1966–67 in English football

The 1966–67 season was the 87th season of competitive football in England.

Events

Queens Park Rangers won the Football League Cup on the first occasion it was played at Wembley, coming from 2-0 down at half-time to beat West Bromwich Albion 3-2.

Peter Osgood broke his leg playing for Chelsea at Blackpool in a Football League Cup Tie on 5 October. It kept him out of football for the rest of the season.

Northampton Town became the first team to be relegated in successive seasons from the top tier (in which they have spent only one season) to the third tier since Bradford Park Avenue in 1921 and 1922. This was however to happen eight further times in the next eighteen seasons, including two cases (Bristol City and Wolverhampton Wanderers) who were relegated in three successive seasons.

Deaths

Debuts

10 September 1966: Colin Todd, 17-year-old midfielder, makes his debut for Sunderland against Chelsea in the First Division.

Retirements

Honours

CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
First DivisionManchester United (7*)Nottingham Forest
Second DivisionCoventry CityWolverhampton Wanderers
Third DivisionQueens Park RangersMiddlesbrough
Fourth DivisionStockport CountySouthport
FA CupTottenham Hotspur (5)Chelsea
League CupQueens Park Rangers (1)West Bromwich Albion
Charity ShieldLiverpoolEverton
Home Championship Scotland England

League table

First Division

Manchester United clinched their second league title in three seasons, finishing four points ahead of Nottingham Forest and FA Cup winners Tottenham. Leeds United and Liverpool completed the top five.

Blackpool and Aston Villa dropped into the Second Division.

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Manchester United422412684451.86760
2Nottingham Forest422310964411.56156
3Tottenham Hotspur422481071481.47956
4Leeds United422211962421.47655
5Liverpool4219131064471.36251
6Everton4219101365461.41348
7Arsenal4216141258471.23446
8Leicester City421881678711.09944
9Chelsea4215141367621.08144
10Sheffield United4216101652590.88142
11Sheffield Wednesday4214131556471.19141
12Stoke City421771863581.08641
13West Bromwich Albion421671977731.05539
14Burnley421591866760.86839
15Manchester City4212151543520.82739
16West Ham United421482080840.95236
17Sunderland421482058720.80636
18Fulham4211121971830.85534
19Southampton421462274920.80434
20Newcastle United421292139810.48133
21Aston Villa421172454850.63529
22Blackpool42692741760.53921

Second Division

Coventry City, under the management of Jimmy Hill, reached the First Division for the first time in their history as Second Division champions. Wolves ended their two-year exile from the top flight by securing promotion as runners-up.

Carlisle United missed out on First Division football by six points - which would have given them a third promotion in four seasons, the quickest rise from the Fourth Division to the First.

Bury went down to the Third Division, as did Northampton Town in a second successive relegation.

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Coventry City422313674431.72159
2Wolverhampton Wanderers42258988481.83358
3Carlisle United422361371541.31552
4Blackburn Rovers4219131056461.21751
5Ipswich Town421716970541.29650
6Huddersfield Town422091358461.26149
7Crystal Palace4219101361551.10948
8Millwall421891549580.84545
9Bolton Wanderers4214141464581.10342
10Birmingham City421681870661.06140
11Norwich City4213141549550.89140
12Hull City421671977721.06939
13Preston North End421671965670.97039
14Portsmouth4213131659700.84339
15Bristol City4212141656620.90338
16Plymouth Argyle421491959581.01737
17Derby County4212121868720.94436
18Rotherham United4213101961700.87136
19Charlton Athletic421392049530.92535
20Cardiff City421292161870.70133
21Northampton Town421262447840.56030
22Bury421162549830.59028

Third Division

Queens Park Rangers sealed promotion as runaway champions of the Third Division, and also won the League Cup to become the first team at this level to win a major trophy. They were joined in promotion by runners-up Middlesbrough, while Watford missed out on Second Division football by a single point.

Workington, Doncaster Rovers, Darlington and Swansea Town were relegated to the Fourth Division.

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Queens Park Rangers4626155103382.71167
2Middlesbrough462391487641.35955
3Watford4620141261461.32654
4Reading462291576571.33353
5Bristol Rovers4620131376671.13453
6Shrewsbury Town4620121477621.24252
7Torquay United462191673541.35251
8Swindon Town4620101681591.37350
9Mansfield Town462091784791.06349
10Oldham Athletic4619101780631.27048
11Gillingham4615161558620.93546
12Walsall4618101865720.90346
13Colchester United4617101976731.04144
14Orient4613181558680.85344
15Peterborough United4614151766710.93043
16Oxford United4615131861660.92443
17Grimsby Town461792061680.89743
18Scunthorpe United461782158730.79542
19Brighton & Hove Albion4613151861710.85941
20Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic4612171739570.68441
21Swansea Town4612151985890.95539
22Darlington4613112247810.58037
23Doncaster Rovers4612826581170.49632
24Workington461272755890.61831

Fourth Division

Stockport County clinched promotion to the Third Division as Fourth Division champions, and went upwards along with Southport, Barrow and Tranmere Rovers.

Luton Town recorded the lowest finish of their history by finishing 17th, less than a decade after being First Division members and FA Cup finalists.

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Stockport County462612869421.64364
2Southport4623131069421.64359
3Barrow4624111176541.40759
4Tranmere Rovers4622141066431.53558
5Crewe Alexandra4621121370551.27354
6Southend United462291570491.42953
7Wrexham4616201076621.22652
8Hartlepools United462271766641.03151
9Brentford4618131558561.03649
10Aldershot4618121672571.26348
11Bradford City4619101774621.19448
12Halifax Town4615141759680.86844
13Port Vale4614151755580.94843
14Exeter City4614151750600.83343
15Chesterfield461782160630.95242
16Barnsley4613151860640.93841
17Luton Town461692159730.80841
18Newport County4612161856630.88940
19Chester4615102154780.69240
20Notts County4613112253720.73637
21Rochdale4613112253750.70737
22York City4612112365790.82335
23Bradford Park Avenue4611132252790.65835
24Lincoln City469132458820.70731

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

References

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