1965–66 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
Fourteen teams contested the 1965–66 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1964–65 season and the two newly promoted teams Urania Genève Sport and Young Fellows Zürich. Basel finished the season in sixth position with 27 points. They ended the championship with ten wins, seven draws and nine defeats in their 26 matches. They scored 64 goals and conceded 57. Top league goal scorer was Roberto Frigerio with 15 goals, ahead of Karl Odermatt who scored 11 and Helmut Hauser with 10 goals. Basel played 15 Test games, winning ten, one draw and losing four. Roberto 'Mucho' Frigerio was also the top scorer in these games, with 16 goals in just 13 games. Alone in the match against Black Stars Basel he managed to net the ball six times.


1965–66 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup
In the Swiss Cup Basel started in the round of 32 on 7 November 1965, with a home win against Biel-Bienne. In the next round they played at home against Luzern with a 3–1 win. In the next round they were drawn away in the Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, against Young Boys. This ended in a 2–1 victory. In the semi-final they were drawn at home against Servette but were defeated 1–3. Zürich won the final and completed the double.


1965–66 FC Basel season, Overview, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
In the 1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Basel were drawn against Spanish team Valencia, but were beaten twice. In the Cup of the Alps Basel were drawn in the same group as Catania, S.S.C. Napoli, Juventus and Spal Ferrara. All four games ended in a defeat.


1965–66 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1965–66 FC Bayern Munich season
The 1965–66 FC Bayern Munich season was the club's first season in Bundesliga, following promotion from the Regionalliga Süd. In addition to the league, Bayern also competed in the DFB-Pokal, winning the domestic cup for the second time in the club's history.


1965–66 FC Bayern Munich season, Review and events
Bayern Munich signed  Ramiro Blacut, Dieter Danzberg, Günter Kaussen, Fritz Kosar, Kurt Kroiß, Hans Nowak, Hans Rigotti, Anton Vučkov and Hubert Windsperger. Otto Jaworski, Manfred Schwalm and Norbert Wodarzik left the club.


1965–66 FC Dinamo București season
The 1965–66 season was FC Dinamo București's 17th season in Divizia A. After four consecutive championships, Dinamo finishes only third this time. In the European Cup, Dinamo meets again Internazionale Milano. Despite winning the home game, Dinamo is eliminated by the title holder.


1965–66 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Defenders: Dumitru Ivan, Ion Nunweiller, Lică Nunweiller, Lazăr Pârvu, Cornel Popa, Mircea Stoenescu, Constantin Ștefan.


1965–66 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Forwards: Florea Dumitrache, Gheorghe Ene, Constantin Frățilă, Gheorghe Grozea, Ion Haidu, Vasile Ionescu, Mircea Lucescu, Radu Nunweiller, Ion Pîrcălab, Aurel Unguroiu, Iosif Varga.


1965–66 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Mircea Stoenescu and Iosif Varga are brought from Dinamo Piteşti. Varga and Marcel Pigulea are suspended for six months by the club. Florea Dumitrache made his debut in the first squad.


1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup was the ninth season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by Simmenthal Milano, for the first time in its history, the first of the club's three EuroLeague championships.


1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup
Simmenthal defeated Slavia VŠ Praha, by a score of 77–72, in the final of the first ever Champions Cup Final Four held in the EuroLeague competition, with two venues used: a venue in Milan, and the Palazzo dello sport arena in Bologna, Italy. The Italian team, featuring future the Basketball Hall of Fame member Bill Bradley, defeated the favorites and former champs, CSKA Moscow, in the semifinal, by a score of 57–68.


1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup, Competition system
26 teams. European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only, playing in a tournament system. The competition culminated in a Final Four.


1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup, First round
*Series decided over a third game after having tied aggregate score after the two home-away games.


1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup, Second round
*Series decided over a third game after having tied aggregate score after the two home-away games.


1965–66 FIBA European Champions Cup, Quarterfinals group stage
For the first time in the competition history, the quarterfinals were played with a round-robin system, in which every Two Game series (TGS) constituted as one game for the record. A third decisive game was played if the aggregate score of the first two games was tied.


1965–66 FIRA Nations Cup
The Nations Cup 1965–66 was the sixth edition of a European rugby union championship for national teams and was the first with this name. After the 1954 European Cup, the FIRA did not organize any championship. During the 1964 general assembly in The Hague, it was decided to organize a tournament as a league championship. The teams would be divided in two divisions, with a process of promotion and relegation. The first edition was played between 1965–66. Italy, France, and Romania already played against each other regularly in test matches, so it was easy to arrange this kind of tournament.


1965–66 FK Partizan season
The 1965–66 season was the 20th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1965–66 season.


1965–66 FK Partizan season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1965–66 Football League
The 1965–66 season was the 67th completed season of the Football League.


1965–66 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.


1965–66 Football League, Final league tables
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1965–66 Football League, Final league tables
Beginning with the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1965–66 Football League, Final league tables
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.


1965–66 Football League Cup
The 1965–66 Football League Cup was the sixth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition ended with the two-legged final on 9 and 23 March 1966.


1965–66 Football League Cup
Match dates and results were initially drawn from Soccerbase, and they were later checked against Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71.


1965–66 Football League Cup, Final
West Ham United: Standen, Burnett, Burkett, Peters, Brown, Moore, Brabrook, Boyce, Byrne, Hurst, Dear


1965–66 Football League Cup, Final
West Bromwich Albion: Potter, Cram, Fairfax, Fraser, Campbell, Williams, Brown, Astle, Kaye, Lovett, Clark


1965–66 Football League Cup, Final
West Bromwich Albion: Potter, Cram, Fairfax, Fraser, Campbell, Williams, Brown, Astle, Kaye, Hope, Clark


1965–66 Football League Cup, Final
West Ham United: Standen, Burnett, Peters, Bovington, Brown, Moore, Brabrook, Boyce, Byrne, Hurst, Sissons


1965–66 Football League First Division
Statistics of Football League First Division in the 1965–66 season.


1965–66 Football League First Division, Overview
Liverpool won the First Division title for the seventh time in the club's history that season. 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. Northampton Town also went down on 7 May, after Nottingham Forest beat Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 at the City Ground, saving Forest from relegation in the process.


1965–66 French Division 1
FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1965/1966 of the French Association Football League with 60 points.


1965–66 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1966/1967


1965–66 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 19 teams, and Stade Reims won the championship.


1965–66 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1965-66 French Rugby Union Championship  was contested by 56 teams divided in 7 pools, The four first teams of each pool and the better for classified fifth were qualified for the "last 32".


1965–66 French Rugby Union Championship
The Agen won the Championship 1965-66 after beating Dax in the final and hold the title.


