1965-12-27

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate	Notes
Liverpool	0	1	Leeds United	Anfield Road	53,430
	Lineups		Lorimer
Manchester United	1	1	West Bromwich Albion	Old Trafford	54,370
Law	Lineups		Crawford R
Northampton Town	2	3	Chelsea	County Ground	23,325
Brown, Moore	Lineups		Graham, Tambling 2
Nottingham Forest	1	0	Everton	City Ground	34,750	Largest home gate 1965-66
Newton	Lineups
Sheffield Wednesday	4	0	Arsenal	Hillsborough	33,101
Hickton 3, Usher	Lineups
Stoke City	3	1	Burnley	Victoria Ground	35,946
Vernon, Burrows 2	Lineups		Coates
Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	Sheffield United	White Hart Lane	45,766
Gilzean	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Liverpool	23	9	1	2	33	10	5	3	3	15	11	2.286	32	L	D	W	W	W	1965-12-28	Leeds United	A
2	0	Burnley	22	8	2	1	28	13	5	2	4	21	15	1.75	30	L	W	W	D	L	1965-12-28	Stoke City	H
3	0	Manchester United	22	7	6	0	27	9	4	1	4	18	21	1.5	29	D	W	W	W	D	1966-01-01	Liverpool	A
4	0	Leeds United	19	8	2	0	25	5	3	3	3	11	10	2.4	27	W	W	D	W	L	1965-12-28	Liverpool	H
5	0	Tottenham Hotspur	22	9	2	1	34	16	2	3	5	11	17	1.364	27	W	L	W	D	D	1965-12-28	Sheffield United	A
6	2	Stoke City	21	6	4	1	20	11	3	4	3	13	16	1.222	26	W	D	W	D	D	1965-12-28	Burnley	A
7	0	West Bromwich Albion	22	7	2	2	32	14	3	3	5	15	21	1.343	25	D	L	D	L	W	1966-01-01	Sunderland	A
8	-2	Sheffield United	22	7	3	1	21	12	2	4	5	9	19	0.968	25	L	D	D	W	L	1965-12-28	Tottenham Hotspur	H
9	3	Chelsea	20	2	3	4	8	10	7	1	3	24	19	1.103	22	W	L	L	W	L	1965-12-28	Northampton Town	H
10	-1	Arsenal	21	6	3	1	25	17	2	3	6	14	26	0.907	22	L	L	D	W	L	1965-12-28	Sheffield Wednesday	H
11	-1	Leicester City	22	4	3	4	20	22	4	2	5	22	23	0.933	21	L	W	L	W	W	1965-12-28	Fulham	H
12	-1	Everton	24	7	3	2	26	12	1	2	9	10	29	0.878	21	L	W	L	L	W	1966-01-01	Tottenham Hotspur	A
13	1	Nottingham Forest	22	7	2	2	20	9	0	4	7	8	23	0.875	20	W	D	D	W	L	1966-01-01	West Ham United	A
14	2	Sheffield Wednesday	21	7	2	1	17	6	1	2	8	11	26	0.875	20	W	D	L	W	L	1965-12-28	Arsenal	A
15	-2	Aston Villa	21	5	2	3	19	15	3	1	7	16	21	0.972	19	W	D	L	L	L	1966-01-01	Newcastle United	H
16	-1	Sunderland	20	6	1	2	19	13	1	3	7	8	23	0.75	18	D	L	L	L	D	1966-01-01	West Bromwich Albion	H
17	0	West Ham United	22	5	3	2	20	19	1	3	8	11	28	0.66	18	D	W	D	W	L	1966-01-01	Nottingham Forest	H
18	0	Blackpool	21	4	3	4	24	20	2	2	6	8	17	0.865	17	W	D	L	W	L	1966-01-01	Chelsea	H
19	0	Newcastle United	21	4	3	4	12	13	1	2	7	11	23	0.639	15	D	L	L	L	L	1966-01-01	Aston Villa	A
20	0	Blackburn Rovers	22	4	1	5	20	13	1	3	8	20	32	0.889	14	L	W	L	W	L	1966-01-01	Burnley	H
21	0	Northampton Town	22	3	3	5	14	17	1	3	7	12	35	0.5	14	L	L	W	W	L	1965-12-28	Chelsea	A
22	0	Fulham	22	4	2	5	20	25	0	2	9	13	29	0.611	12	L	L	L	L	L	1965-12-28	Leicester City	A

