1965–66 season | |||
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Manager | Bill Shankly | ||
First Division | Champions | ||
Cup Winners' Cup | Runners-up | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
FA Charity Shield | Title shared | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Roger Hunt (29) All: Roger Hunt (32) | ||
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The 1965–66 season was Liverpool Football Club's74th season in existence and their fourth consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool F.C. won its seventh league title, tying Arsenal's record, with a six-point cushion to Leeds and Burnley. Roger Hunt scored 29 league goals, which earned him a place in the England squad for the World Cup, where he became the first player to win the World Cup representing Liverpool. It was not until 44 years later that Fernando Torres played an active part in the Spanish team winning the World Cup as a Liverpool player.
The season also saw Liverpool reaching its first European final, that of the Cup Winners Cup, losing 2-1 to West German side Borussia DortmundatHampden ParkinGlasgow, a severe blow to manager Bill Shankly, who had hoped to win his first European trophy in his native Scotland.
The club permanently adopted an all red strip at the start of this season.[1]
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 79 | 34 | 2.324 | 61 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 38 | 2.079 | 55 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round |
3 | Burnley | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 47 | 1.681 | 55 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
4 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 84 | 59 | 1.424 | 51 | |
5 | Chelsea | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 1.226 | 51 |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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21-Aug-65 | Leicester City | A | 3–1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() |
29,696 | Report | Report |
25-Aug-65 | Sheffield United | H | 0–1 | 47,259 | Report | Report | |
01-Sep-65 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 20,798 | Report | Report | |
04-Sep-65 | Blackpool | A | 3–2 | Hunt ![]() ![]() |
25,616 | Report | Report |
06-Sep-65 | West Ham United | A | 5–1 | Milne ![]() ![]() ![]() |
32,144 | Report | Report |
11-Sep-65 | Fulham | H | 2–1 | Lawler ![]() ![]() |
46,382 | Report | Report |
15-Sep-65 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | Strong ![]() |
44,397 | Report | Report |
18-Sep-65 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | Strong ![]() |
46,770 | Report | Report |
25-Sep-65 | Everton | H | 5–0 | Smith ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
53,557 | Report | Report |
02-Oct-65 | Aston Villa | H | 3–1 | Thompson ![]() ![]() |
43,859 | Report | Report |
09-Oct-65 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 | 58,161 | Report | Report | |
16-Oct-65 | Newcastle United | H | 2–0 | Hunt ![]() ![]() |
47,984 | Report | Report |
23-Oct-65 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–3 | 30,000 | Report | Report | |
30-Oct-65 | Nottingham Forest | H | 4–0 | Stevenson ![]() ![]() ![]() |
38,420 | Report | Report |
06-Nov-65 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–0 | Hunt ![]() ![]() |
24,456 | Report | Report |
13-Nov-65 | Northampton Town | H | 5–0 | St. John ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
41,904 | Report | Report |
17-Nov-65 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 5–2 | Stevenson ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
36,450 | Report | Report |
20-Nov-65 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 28,622 | Report | Report | |
27-Nov-65 | Burnley | H | 2–1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() |
50,282 | Report | Report |
04-Dec-65 | Chelsea | A | 1–0 | Hunt ![]() |
36,839 | Report | Report |
11-Dec-65 | Arsenal | H | 4–2 | Thompson ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
43,727 | Report | Report |
18-Dec-65 | Newcastle United | A | 0–0 | 42,910 | Report | Report | |
27-Dec-65 | Leeds United | H | 0–1 | 53,430 | Report | Report | |
28-Dec-65 | Leeds United | A | 1–0 | Milne ![]() |
49,192 | Report | Report |
01-Jan-66 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | Smith ![]() ![]() |
53,970 | Report | Report |
08-Jan-66 | Arsenal | A | 1–0 | Yeats ![]() |
43,917 | Report | Report |
15-Jan-66 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–2 | Milne ![]() ![]() |
46,687 | Report | Report |
29-Jan-66 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | Lawler ![]() |
45,409 | Report | Report |
05-Feb-66 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 4–1 | Lawler ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30,414 | Report | Report |
12-Feb-66 | Sunderland | H | 4–0 | Hunt ![]() ![]() |
43,859 | Report | Report |
19-Feb-66 | Blackpool | H | 4–1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() ![]() |
45,046 | Report | Report |
26-Feb-66 | Fulham | A | 0–2 | 31,626 | Report | Report | |
12-Mar-66 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–0 | Own Goal ![]() |
50,760 | Report | Report |
19-Mar-66 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 62,537 | Report | Report | |
26-Mar-66 | Aston Villa | A | 3–0 | Hunt ![]() ![]() |
23,625 | Report | Report |
06-Apr-66 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | Stevenson ![]() |
44,792 | Report | Report |
09-Apr-66 | Northampton Town | A | 0–0 | 20,029 | Report | Report | |
11-Apr-66 | Sunderland | A | 2–2 | Lawler ![]() |
38,355 | Report | Report |
16-Apr-66 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | Strong ![]() ![]() |
41,106 | Report | Report |
23-Apr-66 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 36,741 | Report | Report | |
30-Apr-66 | Chelsea | H | 2–1 | Hunt ![]() |
53,754 | Report | Report |
10-May-66 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | Milne ![]() |
22,105 | Report | Report |
Manchester United | 2–2 | Liverpool |
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Best ![]() Herd ![]() |
Report Report |
Stevenson ![]() Yeats ![]() |
Attendance: 48,502
Referee: Jim Finney
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Match rules
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Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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22-Jan-66 | Chelsea | H | 1–2 | Hunt ![]() |
54,097 | Report | Report |
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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29-Sep-65 | Juventus | A | 0–1 | 9,242 | Report | Report | |
13-Oct-65 | Juventus | H | 2–0 | Lawler ![]() ![]() |
51,055 | Report | Report |
01-Dec-65 | Standard Liège | H | 3–1 | Lawler ![]() ![]() |
46,112 | Report | Report |
15-Dec-65 | Standard Liège | A | 2–1 | Hunt ![]() ![]() |
29,534 | Report | Report |
01-Mar-66 | Honvéd | A | 0–0 | 16,163 | Report | Report | |
08-Mar-66 | Honvéd | H | 2–0 | Lawler ![]() ![]() |
54,631 | Report | Report |
14-Apr-66 | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 76,446 | Report | Report | |
19-Apr-66 | Celtic | H | 2–0 | Smith ![]() ![]() |
54,208 | Report | Report |
Final
Borussia Dortmund ![]() | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Held ![]() Libuda ![]() |
Report Report |
Hunt ![]() |
Attendance: 41,657
Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)
Borussia Dortmund |
Liverpool |
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