1964–65 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal

1965–66 season
Chairman	Denis Hill-Wood
Manager	Bertie Mee
First Division	14th
FA Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Ray Kennedy (19) All: Ray Kennedy (26)
Home colours Away colours
← 1964–65 1966–67 →

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

Final league table

Main article: 1965–66 Football League First Division

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD		Pts
1	Liverpool	42		17	2	2	52	15		9	7	5	27	19		79	34	2.324	+ 45		61
2	Leeds United	42		14	4	3	49	15		9	5	7	30	23		79	38	2.079	+ 41		55
3	Burnley	42		15	3	3	45	20		9	4	8	34	27		79	47	1.681	+ 32		55
4	Manchester United	42		12	8	1	50	20		6	7	8	34	39		84	59	1.424	+ 25		51
5	Chelsea	42		11	4	6	30	21		11	3	7	35	32		65	53	1.226	+ 12		51
6	West Bromwich Albion	42		11	6	4	58	34		8	6	7	33	35		91	69	1.319	+ 22		50
7	Leicester City	42		12	4	5	40	28		9	3	9	40	37		80	65	1.231	+ 15		49
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42		11	6	4	55	37		5	6	10	20	29		75	66	1.136	+ 9		44
9	Sheffield United	42		11	6	4	37	25		5	5	11	19	34		56	59	0.949	– 3		43
10	Stoke City	42		12	6	3	42	22		3	6	12	23	42		65	64	1.016	+ 1		42
11	Everton	42		12	6	3	39	19		3	5	13	17	43		56	62	0.903	– 6		41
12	West Ham United	42		12	5	4	46	33		3	4	14	24	50		70	83	0.843	– 13		39
13	Blackpool	42		9	5	7	36	29		5	4	12	19	36		55	65	0.846	– 10		37
14	Arsenal	42		8	8	5	36	31		4	5	12	26	44		62	75	0.827	– 13		37
15	Newcastle United	42		10	5	6	26	20		4	4	13	24	43		50	63	0.794	– 13		37
16	Aston Villa	42		10	3	8	39	34		5	3	13	30	46		69	80	0.863	– 11		36
17	Sheffield Wednesday	42		11	6	4	35	18		3	2	16	21	48		56	66	0.848	– 10		36
18	Nottingham Forest	42		11	3	7	31	26		3	5	13	25	46		56	72	0.778	– 16		36
19	Sunderland	42		13	2	6	36	28		1	6	14	15	44		51	72	0.708	– 21		36
20	Fulham	42		9	4	8	34	37		5	3	13	33	48		67	85	0.788	– 18		35
21	Northampton Town	42		8	6	7	31	32		2	7	12	24	60		55	92	0.598	– 37		33
22	Blackburn Rovers	42		6	1	14	30	36		2	3	16	27	52		57	88	0.648	– 31		20

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	qualified for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966–67 ; see also Everton
	League Cup Winners, qualified for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966–67
	Relegated

Results

Arsenal's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
21 August 1965	Stoke City	H	3–1
25 August 1965	Northampton Town	A	1–1
28 August 1965	Burnley	A	2–2
4 September 1965	Chelsea	H	1–3
7 September 1965	Nottingham Forest	A	1–0
11 September 1965	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–2
14 September 1965	Nottingham Forest	H	1–0
18 September 1965	Everton	A	1–3
25 September 1965	Manchester United	H	4–2
28 September 1965	Northampton Town	H	1–1
2 October 1965	Newcastle United	A	1–0
9 October 1965	Fulham	H	2–1
16 October 1965	Blackpool	A	3–5
23 October 1965	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–2
30 October 1965	Leicester City	A	1–3
6 November 1965	Sheffield United	H	6–2
13 November 1965	Leeds United	A	0–2
20 November 1965	West Ham United	H	3–2
4 December 1965	Aston Villa	H	3–3
11 December 1965	Liverpool	A	2–4
5 December 1964	Fulham	A	4–3
12 December 1964	Liverpool	H	0–0
19 December 1964	Aston Villa	A	1–3
26 December 1964	Stoke City	H	3–2
28 December 1964	Stoke City	A	1–4
2 January 1965	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	4–1
16 January 1965	Sunderland	H	2–0
23 January 1965	Leicester City	H	4–3
6 February 1965	Chelsea	A	1–2
13 February 1965	Leeds United	H	1–2
20 February 1965	Fulham	H	2–0
23 February 1965	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–1
27 February 1965	Burnley	A	1–2
6 March 1965	Sheffield United	H	1–1
13 March 1965	Nottingham Forest	A	0–3
27 March 1965	West Ham United	A	1–2
3 April 1965	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–0
6 April 1965	Birmingham City	H	3–0
16 April 1965	Blackpool	A	1–1
19 April 1965	Blackpool	H	3–1
24 April 1965	Everton	A	0–1
26 April 1965	Manchester United	A	1–3

FA Cup

Main article: 1964–65 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R3	9 January 1965	Darlington	A	2–0
R4	30 January 1965	Peterborough United	A	1–2

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player - GK Bob Wilson - GK Geoff Barnett - DF Pat Rice - DF Frank McLintock - DF Peter Simpson - DF Bob McNab - DF Sammy Nelson - DF John Roberts - MF George Armstrong - MF George Graham - MF Jon Sammels

No. Position Player - MF Peter Storey - MF Eddie Kelly - FW Ray Kennedy - FW John Radford - FW Charlie George - FW Peter Marinello