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Football League Division One: 
  
Aston Villa 1 Northampton Town 2
 Villa Park, Birmingham (10,431)
 Hamilton 13 ~ Mackin 48, Moore 62
          
Fulham 2 West Bromwich Albion 1
 Craven Cottage, Fulham (20,426)
 Haynes 5, Campbell OG 23 ~ Astle 22
Fulham were without George Cohen
          
Sunderland 2 Stoke City 0
 Roker Park, Sunderland (20,108)
 O'Hare 2, Mulhall 28 (pen)
   
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Nottingham Forest 3
 White Hart Lane, Tottenham (27,593)
 Robertson 43, Clayton 88 ~ Stainwright 5, Kear 12, Hoy OG 14

West Ham United 1 Burnley 1
 Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (17,665)
 Brabrook 60 ~ Irvine 75
West Ham were without Geoff Hurst & Bobby Moore
     Matches postponed due to more than one player on international duty:
  Blackburn Rovers vs. Manchester United
Blackburn were without Keith Newton
United were without Bobby Charlton, John Connelly, Nobby Stiles & Denis Law
  
  Leeds United vs. Chelsea
Leeds were without Jack Charlton, Norman Hunter & Billy Bremner
   Four other matches were postponed because of snow:
Blackpool vs. Newcastle United
(Blackpool were without Alan Ball)
Leicester City vs. Everton
(Leicester were without Gordon Banks)
Liverpool vs. Sheffield Wednesday
(Liverpool were without Roger Hunt)
Sheffield United vs. Arsenal		  
A Johnny Haynes-inspired Fulham (without George Cohen) won their fifth game in succession, after losing eleven of their previous 13 games in all competitions had left them rock-bottom and seemingly odds-on favourites for relegation. Four more wins in their last eight games took them clear of Northampton, who went down in their place.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Liverpool 35 14 2 2 9 4 4 71 28 52
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Burnley 35 12 3 2 7 4 7 70 43 45
Leeds United 33 11 4 2 6 4 6 62 32 42
Manchester United 32 10 7 0 5 4 6 63 43 41
Chelsea 31 7 4 4 10 2 4 49 38 40
Tottenham Hotspur 34 11 5 2 3 5 8 69 55 38
Everton 35 11 5 2 3 4 10 53 50 37
West Bromwich Albion 33 8 4 4 5 5 7 68 56 35
Leicester City 32 8 4 4 6 3 7 61 54 35
Stoke City 35 9 6 2 3 5 10 58 58 35
Sheffield United 34 9 6 2 3 5 9 44 50 35
West Ham United 35 9 5 4 2 4 11 56 70 31
Nottingham Forest 34 10 2 4 2 5 11 48 61 31
Arsenal 33 7 6 4 3 4 9 52 58 30
Sunderland 35 11 1 5 1 5 12 43 64 30
Aston Villa 35 8 2 8 4 3 10 60 68 29
Sheffield Wednesday 31 9 4 3 2 2 11 43 50 28
Blackpool 33 7 4 6 3 4 9 43 52 28
Newcastle United 33 8 3 5 3 3 11 42 53 28
Northampton Town 36 6 5 6 2 6 11 49 83 27
 
Fulham 34 8 3 6 2 2 13 53 71 25
Blackburn Rovers 32 6 1 8 1 3 13 50 70 18

Division One Leading Goalscorers
28 - Roger Hunt (Liverpool)
24 - Willie Irvine (Burnley)
Football League Division Two: 
  
Bristol City 1 Portsmouth 0
  Ashton Gate, Bristol (11,804)
 Lewis OG 28
    
Cardiff City 1 Birmingham City 3
  Ninian Park, Cardiff (8,150)
 Hole 56 ~ Vowden 18, 44, Carver OG 52
 
Carlisle United 3 Ipswich Town 1
  Brunton Park, Carlisle (7,555)
 McConnell 53, Brayton 69, Welsh 88 ~ Spearritt 44
 
Coventry City 2 Bolton Wanderers 2
  Highfield Road, Coventry (19,461)
 Gould 45, Rees 80 ~ Lee 16, Taylor 59
    
Derby County 1 Leyton Orient 3
  Baseball Ground, Derby (6,810)
 Thomas 40 ~ Metchick 12, 21, Le Flem 20
    
