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1966–67 Football League First Division
1966–67 season of Football League First Division
1966–67 season of Football League First Division
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Football League First Division |
| season | [1966–67](1966-67-football-league) |
| winners | Manchester United |
| 7th English title | |
| relegated | Aston Villa |
| Blackpool | |
| continentalcup1 | [European Cup](1967-68-european-cup) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Manchester United |
| continentalcup2 | [European Cup Winners' Cup](1967-68-european-cup-winners-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Tottenham Hotspur |
| continentalcup3 | [Inter-Cities Fairs Cup](1967-68-inter-cities-fairs-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Nottingham Forest |
| Leeds United | |
| Liverpool | |
| matches | 462 |
| total goals | 1387 |
| league topscorer | Ron Davies |
| (37 goals) | |
| prevseason | [1965–66](1965-66-football-league-first-division) |
| nextseason | [1967–68](1967-68-football-league-first-division) |
7th English title Blackpool Leeds United Liverpool (37 goals) Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1966–67 season.
Overview
Manchester United won the First Division title for the seventh time in the club's history that season. They made sure of that on 6 May, after beating West Ham United 6–1 at Upton Park whilst their title challengers Nottingham Forest lost 2–1 at Southampton. This was their last league title for 26 years, and last in the First Division, until the inaugural 1992-93 Premier League season. Blackpool were relegated on 15 April, after losing 2–0 at Stoke City whilst Aston Villa joined them on 6 May, after losing 4–2 at home against Everton with Southampton's win against Nottingham Forest confirming their relegation.
League standings
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | WAL **Ron Davies** | **Southampton** | **37** |
| 2 | ENG Geoff Hurst | West Ham United | 29 |
| 3 | ENG Jimmy Greaves | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 |
| 4 | ENG Allan Clarke | Fulham | 24 |
| 5 | SCO Denis Law | Manchester United | 23 |
References
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