SEASON: 1965-66

DIVISION: English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Johnny Carey
- FA Cup:
- 4th Round (Hull City (A) 0-2)
- League Cup:
- Did not enter
- Top Goalscorer:
- Colin Addison (9 goals)
- Ever Present:
- Henry Newton (44 games)
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 44
- Competitive Goals:
- 58
- Goals per game:
- 1.3
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 36 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 42.9%
- ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 34,750 (Everton)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 16,057 (Sunderland)
- Average League Attendance:
- 23,724
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- -
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- -
- SEASON HONOURS
- FA Cup:
- Everton
- League Cup:
- West Bromwich Albion
- League Trophy:
- Community Shield:
- Liverpool / Manchester United
SEASON RECORDS
Most Goals scored: 5
5-0 (Sat Oct 09, 1965, West Ham United, Home, League Tier 1)
Biggest Winning Margin: 5
5-0 (Sat Oct 09, 1965, West Ham United, Home, League Tier 1)
Most Goals Conceded: 5
0-5 (Sat Nov 27, 1965, Blackburn Rovers, Away, League Tier 1)
3-5 (Sat Feb 05, 1966, West Bromwich Albion, Away, League Tier 1)
Biggest Losing Margin: 5
0-5 (Sat Nov 27, 1965, Blackburn Rovers, Away, League Tier 1)
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 11
- Yellow Cards:
- 3
- Red Cards:
- 0
- Own goals (for):
- 0 (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0 (scored by us for opponents)
- Penalties scored:
- 2
- Penalties conceded:
- 3
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1965-66
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Liverpool | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 2.324 | 61 | European Cup | 1-1 | 0-4 | |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 2.079 | 55 | 0-4 | 1-2 | ||
3 | Burnley | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 1.681 | 55 | 1-0 | 1-4 | ||
4 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 84 | 59 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 1.424 | 51 | 4-2 | 0-0 | ||
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 1.226 | 51 | 1-2 | 0-1 | ||
6 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 91 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 1.319 | 50 | 3-2 | 3-5 | ||
7 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 80 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 1.231 | 49 | 2-0 | 1-2 | ||
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 75 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 1.136 | 44 | 1-0 | 3-2 | ||
9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 59 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 34 | .949 | 43 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
10 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 64 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 1.016 | 42 | 4-3 | 0-1 | ||
11 | Everton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 43 | .903 | 41 | 1-0 | 0-3 | ||
12 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 83 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 50 | .843 | 39 | 5-0 | 3-0 | ||
13 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 65 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 36 | .846 | 37 | 2-1 | 3-0 | ||
14 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 75 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 44 | .827 | 37 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 43 | .794 | 37 | 1-2 | 2-2 | ||
16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 69 | 80 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 46 | .863 | 36 | 1-2 | 0-3 | ||
17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 48 | .848 | 36 | 1-0 | 1-3 | ||
18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 72 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 46 | .778 | 36 | ||||
19 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 72 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 44 | .708 | 36 | 0-0 | 2-3 | ||
20 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 67 | 85 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 48 | .788 | 35 | 1-2 | 1-1 | ||
21 | Northampton Town | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 92 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 60 | .598 | 33 | Relegated | 1-1 | 3-3 | |
22 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 57 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 52 | .648 | 20 | Relegated | 0-3 | 0-5 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scored | 17 times | 5 times | 6 times | 2 times | 1 time |
