1966–67 Football League

The Football League
Season 1966–67
Champions Manchester United

The 19661967 season was the 68th completed season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1966–67
Champions Manchester United (7th English title)
Relegated Aston Villa
Blackpool
1967–68 European Cup Manchester United
FA Cup winners
1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup
Tottenham Hotspur (5th FA Cup title)
1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Burnley
Leeds United
West Bromwich Albion
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1387 (3 per match)
Top goalscorer Ron Davies (Southampton), 37 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1Manchester United 4217405113786333284451.867+3960European Cup 1967–68
Winners
2 Nottingham Forest 4216414113768232864411.561+2356
3 Tottenham Hotspur 4215334421957272771481.479+2356

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1967–68
First round

4 Leeds United 4215424117777212562421.476+2055Participated in
1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
5 Liverpool 4212723617768283064471.362+1751
6 Everton 4211463922867262465461.413+1948
7 Arsenal 4211643220588262758471.234+1146
8 Leicester City 42124547286411314378711.099+744
9 Chelsea 427953329858343367621.081+544
10 Sheffield United 42115534225511183752590.881-742
11 Sheffield Wednesday 4297539195610172856471.191+941
12 Stoke City 42115540216213233763581.086+541
13 West Bromwich Albion 42111940285610374577731.055+439Participated in
1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
14 Burnley 42114643284512234866760.868–1039Participated in
1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
15 Manchester City 4289427254611162743520.827–939
16 West Ham United 4286740316213405380840.952–436
17 Sunderland 42123639262514194658720.806–1436
18 Fulham 4287649343513224971830.855–1234
19 Southampton 42103849414314255174920.804–1834
20 Newcastle United 4295724273414155439810.481–4233
21 Aston Villa 4275930334215245254850.635–3129
22 Blackpool 42151518365412234041760.539–3521

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

Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
1966–67 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BLPBURCHEEVEFULLEELEILIVMCIMUNNEWNOTSHUSHWSOUSTKSUNTOTWBAWHU
Arsenal 10 11 00 21 31 10 01 24 11 10 11 20 11 20 11 41 31 20 02 23 21
Aston Villa 01 32 01 26 24 11 30 01 23 30 21 11 11 00 01 01 21 21 33 32 02
Blackpool 03 02 02 02 01 01 02 11 12 01 12 60 11 01 11 23 01 11 22 13 14
Burnley 14 42 10 12 11 30 11 52 10 23 11 02 02 40 20 41 02 10 22 51 42
Chelsea 31 31 02 13 11 00 22 22 12 00 13 21 21 11 00 41 10 11 30 02 55
Everton 00 31 01 11 31 32 20 20 31 11 12 11 01 41 21 01 01 41 01 54 40
Fulham 00 51 22 00 13 01 22 42 22 41 22 51 23 01 12 31 41 31 34 22 42
Leeds United 31 02 11 31 10 11 31 31 21 00 31 50 11 20 10 01 30 21 32 21 21
Leicester City 21 50 30 51 32 22 02 00 21 21 12 42 30 22 01 11 42 12 01 21 54
Liverpool 00 10 13 20 21 00 22 50 32 32 00 31 40 10 11 21 21 22 00 01 20
Manchester City 11 11 10 10 14 10 30 21 13 21 11 11 11 11 00 11 31 10 12 22 14
Manchester United 10 31 40 41 11 30 21 00 52 22 10 32 10 20 20 30 00 50 10 53 30
Newcastle United 21 03 21 11 22 03 11 12 10 02 20 00 00 10 31 31 31 03 02 13 10
Nottingham Forest 21 30 20 41 00 10 21 10 10 11 20 41 30 31 11 31 12 31 11 21 10
Sheffield United 11 33 11 11 30 00 40 14 01 01 10 21 01 12 10 20 21 20 21 43 31
Sheffield Wednesday 11 20 30 70 61 12 11 00 11 01 10 22 00 02 22 41 13 50 10 10 02
Southampton 21 62 15 40 03 13 42 02 44 12 11 12 20 21 23 42 32 31 01 22 62
Stoke City 22 61 20 43 11 21 12 00 31 20 01 30 01 12 30 02 32 30 20 11 11
Sunderland 13 21 40 43 20 02 31 02 23 22 10 00 30 10 41 20 20 21 01 22 24
Tottenham Hotspur 31 01 13 20 11 20 42 31 20 21 11 21 40 21 20 21 53 20 10 00 34
West Bromwich Albion 01 21 31 12 01 10 51 20 10 21 03 34 61 12 12 12 32 01 22 30 31
West Ham United 22 21 40 32 12 23 61 01 01 11 11 16 30 31 02 30 22 11 22 02 30

