1966-05-27
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend United | 2 | 1 | Reading | Roots Hall | 4,402 | |
| Smith 2 | Lineups | Allen | ||||
| Workington | 2 | 0 | Mansfield Town | Borough Park | 2,261 | |
| Bowron, Griffin | 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 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 38 | 1.758 | 69 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Millwall | 45 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 1.854 | 65 | W | W | W | D | L | 1966-05-28 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 45 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 1.446 | 55 | W | W | L | L | L | 1966-05-28 | Walsall | A |
| 4 | 4 | Workington | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 1.175 | 52 | W | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 5 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 45 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 1.149 | 51 | W | D | W | D | D | 1966-05-28 | Oxford United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 44 | 1.111 | 51 | L | D | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | -1 | Swindon Town | 45 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 1.565 | 50 | D | D | D | L | L | 1966-05-28 | Exeter City | H |
| 8 | -1 | Walsall | 45 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 43 | 1.222 | 50 | L | L | W | L | D | 1966-05-28 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 9 | 0 | Gillingham | 45 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 1.111 | 50 | D | W | L | W | W | 1966-05-28 | Brentford | A |
| 10 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 1.141 | 49 | L | D | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 1.078 | 47 | D | L | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 1.212 | 46 | W | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Oxford United | 45 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 0.986 | 46 | L | L | L | D | W | 1966-05-28 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 45 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 1.065 | 45 | D | L | W | D | W | 1966-05-28 | Millwall | H |
| 15 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 45 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 1.032 | 42 | W | L | W | L | L | 1966-05-28 | Swansea Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 49 | 1 | 42 | L | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Swansea Town | 45 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 35 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 0.84 | 40 | W | W | W | D | L | 1966-05-28 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 18 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 0.679 | 38 | L | L | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 53 | 0.663 | 38 | L | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 48 | 0.679 | 37 | L | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 1 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 55 | 0.651 | 36 | W | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 22 | -1 | Exeter City | 45 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 0.662 | 34 | W | L | L | W | W | 1966-05-28 | Swindon Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Brentford | 45 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 0.716 | 32 | L | W | D | L | L | 1966-05-28 | Gillingham | H |
| 24 | 0 | York City | 46 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 62 | 0.5 | 27 | D | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