Conceded | 10 times | 11 times | 7 times | 3 times | 2 times |
Won By | 10 times | 2 times | 2 times | 1 time | |
Lost By | 11 times | 3 times | 4 times | 2 times | 1 time |
LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Manager for all games: Johnny Carey
League
FA Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
GAMES
Manager for all games: Johnny Carey
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Jan 22, 1966 | Northampton Town | 3 | A | 2-1 | 17,873 | Crowe (29'), Wignall (65') | |
Sat Feb 12, 1966 | Hull City | 4 | A | 0-2 | 38,055 |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Aug 14, 1965 | Coventry City | England | A | 3-4 | 13,493 | Newton (55'), Barnwell (61'), Hinton (88') |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tue Sep 28, 1965 | Valencia | Spain | H | 1-1 | 18,922 | Crowe (5' pen) |
Mon Oct 04, 1965 | Doncaster Rovers | England | A | 6-1 | 5,408 | Watton (? OG), ? (?), Crowe (?), Addison (?), Newton (?), Barnwell (?) |
Mon Nov 01, 1965 | Nuneaton Borough | England | A | 0-0 | 3,429 | |
Fri Mar 04, 1966 | Crystal Palace | England | A | 1-4 | 10,419 | Newton (37') |
Tue Mar 29, 1966 | Partick Thistle | Scotland | H | 1-2 | 6,445 | Newton (46') |
Wed May 18, 1966 | Standard Liege | Belgium | A | 3-4 | 9,000 | Addison (30'), Baker (68'), Crowe (78') |
Sun May 22, 1966 | Valenciennes | France | A | 1-4 | 3,000 | Baker (20') |
Tue May 24, 1966 | SCO Angers | France | A | 3-1 | 4,275 | Storey-Moore (16'), Barnwell (64'), Taylor (88') |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (4) - £6,000 | Out (4) - £0 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | |
Bill Brindley | Bought | Barry McArthur | Sold | |||||
Nov 20, 1965 | Terry Hennessey | Bought | Geoff Ball | Sold | ||||
Mar 03, 1966 | Brian Williamson | Bought | £6,000 | 1966 | Jim Cargill | Sold | ||
Mar 03, 1966 | Joe Baker | Bought | Feb 19, 1966 | Dennis Mochan | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | |
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||||
GK | ![]() | ![]() | 25 | |||||||||||||
GK | Jim Cargill | ![]() | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
GK | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | |||||||||
Defenders | ||||||||||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 32 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | |||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 29 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
D | Geoff Ball | ![]() | 20 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 21 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
D | ![]() | 22 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Dave Stainwright | ![]() | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 21 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 2 | ||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 31 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||
M | ![]() | ![]() | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
Forwards | ||||||||||||||||
F | ![]() | 22 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 5 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 25 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | |||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | |||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 20 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 25 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 26 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Num Games |
---|---|---|
9 | Colin Addison | 28 |
7 | Frank Wignall | 20 |
6 | Alan Hinton | 35 |
5 (1) | Chris Crowe | 35 |
5 | Ian Storey-Moore | 24 |
5 | Joe Baker | 14 |
4 | Barry McArthur | 10 |
4 | Own Goals | 44 |
2 | Henry Newton | 44 |
2 | John Barnwell | 34 |
2 | Mike Kear | 7 |
2 | Peter Hindley | 40 |
2 | Sammy Chapman | 10 |
1 | Dave Stainwright | 4 |
1 | David Wilson | 3 |
1 | Terry Hennessey | 24 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Blackpool | Sat Nov 20, 1965 | Home | 2-1 | Sat Apr 16, 1966 | Away | 3-0 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Nov 06, 1965 | Home | 1-0 | Sat Apr 02, 1966 | Away | 3-2 | |
West Ham United | Sat Oct 09, 1965 | Home | 5-0 | Sat Jan 01, 1966 | Away | 3-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Arsenal | Tue Sep 07, 1965 | Home | 0-1 | Tue Sep 14, 1965 | Away | 0-1 | |
Aston Villa | Sat Oct 23, 1965 | Home | 1-2 | Sat Jan 15, 1966 | Away | 0-3 | |
Blackburn Rovers | Sat Nov 27, 1965 | Away | 0-5 | Sat Apr 23, 1966 | Home | 0-3 | |
Chelsea | Mon Apr 11, 1966 | Away | 0-1 | Tue Apr 12, 1966 | Home | 1-2 | |
Leeds United | Sat Sep 04, 1965 | Away | 1-2 | Sat Feb 19, 1966 | Home | 0-4 |