1966–67_Football_League_First_Division
1966–67 Football League First Division
1966–67 season of Football League First Division
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1966–67 season.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1966–67 |
|---|---|
| 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)[1] |
← 1965–66 1967–68 → | |
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Manchester United won the First 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 6–1 at Upton Park whilst their title challengers Nottingham Forest lost 2–1 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 2–0 at Stoke City whilst Aston Villa joined them on 6 May, after losing 4–2 at home against Everton with Southampton's win against Nottingham Forest confirming their relegation.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Blackpool (R) | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 76 | 0.539 | 21 |
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Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
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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 1966–67 FA Cup winners.
More information Home \ Away, ARS ...
| 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 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Aston Villa | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Blackpool | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Burnley | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–5 | |
| Everton | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 4–0 | |
| Fulham | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | |
| Leeds United | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Leicester City | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | |
| Liverpool | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Manchester City | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | |
| Manchester United | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 3–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Southampton | 2–1 | 6–2 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
| Stoke City | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sunderland | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| West Ham United | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
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Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ron Davies | Southampton | 37 |
| 2 |  Geoff Hurst | West Ham United | 29 |
| 3 | Jimmy Greaves | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 |
| 4 | Allan Clarke | Fulham | 24 |
| 5 |  Denis Law | Manchester United | 23 |
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- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.