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1966–1967

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1966–67
Champions Coventry City (1st title)
Promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers
Relegated Bury,
Northampton Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1361 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer Bobby Gould (Coventry City), 24 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1Coventry City 42173146166105282774431.721+3159
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42154253201047352888481.833+4058
3 Carlisle United 42153342168310293871541.315+1752
4 Blackburn Rovers 4213623311678233556461.217+1051
5 Ipswich Town 4211824525687252970541.296+1650
6 Huddersfield Town 4214343617669222958461.261+1249
7 Crystal Palace 42144342235610193261551.109+648
8 Millwall 42145233174413164149580.845–945
9 Bolton Wanderers 42107436194710283964581.103+642
10 Birmingham City 42115542235313284370661.061+440
11 Norwich City 42107431213711183449550.891–640
12 Hull City 42115546255214314777721.069+539
13 Preston North End 42143444232415214465670.970–239
14 Portsmouth 427593437687253359700.843–1139
15 Bristol City 42108338222613184056620.903–638
16 Plymouth Argyle 42124542212514173759581.017+137
17 Derby County 4286740324611284068720.944–436
18 Rotherham United 42105639283513224261700.871–936
19 Charlton Athletic 42114634162514153749530.925–435
20 Cardiff City 4297543283216185961870.701–2633

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1967–68
First round
[nb 1]

21 Northampton Town 4286728334017195147840.560–3730
22 Bury 4293931302316185349830.590–3428

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

  1. Cardiff City qualified for European Cup Winners' Cup First round as Welsh Cup winners. They remained in the 2nd division.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Relegated

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BIR BLB BOLBRIBRYCARCRLCHACOVCRYDERHUDHULIPSMILNORNORPLYPORPNEROTWOL
Birmingham City 11 22 40 13 12 12 40 11 31 20 01 21 22 20 30 21 00 30 31 23 32
Blackburn Rovers 10 00 10 21 41 20 21 01 21 00 20 41 12 10 30 00 30 22 20 11 00
Bolton Wanderers 31 01 00 31 31 30 21 11 00 31 10 21 11 50 12 11 12 01 42 22 00
Bristol City 31 22 11 33 12 30 40 22 01 41 11 21 11 11 10 10 10 33 20 12 10
Bury 02 12 21 21 20 02 21 01 11 22 00 32 12 01 12 20 10 13 34 52 21
Cardiff City 30 11 25 51 30 42 41 11 12 11 11 24 02 11 42 20 41 00 40 00 03
Carlisle United 20 12 61 21 20 30 10 21 30 00 21 20 21 21 20 10 00 51 11 23 13
Charlton Athletic 10 00 01 50 40 50 10 12 11 31 12 13 21 00 30 00 10 02 20 20 13
Coventry City 11 20 11 10 30 32 21 10 12 22 10 10 50 31 20 21 10 51 21 42 31
Crystal Palace 21 21 32 21 31 31 42 10 11 21 11 41 02 12 51 00 21 02 10 11 41
Derby County 12 23 22 20 31 11 01 02 12 20 43 23 22 51 43 11 11 00 51 20 03
Huddersfield Town 31 31 21 20 42 31 11 41 31 02 10 10 10 20 02 01 11 11 10 30 01
Hull City 02 23 11 02 20 10 12 22 22 61 13 20 11 20 61 50 42 20 22 10 31
Ipswich Town 32 11 22 00 20 00 12 00 11 20 43 30 54 41 61 02 11 42 00 32 31
Millwall 31 11 20 32 20 10 21 00 10 11 32 13 21 10 10 21 12 11 20 20 11
Northampton Town 21 21 21 21 00 20 33 11 00 10 02 01 22 11 12 12 21 24 15 31 04
Norwich City 33 01 10 10 20 32 20 11 11 43 41 00 02 12 11 10 31 00 11 10 12
Plymouth Argyle 11 40 20 12 41 71 12 21 42 10 12 23 31 11 31 10 22 00 10 10 01
Portsmouth 45 11 21 11 12 12 21 12 02 11 03 11 01 42 01 32 33 21 20 32 23
Preston North End 30 30 13 22 22 40 23 21 32 10 20 12 42 20 21 21 31 20 10 11 12
Rotherham United 32 21 01 33 30 41 23 20 11 01 00 42 11 02 31 12 21 42 01 21 22
Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 40 52 11 41 71 11 10 13 11 53 10 40 00 20 10 41 21 31 32 20