1965–66 French Rugby Union Championship, Context
The 1966 Five Nations Championship was won by Wales thanks to his victory (9-8) against France in the last day.


1965–66 French Rugby Union Championship, Context
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won en 1966 by the Lourdes that beat Mont-de-Marsan 16 - 6.


1965–66 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
Remplaçants : Georges Cavailles, Pierre Biémouret, Claude Salesse, Jean-Claude Soula, Serge Méricq


1965–66 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
Dax line-up a very young team, with a lot of young people. Dourthe (17 years ols), Arrieumerlou (18 and half), Capdepuy (20) and Benali (18).


1965–66 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
The final was signed by a lot of brutalities and violence.


1965–66 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1965–66 season was Galatasaray's 62nd in existence and the 8th consecutive season in the 1. Lig. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1965–66 NCAA University Division college basketball season. Tommy O'Keefe coached it in his sixth and final season as head coach. The team was an independent and played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C.. It finished with a record of 16-8 and no postseason play.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
In the previous season, Georgetown had started strong, raising hopes for a post-season tournament berth, but lost seven of its final 10 games to drop out of consideration for post-season play. This year, the Hoyas had a mediocre start, going 5-5 in their first ten games, but three of those losses came by a combined total of only six points. They began the new year of 1966 with eight straight wins by an average 17-point margin. During the streak, they won back-to-back victories of 103-74 over George Washington and 104-73 over New York University (NYU); the Hoyas would not have back-to-back 100-plus-point games again until December 2018. The winning streak pushed Georgetown's record to 13-5, and hopes of a post-season tournament berth were high.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Senior guard Jim Brown was a talented point guard who led the 1965-66 team to an average of 83.8 points scored per game, a Georgetown record that still stands. Brown scored in double figures in 17 of the season's 24 games and led the team in scoring in four games. He shot 84% from the free-throw line, and had school records with 177 assists and 7.38 assists per game; the assists record stood for 14 years, and the assists-per-game record still stands.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Junior forward Steve Sullivan led the team in scoring and averaged 9.7 rebounds per game. He scored 30 points against Boston College, had 27 points and 18 rebounds against Fordham, and put in a 25-point performance in the Navy game.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Sophomore guard Dennis Cesar, a free-throw-shooting expert, joined the varsity team after a successful year on the freshman team the previous season. As a reserve, he came off the bench to score 21 points against Loyola early in the season. He became a starter in January 1966, and his per-game scoring average rose after that to 13.3 points. During the eight-game winning streak, he scored a combined 47 points in the two games against George Washington. Two of his free throws were key to Georgetown's upset of Rutgers, a big win in what turned out to the last game of the streak.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Sophomore guard Bruce Stinebrickner also arrived on the varsity after a year on the freshman team. He had turned down offers from 20 other schools, including Duke and Harvard, to attend Georgetown. He was an excellent defensive asset for the Hoyas, and also averaged 9.6 points per game.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Junior center Frank Hollendoner was limited by an eye injury and knee problems during the season. Nonetheless, he set a school record for points scored in a half by scoring 29 points in the first half against NYU. He finished the year averaging 11.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Senior forward Jim Barry – perhaps the greatest player of Georgetown men's basketball's "Classic Era" (1943-1972) – had missed the 1963-64 season while recovering from knee surgery. He had had a strong year in 1964-65, but knee problems returned to plague him this season. He played mostly as a reserve, but still averaged 11.7 points per game and had 22-point performances against both Loyola and Villanova. Senior forward John "Jake" Gibbons also played in a reserve role, but nonetheless averaged almost nine points and five rebounds a game and shot 48% from the field for the season.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The eight-game win streak ended when 13–5 Georgetown met eighth-ranked St. Joseph's (16–4) at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Both teams entered the game with postseason hopes, but the Hoyas had not beaten the Hawks since 1956, and they did not in this meeting; although St. Joseph's led by only three points midway through the first half, they pulled away rapidly from there, leading by 20 points at the half on the way to a 111-73 victory over the Hoyas.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The lopsided loss effectively ended the Hoyas' hopes for a postseason tournament bid and halted their momentum, and they lost their next two games as well. They recovered to win their final three games, with a 20-point effort by Dennis Cesar against Seton Hall, 22 points including the winning shot in the final seconds by Gibbons against Fairfield, and back-to-back 28-point performances by Hollendoner in the final two games of the season against Fairfield and Canisius, giving them 11 wins in their last 14 games of the year.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Although they won more games than any other Georgetown team had since the 1946-47 season, their 16-8 record – the best record of O'Keefe's six-year tenure as head coach – was not enough for them to receive an invitation to a post-season tournament in the wake of the blowout loss to St. Joseph's.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Although it had no post-season play, the class of 1966 finished with a record of 44-28 during its three varsity seasons combined. It was the first Georgetown class to post a winning record for its collegiate career since 1930.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Georgetown's head coaching position paid so little that O'Keefe could only serve as a part-time coach and held a full-time job outside of coaching in order to make ends meet, impairing his ability to recruit players. After the end of the season he resigned in order to devote himself full-time to his business concerns, prompting Georgetown to commit to hiring a full-time coach beginning with the following season. O'Keefe departed with a winning record (82-60) and no sub-.500 performances by the team, but also without the Hoyas having appeared in the post-season during his six years as head coach.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The team was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.


1965–66 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
From the 1958-59 season through the 1967-68 season, Georgetown players wore even-numbered jerseys for home games and odd-numbered ones for away games; for example, a player would wear No. 10 at home and No. 11 on the road. Players are listed below by the even numbers they wore at home.


1965–66 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1965–66 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University during the 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. In the third season of the Big Sky Conference, the Bulldogs were led by fifteenth-year head coach Hank Anderson and played their home games on campus at the new Kennedy Pavilion in Spokane, Washington. They were 19–7 overall and 8–2 in conference play.


1965–66 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
Gonzaga and Weber State were co-champions of the Big Sky; it did not yet have an automatic berth to the 22-team NCAA Tournament, which came two years later.


1965–66 Greek Football Cup
The 1965–66 Greek Football Cup was the 24th edition of the Greek Football Cup. This was the second consecutive cup Final that was scratched. AEK Athens were awarded the Cup as the HFF was late to determine a date for the match; since Olympiacos had to prepare for the next season's European Cup, this delay meant Olympiacos would not be able to participate in the Final.


1965–66 Greek Football Cup, Semi-finals
* Kavala did not show up, claiming that the match should be played in Thessaloniki. According to relative regulation, the HFF did not accept Kavala's claim and awarded the match to AEK Athens 2–0.


1965–66 Greek Football Cup, Final
The Final was scratched and AEK Athens were awarded the Cup as Olympiacos were unable to show up for the Final, because the HFF was late to determine a date for the match and they had to prepare for the next season's European Cup.


