1966-01-03
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | Roker Park | 54,668 | Largest home gate 1965-66 |
| Herd, O'Hare | 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 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2.318 | 36 | W | W | L | D | W | 1966-01-08 | Arsenal | A |
| 2 | 0 | Burnley | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 1.897 | 34 | W | W | L | W | W | 1966-01-08 | Fulham | H |
| 3 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1.389 | 30 | D | W | W | L | W | 1966-01-08 | Chelsea | A |
| 4 | 0 | Leeds United | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2.438 | 29 | W | L | W | W | D | 1966-01-08 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 5 | 0 | Manchester United | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 1.438 | 29 | L | D | W | W | W | 1966-01-08 | Sunderland | H |
| 6 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 1.444 | 27 | W | D | L | D | L | 1966-01-08 | Leeds United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Chelsea | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 1.167 | 26 | W | W | W | L | L | 1966-01-08 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 8 | 0 | Stoke City | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 1.063 | 26 | L | L | W | D | W | 1966-01-08 | Blackpool | H |
| 9 | 0 | Sheffield United | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 0.917 | 26 | D | L | L | D | D | 1966-01-08 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 10 | 0 | Leicester City | 24 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 1.067 | 25 | W | W | L | W | L | 1966-01-08 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 11 | 0 | Arsenal | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 0.957 | 24 | L | W | L | L | D | 1966-01-08 | Liverpool | H |
| 12 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 0.969 | 22 | W | W | D | D | W | 1966-01-08 | Sheffield United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Everton | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 0.884 | 22 | D | L | W | L | L | 1966-01-08 | Aston Villa | H |
| 14 | 0 | Aston Villa | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 1.026 | 21 | W | W | D | L | L | 1966-01-08 | Everton | A |
| 15 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 0.75 | 20 | L | L | W | D | L | 1966-01-08 | Leicester City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Sunderland | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 0.732 | 20 | W | L | D | L | L | 1966-01-08 | Manchester United | A |
| 17 | 0 | West Ham United | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 0.62 | 18 | L | D | W | D | W | 1966-01-08 | Newcastle United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Blackpool | 22 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 0.846 | 17 | L | W | D | L | W | 1966-01-08 | Stoke City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Newcastle United | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 0.595 | 15 | L | L | D | L | L | 1966-01-08 | West Ham United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Northampton Town | 24 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 0.509 | 15 | D | L | L | L | W | 1966-01-08 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 0.851 | 14 | L | L | W | L | W | 1966-01-08 | Northampton Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Fulham | 24 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 0.576 | 14 | W | L | L | L | L | 1966-01-08 | Burnley | A |