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1966–1967

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season 1966–67
Champions Queens Park Rangers (1st title)
Promoted Middlesbrough
Relegated Darlington,
Doncaster Rovers,
Swansea Town,
Workington
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1646 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorer Rodney Marsh (Queens Park Rangers), 30 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1Queens Park Rangers 461841661581143723103382.711+6567Winners of the League Cup
2 Middlesbrough 46163451207610364487641.359+2355
3 Watford 4615533917599222961461.326+1554
4 Reading 46137345209212313776571.333+1953
5 Bristol Rovers 46138247287511293976671.134+953
6 Shrewsbury Town 46155348245711293877621.242+1552
7 Torquay United 46173357204613163473541.352+1951
8 Swindon Town 46145453216512283881591.373+2250
9 Mansfield Town 46124748378510364284791.063+549
10 Oldham Athletic 46154451164613294780631.270+1748
11 Gillingham 46119336184712224458620.935–446
12 Walsall 46128337166215285665720.903–746
13 Colchester United 46143652303713244376731.041+344
14 Orient 46109436273911224158680.853–1044
15 Peterborough United 461247403121110264066710.930–543
16 Oxford United 46108541295513203761660.924–543
17 Grimsby Town 46135546234415154561680.897–743
18 Scunthorpe United 46134639264415194758730.795–1542
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 46108537273713244461710.859–1041
20 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46810524244712153339570.684–1841
21 Swansea Town 4699550303614355985890.955–439
22 Darlington 4687826285414215347810.580–3437
23 Doncaster Rovers 461166404012201877581170.496–5932
24 Workington 46931135353416205455890.618–3431

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

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
League Cup Winners, see Queens Park Rangers
Relegated

Third Division results

Home ╲ Away BOU BHA BROCOLDARDONGILGRIMANMIDOLDORIOXFPETQPRREASCUSHRSWASWITORWALWATWRK
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 21 00 11 11 41 10 00 13 11 21 10 00 11 13 22 00 03 10 14 10 30 00 02
Brighton & Hove Albion 03 32 11 50 00 22 02 10 11 20 10 20 52 22 01 22 21 32 22 01 23 10 00
Bristol Rovers 11 22 41 30 42 41 00 44 22 21 10 21 11 21 21 11 10 33 30 10 42 03 01
Colchester United 20 32 31 23 50 00 40 30 23 32 22 12 14 13 20 01 31 31 21 10 51 21 22
Darlington 12 31 03 04 32 11 10 11 03 23 00 12 50 00 01 21 11 10 21 00 01 10 11
Doncaster Rovers 11 11 32 14 04 23 32 46 04 11 22 21 31 11 02 30 21 41 10 21 21 00 21
Gillingham 00 20 10 21 12 31 20 52 51 10 00 31 22 22 02 01 11 00 10 00 00 41 11
Grimsby Town 10 23 00 00 41 41 40 12 21 10 12 10 11 11 20 71 11 21 34 10 31 02 41
Mansfield Town 10 21 20 20 22 31 41 40 45 24 11 11 00 17 42 31 01 12 13 42 41 21 01
Middlesbrough 31 10 12 40 40 20 11 01 10 02 31 41 21 22 22 21 10 41 40 40 02 30 32
Oldham Athletic 11 41 30 40 40 10 21 01 00 01 31 11 10 01 13 20 41 41 10 50 62 11 30
Orient 10 32 02 33 12 41 01 11 42 20 22 21 11 00 32 31 22 10 00 00 02 11 21
Oxford United 11 12 41 11 32 61 11 31 21 11 31 00 03 21 13 21 21 23 00 22 12 00 30
Peterborough United 20 21 11 21 20 33 20 21 31 12 31 02 23 02 21 10 02 44 12 01 21 22 30
Queens Park Rangers 40 30 30 21 40 60 20 51 00 40 01 41 31 00 21 51 22 42 31 21 00 41 41
Reading 00 11 12 23 10 40 21 60 22 00 21 10 12 22 22 40 20 20 21 21 31 11 20
Scunthorpe United 01 01 31 31 20 21 12 00 21 32 11 22 22 10 02 02 20 43 12 31 20 10 41
Shrewsbury Town 41 00 34 21 30 21 31 01 10 10 31 61 10 11 00 10 43 22 31 32 12 11 31
Swansea Town 01 11 22 10 11 60 11 20 01 44 30 20 01 33 13 52 01 52 22 00 41 22 52
Swindon Town 10 11 01 11 40 01 20 31 31 41 63 51 30 41 11 01 21 22 40 00 32 12 30
Torquay United 32 50 21 50 20 40 41 31 12 21 40 11 10 10 11 30 11 02 24 10 52 10 51
Walsall 30 21 11 10 11 40 30 10 12 21 11 11 20 11 20 31 20 22 11 11 01 01 20
Watford 30 11 31 00 20 41 11 31 01 20 22 13 20 31 10 10 01 10 11 20 21 21 21
Workington 00 21 02 10 12 31 13 21 24 12 11 31 00 10 02 12 10 23 63 13 12 40 12

