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There were debuts for Willie Hamilton (49) and Tony Scott (50).^[1]

Football League First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
14	Arsenal	42	12	13	17	62	75	0.827	37
15	Newcastle United	42	14	9	19	50	63	0.794	37
16	Aston Villa	42	15	6	21	69	80	0.863	36
17	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	8	20	56	66	0.848	36
18	Nottingham Forest	42	14	8	20	56	72	0.778	36

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

4 Sep 1965: Villa, bottom of the table with a single point, pick up their first win, 0–2 away to Blackburn.^[2]

19 Mar 1966: Tony Hateley scores four second-half goals as Villa came from 5–1 down to draw 5–5 with Tottenham Hotspur.^[3]^[4]

9 May 1966: Villa are trounced 1–6 away to Manchester United.^[5]

Win	Draw	Loss

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result ^[6]
21 Aug	Sheffield United	a	0-1
23 Aug	Leeds United	h	0-2
28 Aug	Leicester City	h	2-2
1 Sep	Leeds United	a	0-2
4 Sep	Blackburn Rovers	a	2-0
6 Sep	Sunderland	h	3-1
11 Sep	Blackpool	h	3-0
15 Sep	Sunderland	a	0-2
18 Sep	Fulham	a	6-3
21 Sep	Swansea Town (LC R2)	a	3-2
25 Sep	Tottenham Hotspur	h	3-2
2 Oct	Liverpool	a	1-3
9 Oct	Newcastle United	a	0-1
13 Oct	Sunderland (LC R3)	a	2-1
16 Oct	West Bromwich Albion)	h	1-1
23 Oct	Nottingham Forest	a	2-1
30 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday	h	2-0
3 Nov	Fulham (LC R4)	a	1-1
6 Nov	Northampton Town	a	1-2
8 Nov	Fulham (LC R4 Replay)	h	2-0
13 Nov	Stoke City	h	0-1
17 Nov	West Bromwich Albion (LC QF)	a	1-3
20 Nov	Burnley	a	1-3
27 Nov	Chelsea	h	2-4
4 Dec	Arsenal	a	3-3
11 Dec	Everton	h	3-2
1 Jan	Newcastle United	h	4-2
8 Jan	Everton	a	0-2
15 Jan	Nottingham Forest	h	3-0
22 Jan	Leicester City (FAC R3)	h	1-2
29 Jan	Sheffield United	h	0-2
5 Feb	Leicester City	a	1-2
7 Feb	West Ham United	h	1-2
11 Feb	West Bromwich Albion	a	2-2
19 Feb	Blackburn Rovers	h	3-1
26 Feb	Blackpool	a	1-0
5 Mar	West Ham United	a	2-4
12 Mar	Fulham	h	2-5
19 Mar	Tottenham Hotspur	a	5-5
26 Mar	Liverpool	h	0-3
2 Apr	Northampton Town	h	1-2
6 Apr	Manchester United	h	1-1
9 Apr	Stoke City	a	0-2
16 Apr	Burnley	h	2-1
27 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday	a	0-2
30 Apr	Arsenal	h	3-0
9 May	Manchester United	a	1-6
16 May	Chelsea	a	2-0

^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ Early Plague Of Injuries, The Times, 4 September 1965, Issue 56418
^ "Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, 19 March 1966". 11V11.Com. www.11v11.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ "Great Games: Tottenham Hotspur 5 Aston Villa 5 - March 19, 1966". Birmingham Mail. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ Southampton Find Haven At Long Last, 10 May 1966, The Times
^ AVFC History: 1965-66 season

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