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1965–66 in Scottish football

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headerstylebackground:#BFD7FF
above1965–66 in Scottish football
image[[Image:Flag of Scotland with football.png200px]]
header1Division One champions
data2Celtic
header3Division Two champions
data4Ayr United
header5Scottish Cup winners
data6Rangers
header7League Cup winners
data8Celtic
header9Junior Cup winners
data10Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
header11Teams in Europe
data12Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock
header13Scotland national team
data141966 BHC, 1966 World Cup qualification

The 1965–66 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 69th season of Scottish league football.

Overview

After the openness of recent years, the Old Firm came back strongly this season. Celtic won their first title under the management of Jock Stein, their first since 1954 and rivals Rangers finished as runners-up. For the only time in Scottish football, the Old Firm teams finished first and second in all three domestic competitions.

Scottish League Division One

Main article: 1965–66 Scottish Division One

Champions: Celtic

Relegated: Greenock Morton, Hamilton Academical

Scottish League Division Two

Main article: 1965–66 Scottish Division Two

Promoted: Ayr United, Airdrieonians

Cup honours

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Cup 1965–66Rangers1 – 0 (rep.)Celtic
League Cup 1965–66Celtic2 – 1Rangers
Junior CupBonnyrigg Rose Athletic6 – 1 (rep.)Whitburn

Individual honours

AwardWinnerClub
Footballer of the YearSCO John GreigRangers

Scottish clubs in Europe

Celtic

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionCeltic scorer(s)
28 September 1965De Adelaarshorst, Deventer (A)Holland Go Ahead Eagles6–0CWC1
7 October 1965Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)Holland Go Ahead Eagles1–0CWC1
3 November 1965Atletion, Aarhus (A)Denmark AGF Aarhus1–0CWC2
17 November 1965Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)Denmark AGF Aarhus2–0CWC2
12 January 1966Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)Ukraine Dinamo Kiev3–0CWC3
26 January 1966Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev (A)Ukraine Dinamo Kiev1–1CWC3
14 April 1966Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)England Liverpool1–0CWCSF
19 April 1966Anfield, Liverpool (A)England Liverpool0–2CWCSF

Dunfermline Athletic

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionDufernline scorer(s)
3 November 1965East End Park, Dunfermline (H)Denmark KB Copenhagen5–0FC2
17 November 1965Frederiksberg, Copenhagen (A)Denmark KB Copenhagen2–4FC2
26 January 1966East End Park, Dunfermline (H)Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno2–0FC3
16 February 1966Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská, Brno (A)Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno0–0FC3
8 March 1966East End Park, Dunfermline (H)Spain Real Zaragoza1–0FCQF
20 March 1966La Romareda, Zaragoza (H)Spain Real Zaragoza2–4FCQF

Heart of Midlothian

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionHearts scorer(s)
18 October 1965Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)Norway Valerengen1–0FC1
27 October 1965Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A)Norway Valerengen3–1FC1
12 January 1966Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)Spain Real Zaragoza3–3FC2
26 January 1966Estadio Mestalla, Valencia (A)Spain Real Zaragoza2–2FC2
2 March 1966Estadio Mestalla, Valencia (A)Spain Real Zaragoza0–1FC2

Hibernian

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionHibs scorer(s)
8 September 1965Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)Spain Valencia CF2–0FC1
12 October 1965Estadio Mestalla, Valencia (A)Spain Valencia CF0–2FC1
3 November 1965Estadio Mestalla, Valencia (A)Spain Valencia CF0–3FC1

Kilmarnock

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionKilmarnock scorer(s)
8 September 1965Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana (A)Albania KF Tirana0–0ECPR
29 September 1965Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)Albania KF Tirana1–0ECPR
17 November 1965Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)Spain Real Madrid2–2EC1
1 December 1965Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid (A)Spain Real Madrid1–5EC1

Other honours

National

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Scottish Qualifying Cup – NorthInverness Caledonian5 – 1 *Elgin City
Scottish Qualifying Cup – SouthGala Fairydean8 – 5 *Vale of Leithen

County

CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-up
Aberdeenshire CupDeveronvale
Ayrshire CupKilmarnock3 – 1 *Ayr United
East of Scotland ShieldHearts4 – 2Hibernian
Fife CupDunfermline Athletic6 – 6 *Raith Rovers
Forfarshire CupDundee2 – 1Brechin City
Lanarkshire CupAirdrie
Renfrewshire CupMorton3 – 1 *St Mirren
Stirlingshire CupAlloa AthleticwoStirling Albion

– aggregate over two legs – play off – trophy shared

[[Highland Football League|Highland League]]

Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team 1960–79 results

The Scottish national football side failed to qualify for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, which was ultimately won by the host nation England.

DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionScotland scorer(s)
2 October 1965Windsor Park, Belfast (A)2–3BHCAlan Gilzean (2)
13 October 1965Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–2WCQG8Billy McNeill
9 November 1965Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–0WCQG8John Greig
2 October 1965Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)4–1BHCBobby Murdoch (2), Willie Henderson, John Greig
7 December 1965Stadio San Paolo, Naples (A)0–3WCQG8
2 April 1966Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)3–4BHCJimmy Johnstone (2), Denis Law
11 May 1966Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–3Friendly
18 June 1966Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)0–1Friendly
25 June 1966Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)1–1FriendlyStevie Chalmers

1966 British Home Championship – Third Place

Key:

  • (H) = Home match
  • (A) = Away match
  • WCQG8 = World Cup qualifying – Group 8
  • BHC = British Home Championship

References

  1. "1965/66 - the Scottish Football League".
  2. 9781430317210
  3. The score of the Scottish team is shown first.
  4. Scotland's score is shown first.
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