1965–66 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1965–66 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1965–66 Hellenic Football League
The 1965–66 Hellenic Football League season was the 13th in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1965–66 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1965–66 Hellenic Football League, Division One
The Division One featured 12 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new club:


1965–66 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1965–66 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, Scotland, came sixth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1965–66 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 1965–66 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the inaugural edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The season ran from 18 July 1965 to 23 January 1966. The format of the tournament consisted of a double round-robin schedule. Platense F.C. won the title after defeating España 2–0 in the last round at El Progreso.


1965–66 Honduran Liga Nacional, Background
In 1964, a triangular tournament was organized between three clubs from the Liga Dionisio de Herrera between C.D.S. Vida, C.D. Victoria and C.D. Atlántida; having Vida qualified for the 1965–66 league.


1965–66 Honduran Liga Nacional, Curiosities
On 24 October 1965, the match between F.C. Motagua and C.D. España was interrupted for several minutes due to a deflated ball. Since there were no additional balls, the match had to be briefly suspended while the only ball was being re-inflated in a close by gas station.


1965–66 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1965–66 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 55th since its establishment.


1965–66 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1965–66 campaign was a fairly successful season for the Town. For a large amount of the season, Town were on the verge on promotion to Division 1. Town also managed to reach the 5th round of the FA Cup, before losing to Sheffield Wednesday. Town finished in 4th place, but a win in the final game against Coventry City, might have given the team promotion, but a 2–0 defeat left the door open for Southampton.


1965–66 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1965–66 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Tom Johnston began his first full season in charge of Huddersfield Town in glorious mood. They won their first 3 games, which included a 6–0 win over Middlesbrough, where both Allan Gilliver and Les Massie scored hat-tricks. Gilliver actually scored 7 goals in his first 4 league games, which would lead him to a transfer to Blackburn Rovers at the end of the season. By Christmas, Town were at the summit of the 2nd Division, but a little drop in form saw them slowly go down the table.


1965–66 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
A nice run in the FA Cup saw Town reach the 5th round, before they narrowly lost to Sheffield Wednesday. Town only won 2 of their last 10 matches, which saw them miss out on promotion by just 3 points from Southampton. This would be the closest that Town would get to Division 1 until their promotion in the 1969–70 season.


1965–66 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1965–66 IHL season
The 1965–66 IHL season was the 21st season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Six teams participated in the regular season, and the Port Huron Flags won the Turner Cup.


1965–66 IIHF European Cup
The 1965–66 European Cup was the first edition of the European Cup, IIHF's premier European club ice hockey tournament. The season started on October 23, 1965, and finished on March 18, 1966, at Brno, Czechoslovakia.


1965–66 IIHF European Cup
The tournament was won by ZKL Brno, who beat EV Füssen in the final


1965–66 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1965–66 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1965–66 NCAA University Division basketball season. Charter members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year head coach Jim Goddard and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho. They were 12–14 overall and 2–8 in conference play.


1965–66 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Goddard unexpectedly resigned in August 1966 for an administrative position at the Oregon department of education in Salem. He was succeeded by alumnus Wayne Anderson, a longtime assistant and head baseball coach.


1965–66 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1965–66 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1965–66 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
Harry Combes entered his 19th season as the head coach of the Fighting Illini. The program was heading in a positive direction with six up-and-coming sophomores joining a varsity team that already included five juniors and five seniors. This balance was demonstrated within the starting lineup which included a rotation of two sophomores, two juniors and two seniors. The starters included, Don Freeman and Rich Jones as forwards, Preston Pearson and Bob Brown as guards, and Ron Dunlap at center.


1965–66 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
It was during this season that Freeman would mark his place in Illini history by setting a record for most points in a season (668), while averaging 27.8 points per game. When he finished at Illinois, he had totaled 1449 points and averaged 20.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game over his three varsity seasons. This offensive output led to Freeman being named a 1st-team All-American by the Helms Foundation, a 2nd-team All-American by Converse and Basketball News, and honorable mention with UPI,


1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–16 and a conference record of 4–10, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.


1965–66 Inter Milan season
During 1965–66 Football Club Internazionale competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.


1965–66 Inter Milan season, Summary
After won the European Cup last season, the club made just few transfers in to the team such as young players Cordova and Facco, also Cappellini back to the squad. Manager Herrera confirm La Grande Inter, with a substantial change: defender Facchetti moved to the left back and made numerous contributions in attacking., notably his capacity to finish and scoring goals. Facchetti held the record for most goals in a single Serie A season by a defender, with 10 goals scored during this season, until it was broken by Perugia' Marco Materazzi during the 2000–01 season.


1965–66 Inter Milan season, Summary
The team also won the 1965 Intercontinental Cup against Independiente de Avellaneda. The first leg was held on 8 September at San Siro, Inter won the match 3–0, with goals from Joaquín Peiró and Sandro Mazzola. La Doble Visera hosted the return leg 7 days later on 15 September 1965, and ended in a goalless draw. Internazionale thus won the Intercontinental Cup for the second year in a row.


1965–66 Inter Milan season, Summary
The team being title holders in European Cup advanced to the semi-finals, where lost to Real Madrid with a 1–3 score after two legs.


1965–66 Inter Milan season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The eighth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1965–66 season. The competition was won by Barcelona over two legs in an all-Spanish final against Zaragoza. It was the sixth and final time that a Spanish side won the competition, and Barcelona's third title.


1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round, Second leg
Milan 1–1 RC Strasbourg in play-off. Milan advanced on a coin toss.


1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Third round, Second leg
Milan 1–1 Chelsea in play-off. Chelsea advanced on a coin toss.


1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Semi-finals, Second leg
Leeds – Zaragoza 2–2 on aggregate, replay is needed. Leeds won toss to play at home


1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Semi-finals, Second leg
Chelsea – Barcelona 2–2 on aggregate, replay is needed. Barcelona won toss to play at home


1965–66 Intertoto Cup
The 1965–66 Intertoto Cup was won by 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig, who had lost the previous season's final (under their previous name of SC Leipzig). They defeated IFK Norrköping. After experimenting with twelve groups totalling 48 clubs for two years (although latterly only 44 clubs were recruited to fill eleven groups), the competition returned to its original format with 32 clubs divided into eight groups. As a result, the clubs went straight to the Quarter-finals after the Group Stage, while in previous seasons a First Round had also been required.


1965–66 Intertoto Cup, Group stage
The teams were divided into eight groups of four clubs each. Clubs from the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and West Germany were placed in 'A' groups; while clubs from Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Poland and Yugoslavia were placed in 'B' groups. The eight group winners advanced to the knock-out rounds.


