Season archive
1965-66 season
Div 1 (1) — finished 2. Manager: Don Revie.
Season summary
Division
Div 1 (1)
Position
2
Played
42
W-D-L
23-9-10
Goals
79-38
Points
55
Manager: Don Revie
Cups: FA Cup: R4 · League Cup: R3 · Europe: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Squad & statistics
Match results (57)
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 65 | Football League First Division | Home | Sunderland | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Aug 65 | Football League First Division | Away | Aston Villa | 2–0 | W |
| 28 Aug 65 | Football League First Division | Away | West Ham United | 1–2 | L |
| 01 Sept 65 | Football League First Division | Home | Aston Villa | 2–0 | W |
| 04 Sept 65 | Football League First Division | Home | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | W |
| 08 Sept 65 | Football League First Division | Away | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | L |
| 11 Sept 65 | Football League First Division | Home | Sheffield United | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Sept 65 | Football League First Division | Home | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | W |
| 18 Sept 65 | Football League First Division | Away | Leicester City | 3–3 | D |
| 22 Sept 65 | League Cup | Home | Hartlepool United | 4–2 | W |
| 25 Sept 65 | Football League First Division | Home | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | W |
| 29 Sept 65 | Europa League | Home | Torino | 2–1 | W |
| 06 Oct 65 | Europa League | Away | Torino | 0–0 | D |
| 09 Oct 65 | Football League First Division | Away | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | D |
| 13 Oct 65 | League Cup | Home | West Bromwich Albion | 2–4 | L |
| 16 Oct 65 | Football League First Division | Home | Northampton Town | 6–1 | W |
| 23 Oct 65 | Football League First Division | Away | Stoke City | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Oct 65 | Football League First Division | Home | Burnley | 1–1 | D |
| 06 Nov 65 | Football League First Division | Away | Chelsea | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Nov 65 | Football League First Division | Home | Arsenal | 2–0 | W |
| 20 Nov 65 | Football League First Division | Away | Everton | 0–0 | D |
| 24 Nov 65 | Europa League | Away | SC Leipzig | 2–1 | W |
| 01 Dec 65 | Europa League | Home | SC Leipzig | 0–0 | D |
| 11 Dec 65 | Football League First Division | Home | West Bromwich Albion | 4–0 | W |
| 27 Dec 65 | Football League First Division | Away | Liverpool | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Dec 65 | Football League First Division | Home | Liverpool | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Jan 66 | Football League First Division | Home | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | W |
| 08 Jan 66 | Football League First Division | Away | West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | W |
| 12 Jan 66 | Football League First Division | Home | Manchester United | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Jan 66 | Football League First Division | Home | Stoke City | 2–2 | D |
| 22 Jan 66 | FA Cup | Home | Bury | 6–0 | W |
| 29 Jan 66 | Football League First Division | Away | Sunderland | 0–2 | L |
| 02 Feb 66 | Europa League | Home | Valencia CF | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Feb 66 | Football League First Division | Home | West Ham United | 5–0 | W |
| 12 Feb 66 | FA Cup | Away | Chelsea | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Feb 66 | Europa League | Away | Valencia CF | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Feb 66 | Football League First Division | Away | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | W |
| 26 Feb 66 | Football League First Division | Away | Sheffield United | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Mar 66 | Europa League | Home | Újpest | 4–1 | W |
| 05 Mar 66 | Football League First Division | Away | Northampton Town | 1–2 | L |
| 09 Mar 66 | Europa League | Away | Újpest | 1–1 | D |
| 12 Mar 66 | Football League First Division | Home | Leicester City | 3–2 | W |
| 19 Mar 66 | Football League First Division | Away | Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 | W |
| 26 Mar 66 | Football League First Division | Home | Blackpool | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Mar 66 | Football League First Division | Away | Blackpool | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Apr 66 | Football League First Division | Home | Chelsea | 2–0 | W |
| 08 Apr 66 | Football League First Division | Away | Fulham | 3–1 | W |
| 12 Apr 66 | Football League First Division | Home | Fulham | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Apr 66 | Football League First Division | Home | Everton | 4–1 | W |
| 20 Apr 66 | Europa League | Away | Zaragoza | 0–1 | L |
| 27 Apr 66 | Europa League | Home | Zaragoza | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Apr 66 | Football League First Division | Home | Newcastle United | 3–0 | W |
| 05 May 66 | Football League First Division | Away | Arsenal | 3–0 | W |
| 07 May 66 | Football League First Division | Away | Burnley | 1–0 | W |
| 11 May 66 | Europa League | Home | Zaragoza | 1–3 | L |
| 16 May 66 | Football League First Division | Away | Newcastle United | 0–2 | L |
| 19 May 66 | Football League First Division | Away | Manchester United | 1–1 | D |