Manchester City 1 Plymouth Argyle 1
  Maine Road, Manchester (24,087)
 Crossan 26 ~ Doyle OG 45
   
Norwich City 2 Crystal Palace 1
  Carrow Road, Norwich (11,215)
 Heath 68, Anderson 85 ~ Sewell 84

Southampton 3 Middlesbrough 1
  The Dell, Southampton (13,687)
 Williams 51, Paine 72, 79 ~ Irvine 36

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Preston North End 0
  Molineux, Wolverhampton (13,573)
 Hunt 29, McIlmoyle 36, Woodfield 44
Although Manchester City failed to overcome mid-table Plymouth, the draw took them to the top of the table and they still had a game in hand over Huddersfield. It also extended their unbeaten run to twenty games in all competitions, stretching back four months to December 1965. They went out of the FA Cup, two days later, to eventual winners, Everton, but only lost one more league game as they secured their promotion back to the top flight, as champions of the second division.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Manchester City 33 11 6 0 6 6 4 60 35 46
Huddersfield Town 34 11 5 1 6 6 5 53 25 45
 
Coventry City 34 11 5 2 5 7 4 61 41 44
Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 13 3 2 4 5 8 77 51 42
Bristol City 35 7 9 1 6 6 6 50 43 41
Southampton 33 10 3 4 7 3 6 72 48 40
Rotherham United 32 11 2 2 2 7 8 61 60 35
Birmingham City 34 8 4 4 6 3 9 51 55 35
Derby County 35 10 2 6 3 6 8 55 56 34
Plymouth Argyle 35 6 8 3 5 4 9 48 52 34
Crystal Palace 35 9 6 2 2 6 10 39 46 34
Norwich City 32 7 7 3 3 6 6 42 38 33
Bolton Wanderers 34 10 1 6 3 6 8 46 47 33
Preston North End 33 5 7 3 4 5 9 44 52 30
Carlisle United 32 13 2 3 0 1 13 47 49 29
Portsmouth 35 9 4 4 2 3 13 58 71 29
Ipswich Town 34 9 5 3 2 2 13 41 51 29
Cardiff City 33 8 2 7 2 6 8 60 68 28
Charlton Athletic 31 7 5 3 2 5 9 45 55 28
Middlesbrough 34 7 7 4 0 5 11 47 67 26
 
Bury 33 8 5 3 1 2 14 51 64 25
Leyton Orient 34 3 6 7 2 4 12 29 63 20
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
30 - Martin Chivers (Southampton)
25 - Ray Pointer (Bury 17, Coventry 8)
     
Football League Division Three: 
  
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Walsall 1
 Goldstone Ground, Hove (10,757)
 Smith 41, Collins 50 ~ Kirby 77
    
Exeter City 0 Shrewsbury Town 0
 St James Park, Exeter (4,515)
 
Gillingham 2 Bristol Rovers 0
 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham (5,344)
 Gibbs 50, Brown 61
    
Millwall 1 Brentford 0
 The Den, New Cross (13,385)
 Brown 65
    
Peterborough United 1 Grimsby Town 1
 London Road, Peterborough (5,601)
 Deakin 52 ~ Tees 10
    
Queen's Park Rangers 4 Workington 1
 Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (8,016)
 Marsh 5, Lazarus 38, Allen 78, 82 ~ Hale 87
         
Scunthorpe United 1 Swansea Town 1
 Old Show Ground, Scunthorpe (2,914)
Thomas 78 ~ McGuigan 85
 
Watford 1 Oxford United 1
 Vicarage Road, Watford (6,029)
 Williams 60 ~ Buck 29
 
Millwall's derby victory against Brentford took them back to the top, though Hull, whose game was called off because of the weather, now had two games in hand and they would use them to clinch the title. QPR's games in hand were the only real threat to the top two, but they were unable to capitalise on them. The Lions were four games away from becoming the first club to complete two consecutive Football League seasons unbeaten at home, and they went on to extend the run to a record 59 games before losing to Plymouth Argyle in the second division in January 1967.
Division Three Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Millwall 36 15 4 0 6 5 6 62 36 51
Hull City 34 13 2 2 9 4 4 82 48 50
 
