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The 1966–67 season was Manchester United's 65th season in the Football League, and their 22nd consecutive season in the top division of English football.They finished the season as league champions for the seventh time in their history and the fifth under the management of Matt Busby, but this would be their last top division title for 26 years.
The following season, Manchester United became the first British club to win the FIFA Club World Cup, before becoming the first English club to claim three consecutive league titles twice. In 2010–11, Manchester United won their 19th top division title, passing Liverpool's previous record of 18, before winning a 20th title in 2012–13.
Leeds United and Liverpool completed the top five. A 6-1 signature victory at West Ham United on the penultimate weekend of the season, with the fabled triumvirate of Best, Law and Charlton all on the scoresheet, confirmed what was Matt Busby’s (the Manchester United Manager) fifth and final top flight league title.
Charlton was England’s star player in their World Cup triumph and played a major role in rebuilding Manchester United after surviving the 1958 Munich air disaster
Season: 1966–67: Champions: Manchester United 7th English title: Relegated: Aston Villa Blackpool: European Cup: Manchester United: European Cup Winners' Cup: Tottenham Hotspur: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: Nottingham Forest Leeds United Liverpool: Matches played: 462: Goals scored: 1,387 (3 per match) Top goalscorer: Ron Davies (37 goals) [1]
Season: 1966–67: Champions: Manchester United: ← 1965–66. 1967–68 → . The 1966–67 season was the 68th completed season of The Football League. Final ...
Ryan Giggs, Manchester United's record appearance maker Wayne Rooney, Manchester United's record goalscorer. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was founded as Newton Heath LYR F.C. in 1878 and turned professional in 1885, before joining the Football League ...
Despite the European Cup success, United finished second in the First Division, two points behind local rival Manchester City after losing the last game of the season against Sunderland. The 1967–68 season was a breakout year for winger George Best , who led the team with 28 goals in the First Division and 32 goals overall, being voted ...