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Cardiff City	3	5	Southampton	Ninian Park	14,768
Harkin, Andrews, Walker OG	Lineups		Chivers 3, Paine 2
Carlisle United	4	1	Bury	Brunton Park	13,873
Wilson 2, Livingstone, Balderstone	Lineups		Owen
Charlton Athletic	2	2	Portsmouth	The Valley	14,957
Matthews, Burridge	Lineups		Portwood, McCann
Crystal Palace	3	1	Ipswich Town	Selhurst Park	16,064
Stephenson 2, Smith	Lineups		Baker
Middlesbrough	2	1	Leyton Orient	Ayresome Park	21,107	Largest home gate 1965-66
McMordie, Horsfield	Lineups		Allen
Norwich City	1	1	Coventry City	Carrow Road	27,765	Largest home gate 1965-66
Davies	Lineups		Pointer
Plymouth Argyle	0	0	Derby County	Home Park	11,783
	Lineups
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	1	Bristol City	Molineux	32,526
Buckley	Lineups		Atyeo

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Huddersfield Town	22	8	2	1	22	6	5	4	2	15	8	2.643	32	W	W	W	W	L	1965-12-28	Birmingham City	A
2	0	Manchester City	22	7	3	0	20	7	4	4	4	21	18	1.64	29	W	W	L	W	L	1966-01-01	Huddersfield Town	H
3	0	Coventry City	22	7	2	2	24	16	3	6	2	12	12	1.286	28	D	L	D	D	W	1965-12-28	Norwich City	H
4	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	8	2	1	35	11	3	3	6	25	28	1.538	27	D	L	W	L	W	1965-12-28	Bristol City	A
5	1	Southampton	23	7	1	3	30	14	5	2	5	19	21	1.4	27	W	L	W	D	W	1966-01-01	Bolton Wanderers	H
6	-1	Bristol City	22	4	6	0	13	8	4	5	3	20	17	1.32	27	D	D	D	W	W	1965-12-28	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
7	1	Derby County	23	8	0	3	28	17	2	4	6	10	19	1.056	24	D	W	W	L	W	1966-01-01	Portsmouth	H
8	-1	Rotherham United	22	7	2	1	27	17	2	4	6	15	28	0.933	24	L	L	D	W	D	1966-01-01	Middlesbrough	H
9	1	Norwich City	21	4	6	2	18	16	3	3	3	11	10	1.115	23	D	W	W	D	D	1965-12-28	Coventry City	A
10	-1	Preston North End	22	5	5	1	19	12	3	2	6	16	23	1	23	D	W	W	L	W	1966-01-01	Coventry City	A
11	1	Crystal Palace	23	7	4	1	19	10	1	3	7	9	23	0.848	23	W	L	L	D	L	1966-01-01	Bristol City	A
12	-1	Bolton Wanderers	22	7	1	3	22	13	1	4	6	9	17	1.033	21	L	L	W	L	W	1966-01-01	Southampton	A
13	0	Portsmouth	23	6	3	2	25	15	2	2	8	18	36	0.843	21	D	W	L	L	L	1965-12-28	Charlton Athletic	H
14	3	Middlesbrough	22	5	6	2	27	18	0	4	5	7	24	0.81	20	W	W	D	D	L	1966-01-01	Rotherham United	A
15	-1	Cardiff City	23	6	0	6	21	23	2	3	6	24	30	0.849	19	L	L	L	D	L	1966-01-01	Plymouth Argyle	H
16	-1	Birmingham City	21	5	3	3	20	14	2	2	6	16	29	0.837	19	W	W	W	L	L	1965-12-28	Huddersfield Town	H
17	-1	Ipswich Town	22	6	4	1	20	10	1	0	10	8	22	0.875	18	L	W	L	D	L	1966-01-01	Bury	A
18	1	Plymouth Argyle	22	3	5	3	20	15	2	3	6	9	20	0.829	18	D	L	D	D	D	1966-01-01	Cardiff City	A
19	1	Carlisle United	21	8	1	2	23	10	0	0	10	8	24	0.912	17	W	W	L	L	W	1966-01-01	Charlton Athletic	H
20	-2	Bury	21	5	3	2	25	14	1	2	8	12	30	0.841	17	L	L	W	D	L	1966-01-01	Ipswich Town	H
21	0	Charlton Athletic	20	4	4	2	21	17	0	4	6	10	23	0.775	16	D	L	D	D	L	1965-12-28	Portsmouth	A
22	0	Leyton Orient	22	3	3	5	10	20	0	2	9	9	27	0.404	11	L	L	L	D	W	1966-01-01	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A

Third Division

Third Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Brighton & Hove Albion	2	0	Watford	Goldstone Ground	19,115	Largest home gate 1965-66
Livesey 2	Lineups
Bristol Rovers	0	0	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	Eastville	10,031
	Lineups
Exeter City	1	1	Swansea Town	St James Park	9,372	Largest home gate 1965-66
Banks	Lineups		Evans B
Grimsby Town	2	2	Swindon Town	Blundell Park	13,518
Hill, Fielding	Lineups		East, Rogers
Hull City	1	0	Millwall	Boothferry Park	40,231	Largest home & D 3 gate 1965-66
Gilchrist OG	Lineups
Oxford United	7	1	Walsall	Manor Ground	9,707
Atkinson G 3, Calder, Harrington, Morris, Willey	Lineups		Kirby
Reading	2	1	Peterborough United	Elm Park	10,226
Allen, Thornhill	Lineups		Pulley
Shrewsbury Town	1	4	Scunthorpe United	Gay Meadow	7,520
Hemsley	Lineups		Bedford 3, Hutton
York City	3	3	Workington	Bootham Crescent	6,388
Dunphy 2, Aimson	Lineups		Bowron, Butler, Foley

