74th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool F.C. 1965–66 football season
The 1965–66 season was Liverpool Football Club ' s 74th season in existence and their fourth consecutive season in the First Division . Liverpool F.C. won its seventh league title, tying Arsenal 's record, with a six-point cushion to 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]
Appearances and goals [ edit ]
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2 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 Smith 34' Hunt 49' , 73' Stevenson 52' St. John 89' 53,557 Report Report 02-Oct-65 Aston Villa H 3–1 Thompson 12' , 56' 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 Stevenson 49 pen' Hunt 72' , 83' 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 St. John 6' Stevenson 17 pen' Hunt 32' Callaghan 63' Thompson 65' 41,904 Report Report 17-Nov-65 Blackburn Rovers H 5–2 Stevenson 17 pen' St. John 32' , 87' Hunt 45' Smith 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 Thompson 30' St. John 51' Strong 70' Hunt 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 Lawler 25' Hunt 43' 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 Strong 31' 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
Match rules
90 minutes, no extra time One named substitute Maximum of one substitution
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2 22-Jan-66 Chelsea H 1–2 Hunt 2' 54,097 Report Report
European Cup Winners Cup [ edit ] Final