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1965–66 Football League First Division

1965–66 season of Football League First Division

Field	Value
competition	Football League First Division
season	1965–66
winners	Liverpool
7th English title
relegated	Northampton Town
Blackburn Rovers
continentalcup1	European Cup
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Liverpool
continentalcup2	European Cup Winners' Cup
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Everton
continentalcup3	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Leeds United
Burnley
West Bromwich Albion
league topscorer	Roger Hunt
Willie Irvine
(29 goals each)
matches	462
total goals	1457
prevseason	1964–65
nextseason	1966–67

7th English title Blackburn Rovers Burnley West Bromwich Albion Willie Irvine (29 goals each) Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1965–66 season.

Overview

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 30 April, 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 7 May, after Nottingham Forest beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 at the City Ground, saving Forest from relegation in the process.

League standings

Results

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	ENG Roger Hunt	Liverpool	29
=	NIR Willie Irvine	Burnley	29
2	ENG Tony Hateley	Aston Villa	27
3	SCO David Herd	Manchester United	24
4	ENG Geoff Hurst	West Ham United	23
5	SCO Jackie Sinclair	Leicester City	22

References

RSSSF

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References

"English League Leading Goalscorers".

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