1965–66 Intertoto Cup, Quarter-finals
1 Chemie Leipzig progressed to the Semi-finals on a coin toss.


1965–66 Intertoto Cup, Semi-finals
1 Norrköping progressed to the Final on a coin toss.


1965–66 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
The 1965–66 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in intercollegiate basketball during the 1965–66 season. The team was led by Ralph Miller and played their home games at the Iowa Field House. The Hawkeyes finished the season 17–7 and were 8-6 in Big Ten conference games.


1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his seventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.


1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 11–14, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for fifth place.


1965–66 Iraq Central FA Premier League
The 1965–66 Iraq Central FA Premier League was the 18th season of the Iraq Central FA League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973), and the first under the name of Premier League. It kicked off on 15 October 1965 with its last matches being played on 2 June 1966.


1965–66 Iraq Central FA Premier League
With Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha effectively guaranteed their first title, a decision to end the league with three games still to play was made on 11 July 1966 following a meeting held between the Iraq Central Football Association and the participating teams two days earlier. This was the first season that featured a double round-robin format where each team was scheduled to play all the other teams in the league twice, once home and once away.


1965–66 Iraq Central FA Premier League
Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha's Shidrak Yousif won the best player award while their duo Nouri Dhiab and Mahmoud Assad shared the top scorer award with seven goals each. Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha also beat Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–0 in the Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup on 9 June 1966.


1965–66 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1965–66 comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.


1965–66 Israel State Cup
The 1965–66 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 27th season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the 12th after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1965–66 Israel State Cup
A rule change was instituted this season, so that in the event of a tie at the end of 90 minutes and extra time, there will be a penalty shoot-out, instead of a replay. The first two penalty shoot-outs of the competition occurred on the first round, played on 18 September 1965, with Hapoel Shefayim besting Hapoel Givat Haim 4–3, and with Hapoel Sha'ar HaNegev winning over Hapoel Ramat David with the same result.


1965–66 Israel State Cup
The quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final itself were all played within one week, between 1 June 1966 and 8 June 1966. Hapoel Haifa and Shimshon Tel Aviv met at the final, the former winning 2–1 to claim its second cup.


1965–66 Israel State Cup, Results, Fourth Round
The 32 second round winners were joined in this round by the teams from Liga Alef. Matches were played on 29 January 1966


1965–66 Isthmian League
The 1965–66 season was the 51st in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Ted Owens, the fourth-ranked Jayhawks won the Big Eight Conference title, and the automatic berth in the 22-team NCAA Tournament.


1965–66 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Kansas' Elite Eight double-overtime loss to eventual champion Texas Western, (now UTEP), was featured in the 2006 film Glory Road.


1965–66 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1965–66 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in NCAA competition in the 1965–66 season. Coached by Adolph Rupp, the team had no player taller than 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)—unusually small even for that era—and became known as "Rupp's Runts". The Wildcats were members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and played their home games at Memorial Coliseum, their home until Rupp Arena opened in 1976.


1965–66 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Led on the floor by future Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley and Louie Dampier, the Cats reached the top ranking in all major polls entering the NCAA tournament; their only regular-season loss was at Tennessee. They ultimately lost in the final 72–65 to Texas Western (now UTEP), a team that was inducted in its entirety to the Hall of Fame. The game is mostly remembered for its sociological subtext—the Miners were the first major college team to start five black players in an NCAA Final (having done so for virtually all of the 1965–66 season), while the Wildcats were all-white (until 1969).


1965–66 Kuwaiti Premier League
1965–66 Kuwaiti Premier League was the 5th season of the First League Division.


1965–66 Kuwaiti Premier League, Overview
This season was played similar to the previous season, where the same clubs participated in the league table. Al Arabi managed to win its fifth title, and its second title without any defeat.


1965–66 La Liga
The 1965–66 La Liga was the 35th season of La Liga since its establishment. The season started on September 4, 1965, and finished on April 3, 1966.


1965–66 Lancashire Cup
1965–66 was the fifty-third occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held.


1965–66 Lancashire Cup
Warrington won the trophy by beating Rochdale Hornets by the score of 16-5


1965–66 Lancashire Cup
The match was played at Knowsley Road, Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 21,360 and receipts were £3,800


1965–66 Lancashire Cup
It would be almost another 20 years before the attendance would again exceed 20,000


1965–66 Lancashire Cup, Background
The total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14.


1965–66 Lancashire Cup, Background
The same fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round


1965–66 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved 7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 Clubs


1965–66 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1965–66 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * Knowsley Road was the home ground of St. Helens from 1890 to 2010. The final capacity was in the region of 18,000, although the actual record attendance was 35,695, set on 26 December 1949, for a league game between St Helens and Wigan


1965–66 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Waterford won the championship.


1965–66 Libyan Premier League
The 1965-66 Libyan Premier League was the third edition of the competition established by the Libyan Football Federation three years earlier. Using the system in the previous two seasons, the three winners of the regional or Provincial leagues were selected to represent their region at national level. The three sides that competed in this season's competition were:


1965–66 Libyan Premier League
These three sides played each other home and away to decide the national champion. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss.


1965–66 Libyan Premier League, Play-off
As Ittihad and Darnes were level on points, the Libyan Football Federation decided that a play-off match would be played.


1965–66 Libyan Premier League, Play-off
Al Ittihad won the play-off 2–0, and therefore became Libyan Premier League champions for the second time, becoming the first side to retain the championship. They also became the first Libyan club to represent Libya at continental level, as they participated in the 1967 African Cup of Champions Clubs, where they went on to the quarter-finals.


1965–66 Liga Alef
The 1965–66 Liga Alef season saw Maccabi Haifa (champions of the North Division) and SK Nes Tziona (champions of the South Division) win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit.


1965–66 Liga Bet
The 1965–66 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Nahariya,  Hapoel Ra'anana, Hapoel Be'er Ya'akov and Beitar Be'er Sheva win their regional divisions and promoted to Liga Alef.


1965–66 Liga Española de Baloncesto
The 1965–66 season was the 10th season of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. Real Madrid won the title.


1965–66 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
The 1965–66 Liga Femenina de Baloncesto was the 3rd edition of the Spanish premier women's basketball championship. It took place from 5 December to 24 April 1966. Eleven teams took part in the championship and Medina La Coruña won its first title. Zaragoza and Medina Madrid were relegated after losing the promotion league with Standard Madrid. Alhamar Granada renounced at the end of the season.


1965–66 Liga Gimel
The 1965–66 Liga Gimel season saw 175 clubs competing in 14 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet.


