833 | 10 | L | W | D | W | W | 1965-10-02 | Stockport County | H |
| 5 | -1 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.375 | 10 | L | W | D | L | D | 1965-10-01 | Darlington | H |
| 6 | 6 | Stockport County | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1.6 | 9 | W | W | D | W | L | 1965-10-02 | Colchester United | A |
| 7 | -1 | Notts County | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1.375 | 9 | W | D | D | L | W | 1965-09-25 | Port Vale | H |
| 8 | -1 | Chesterfield | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.333 | 9 | W | W | W | D | D | 1965-09-25 | Barrow | H |
| 9 | -1 | Barrow | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.308 | 9 | W | D | L | D | W | 1965-09-25 | Chesterfield | A |
| 10 | -1 | Torquay United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 9 | D | L | L | W | W | 1965-09-25 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 11 | -1 | Southport | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0.929 | 9 | D | W | D | L | W | 1965-09-25 | Aldershot | A |
| 12 | 5 | Luton Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.833 | 8 | W | L | W | L | W | 1965-10-07 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 13 | -2 | Port Vale | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.6 | 7 | W | D | L | W | L | 1965-09-25 | Notts County | A |
| 14 | -1 | Newport County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0.857 | 7 | L | W | W | L | D | 1965-09-25 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 15 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.813 | 7 | W | W | L | L | D | 1965-09-25 | Torquay United | A |
| 16 | -1 | Aldershot | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.273 | 6 | L | L | W | D | W | 1965-09-25 | Southport | H |
| 17 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.222 | 6 | D | L | W | L | L | 1965-10-01 | Notts County | H |
| 18 | -2 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0.786 | 6 | L | L | W | D | L | 1965-09-25 | Bradford | A |
| 19 | 1 | Lincoln City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.722 | 6 | D | L | W | D | L | 1965-10-02 | Bradford City | A |
| 20 | -2 | Darlington | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | W | L | W | D | L | 1965-09-25 | Bradford City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Rochdale | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.625 | 5 | L | L | L | L | L | 1965-10-02 | Barrow | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bradford | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0.733 | 4 | L | W | L | W | L | 1965-09-25 | Wrexham | H |
| 23 | 0 | Halifax Town | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.615 | 4 | L | D | D | D | L | 1965-09-25 | Chester | A |
| 24 | 0 | Bradford City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0.458 | 3 | L | L | D | L | L | 1965-09-25 | Darlington | A |
