1965–66 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1965–66 season
ManagerHarry Catterick
GroundGoodison Park
First Division11th
FA CupWinners
Inter-Cities Fairs CupSecond Round

During the 1965–66 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
9 Sheffield United 42 16 11 15 56 59 0.949 43
10 Stoke City 42 15 12 15 65 64 1.016 42
11 Everton 42 15 11 16 56 62 0.903 41 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
12 West Ham United 42 15 9 18 70 83 0.843 39
13 Blackpool 42 14 9 19 55 65 0.846 37
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Everton qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1965–66 FA Cup winners.

Results

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
21 August 1965 Northampton Town H 5–2
25 August 1965 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3
28 August 1965 Stoke City A 1–1
31 August 1965 Sheffield Wednesday H 5–1
4 September 1965 Burnley H 1–0
7 September 1965 West Bromwich Albion H 2–3
11 September 1965 Chelsea A 1–3
15 September 1965 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1
18 September 1965 Arsenal H 3–1
25 September 1965 Liverpool A 0–5
5 October 1965 Blackburn Rovers H 2–2
9 October 1965 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–1
16 October 1965 Fulham A 2–3
23 October 1965 Blackpool H 0–0
30 October 1965 Blackburn Rovers A 2–1
6 November 1965 Leicester City H 1–2
13 November 1965 Sheffield United A 0–2
20 November 1965 Leeds United H 0–0
27 November 1965 West Ham United A 0–3
4 December 1965 Sunderland H 2–0
11 December 1965 Aston Villa H 2–3
15 December 1965 Manchester United A 0–3
18 December 1965 Fulham H 2–0
27 December 1965 Nottingham Forest A 0–1
1 January 1966 Tottenham Forest A 2–2
8 January 1966 Aston Villa H 2–0
11 January 1966 West Ham United H 2–2
15 January 1966 Blackpool A 0–2
29 January 1966 Northampton Town A 2–0
5 February 1966 Stoke City H 2–1
19 February 1966 Burnley A 1–1
26 February 1966 Chelsea H 2–1
12 March 1966 Arsenal A 1–0
15 March 1966 Nottingham Forest H 3–0
19 March 1966 Liverpool H 0–0
8 April 1966 Newcastle United A 0–0
9 April 1966 Sheffield United H 1–3
11 April 1966 Newcastle United H 1–0
16 April 1966 Leeds United A 1–4
25 April 1966 Manchester United H 0–0
30 April 1966 Sunderland A 0–2
4 May 1966 Leicester City A 0–3

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FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 22 January 1966 Sunderland H 3–0
4 12 February 1966 Bedford Town A 3–0
5 5 March 1966 Coventry City H 3–0
6 26 March 1966 Manchester City A 0–0
6:R 29 March 1966 Manchester City H 0–0
6:2R 5 April 1966 Manchester City N 2–0
SF 23 April 1966 Manchester United N 1–0 Harvey
F 14 May 1966 Sheffield Wednesday N 3–2 100,000 Trebilcock (2), Temple

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Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
1:1 28 September 1965 West Germany FC Nürnberg A 1–1
1:2 12 October 1965 West Germany FC Nürnberg H 1–0
2:1 3 November 1965 Hungary Újpest Dózsa A 0–3
2:2 16 November 1965 Hungary Újpest Dózsa H 2–1

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Squad

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References