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	1	Hull City	22	8	2	2	31	18	5	3	2	21	17	1.486	31	W	W	W	D	W	1965-12-28	Millwall	A
2	-1	Millwall	21	8	3	0	23	9	5	1	4	12	10	1.842	30	L	D	W	W	L	1965-12-28	Hull City	H
3	0	Grimsby Town	21	8	4	0	29	14	2	2	5	11	14	1.429	26	D	W	L	D	L	1966-01-01	Watford	A
4	0	Queens Park Rangers	20	6	0	3	18	12	5	3	3	20	19	1.226	25	W	W	W	W	W	1966-01-01	York City	H
5	5	Oxford United	21	6	1	4	24	16	4	3	3	12	13	1.241	24	W	L	W	L	L	1966-01-01	Mansfield Town	A
6	-1	Workington	20	4	2	2	21	9	4	5	3	19	16	1.6	23	D	L	W	L	D	1966-01-01	Exeter City	A
7	4	Swindon Town	21	5	3	1	24	6	3	3	6	15	17	1.696	22	D	L	L	W	W	1966-01-01	Gillingham	A
8	-1	Gillingham	18	6	2	1	13	5	3	2	4	13	14	1.368	22	W	L	W	W	D	1966-01-01	Swindon Town	H
9	4	Scunthorpe United	19	4	1	4	13	8	6	1	3	21	17	1.36	22	W	W	W	W	W	1965-12-28	Shrewsbury Town	H
10	-4	Shrewsbury Town	19	7	3	1	26	9	2	1	5	6	17	1.231	22	L	D	D	W	W	1965-12-28	Scunthorpe United	A
11	-3	Watford	20	6	2	2	21	9	2	4	4	13	19	1.214	22	L	W	L	L	L	1966-01-01	Grimsby Town	H
12	-3	Peterborough United	21	7	2	1	25	12	2	2	7	12	24	1.028	22	L	L	W	W	L	1966-01-01	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H
13	-1	Walsall	19	7	2	1	22	8	1	2	6	8	22	1	20	L	L	D	W	W	1966-01-01	Reading	A
14	2	Brighton & Hove Albion	21	4	3	3	22	13	2	4	5	9	17	1.033	19	W	W	D	W	L	1966-01-01	Bristol Rovers	H
15	-1	Bristol Rovers	23	4	7	1	18	9	1	2	8	13	27	0.861	19	D	L	L	D	D	1965-12-28	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A
16	-1	Exeter City	21	5	3	3	18	11	2	2	6	8	24	0.743	19	D	W	L	W	W	1966-01-01	Workington	H
17	0	Reading	18	5	3	2	14	8	1	3	4	12	21	0.897	18	W	W	W	D	L	1966-01-01	Walsall	H
18	0	Mansfield Town	17	4	2	2	13	6	2	1	6	13	22	0.929	15	W	L	D	L	L	1966-01-01	Oxford United	H
19	1	Swansea Town	20	6	1	2	26	16	0	2	9	6	35	0.627	15	D	L	L	W	W	1966-01-01	Hull City	A
20	-1	Southend United	20	6	0	4	20	16	1	1	8	7	28	0.614	15	W	L	L	W	L	1966-01-01	Millwall	A
21	1	York City	21	2	4	5	17	24	3	0	7	13	27	0.588	14	D	L	L	L	L	1966-01-01	Queens Park Rangers	A
22	-1	Brentford	19	4	1	5	17	10	0	4	5	5	13	0.957	13	L	L	W	L	L	1966-01-01	Scunthorpe United	A
23	0	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	21	3	3	4	12	12	0	4	7	5	22	0.5	13	D	L	D	L	L	1965-12-28	Bristol Rovers	H
24	0	Oldham Athletic	19	3	3	3	18	20	0	2	8	6	30	0.48	11	L	D	L	D	W	1966-01-01	Shrewsbury Town	H

