Football League 1966–67 in English football




1 football league

1.1 first division
1.2 second division
1.3 third division
1.4 fourth division
1.5 top goalscorers





football league

first division

manchester united clinched second league title in 3 seasons, finishing 4 points ahead of nottingham forest , fa cup winners tottenham. leeds united , liverpool completed top five.


blackpool , aston villa dropped second division.



source: rsssf.com

rules classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

(c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round.

only applicable when season not finished:

(q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament.


second division

coventry city, under management of jimmy hill, reached first division first time in history second division champions. wolves ended two-year exile top flight securing promotion runners-up.


carlisle united missed out on first division football 6 points - have given them third promotion in 4 seasons, quickest rise fourth division first.


bury went down third division, did northampton town in second successive relegation.



source: rsssf.com

rules classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

(c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round.

only applicable when season not finished:

(q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament.


third division

queens park rangers sealed promotion runaway champions of third division, , won league cup become first team @ level win major trophy. joined in promotion runners-up middlesbrough, while watford missed out on second division football single point.


workington, doncaster rovers, darlington , swansea town relegated fourth division.



source: rsssf.com

rules classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

(c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round.

only applicable when season not finished:

(q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament.


fourth division

stockport county clinched promotion third division fourth division champions, , went upwards along southport, barrow , tranmere rovers.


luton town recorded lowest finish date finishing 17th, less decade after being first division members , fa cup finalists.



source: rsssf.com

rules classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored

(c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round.

only applicable when season not finished:

(q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament.


top goalscorers

first division



ron davies (southampton) – 37 goals

second division



bobby gould (coventry city) – 24 goals

third division



rodney marsh (queens park rangers) – 30 goals

fourth division



ernie phythian (hartlepools united) – 23 goals




^ english league leading goalscorers . rsssf. retrieved 2017-06-04. 
^ english league leading goalscorers . rsssf. retrieved 2017-06-04. 






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