1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season
| 1965–66 Rugby Football League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Northern Rugby Football League |
| Champions |
 St. Helens
|
| League Leaders |
St. Helens
|
| Top point-scorer(s) |
Len Killeen 336 |
| Top try-scorer(s) |
Len Killeen 32 Trevor Lake 32 |
The 1965–66 Rugby Football League season was the 71st season of rugby league football. A three-way county championship was also held, with comparative minnows Cumberland against Yorkshire and Lancashire.
The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition was launched in this season with the BBC televising matches on Tuesday nights. The competition was used to trial the four-tackle rule, an experiment in ending the unlimited tackles that had been a by-product from the introduction of the play-the-ball in 1906.
St.Helens finished the regular season as league leaders before winning their fourth Championship when they beat Halifax 35-12 in the play-off final.
The Challenge Cup winners were St.Helens who beat Wigan 21-2 in the final.
The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy winners were Castleford who beat St.Helens 4-0 in the final.
St.Helens won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Warrington beat Rochdale Hornets 16–5 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Bradford Northern beat Hunslet 17–8 to win the Yorkshire Cup.
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