English First Division 1965/1966
Historical league standings at 8th September 1965
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Burnley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1.86 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1.67 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1.56 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2.20 |
| 7 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1.11 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1.67 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1.11 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0.82 |
| 16 | Fulham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0.69 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 20 | West Ham United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0.47 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0.58 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0.38 |