1965–66 Liga Gimel
Hapoel Hatzor, Beitar Acre, Hapoel Beit She'an, Hapoel Shefa-'Amr, Hapoel Atlit, Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov, Hapoel Kfar Yona, Hapoel Rosh HaAyin, David Tel Aviv, Maccabi Ramla, Beitar Beit Dagan, Maccabi Kiryat Gat, Beitar Ashdod and Hapoel Yeruham won their regional divisions and qualified for the Promotion play-offs.


1965–66 Liga Gimel
At the Promotion play-offs, Hapoel Beit She'an, Beitar Acre, Hapoel Atlit and Hapoel Zikhron Ya'akov were promoted to Liga Bet from the North play-offs, whilst Maccabi Ramla, Beitar Beit Dagan, Hapoel Rosh HaAyin and David Tel Aviv were promoted to Liga Bet from the South play-offs.


1965–66 Liga Gimel
15 clubs did not finish the season due to suspensions and withdrawals.


1965–66 Liga Leumit
The 1965–66 Liga Leumit season saw Hapoel Tel Aviv crowned champions and qualify for the first Asian Club Championships. Moshe Romano (Shimshon Tel Aviv) and Mordechai Spiegler (Maccabi Netanya) were the joint top scorers with 17 goals each.


1965–66 Liga Leumit
Maccabi Petah Tikva and Beitar Tel Aviv were relegated to Liga Alef.


1965–66 Liga Leumit, Rule changes
Prior to the season the IFA decided to allow substitutions of one player and one goalkeeper during matches.


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.


1965–66 Liverpool F.C. season
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.


1965–66 Liverpool F.C. season
The club permanently adopted an all red strip at the start of this season.


1965–66 Luxembourg National Division
The 1965–66 Luxembourg National Division was the 52nd season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1965–66 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and FC Aris Bonnevoie won the championship.


1965–66 MJHL season
Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) commissioner Jimmy Dunn implemented an automatic one-game minimum suspension for any player who received a match penalty as of the 1965–66 season. He felt that professional hockey influenced fisticuffs in junior hockey and said that, "Any time there's a big fight in the National Hockey League, the kids drop their sticks and put up their dukes in the next game. It happens almost every time".


1965–66 MJHL season, Champion
On March 18, 1966, at the Winnipeg Arena, the Winnipeg Rangers won the Turnbull Memorial Trophy as MJHL champs.


1965–66 Macedonian Republic League
The 1965–66 Macedonian Republic League was the 23rd since its establishment. Rabotnički Skopje won  their 6th championship title.


1965–66 Maltese Premier League
The 1965–66 Maltese First Division was the 51st season of top-tier football in Malta.


1965–66 Maltese Premier League
The season started on 16th October 1965 and ended on 23rd February 1966. It was entirely played on Manoel Island football ground.


1965–66 Maltese Premier League
It was contested by 6 teams, and Sliema Wanderers F.C. won the championship for the 18th time, the third in a row.


1965–66 Manchester City F.C. season
The 1965–66 season was Manchester City F.C. 's seventy-fourth season of league football, and second consecutive season back in the Football League Second Division.


1965–66 Manchester City F.C. season
This season is widely believed to have been the start of Manchester City's golden era, a period largely concurrent with the reign of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison as managers at the club, and then of the aftermath of the break-up of the partnership.


1965–66 Manchester City F.C. season
This season began City's highest concentration of silverware to seasons played - winning the Second Division for a record sixth time in this season, the club would claim the Football League First Division title, the FA Cup, the Football League Cup twice, the Charity Shield twice, and in European competition the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup all within the space of the ten seasons following.


1965–66 Manchester City F.C. season
This season also saw the club sign several players who would become iconic figures in Manchester City's history - Mike Summerbee, George Heslop, and Colin Bell were all signed near the start of the season. Not coincidentally, the season and the seasons following also saw the presence of some of the club's longest-serving players. Four of the club's ten players with the most appearances for the club played during this season - Bell, Summerbee, Alan Oakes, and Mike Doyle - and a further three of those ten - Joe Corrigan, Tommy Booth and Willie Donachie - would join within the following three seasons.


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.


1965–66 Manchester United F.C. season
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.


1965–66 Manchester United F.C. season
In the European Cup, they were also semi-finalists, edged out by Yugoslav 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 champions HJK Helsinki.


1965–66 Manchester United F.C. season
United's top scorer for this season was David Herd, with 24 league goals and 33 in all competitions.


1965–66 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1965–66 season was Mansfield Town's 29th season in the Football League and 5th in the Third Division, they finished in 19th position with 38 points, two above the relegation zone.


1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1965–1966. The 1965–66 season was the 3rd season of Mersin İdmanyurdu football team in Second League, the second level division in Turkey.


1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
The club had had name "Çukurova İdmanyurdu" again under Çukurova Group sponsorship and finished 5th. On 20 July 1965 the club and fans celebrated the 40th anniversary of their foundation. Executive committee comprised Mehmet Karametmet, Halit Gazioğlu, Sezai Sak.


1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
At the beginning of the season Fahrettin Cansever was the coach of the team. In the half season Lefter Küçükantonyadis became the manager of the team (20 January 1966). Lefter signed for four months. One month later, Lefter had been stabbed by a fan (a restaurant owner, Fikri Özkörüklü) and hospitalized. Many citizens, pupils, NGO representatives and sports people visited him in hospital and his room was filled with flowers. Lefter declared that he will not leave the team. Fahrettin Cansever became the trainer of Beykozspor (12 January 1966). On 7 June 1966 before the last match of the season, Lefter left Mersin. He said that he was compliant of the behaviours of executive committee member Sezai Sak.


1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1965–66 Second League participation
Second League 1965–66 was played by 22 teams in two groups (red and white), 11 in each. Top four teams played promotion group matches in league format. Bottom teams played relegation play-out. Top two teams promoted to First League 1966–67.


1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1965–66 Second League participation, Ranking group performance
The 1965–66 season Red Group (stage 1) matches of Çukurova İdmanyurdu (ÇİY) vs other team are shown in league table below.


1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1965–66 Second League participation, Ranking group performance
Two points for a win. Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. First team is ÇİY in both cases, home and away. (Q): Qualified for Final Group; (R): Relegated to Regional Amateur League after relegation play-outs. Sources: 1965–66 Turkish Second Football League ; and advanced searched performed in  for 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season.


1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1965–66 Second League participation, Final group performance
The 1965–66 season promotion group (stage 2) matches of Çukurova İdmanyurdu (ÇİY) vs other team are shown in league table below.


1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1965–66 Second League participation, Final group performance
Two points for a win. Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. First team is ÇİY in both cases, home and away. (P): Promoted to 1966–67 Turkish First Football League. Sources: 1965–66 Turkish Second Football League ; and advanced searched performed in  for 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season.


