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1965-66

First Division

Finished 16th of 22 · P42 W15 D6 L21 · 69 scored, 80 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
21 Aug 1965	A	Sheffield United	0–1	L
23 Aug 1965	H	Leeds United	0–2	L
28 Aug 1965	H	Leicester City	2–2	D
1 Sept 1965	A	Leeds United	0–2	L
4 Sept 1965	A	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	W
6 Sept 1965	H	Sunderland	3–1	W
11 Sept 1965	H	Blackpool	3–0	W
15 Sept 1965	A	Sunderland	0–2	L
18 Sept 1965	A	Fulham	6–3	W
25 Sept 1965	H	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	W
2 Oct 1965	A	Liverpool	1–3	L
9 Oct 1965	A	Newcastle United	0–1	L
16 Oct 1965	H	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	D
23 Oct 1965	A	Nottingham Forest	2–1	W
30 Oct 1965	H	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	W
6 Nov 1965	A	Northampton Town	1–2	L
13 Nov 1965	H	Stoke City	0–1	L
20 Nov 1965	A	Burnley	1–3	L
27 Nov 1965	H	Chelsea	2–4	L
4 Dec 1965	A	Arsenal	3–3	D
11 Dec 1965	H	Everton	3–2	W
1 Jan 1966	H	Newcastle United	4–2	W
8 Jan 1966	A	Everton	0–2	L
15 Jan 1966	H	Nottingham Forest	3–0	W
29 Jan 1966	H	Sheffield United	0–2	L
5 Feb 1966	A	Leicester City	1–2	L
7 Feb 1966	H	West Ham United	1–2	L
11 Feb 1966	A	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	D
19 Feb 1966	H	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	W
26 Feb 1966	A	Blackpool	1–0	W
5 Mar 1966	A	West Ham United	2–4	L
12 Mar 1966	H	Fulham	2–5	L
19 Mar 1966	A	Tottenham Hotspur	5–5	D
26 Mar 1966	H	Liverpool	0–3	L
2 Apr 1966	H	Northampton Town	1–2	L
6 Apr 1966	H	Manchester United	1–1	D
9 Apr 1966	A	Stoke City	0–2	L
16 Apr 1966	H	Burnley	2–1	W
27 Apr 1966	A	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	L
30 Apr 1966	H	Arsenal	3–0	W
9 May 1966	A	Manchester United	1–6	L
16 May 1966	A	Chelsea	2–0	W

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	26	9	7	79	34	+45	61
2	Leeds United	42	23	9	10	79	38	+41	55
3	Burnley	42	24	7	11	79	47	+32	55
4	Manchester United	42	18	15	9	84	59	+25	51
5	Chelsea	42	22	7	13	65	53	+12	51
6	West Bromwich Albion	42	19	12	11	91	69	+22	50
7	Leicester City	42	21	7	14	80	65	+15	49
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	12	14	75	66	+9	44
9	Sheffield United	42	16	11	15	56	59	-3	43
10	Stoke City	42	15	12	15	65	64	+1	42
11	Everton	42	15	11	16	56	62	-6	41
12	West Ham United	42	15	9	18	70	83	-13	39
13	Blackpool	42	14	9	19	55	65	-10	37
14	Arsenal	42	12	13	17	62	75	-13	37
15	Newcastle United	42	14	9	19	50	63	-13	37
16	Aston Villa	42	15	6	21	69	80	-11	36
17	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	8	20	56	66	-10	36
18	Nottingham Forest	42	14	8	20	56	72	-16	36
19	Sunderland	42	14	8	20	51	72	-21	36
20	Fulham	42	14	7	21	67	85	-18	35
21	Northampton Town	42	10	13	19	55	92	-37	33
22	Blackburn Rovers	42	8	4	30	57	88	-31	20

Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.