1966-01-07
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workington | 1 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Borough Park | 4,007 | |
| Butler | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2.105 | 34 | W | W | L | D | W | 1966-01-08 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Hull City | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 1.436 | 33 | W | L | W | W | W | 1966-01-08 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1.414 | 27 | D | D | W | L | D | 1966-01-08 | Exeter City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 1.364 | 27 | W | W | W | W | W | 1966-01-08 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 5 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1.37 | 26 | W | W | L | D | D | 1966-01-08 | Reading | H |
| 6 | 0 | Oxford United | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1.333 | 26 | W | W | L | W | L | 1966-01-08 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 7 | 3 | Workington | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 1.556 | 25 | W | L | D | L | W | 1966-01-15 | Hull City | A |
| 8 | -1 | Gillingham | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1.421 | 24 | W | W | L | W | W | 1966-01-08 | York City | A |
| 9 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 1.226 | 24 | W | L | W | W | W | 1966-01-08 | Walsall | A |
| 10 | -1 | Peterborough United | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 1.056 | 24 | W | L | L | W | W | 1966-01-08 | Brentford | A |
| 11 | 0 | Watford | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 1.207 | 23 | D | L | W | L | L | 1966-01-08 | Swansea Town | A |
| 12 | 0 | Swindon Town | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 1.625 | 22 | L | D | L | L | W | 1966-01-08 | Hull City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 1.029 | 21 | L | W | W | W | D | 1966-01-29 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Exeter City | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 0.778 | 21 | W | D | W | L | W | 1966-01-08 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | Reading | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 20 | W | W | W | W | D | 1966-01-08 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Walsall | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 0.909 | 20 | L | L | L | D | W | 1966-01-08 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 0.829 | 19 | L | L | D | L | L | 1966-01-08 | Millwall | H |
| 18 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 0.844 | 15 | L | W | L | D | L | 1966-01-08 | Southend United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Swansea Town | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 0.6 | 15 | L | D | L | L | W | 1966-01-08 | Watford | H |
| 20 | 0 | Southend United | 21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 0.587 | 15 | L | W | L | L | W | 1966-01-08 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 0.514 | 15 | L | W | D | L | D | 1966-01-08 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 22 | 0 | York City | 22 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 0.552 | 14 | L | D | L | L | L | 1966-01-08 | Gillingham | H |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 0.923 | 13 | L | L | L | W | L | 1966-01-08 | Peterborough United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 0.471 | 11 | L | L | D | L | D | 1966-01-08 | Oxford United | A |
