1965–66 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1965–66 season was Manchester United's 64th season in the Football League, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of English football.
As defending champions of the First Division title, they finished fourth and secured qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. They lost to eventual winners Everton in the FA Cup semifinal.
In the European Cup, they were also semi-finalists, edged out by Yugoslav league champions Partizan Belgrade. They had to negotiate a preliminary round of the competition before qualifying for the first round, and did so by achieving a 9–2 aggregate win over Finnish league champions HJK Helsinki.
United's top scorer for this season was David Herd, who kicked 24 goals in the league and 33 in all competitions.| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result
F - A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 14 August 1965 | Liverpool | H | 2 - 2 | Best, Herd | 48,502 |
First Division
| Club | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Burnley | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 47 | 55 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 84 | 59 | 51 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 51 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = PointsEuropean Cup
Squad statistics
