1965–66 in English football
The Football League First Division 1965/66 was the 67th season of the Football League First Division English as the highest football league. The Liverpool FC won with six points gap on the chasing Leeds United and Burnley now his seventh British Championship. Of the two climbers Newcastle United and Northampton Town only the club from Newcastle could get the class; Northampton next to Blackburn Rovers had to play the course in the Second Division. These two teams should be in the following season replaced by the two second-division promoted Manchester City and Southampton FC.
A total of 479 players were used, with the Liverpool FC and Everton FC the fewest with 26 mustered 14 most players in league games. 95 newcomers were offset by 102 footballers who most recently came into play in the 1965/66 season.
Final Table
Results Table
In the left column of the home teams are listed.
Top scorers
The champion team of Liverpool FC
In the following list, all players were listed who came for Liverpool in a league match for use during the 1965/66 season. It must be noted that in most cases a minimum number of games will be provided in English football to accept the official champion medal allowed. As regards the specific control before the introduction of the Premier League, there is lack of clarity, all the players with an asterisk (*) have been provided which have received no champion medal presumably because of their small contribution. In brackets the number of bets as well as the goals achieved are called.
Alf Arrowsmith * (5/1 ) | Gerry Byrne ( 42/1 ) | Ian Callaghan (42/ 5) | Bobby Graham * (1/0 ) | Roger Hunt (37/ 30) | Chris Lawler (40/ 5) | Tommy Lawrence ( 42/ 0 ) | Gordon Milne (28/ 7) | Tommy Smith (42/ 3) | Ian St. John (41/ 10) | Peter Thompson (40/ 5) | Willie Stevenson (41/ 5) | Geoff Strong (22/ 5) | Ron Yeats (42 /2).
- Coach: Bill Shankly