1965–66 Arsenal F.C. season

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

Arsenal

1965–66 season
Chairman	Denis Hill-Wood
Manager	Billy Wright
First Division	14th
FA Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Baker (13) All: Joe Baker (13)
Home colours Away colours

Final league table

Main article: 1965–66 Football League First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
12	West Ham United	42	15	9	18	70	83	0.843	39
13	Blackpool	42	14	9	19	55	65	0.846	37
14	Arsenal	42	12	13	17	62	75	0.827	37
15	Newcastle United	42	14	9	19	50	63	0.794	37
16	Aston Villa	42	15	6	21	69	80	0.863	36

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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
27 December 1965	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–4
28 December 1965	Sheffield Wednesday	H	5–2
1 January 1966	Fulham	A	0–1
8 January 1966	Liverpool	H	0–1
15 January 1966	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–2
29 January 1966	Stoke City	A	3–1
5 February 1966	Burnley	H	1–1
19 February 1966	Chelsea	A	0–0
5 March 1966	Blackpool	H	0–0
8 March 1966	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1
12 March 1966	Everton	H	0–1
19 March 1966	Manchester United	A	1–2
26 March 1966	Newcastle United	H	1–3
5 April 1966	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–1
11 April 1966	West Bromwich Albion	A	4–4
16 April 1966	West Ham United	A	1–2
20 April 1966	Sunderland	A	2–0
23 April 1966	Sunderland	H	1–1
25 April 1966	Sheffield United	A	0–3
30 April 1966	Aston Villa	A	0–3
5 May 1966	Leeds United	H	0–3
7 May 1966	Leicester City	H	1–0

FA Cup

Main article: 1965–66 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R3	22 January 1966	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–3

Squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	SCO	Bob Wilson
-	GK	ENG	Tony Burns
-	GK	ENG	Jim Furnell
-	DF	ENG	David Court
-	DF	SCO	Ian Ure
-	DF	ENG	Roy Pack
-	DF	ENG	Peter Simpson
-	DF	NIR	Terry Neill
-	DF	ENG	Don Howe
-	DF	NIR	Billy McCullough
-	DF	ENG	Peter Storey
-	MF	SCO	Frank McLintock

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	MF	ENG	George Armstrong
-	MF	ENG	Jon Sammels
-	MF	SCO	Jimmy McGill
-	MF	WAL	Tom Walley
-	MF	ENG	Alan Skirton
-	FW	ENG	John Radford
-	FW	ENG	George Eastham
-	FW	SCO	Gordon Neilson
-	FW	ENG	Tommy Baldwin
-	FW	ENG	Joe Baker