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1965–66 Arsenal F.C. season

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Arsenal
1965–66 season
ChairmanDenis Hill-Wood
ManagerBilly Wright
First Division14th
FA CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Baker (13)

All:
Joe Baker (13)

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

Final league table

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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

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Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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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

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

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK Scotland SCO Bob Wilson
- GK England ENG Tony Burns
- GK England ENG Jim Furnell
- DF England ENG David Court
- DF Scotland SCO Ian Ure
- DF England ENG Roy Pack
- DF England ENG Peter Simpson
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Terry Neill
- DF England ENG Don Howe
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Billy McCullough
- DF England ENG Peter Storey
- MF Scotland SCO Frank McLintock
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF England ENG George Armstrong
- MF England ENG Jon Sammels
- MF Scotland SCO Jimmy McGill
- MF Wales WAL Tom Walley
- MF England ENG Alan Skirton
- FW England ENG John Radford
- FW England ENG George Eastham
- FW Scotland SCO Gordon Neilson
- FW England ENG Tommy Baldwin
- FW England ENG Joe Baker

References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal results for the 1965-1966 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2017.