Season | 1966β67 |
---|---|
Champions | Manchester United 7th English title |
Relegated | Aston Villa Blackpool |
European Cup | Manchester United |
European Cup Winners' Cup | Tottenham Hotspur |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Nottingham Forest Leeds United Liverpool |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,387 (3 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ron Davies (37 goals) |
β 1965β66 1967β68 β |
Statistics of Football League First Division in the: 1966β67 season.
Overviewβ»
Manchester United won theββFirst 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 6β1 at Upton Park whilst their title challengers Nottingham Forest lost 2β1 at Southampton. This would be, "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 2β0 at Stoke City whilst Aston Villa joined them on 6 May, after losing 4β2 at home against Everton with Southampton's win against Nottingham Forest confirming their relegation.
League standingsβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United (C) | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 84 | 45 | 1.867 | 60 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 64 | 41 | 1.561 | 56 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 71 | 48 | 1.479 | 56 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
4 | Leeds United | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 62 | 42 | 1.476 | 55 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
5 | Liverpool | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 47 | 1.362 | 51 | |
6 | Everton | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 65 | 46 | 1.413 | 48 | |
7 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 58 | 47 | 1.234 | 46 | |
8 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 78 | 71 | 1.099 | 44 | |
9 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 67 | 62 | 1.081 | 44 | |
10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 59 | 0.881 | 42 | |
11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 56 | 47 | 1.191 | 41 | |
12 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 63 | 58 | 1.086 | 41 | |
13 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 77 | 73 | 1.055 | 39 | |
14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 76 | 0.868 | 39 | |
15 | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 52 | 0.827 | 39 | |
16 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 80 | 84 | 0.952 | 36 | |
17 | Sunderland | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 72 | 0.806 | 36 | |
18 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 71 | 83 | 0.855 | 34 | |
19 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 74 | 92 | 0.804 | 34 | |
20 | Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 81 | 0.481 | 33 | |
21 | Aston Villa (R) | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 85 | 0.635 | 29 | Relegationββto the Second Division |
22 | Blackpool (R) | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 76 | 0.539 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1966β67 FA Cup winners.
Resultsβ»
Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BLP | BUR | CHE | EVE | FUL | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | NEW | NOT | SHU | SHW | SOU | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU |
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Arsenal | 1β0 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β1 | |
Aston Villa | 0β1 | 3β2 | 0β1 | 2β6 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 0β1 | 2β3 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 0β2 | |
Blackpool | 0β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β4 | |
Burnley | 1β4 | 4β2 | 1β0 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 1β1 | 5β2 | 1β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 0β2 | 1β0 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 4β2 | |
Chelsea | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 0β0 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 4β1 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 0β2 | 5β5 | |
Everton | 0β0 | 3β1 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 4β1 | 2β1 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 4β1 | 0β1 | 5β4 | 4β0 | |
Fulham | 0β0 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 1β3 | 0β1 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 4β2 | |
Leeds United | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 3β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 0β1 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 3β2 | 2β1 | 2β1 | |
Leicester City | 2β1 | 5β0 | 3β0 | 5β1 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β0 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 4β2 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β2 | 0β1 | 2β1 | 5β4 | |
Liverpool | 0β0 | 1β0 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 2β2 | 5β0 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 0β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 2β0 | |
Manchester City | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 1β4 | 1β0 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β0 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 1β4 | |
Manchester United | 1β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β1 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 2β1 | 0β0 | 5β2 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 3β2 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 0β0 | 5β0 | 1β0 | 5β3 | 3β0 | |
Newcastle United | 2β1 | 0β3 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β0 | |
Nottingham Forest | 2β1 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 1β0 | |
Sheffield United | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β0 | 0β0 | 4β0 | 1β4 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 1β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β0 | 7β0 | 6β1 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 2β2 | 0β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 1β3 | 5β0 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 0β2 | |
Southampton | 2β1 | 6β2 | 1β5 | 4β0 | 0β3 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 4β4 | 1β2 | 1β1 | 1β2 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 0β1 | 2β2 | 6β2 | |
Stoke City | 2β2 | 6β1 | 2β0 | 4β3 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 1β2 | 0β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 0β1 | 3β0 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 3β0 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | |
Sunderland | 1β3 | 2β1 | 4β0 | 4β3 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 3β0 | 1β0 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 0β1 | 2β2 | 2β4 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3β1 | 0β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 1β1 | 2β1 | 4β0 | 2β1 | 2β0 | 2β1 | 5β3 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 0β0 | 3β4 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 0β1 | 2β1 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 0β1 | 1β0 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β0 | 2β1 | 0β3 | 3β4 | 6β1 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 1β2 | 3β2 | 0β1 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 3β1 | |
West Ham United | 2β2 | 2β1 | 4β0 | 3β2 | 1β2 | 2β3 | 6β1 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β6 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorersβ»
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Southampton | 37 |
2 | ![]() |
West Ham United | 29 |
3 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 25 |
4 | ![]() |
Fulham | 24 |
5 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 23 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.