1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1965–66 Turkish Cup participation
1965–66 Turkish Cup was the fourth cup and played by 71 teams: 16 First League teams (1), 20 Second League teams (2), 19 teams from regional leagues (R), and 16 amateur teams (A). Galatasaray has won the cup for the fourth time consecutively and became eligible for playing ECW next year. ÇİY and Yeşildirek were penalized due to last season draw outs. So ÇİY couldn't participated in fourth cup.


1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 1965–66 squad
Stats are counted for 1965–66 Second League matches. In the team rosters four substitutes were allowed to appear, two of whom were substitutable. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included and listed in the order of appearance.


1965–66 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1965–66 season.


1965–66 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
The season was contested by 16 teams, and America won the championship.


1965–66 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1965–66 Mexican Segunda División was the 16th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 29 May 1965 and concluded on 19 December 1965. It was won by Nuevo León, for the first time, the champion was defined in a tiebreaker match, in which Nuevo León defeated Tampico with a score of 2-1.


1965–66 Mexican Segunda División season, Tiebreaker Match
Due to the tie on points between Tampico and Nuevo León it was necessary to hold a tiebreaker match at a neutral venue. This was held on 26 December 1965 at the Estadio La Martinica, León.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games at Jenison Fieldhouse in East Lansing, Michigan and were coached by John E. Benington in his first year as head coach of the Spartans. They finished the season 15–7, 10–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1964–65 season 5–18, 1–13 in Big Ten play to finish in last place.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
Following the season, head coach Forrest "Forddy" Anderson was fired after 11 years as the Spartans' head coach. Shortly thereafter, the school hired John E. Benington, head coach at Saint Louis, as head coach.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Schedule and results
The Spartans participated in the second annual Rainbow Classic at the Honolulu International Center from December 27–30, 1966. There they played against a Marine and Army team in the tournament. These games do not count on the official record.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season
The 1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey team represented Michigan State University in college ice hockey. In its 15th year under head coach Amo Bessone the team compiled a 16–13–0 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the second time in its history. The Spartans defeated Clarkson 6–1 in the championship game at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. as of 2018, the 1965–66 Michigan State team has the worst record of any national champion for Division I (or equivalent) ice hockey.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season, Season
Coming off of their first winning season in 3 years, Michigan State began the 1965–66 season on a sour note, losing both games at Colorado College and then continued their losing streak with the first two games of a three-game series against ECAC Hockey opponents. The Spartans finally earned a win against St. Lawrence to finish their road trip 1–4.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season, Season
State opened their home schedule against North Dakota with a split which continued with the succeeding two series against Denver and CC. MSU met their first Big Ten opponent when Minnesota arrived in mid-January but after the Golden Gophers handed Amo Bessone's team two losses the Spartans were wallowing near the bottom of their conference with a 3–7 record.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season, Season
The only bright spot for MSU was that the WCHA had accepted Minnesota–Duluth into the conference and, as a result, changed the playoff format so all 8 teams would be included regardless of their records. MSU got back in the win column the following weekend against the Bulldogs, taking both games before travelling to Minneapolis to earn a split with the Gophers. MSU continued to slowly climb out of the cellar with two wins in their first home-and-home series with arch-rival Michigan and then extended their winning streak with two more wins against Wisconsin, bringing their all-time record against the Badgers to 6–0.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season, Season
With a home playoff game in sight Michigan State was stopped dead in their tracks by defending national champion Michigan Tech who took two contests from the Spartans. MSU ended their regular season against Michigan with another home-and-home series but could only manage a split, finishing the season in 6th-place in the WCHA standings. Part of the rearrangement of the playoff system for the WCHA came with dividing the eight teams into two regions (east and west) with MSU being joined by Minnesota–Duluth, Michigan and Michigan Tech.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season, Season
Because Michigan had finished ahead of the Spartans (due to winning the final regular season game 1–0 in overtime), Michigan State had to open the conference tournament on the road. Despite the hostile crowd MSU was able to win the game against the 5th-place Wolverines and, because of an odd arrangement for the second round, headed back home for a match against top-seeded Michigan Tech. With the Spartan faithful cheering them on, Michigan State upset the Huskies 4–3, winning their first WCHA Tournament (shared with Denver) and advanced to their second NCAA Tournament.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season, Season
Despite having a worse record than Denver, Michigan State was slated to play lower-seeded Boston University in the opening round, a team who was only in the tournament because ECAC runner-up Cornell declined the invitation. Michigan State's showed up in full force against the Terriers, holding BU to a single goal and winning a nail-biter 2–1 to advance to the title game. They met Clarkson for the championship, but unusually for an east-vs.-west matchup the two teams were familiar with one another with Clarkson having won a game early in the season.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season, Season
However, past was not prologue in this case and team captain Mike Coppo opened the scoring in the fifteenth minute of the opening frame. Clarkson tied the score just over three minutes later but that was the only goal they could get past Gaye Cooley and MSU began a string of five uninterrupted goals late in the second to win their first National championship.


1965–66 Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey season, Season
Brian McAndrew, Mike Coppo, Don Heaphy and Gaye Cooley were all named to the All-Tournament first team while Bob Brawley and Tom Mikkola made the second team. Cooley was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player and, because of his job shepherding the Spartans through early-season injury and ice trouble, Amo Bessone shared the Spencer Penrose Award for national coach of the year with Clakrson's Len Ceglarski, the only time in history the award was split (as of 2018). The team's leading scorer, Doug Volmar was the only Spartan to be named to the AHCA All-American West Team or the All-WCHA First Team while none made it onto the WCHA Second Team.


1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1965–66 season. The team played its home games at Fielding H. Yost Field House (renamed Yost Ice Arena in 1973) on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Under the direction of head coach Dave Strack, the team won the Big Ten Conference Championship.


1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season review
This was the last of three consecutive Big Ten titles and NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament appearances. The team earned the Big Ten team statistical championships for both scoring offense (95.4) and scoring margin (9.9) as well as field goal percentage (48.9). Senior Cazzie Russell averaged 30.8 points per game, including 33.2 in conference games to lead the conference. Rusell also led the conference in field goal percentage (.542). The team was ranked in the Associated Press Top Ten Poll ten of the fifteen weeks, starting the season ranked number two and ending it ranked number nine.


1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Season review
The team also finished the season ranked number seven in the final UPI Coaches' Poll. Oliver Darden served as team captain, while Russell earned team MVP. On February 18, 1966, Craig Dill went 12 for 12 in free throw attempts against Ohio State, which was a school single-game record for most without a miss until C. J. Kupec made 14 on January 2, 1975. This surpassed Oliver Darden's total of 11 set the prior season.


1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Post season
In the 22-team 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Michigan reached the elite eight in the Mideast region by earning a bye and defeating the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 80–79. The team then fell to the Kentucky Wildcats 84–77.