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1966–1967

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season 1966–67
Champions Stockport County (1st title)
Promoted Barrow,
Southport,
Tranmere Rovers
Failed re-election none
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1500 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorer Ernie Phythian (Hartlepools United), 23 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Stockport County 46165241181076282469421.643+2764
2 Southport 46192247154118222769421.643+2759
3 Barrow 46128335181238413676541.407+2259
4 Tranmere Rovers 4614634220887242366431.535+2358
5 Crewe Alexandra 4614544226779282970551.273+1554
6 Southend United 46155344127412263770491.429+2153
7 Wrexham 461112046205810304276621.226+1452
8 Hartlepools United 46153544297412223566641.031+251
9 Brentford 46137336195612223758561.036+249
10 Aldershot 46144548194811243872571.263+1548
11 Bradford City 46134648316611263174621.194+1248
12 Halifax Town 461011237275315224159680.868–944
13 Port Vale 4697733275810223155580.948–343
14 Exeter City 46116630243911203650600.833–1043
15 Chesterfield 46136433164217274760630.952–342
16 Barnsley 4687830285810303660640.938–441
17 Luton Town 46155347231418125059730.808–1441
18 Newport County 4699535233713214056630.889–740
19 Chester 46851024327511304654780.692–2440
20 Notts County 46107631253416224753720.736–1937
21 Rochdale 46104930273713234853750.707–2237
22 York City 46115745311616204865790.823–1435
23 Bradford Park Avenue 46761030344712224552790.658–2735
24 Lincoln City 4678839392516194358820.707–2431

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

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Fourth Division results

Home ╲ Away ALD BAR BRWBRABPABRECHRCHFCREEXEHALHARLINLUTNPCNTCPTVROCSTDSOUSTPTRAWREYOR
Aldershot 32 01 03 12 31 30 40 10 10 01 11 10 41 50 41 01 40 52 41 11 11 20 00
Barnsley 11 23 11 20 01 12 03 10 21 41 12 21 21 11 00 10 31 12 00 12 22 22 01
Barrow 11 20 01 10 10 11 21 32 50 10 23 21 30 10 01 22 20 10 22 11 00 11 11
Bradford City 41 11 52 23 20 23 31 03 11 12 30 21 21 12 31 20 41 21 33 01 10 33 10
Bradford Park Avenue 11 13 01 20 22 23 20 14 22 10 12 21 00 31 41 11 03 12 00 01 23 13 10
Brentford 10 31 03 20 11 40 10 02 31 10 12 22 10 11 10 20 40 11 21 21 11 11 11
Chester 00 10 11 10 03 12 21 03 02 02 10 01 00 42 12 13 32 11 21 11 01 13 31
Chesterfield 11 10 12 01 41 30 02 00 10 11 10 31 00 01 11 21 00 21 21 21 31 40 10
Crewe Alexandra 21 22 32 10 13 10 31 21 22 11 12 30 31 32 41 10 21 10 11 11 12 12 20
Exeter City 11 03 12 22 41 10 20 11 20 32 10 10 21 00 10 01 00 01 00 03 14 41 31
Halifax Town 22 11 14 22 00 32 21 10 10 00 21 00 11 22 52 22 11 22 20 01 21 31 21
Hartlepool United 32 11 21 10 20 22 32 32 12 31 13 50 21 01 21 21 21 12 11 10 02 21 42
Lincoln City 04 01 21 14 22 31 23 21 11 11 33 30 81 22 21 01 02 22 04 01 20 11 22
Luton Town 40 11 31 00 22 30 10 32 21 40 20 02 21 31 25 11 31 10 00 03 20 31 51
Newport County 12 20 01 11 00 11 23 41 21 32 30 02 00 20 10 11 22 30 00 11 12 11 42
Notts County 30 03 22 13 21 32 30 02 11 01 21 00 21 12 21 00 20 10 01 22 00 22 20
Port Vale 02 31 21 32 00 13 11 23 11 20 01 00 22 10 20 00 50 13 21 02 11 02 41
Rochdale 21 11 13 01 10 13 01 21 01 10 30 32 10 30 20 11 12 12 11 10 12 13 22
Southend 40 30 13 21 40 30 51 41 11 00 10 20 30 20 10 10 41 00 01 01 00 11 21
Southport 10 30 41 21 10 20 43 12 41 11 20 31 21 41 10 21 00 12 10 40 10 10 20
Stockport County 10 21 21 10 40 12 11 31 11 10 21 20 45 10 00 20 11 22 41 10 10 10 31
Tranmere 22 33 12 31 22 00 00 10 50 11 10 20 10 10 21 30 21 31 12 12 30 21 21
Wrexham 20 22 11 11 60 00 31 32 11 00 40 41 00 20 22 32 21 42 20 11 22 00 11
York City 12 03 12 41 31 00 11 11 02 24 43 11 31 51 21 41 31 11 21 20 12 01 40

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fourth Division maps

Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1966–1967

See also

References

  1. "England 1966-67". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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