Queen's Park Rangers 32 12 2 3 6 5 4 72 46 43
Swindon Town 34 9 4 2 7 3 9 60 37 39
Workington 34 9 4 3 5 6 7 56 46 38
Watford 35 9 4 5 5 6 6 49 42 38
Shrewsbury Town 33 9 4 3 6 3 8 57 48 37
Walsall 33 11 4 1 4 3 10 56 48 37
Scunthorpe United 35 7 5 6 8 2 7 59 57 37
Oxford United 34 9 2 6 6 4 7 55 53 36
Reading 33 9 4 4 4 6 6 48 47 36
Gillingham 33 9 3 4 5 4 8 40 38 35
Grimsby Town 32 10 6 0 2 4 10 52 43 34
Peterborough United 34 9 5 3 4 3 10 58 50 34
Bristol Rovers 38 9 9 1 2 3 14 56 53 34
Brighton & Hove Albion 34 9 4 5 3 5 8 52 48 33
Swansea Town 34 11 2 3 0 6 12 65 76 30
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 34 7 6 4 3 4 10 31 42 30
Southend United 34 11 0 6 1 2 14 42 71 26
Exeter City 32 6 6 5 2 3 10 37 54 25
 
Mansfield Town 33 6 4 7 3 3 10 42 71 25
Brentford 34 7 2 7 0 8 10 39 44 24
Oldham Athletic 32 4 5 7 2 4 10 39 67 21
York City 35 3 6 9 3 1 13 44 88 19
 
Division Three Leading Goalscorers
23 - Les Allen (QPR), Matt Tees (Grimsby)
     
Football League Division Four:     
Chester 1 Rochdale 2
 Sealand Road, Chester (6,361)
 Metcalf 75 (pen) ~ Stephenson 17, 69
 
Colchester United 1 Wrexham 1
 Layer Road, Colchester (5,012)
 Stratton 24 ~ Campbell 83
    
Lincoln City 1 Torquay United 1
 Sincil Bank, Lincoln (2,472)
 Grummett 88 ~ Northcott 28
    
Notts County 2 Chesterfield 0
 Meadow Lane, Nottingham (1,927)
Still 14, 88
     		 
Colchester were disappointed to concede a late equaliser at home to Wrexham, but the race was far from over. Only one point separated the top six, and the eventual top two (Doncaster and Darlington) were not yet in promotion places. Colchester held on to the fourth and last promotion place on goal average at the end of the season.
Division Four Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Colchester United 36 13 5 1 7 2 8 60 35 47
Torquay United 36 13 2 3 6 6 6 59 40 46
Tranmere Rovers 37 13 1 5 7 5 6 74 52 46
Chester 36 15 3 1 4 5 8 70 52 46
 
Doncaster Rovers 35 13 4 1 6 3 8 64 38 45
Darlington 35 12 2 3 7 5 6 55 39 45
Luton Town 33 15 0 2 4 3 9 71 56 41
Barrow 34 11 4 2 3 5 9 61 58 37
Notts County 34 6 6 5 7 4 6 39 38 36
Stockport County 34 9 4 5 6 1 9 57 44 35
Southport 33 10 5 1 2 6 9 47 45 35
Bradford 36 10 2 5 5 2 12 76 75 34
Barnsley 36 9 4 5 4 3 11 60 65 33
Crewe Alexandra 35 10 2 5 3 4 11 46 46 32
Chesterfield 37 6 6 5 5 3 12 49 61 31
Wrexham 36 9 3 6 3 4 11 63 81 31
Newport County 32 10 3 2 1 5 11 56 59 30
Halifax Town 34 8 6 4 3 2 11 52 61 30
Rochdale 36 9 1 7 4 2 13 54 69 29
Port Vale 34 9 5 3 1 2 14 38 47 27
Aldershot 37 9 4 5 1 2 16 56 75 26
Hartlepools United 34 8 2 6 2 4 12 46 62 26
Bradford City 33 8 2 7 2 4 10 45 70 26
Lincoln City 37 6 7 7 3 1 13 42 72 26
 
Division Four Leading Goalscorers
35 - Kevin Hector (Bradford)
29 - John O'Rourke (Luton)
Source Notes  
Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League Match by Match 1965/66 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2009
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