1965-10-01
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0 | 1 | Oxford United | Elm Park | 19,844 | Largest home gate 1965-66 |
| Lineups | Travers OG | |||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | Southend United | Gay Meadow | 5,334 | |
| Clarke, Boardman, Thom | Lineups | |||||
| York City | 5 | 1 | Swansea Town | Bootham Crescent | 8,782 | |
| Provan 2, Pearson, Aimson, Rudd | Lineups | Humphries | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2.6 | 12 | D | D | W | W | W | 1965-10-02 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Walsall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.4 | 11 | D | L | W | W | D | 1965-10-02 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Watford | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | W | D | W | L | D | 1965-10-02 | Swindon Town | H |
| 4 | 3 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.444 | 11 | W | W | L | D | W | 1965-10-09 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 5 | -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 |
| 6 | -1 | Hull City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0.933 | 10 | D | L | W | L | W | 1965-10-02 | Exeter City | A |
| 7 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.375 | 9 | D | L | L | L | W | 1965-10-02 | Peterborough United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.333 | 9 | L | W | W | L | D | 1965-10-02 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 9 | 8 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1.143 | 9 | W | L | D | L | L | 1965-10-06 | Brentford | H |
| 10 | -1 | Gillingham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.091 | 9 | W | D | D | L | W | 1965-10-02 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 11 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0.929 | 9 | W | D | W | L | W | 1965-10-02 | Millwall | A |
| 12 | 7 | York City | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0.85 | 9 | W | L | W | W | L | 1965-10-04 | Southend United | H |
| 13 | -2 | Brentford | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.778 | 8 | D | W | W | L | L | 1965-10-02 | Workington | H |
| 14 | -2 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.083 | 8 | L | W | W | L | L | 1965-10-02 | Walsall | H |
| 15 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | W | D | D | D | L | 1965-10-02 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 16 | -3 | Reading | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0.923 | 8 | L | D | W | D | W | 1965-10-09 | Walsall | A |
| 17 | -2 | Exeter City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1.111 | 7 | D | D | L | L | W | 1965-10-02 | Hull City | H |
| 18 | -2 | Workington | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1.1 | 7 | W | D | W | L | D | 1965-10-02 | Brentford | A |
| 19 | -1 | Peterborough United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0.846 | 7 | L | D | L | D | D | 1965-10-02 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Southend United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0.667 | 5 | L | W | L | L | D | 1965-10-04 | York City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0.588 | 5 | D | D | L | W | D | 1965-10-02 | Gillingham | A |
| 22 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.556 | 5 | L | W | W | L | L | 1965-10-02 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Swansea Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0.348 | 5 | L | W | L | L | W | 1965-10-04 | Workington | A |
| 24 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.571 | 4 | L | D | L | D | L | 1965-10-02 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3 | 1 | Darlington | Oakwell | 6,800 | |
| Bettany, Keeble OG, Ferguson | Lineups | Johnstone | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | Notts County | Gresty Road | 3,790 | |
| King | Lineups | |||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 0 | Bradford | The Shay | 3,960 | |
| Westlake | 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 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1.286 | 14 | W | W | L | L | D | 1965-10-06 | Lincoln City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Chester | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.889 | 13 | W | W | W | D | W | 1965-10-02 | Port Vale | A |
| 3 | 4 | Barnsley | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1.556 | 12 | W | L | W | D | L | 1965-10-06 | Chester | A |
| 4 | -1 | Notts County | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1.4 | 11 | L | W | W | D | D | 1965-10-07 | Colchester United | H |
| 5 | -1 | Torquay United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1.167 | 11 | W | D | L | L | W | 1965-10-02 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1.5 | 10 | L | W | L | W | W | 1965-10-02 | Torquay United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Chesterfield | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.273 | 10 | D | W | W | W | D | 1965-10-02 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Barrow | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1.267 | 10 | D | W | D | L | D | 1965-10-02 | Rochdale | H |
| 10 | 0 | 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 |
| 11 | 0 | Newport County | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.143 | 9 | W | L | W | W | L | 1965-10-02 | Southport | A |
| 12 | 0 | Southport | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0.765 | 9 | L | D | W | D | L | 1965-10-02 | Newport County | H |
| 13 | 0 | Aldershot | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.545 | 8 | W | L | L | W | D | 1965-10-02 | Wrexham | A |
| 14 | 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.333 | 8 | W | D | L | W | L | 1965-10-04 | Port Vale | A |
| 15 | 0 | 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 |
| 16 | -2 | Darlington | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0.769 | 8 | L | W | W | L | W | 1965-10-04 | Stockport County | H |
| 17 | -1 | Port Vale | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1.125 | 7 | L | W | D | L | W | 1965-10-02 | Chester | H |
| 18 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0.722 | 7 | L | W | W | L | L | 1965-10-02 | Chesterfield | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0.833 | 6 | L | W | L | W | L | 1965-10-04 | Torquay United | H |
| 20 | 0 | 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 |
| 21 | 2 | Halifax Town | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.643 | 6 | W | L | L | D | D | 1965-10-05 | Bradford City | H |
| 22 | -1 | Wrexham | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0.609 | 6 | L | L | L | L | W | 1965-10-02 | Aldershot | H |
| 23 | -1 | 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 |
| 24 | 0 | Bradford City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0.407 | 3 | L | L | L | D | L | 1965-10-02 | Lincoln City | H |
