1966-10-31
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Town | 4 | 2 | Torquay United | Field Mill | 6,101 | |
| Curry, Brace, Mitchinson, Morris (p) | Lineups | Barnes 2 | ||||
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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 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.417 | 22 | W | D | D | W | D | 1966-11-02 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2.647 | 21 | D | W | D | W | W | 1966-11-05 | Workington | H |
| 3 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1.947 | 19 | W | L | W | W | L | 1966-11-05 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 4 | 3 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1.042 | 19 | W | L | W | W | D | 1966-11-05 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 5 | -1 | Watford | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.545 | 17 | D | W | D | D | W | 1966-11-05 | Gillingham | H |
| 6 | -1 | Colchester United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.429 | 17 | W | L | D | W | W | 1966-11-04 | Walsall | A |
| 7 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1.15 | 17 | W | L | W | W | D | 1966-11-02 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 8 | 0 | Peterborough United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.333 | 16 | W | W | D | L | W | 1966-11-05 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 9 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 1.263 | 16 | L | D | W | L | W | 1966-11-05 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0.8 | 16 | L | L | L | L | W | 1966-11-05 | Reading | A |
| 11 | 0 | Gillingham | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0.864 | 15 | D | D | L | W | L | 1966-11-05 | Watford | A |
| 12 | 0 | Walsall | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 0.815 | 15 | L | W | D | L | W | 1966-11-04 | Colchester United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Torquay United | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 0.96 | 14 | L | L | D | D | W | 1966-11-05 | Oxford United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 0.885 | 13 | W | D | W | W | L | 1966-11-05 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | Darlington | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 0.577 | 13 | W | D | L | W | L | 1966-11-05 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 0.441 | 13 | L | W | L | L | W | 1966-11-05 | Swansea Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Oxford United | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.053 | 12 | L | L | W | W | D | 1966-11-05 | Torquay United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Workington | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1.048 | 12 | L | D | L | L | L | 1966-11-05 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 19 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 12 | W | D | W | L | W | 1966-11-05 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 20 | 0 | Reading | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 0.667 | 11 | L | D | L | L | L | 1966-11-05 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 21 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 0.593 | 11 | L | D | D | L | W | 1966-11-05 | Darlington | A |
| 22 | 0 | Swindon Town | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 0.917 | 10 | W | W | D | L | D | 1966-11-05 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 23 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0.619 | 9 | D | L | D | L | L | 1966-11-05 | Swindon Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Swansea Town | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 0.629 | 8 | W | L | L | D | L | 1966-11-05 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