1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Accomplishments
Russell won the Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball as Big Ten MVP for a second year in a row. When Russell was selected as a 1966 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American for the third year in a row it was the first three-time recognition for a Wolverine. Following the season Russell was the Number one overall player selected in the NBA Draft. He won the numerous national player of the year awards including the Oscar Robertson Trophy, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year, UPI College Basketball Player of the Year, Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year and the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year.


1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Accomplishments
Russell and the team set numerous Big Ten Conference records. Russell set the following record: single-season field goals made (308 all games, broken 1981), single-season field goals made per game (13.0 conference games, broken 1969) and career field goals made (839, 1964–66, broken 1970). In addition, the team set conference game records for single-season points per game 95.4 (broken 1969)  Also, on February 19, 1966, against Purdue, the team set conference records for single-game points (128  broken December 30, 2006) and single-game field goals made (52, broken December 19, 1972).


1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Accomplishments
Russell also established numerous scoring records. He became the first Wolverine to total 800 points in a season, surpassing his own junior season total of 694 that surpassed his sophomore season record. This total has been surpassed by Glen Rice, but his 30.77 points per game still stands as a Michigan record. He also surpassed Bill Buntin's career totals and career average points records with 2164 points and 27.1. The average continues to be the school record, but Mike McGee eclipsed the total record.


1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Accomplishments
Furthermore, he surpassed John Tidwell's single-game total of 43 with a 45-point effort on December 11, 1965, against San Francisco and then established the current school record of 48 on March 5, 1966, against Northwestern. Many of Russells points were scored on free throws. He continues to hold the school's career free throw record with 486, which surpassed Buntin's 385 total but has been surpassed by the vacated 505 total of Louis Bullock. In 1966, he also set the current school single-season total record of 184, which eclipsed his own record of 152 set the prior year. His career percentage record of 82.65 has also been surpassed by Bullock's vacated statistics (86.03%), but Lester Abram also surpassed this mark with an 82.93% in 2007.


1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Accomplishments
On December 1, 1964, the team began a 17-game home winning streak against the Ball State that continued through a January 29, 1966, victory over Wisconsin. This surpassed the 16-game streak from February 22, 1947 – February 7, 1949, and stood as the longest home winning streak in school history until a 22-game streak that started on January 12, 1976.


1965–66 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Three players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1965–66 Midland Football League
The 1965–66 Midland Football League season was the 66th in the history of the Midland Football League, a football competition in England.


1965–66 Midland Football League, Clubs
The league featured 20 clubs which competed in the previous season, along with two new clubs, joined from the North Regional League:


1965–66 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1965–66 Montenegrin Republic League was 21st season of Montenegrin Republic League. Season started in August 1965 and finished in May 1966.


1965–66 Montenegrin Republic League, Season
Except the teams from previous year, a new member of the competition were Dečić and Tekstilac. Dečić replaced a last placed team from previous season (Gorštak), while Tekstilac won the place emptied after the promotion of Lovćen to 1965-66 Second League. At the end of 18 weeks long competition, Rudar with four points more than OFK Titograd. With that result, Rudar participated in the qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League. After the autumn stage, Tekstilac withdrawn from competition due to technical difficulties.


1965–66 Montenegrin Republic League, Season, Qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League
Rudar played in the qualifiers for 1966-67 Second League - East. Their opponent was a winner of Republic League of SR Macedonia - Rabotnički Skopje, who won both games.


1965–66 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
On season 1965-66, three Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. All of them (Sutjeska, Budućnost and Lovćen) were participants of 1965–66 Yugoslav Second League.


1965–66 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1965–66 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 57th season of play. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup for the second consecutive season, and the 14th time in their history. Bobby Rousseau registered 78 points and tied with Stan Mikita for second in the overall 1965–66 NHL scoring race.


1965–66 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs, Finals
With this series, Toe Blake had coached the Canadiens to seven Stanley Cup championships in eleven years. Henri Richard, a member of all seven, would score the series winner in overtime of game six. Despite the Wings losing, their goalie Roger Crozier would win the Conn Smythe Trophy.


1965–66 Montreal Canadiens season, Draft picks
Montreal's draft picks at the 1965 NHL Amateur Draft held at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec.


1965–66 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1965–66 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the tenth edition of the competition.


1965–66 Moroccan Throne Cup
The clubs from Division 1 did not enter until the round of 16, while the clubs from lower divisions played preliminary rounds. Teams played one-legged matches. Until the quarter-finals, in case of a draw, the match would be replayed at the opponents' ground, but from the quarter-finals, a penalty shoot-out took place.


1965–66 Moroccan Throne Cup
COD Meknès beat Maghreb de Fès 2–0 in the final, which was played at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. COD Meknès won the title for the first time.


1965–66 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament
The final took place between the two winning semi-finalists, COD Meknès and MAS Fez, on 12 June 1966 at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. The match was refereed by Mohamed Benjelloun. It was the first final for both rival clubs from Saïss. COD Meknès won the Saïss derby 2–0 thanks to goals from Bouazza ( 10'), and Hamidouch ( 62'). It was the first title for COD Meknès in the competition, and the first defeat in the final for Maghreb AS.


1965–66 NBA season
The 1965–66 NBA Season was the 20th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning an unprecedented 8th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the 1966 NBA Finals.


1965–66 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Sixers
The season started out looking good for Philadelphia 76ers star Wilt Chamberlain, as he had a full year with his new team after half a season the year before. The Sixers came together behind him and won the NBA East with 55 wins in 80 NBA games, the top record in the league.


1965–66 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Sixers
Yet again, Chamberlain himself was a dominant force. His 1074 field goals were more than 250 ahead of the next top shooting scorer in the league. His 976 free throws tried were second most in the league, helping his NBA-high scoring average even with all the misses at the foul line. He also led the league in shooting accuracy, rebounds and minutes played. He also was 7th in assists.


1965–66 NBA season, Season recap, Leading teams, Celtics
One game behind in the East, and the league, were the defending champions, the Boston Celtics. The team again featured seven ten-point scorers in Red Auerbach's balanced juggernaut, plus defender/point guard K.C. Jones. Bill Russell again led the defense from the middle. The much anticipated Boston-Philly matchup was the focus of the league all season.


1965–66 NBA season, Season recap, Also-rans
After the two contenders, the nine-team NBA also featured two strong also-rans. The Los Angeles Lakers won 45 of 80 games to capture the West Division of the NBA, which produced no league champion 1959–1970. The Lakers were led by superstar Jerry West, whose 818 field goals made were tied for second most in the NBA. He also tried and made the most free throws in the league as he carried the Laker load, going 840 of 977 for an 86% clip. The Lakers' mediocre center play and more limping from Elgin Baylor held back the club's advancement.