Fourth Division

Fourth Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Barnsley	1	2	Halifax Town	Oakwell	8,834
Ferguson	Lineups		Atkins, Fidler (p)
Barrow	2	1	Doncaster Rovers	Holker Street	6,712	Largest home gate 1965-66
Eddy, Hartland	Lineups		Sheffield
Chesterfield	0	3	Bradford	Saltergate Recreation Ground	6,460
	Lineups		Hector 2, Broadbent
Colchester United	1	1	Chester	Layer Road	4,676
Phillips	Lineups		Morris
Hartlepools United	1	1	Darlington	Victoria Park	9,290	Largest home gate 1965-66
Thompson	Lineups		Allison
Rochdale	6	0	Wrexham	Spotland	4,187
Jenkins 2, Morton, Bannister, McQueen, Stephenson	Lineups
Southport	3	2	Luton Town	Haig Avenue	6,638	Largest home gate 1965-66
Russell, Alty, Spence	Lineups		Whittaker 2
Torquay United	5	1	Aldershot	Plainmoor	8,257
Wyatt, Kearns OG, Spratt 2, Stubbs	Lineups		Dodson
Tranmere Rovers	0	3	Notts County	Prenton Park	10,592
	Lineups		Still 2, Shiels

				Home					Away
Ptn		Fourth Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	1	Torquay United	22	10	1	1	25	8	4	2	4	12	14	1.682	31	W	L	W	W	L	1966-01-01	Port Vale	A
2	-1	Tranmere Rovers	24	9	1	2	29	15	3	5	4	15	18	1.333	30	L	L	W	L	W	1966-01-01	Hartlepool United	H
3	0	Colchester United	21	8	3	0	24	7	4	1	5	10	14	1.619	28	D	W	W	L	W	1965-12-28	Chester	A
4	0	Chester	21	10	1	0	31	9	2	3	5	12	20	1.483	28	D	W	W	W	L	1965-12-28	Colchester United	H
5	1	Darlington	20	6	0	2	15	7	4	5	3	14	17	1.208	25	D	W	W	D	W	1965-12-28	Hartlepool United	H
6	-1	Doncaster Rovers	20	8	2	1	22	6	3	0	6	13	17	1.522	24	L	W	W	W	D	1965-12-28	Barrow	H
7	1	Barrow	20	7	3	2	27	18	2	2	4	11	14	1.188	23	W	L	L	W	W	1965-12-28	Doncaster Rovers	A
8	-1	Luton Town	21	8	0	2	31	16	2	3	6	13	23	1.128	23	L	L	L	D	D	1965-12-28	Southport	H
9	1	Bradford	21	5	2	4	29	17	4	2	4	19	18	1.371	22	W	W	D	L	W	1966-01-01	Notts County	A
10	2	Southport	21	6	4	0	19	8	1	4	6	11	24	0.938	22	W	W	L	L	W	1965-12-28	Luton Town	A
11	-2	Barnsley	20	6	1	3	18	12	3	2	5	18	26	0.947	21	L	W	W	L	L	1965-12-28	Halifax Town	A
12	2	Notts County	20	3	4	3	13	12	5	1	4	13	17	0.897	21	W	L	L	L	L	1966-01-01	Bradford	H
13	-2	Chesterfield	21	4	4	3	19	16	3	2	5	10	16	0.906	20	L	W	L	L	L	1966-01-01	Crewe Alexandra	A
14	-1	Stockport County	21	5	2	3	19	13	3	1	7	18	17	1.233	19	L	W	W	D	W	1966-01-01	Doncaster Rovers	H
15	1	Rochdale	20	7	0	4	26	11	2	1	6	10	25	1	19	W	W	L	L	L	1966-01-01	Bradford City	A
16	-1	Newport County	19	6	2	1	21	9	1	1	8	12	26	0.943	17	L	L	W	D	W	1965-12-31	Halifax Town	A
17	0	Lincoln City	20	3	5	1	16	12	3	0	8	11	26	0.711	17	L	W	D	L	W	1966-01-01	Wrexham	H
18	0	Port Vale	19	6	3	1	23	10	0	1	8	5	15	1.12	16	L	D	W	L	D	1966-01-01	Torquay United	H
19	2	Halifax Town	18	4	3	2	17	11	2	1	6	11	20	0.903	16	W	W	W	L	W	1965-12-28	Barnsley	H
20	0	Crewe Alexandra	20	5	0	4	16	8	1	3	7	7	23	0.742	15	L	W	L	D	L	1966-01-01	Chesterfield	H
21	-2	Aldershot	21	6	1	2	20	10	0	2	10	13	37	0.702	15	L	L	L	L	W	1966-01-01	Chester	A
22	1	Hartlepool United	20	4	2	5	20	15	1	1	7	5	21	0.694	13	D	L	L	L	L	1965-12-28	Darlington	A
23	-1	Wrexham	22	4	2	5	18	19	1	1	9	11	34	0.547	13	L	L	L	W	D	1966-01-01	Lincoln City	A
24	0	Bradford City	18	3	1	4	14	18	1	3	6	13	30	0.563	12	W	W	D	D	L	1966-01-01	Rochdale	H