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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 .
[2] 16 April 1966: Liverpool seal the First Division title for the seventh time in their history with a 2–0 home win over Stoke City. [3] 5 May 1966: Liverpool are beaten 2–1 (a.e.t.) by West German side Borussia Dortmund in the 1966 final of the European Cup Winners' Cup at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland.
The 1965–66 season was the 67th completed season of the Football League. This season is notable for Liverpool winning the title – their seventh overall – with only 14 squad players. The Second, Third and Fourth Divisions were won by Manchester City , Hull City and Doncaster Rovers respectively.
They made sure of that with a 2–1 win over Chelsea at Anfield on 30 April, and ended the season 6 points clear of Leeds United. Blackburn Rovers were relegated on April 20, after losing 1–0 at home to West Bromwich Albion and Northampton Town 's result at White Hart Lane against Tottenham Hotspur (which finished 1–1) going against Blackburn.
Pages in category "English football clubs 1965–66 season" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
John Barnes was captain for the 1996–97 season. Gordon Hodgson scored more hattricks than any other Liverpool player. Robbie Fowler was the scorer of the fastest hat-trick in Liverpool history. Alex Raisbeck was the captain for Liverpool's first league triumph in 1901, his tenure being from 1899 to 1909. Jamie Redknapp was captain from 1999 ...
In 1965–66, Liverpool regained the League Championship title and reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup at Hampden Park, where they lost 2–1 in extra time to Borussia Dortmund. Shankly's summary of that final, played on a wet night, was that the team didn't play well and gave away "two silly goals". [ 122 ]
The 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup final was an association football match between Borussia Dortmund of West Germany and Liverpool of England played on 5 May 1966 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland. It was the final match of the 1965–66 season of Europe's secondary cup competition, the European Cup Winners' Cup. Both sides were competing in ...