1965–66 Liverpool F.C. season
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 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 Dortmund at Hampden Park in Glasgow, 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]
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
- Gerry Byrne
- Chris Lawler
- Thomas Lowry
- Tommy Smith
- Ron Yeats
Midfielders
- Alf Arrowsmith
- Ian Callaghan
- Gordon Milne
- Willie Stevenson
- Ian St. John
- Gordon Wallace
- Peter Thompson
Attackers
First Division
Table
Pos | Team | 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 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Matches
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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21-Aug-65 | Leicester City | A | 3–1 | Hunt 35', 80' Strong 53' | 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', 58' Callaghan 75' | 25,616 | Report | Report |
06-Sep-65 | West Ham United | A | 5–1 | Milne 12' Callaghan 26' Hunt 43', 43', 50' | 32,144 | Report | Report |
11-Sep-65 | Fulham | H | 2–1 | Lawler 6' Hunt 60' | 46,382 | Report | Report |
15-Sep-65 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | Strong 76' | 44,397 | Report | Report |
18-Sep-65 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | Strong 80' | 46,770 | Report | Report |
25-Sep-65 | Everton | H | 5–0 | St. John 89' |
53,557 | Report | Report |
02-Oct-65 | Aston Villa | H | 3–1 | St. John 89' |
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 26' Callaghan 41' | 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 | St. John 89' |
38,420 | Report | Report |
06-Nov-65 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–0 | Hunt 74' Thompson 83' | 24,456 | Report | Report |
13-Nov-65 | Northampton Town | H | 5–0 | 65' | 41,904 | Report | Report |
17-Nov-65 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 5–2 | 83' | 36,450 | Report | Report |
20-Nov-65 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 28,622 | Report | Report | |
27-Nov-65 | Burnley | H | 2–1 | Hunt 45' Milne 61' | 50,282 | Report | Report |
04-Dec-65 | Chelsea | A | 1–0 | Hunt 73' | 36,839 | Report | Report |
11-Dec-65 | Arsenal | H | 4–2 | 80' | 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 48' | 49,192 | Report | Report |
01-Jan-66 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | Smith 39' Milne 88' | 53,970 | Report | Report |
08-Jan-66 | Arsenal | A | 1–0 | Yeats 87' | 43,917 | Report | Report |
15-Jan-66 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–2 | Milne 37' Byrne 44' | 46,687 | Report | Report |
29-Jan-66 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 | Lawler 75' | 45,409 | Report | Report |
05-Feb-66 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 4–1 | St. John 63', 76' |
30,414 | Report | Report |
12-Feb-66 | Sunderland | H | 4–0 | Hunt 46', 52', 64' Yeats 59' | 43,859 | Report | Report |
19-Feb-66 | Blackpool | H | 4–1 | Hunt 28', 80' Arrowsmith 40' Milne 48' | 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 65' |
50,760 | Report | Report |
19-Mar-66 | Everton | A | 0–0 | 62,537 | Report | Report | |
26-Mar-66 | Aston Villa | A | 3–0 | Hunt 42', 62' Callaghan 49' | 23,625 | Report | Report |
06-Apr-66 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | Stevenson 23' | 44,792 | Report | Report |
09-Apr-66 | Northampton Town | A | 0–0 | 20,029 | Report | Report | |
11-Apr-66 | Sunderland | A | 2–2 | Lawler 1', 24' | 38,355 | Report | Report |
16-Apr-66 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | St. John 78' |
41,106 | Report | Report |
23-Apr-66 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | 36,741 | Report | Report | |
30-Apr-66 | Chelsea | H | 2–1 | Hunt 48', 69' | 53,754 | Report | Report |
10-May-66 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | Milne 60' | 22,105 | Report | Report |
FA Charity Shield
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FA Cup
Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report 1 | Report 2 |
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22-Jan-66 | Chelsea | H | 1–2 | Hunt 2' | 54,097 | Report | Report |
European Cup Winners Cup
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 19' Strong 24' | 51,055 | Report | Report |
01-Dec-65 | Standard Liège | H | 3–1 | Lawler 2', 49' Thompson 72' | 46,112 | Report | Report |
15-Dec-65 | Standard Liège | A | 2–1 | St. John 57' |
29,534 | Report | Report |
01-Mar-66 | Honvéd | A | 0–0 | 16,163 | Report | Report | |
08-Mar-66 | Honvéd | H | 2–0 | St. John 47' |
54,631 | Report | Report |
14-Apr-66 | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 76,446 | Report | Report | |
19-Apr-66 | Celtic | H | 2–0 | Smith 61' Strong 67' | 54,208 | Report | Report |
Final
Borussia Dortmund
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Liverpool
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References
- ^ "What people keep getting wrong about Liverpool all-red strip". 27 November 2014.