1966–67 Football League
The Football League First Division 1966/67, was the 68th season of the Football League First Division as the highest English football league. Manchester United won four point gap on the chasing Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur now his seventh British Championship. Both newly promoted Manchester City and Southampton FC could get the class; instead had to play the course in the Second Division Aston Villa and FC Blackpool. These two teams should be in the following season replaced by the two second-division promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers and Coventry City.
A total of 482 players were used, with the Liverpool FC, Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur 18 with the least and Newcastle United with 28 mustered the most players in league games. 96 newcomers were offset by 104 footballers who most recently came into play in the season 1966/67.
Final Table
Results Table
In the left column of the home teams are listed.
Top scorers
The champion team of Manchester United
In the following list, all players were listed, the Manchester United came in a league match for use during the 1966/67 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 arrangements prior to 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.
William Anderson * (1/0 ) | John Aston (30/ 5) | George Best ( 42/10 ) | Shay Brennan (16/ 0 ) | Noel Cantwell * ( 4/0 ) | Bobby Charlton (42/ 12) | John Connelly * (6/ 2) | Pat Crerand (39/ 3) | Tony Dunne ( 40/ 0 ) | John Fitzpatrick * ( 3/0 ) | Bill Foulkes (33/ 4) | David Gaskell * (5/ 0) | Harry Gregg * ( 2/0 ) | David Herd (28/ 16) | Denis Law (36/ 23) | Bobby Noble ( 29/ 0 ) | Jimmy Ryan * (5/ 0 ) | David Sadler (36/ 5) | Alex Stepney (35/ 0 ) | Nobby Stiles (37 /3).
- Coach: Matt Busby
Special events
- Bobby Tambling scored on 17 September 1966 at the away game for Chelsea against Aston Villa five goals.