1965–66 Football League First Division
| Season | 1965–66 |
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| Champions | Liverpool (7th English title) |
| Relegated |
Northampton Town Blackburn Rovers |
| European Cup 1966–67 | Liverpool |
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FA Cup winners European Cup Winners' Cup 1966–67 |
Everton (3rd FA Cup title) |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1965–66 |
Chelsea Everton Leeds United |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,457 (3.15 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Willie Irvine (Burnley) 29 |
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← 1964–65
1966–67 →
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Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1965-66 season.
Liverpool won the First Division title for the seventh time in the club's history that season. They made sure of that with a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Anfield on April 30, and ended the season 6 points clear of Leeds United. Blackburn Rovers were relegated on April 20, after losing 1-0 at home to West Bromwich Albion and Northampton Town's result at White Hart Lane against Tottenham Hotspur (which finished 1-1) going against Blackburn. Northampton Town also went down on May 7, after Nottingham Forest beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 at the City Ground, saving Forest from relegation in the process.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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