1965–66 Liverpool F.C. season


Liverpool F.C. won its seventh league title, tying Arsenal's record. In the competitive Football League First Division, Liverpool breezed to the championship victory 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.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Table

Matches

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
21-Aug-65 Leicester City A 3–1 Hunt Strong 29,696
25-Aug-65 Sheffield United H 0–1 47,259
01-Sep-65 Sheffield United A 0–0 20,798
04-Sep-65 Blackpool A 3–2 Hunt Callaghan 25,616
06-Sep-65 West Ham United A 5–1 Milne Callaghan Hunt 32,144
11-Sep-65 Fulham H 2–1 Lawler Hunt 46,382
15-Sep-65 West Ham United H 1–1 Strong 44,397
18-Sep-65 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 Strong 46,770
25-Sep-65 Everton H 5–0 Smith Hunt Stevenson St. John 53,557
02-Oct-65 Aston Villa H 3–1 Thompson St. John 43,859
09-Oct-65 Manchester United A 0–2 58,161
16-Oct-65 Newcastle United H 2–0 Hunt Callaghan 47,984
23-Oct-65 West Bromwich Albion A 0–3 30,000
30-Oct-65 Nottingham Forest H 4–0 Stevenson Hunt St. John 38,420
06-Nov-65 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–0 Hunt Thompson 24,456
13-Nov-65 Northampton Town H 5–0 St. John Stevenson Hunt Callaghan Thompson 41,904
17-Nov-65 Blackburn Rovers H 5–2 Stevenson St. John Hunt Smith 36,450
20-Nov-65 Stoke City A 0–0 28,622
27-Nov-65 Burnley H 2–1 Hunt Milne 50,282
04-Dec-65 Chelsea A 1–0 Hunt 36,839
11-Dec-65 Arsenal H 4–2 Thompson St. John Strong Hunt 43,727
18-Dec-65 Newcastle United A 0–0 42,910
27-Dec-65 Leeds United H 0–1 53,430
28-Dec-65 Leeds United A 1–0 Milne 49,192
01-Jan-66 Manchester United H 2–1 Smith Milne 53,970
08-Jan-66 Arsenal A 1–0 Yeats 43,917
15-Jan-66 West Bromwich Albion H 2–2 Milne Byrne 46,687
29-Jan-66 Leicester City H 1–0 Lawler 45,409
05-Feb-66 Blackburn Rovers A 4–1 Lawler Hunt St. John 30,414
12-Feb-66 Sunderland H 4–0 Hunt Yeats 43,859
19-Feb-66 Blackpool H 4–1 Hunt Arrowsmith Milne 45,046
26-Feb-66 Fulham A 0–2 31,626
12-Mar-66 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 Own Goal 50,760
19-Mar-66 Everton A 0–0 62,537
26-Mar-66 Aston Villa A 3–0 Hunt Callaghan 23,625
06-Apr-66 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 Stevenson 44,792
09-Apr-66 Northampton Town A 0–0 20,029
11-Apr-66 Sunderland A 2–2 Lawler 38,355
16-Apr-66 Stoke City H 2–0 Strong St. John 41,106
23-Apr-66 Burnley A 0–2 36,741
30-Apr-66 Chelsea H 2–1 Hunt 53,754
10-May-66 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 Milne 22,105

FA Charity Shield

FA Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
22-Jan-66 Chelsea H 1–2 Hunt 54,097

European Cup Winners Cup

DateOpponentsVenueResultScorersAttendanceReport 1Report 2
29-Sep-65 Juventus A 0–1 9,242
13-Oct-65 Juventus H 2–0 Lawler Strong 51,055
01-Dec-65 Standard Liège H 3–1 Lawler Thompson 46,112
15-Dec-65 Standard Liège A 2–1 Hunt St. John 29,534
01-Mar-66 Honvéd A 0–0 16,163
08-Mar-66 Honvéd H 2–0 Lawler St. John 54,631
14-Apr-66 Celtic A 0–1 76,446
19-Apr-66 Celtic H 2–0 Smith Strong 54,208

Final