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      DIVISION 1    1965/66
     
  Leading League goalscorer:
Roger Hunt (Liverpool)
 30  goals

On July 30th 1966 England won the World Cup, Geoff Hurst scoring a hat-trick in the 4-2 victory over West Germany at Wembley.

Northampton Town became the first club to rise from the Fourth Division to the First. They lasted just one season in the top flight and their decline was just as rapid. Six seasons later they were applying for re-election to the Football League.

The last League match on a Christmas Day was played
(Christmas Day football).

   P W D L F A Pts
   

Results

1 Liverpool 42 26 9 7 79 34 61
   

Results

2 Leeds United 42 23 9 10 79 38 55
    Results 3 Burnley 42 24 7 11 79 47 55
    Results 4 Manchester United 42 18 15 9 84 59 51
    Results 5 Chelsea 42 22 7 13 65 53 51
    Results 6 West Bromwich Albion 42 19 12 11 91 69 50
    Results 7 Leicester City 42 21 7 14 80 65 49
    Results 8 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 12 14 75 66 44
    Results 9 Sheffield United 42 16 11 15 56 59 43
    Results 10 Stoke City 42 15 12 15 65 64 42
    Results 11 Everton 42 15 11 16 56 62 41
    Results 12 West Ham United 42 15 9 18 70 83 39
    Results 13 Blackpool 42 14 9 19 55 65 37
    Results 14 Arsenal 42 12 13 17 62 75 37
    Results 15 Newcastle United 42 14 9 19 50 63 37
    Results 16 Aston Villa 42 15 6 21 69 80 36
    Results 17 Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 8 20 56 66 36
    Results 18 Nottingham Forest 42 14 8 20 56 72 36
    Results 19 Sunderland 42 14 8 20 51 72 36
    Results 20 Fulham 42 14 7 21 67 85 35
    Results 21 Northampton Town 42 10 13 19 55 92 33 Relegated
    Results 22 Blackburn Rovers 42 8 4 30 57 88 20 Relegated
   
    Full home and away table
   
   

 


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