FA Cup Top 25 Ranking as at 1965-66
| Pos |  |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1965-66 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 281 | 155 | 56 | 70 | 641 | 370 | 271 | 77 | 1879-80 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 |  |
| 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 262 | 136 | 54 | 72 | 551 | 309 | 242 | 77 | 1879-80 | 1965-66 | Rd 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 249 | 131 | 49 | 69 | 458 | 278 | 180 | 72 | 1883-84 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 4 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | 244 | 120 | 52 | 72 | 453 | 298 | 155 | 75 | 1880-81 | 1965-66 | Final | |
| 5 | 3 | Everton | D 1 | 221 | 118 | 39 | 64 | 442 | 270 | 172 | 68 | 1886-87 | 1965-66 | Winner | |
| 6 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 2 | 234 | 117 | 48 | 69 | 474 | 302 | 172 | 73 | 1883-84 | 1965-66 | Rd 5 | |
| 7 | 0 | Preston North End | D 2 | 229 | 115 | 45 | 69 | 483 | 289 | 194 | 72 | 1883-84 | 1965-66 | Rd 6 | |
| 8 | -2 | Bolton Wanderers | D 2 | 240 | 113 | 58 | 69 | 430 | 318 | 112 | 73 | 1881-82 | 1965-66 | Rd 4 | |
| 9 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | 213 | 110 | 45 | 58 | 412 | 268 | 144 | 64 | 1892-93 | 1965-66 | Rd 4 | |
| 10 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | 210 | 105 | 50 | 55 | 428 | 271 | 157 | 59 | 1895-96 | 1965-66 | Rd 5 | |
| 11 | -1 | Liverpool | D 1 | 203 | 104 | 37 | 62 | 313 | 227 | 86 | 63 | 1893-94 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | 233 | 101 | 56 | 76 | 400 | 326 | 74 | 78 | 1878-79 | 1965-66 | Rd 4 | |
| 13 | 0 | Sheffield United | D 1 | 215 | 100 | 52 | 63 | 339 | 258 | 81 | 67 | 1889-90 | 1965-66 | Rd 4 | |
| 14 | 3 | Manchester United | D 1 | 204 | 100 | 45 | 59 | 377 | 292 | 85 | 63 | 1886-87 | 1965-66 | SF | |
| 15 | -1 | Derby County | D 2 | 206 | 99 | 36 | 71 | 410 | 333 | 77 | 72 | 1884-85 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | -1 | Sunderland | D 1 | 218 | 98 | 50 | 70 | 394 | 307 | 87 | 71 | 1884-85 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | -1 | Arsenal | D 1 | 192 | 98 | 33 | 61 | 333 | 230 | 103 | 64 | 1890-91 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | Burnley | D 1 | 202 | 91 | 45 | 66 | 364 | 273 | 91 | 68 | 1885-86 | 1965-66 | Rd 4 | |
| 19 | 0 | Notts County | D 4 | 205 | 89 | 38 | 78 | 414 | 303 | 111 | 79 | 1877-78 | 1965-66 | Rd 1 | |
| 20 | 0 | Manchester City | D 2 | 179 | 87 | 35 | 57 | 336 | 244 | 92 | 60 | 1896-97 | 1965-66 | Rd 6 | |
| 21 | 1 | Chelsea | D 1 | 181 | 80 | 49 | 52 | 292 | 206 | 86 | 50 | 1906-07 | 1965-66 | SF | |
| 22 | -1 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 183 | 78 | 35 | 70 | 315 | 265 | 50 | 69 | 1881-82 | 1965-66 | Rd 4 | |
| 23 | 2 | Swindon Town | D 3 | 145 | 72 | 21 | 52 | 257 | 216 | 41 | 52 | 1886-87 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 | -1 | Stoke City | D 1 | 193 | 70 | 52 | 71 | 311 | 292 | 19 | 69 | 1883-84 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 25 | -1 | Southampton | D 2 | 175 | 70 | 42 | 63 | 272 | 237 | 35 | 62 | 1894-95 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 |
League Cup Top 25 Ranking as as 1965-66
| Pos | |
Club | Div | Pld | Won | Draw | Lost | FG | AG | Diff | No of RD 1 | First | Last | 1965-66 | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 90 | 51 | 39 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 5 |  |
| 2 | 1 | Rotherham United | D 2 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 4 | |
| 3 | -1 | Norwich City | D 2 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | Leicester City | D 1 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 2 | |
| 5 | 14 | West Ham United | D 1 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 43 | 22 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Final | |
| 6 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | D 1 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | Workington | D 3 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 8 | 0 | Stoke City | D 1 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 4 | |
| 9 | -3 | Portsmouth | D 2 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 10 | -1 | Rochdale | D 4 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 2 | |
| 11 | -1 | Sunderland | D 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 | 0 | Manchester City | D 2 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 | -2 | Chelsea | D 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 1960-61 | 1964-65 | |
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| 14 | -1 | Leeds United | D 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 | 6 | Shrewsbury Town | D 3 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | -1 | Blackpool | D 1 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 | 23 | Cardiff City | D 2 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | SF | |
| 18 | 4 | Preston North End | D 2 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 4 | |
| 19 | 7 | Coventry City | D 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 4 | |
| 20 | -6 | Plymouth Argyle | D 2 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 35 | -3 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 2 | |
| 21 | -5 | Birmingham City | D 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 2 | |
| 22 | -5 | Bristol Rovers | D 3 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 2 | |
| 23 | 20 | Burnley | D 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 5 | |
| 24 | 23 | Millwall | D 3 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 4 | |
| 25 | -7 | Bury | D 2 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 1960-61 | 1965-66 | Rd 2 | |
| 29 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 1965-66 | 1965-66 | Winner | |