1965–66 NBA season, Season recap, Also-rans
The Cincinnati Royals won 45 games also, but were still stuck in the East Division behind the 76ers and Celtics while the Baltimore Bullets remained in the NBA West. The Royals were led again by Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas. Robertson matched West's 818 field goals made while also leading the NBA in assists. Robertson got a few more assists than West because he had Lucas to pass to. The Royals forward averaged 22 points and 21 rebounds per game for the season. West, Robertson, and Lucas accomplished their feats without the benefit of a three-point line.


1965–66 NBA season, Season recap, Playoffs
Six of the NBA's nine teams made the playoffs, with the second and third place teams in each division meeting in the first round, and the East and West Division winners getting a first round bye, then meeting the first round winners in the second round.


1965–66 NBA season, Season recap, Playoffs
In the East, Boston got another scare from Cincinnati, who jumped to a 2–1 series lead behind Robertson and Lucas, but the Celtics were able to recover and won the next two games to advance.


1965–66 NBA season, Season recap, Playoffs
In the West, the injury-riddled Baltimore Bullets, led by Don Ohl, were swept by the St. Louis Hawks and player/coach Richie Guerin.


1965–66 NBA season, Season recap, Playoffs
Boston met Philadelphia in the much-watched East Final. Wilt Chamberlain averaged 28 points and 30 rebounds for the series, but the Celtics won four of five games and featured dominant performances from Bill Russell, Sam Jones and John Havlicek all starred. The 114-110 overtime win in Game Four proved the turning point in the matchup. Chamberlain hit 28 of 68 free throws in the series, just a 41% clip. Los Angeles outlasted St. Louis in the West Final four games to three while Boston rested. The Lakers won three of the first four to set the tone of the series. Baylor had returned to lead a more-balanced cast in support of West.


1965–66 NBA season, Season recap, Finals
Another Boston-L.A. Finals went the full seven games this time as the Lakers made a real run at the better Boston roster. West and Baylor were more of a high-performance tandem in this series, but Boston's three 20-point scorers had just a little more, winning Game 7 at Boston Garden 95-93. Defense and rebounding had prevailed again and Bill Russell dominated in those categories. Red Auerbach, exhausted from two close series plus the scare from Wilt Chamberlain's Sixers, took his victory cigar to the front office after this year. His 8-straight NBA titles, with 9 in 10 seasons, set an early standard with his many innovations and acquisitions that NBA leaders are still chasing to this day.


1965–66 NBA season, Playoff bracket
Bold Series winnerItalic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals


1965–66 NBA season, Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.


1965–66 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season
The 1965–66 NCAA College Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1965 and concluded in March of the following year. This was the 2nd season of second-tier college ice hockey.


1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
The 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.


1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings, AP Poll
All AP polls for this season included only ten ranked teams.


1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
The 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1965, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 19, 1966, at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The Texas Western Miners won their first NCAA national championship with a 72–65 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats.


1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The Top 10 from the AP Poll and Top 20 from the Coaches Poll during the pre-season.


1965–66 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1965–66 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
The 1965–66 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season began in November 1965 and concluded with the 1966 NCAA University Division Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 19, 1966, at the Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was the 19th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 71st year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1965–66 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season
Minnesota–Duluth joined the WCHA beginning with this season. Pennsylvania promoted their club program to varsity status and began playing as an independent.


1965–66 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1965–66 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1965–66 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1965–66 NCAA University Division men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1965–66 NHL season
The 1965–66 NHL season was the 49th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Montreal Canadiens won their second consecutive Stanley Cup as they defeated the Detroit Red Wings four games to two in the final series.


1965–66 NHL season, League business
A new trophy was introduced for this season. Jack Adams won the first Lester Patrick Trophy for his contribution to hockey in the United States.


1965–66 NHL season, League business
February saw the momentous announcement that six conditional franchises had been awarded to Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, all to begin play in 1967. The St. Louis franchise was surprising, as no formal application from the city had been tendered. It was awarded to fulfill the wishes of James D. Norris and Arthur Wirtz, owners of the Chicago Black Hawks, who also owned the St. Louis Arena, which they wanted to sell.


1965–66 NHL season, League business
On the debit side, a strong bid from Vancouver was rejected, much to the anger of many Canadians and the protest of their Prime Minister Lester Pearson. A rumour was widely spread — fuelled by a corroborating statement from Leafs' general manager Punch Imlach that the Toronto and Montreal owners had vetoed the bid out of a dislike for sharing the proceeds from television broadcasts of the games. Vancouver would eventually get an NHL franchise in 1970.


1965–66 NHL season, League business
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) called for the end the direct sponsorship of junior ice hockey team and to allow players who graduated from junior hockey to be chosen in the NHL Amateur Draft. CAHA president Lionel Fleury asked the NHL to terminate the existing professional-agreement rather than letting it in expire in 1968. NHL president Clarence Campbell declined to terminate the agreement since 95 per cent of NHL players were produced by sponsored junior teams.


1965–66 NHL season, League business
The NHL felt that a draft of players might be viable but wanted to draft players at a younger age than 20, and wanted to continue making payments directly to amateur teams instead of the CAHA dispersing funds as it saw fit. Discussions remained unresolved until a new agreement with the requested changes was reached in August 1966.


1965–66 NHL season, League business, Rule changes
The only significant rule change for this season was a requirement that the teams suit up two goaltenders for each game.


1965–66 NHL season, Regular season
Among notable players to debut during this season were Ed Giacomin for the Rangers, Bill Goldsworthy for the Bruins, Ken Hodge for Chicago and Mike Walton for Toronto. In the meantime, however, the career of future Hockey Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay was over, as his request for reinstatement as an active player was vetoed by the Toronto ownership.


1965–66 NHL season, Regular season
Gordie Howe scored his 600th NHL goal in Montreal on November 27 in a 3–2 loss to the Canadiens to the cheers of the local fans. Among lesser milestones in the season were Frank Mahovlich's 250th goal and Johnny Bucyk's and Claude Provost's 200th.


1965–66 NHL season, Regular season
In an unusual incident, the Red Wings' jerseys were stolen from the visitors' dressing room in Montreal the night before a January game, and Detroit was compelled to play in the uniforms of their junior farm team in Hamilton, which were express shipped to Montreal in time for the match.


1965–66 NHL season, Regular season
James D. Norris, owner of the Chicago Black Hawks, died of a heart attack in late February.


1965–66 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals
The second game of the semifinal series between Detroit and Chicago on April 10, was nationally televised in the United States.


1965–66 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals
For the fourth straight year, it was Montreal vs. Toronto and Detroit vs. Chicago in the first round. The Canadiens were victorious over the Leafs in four straight games, while the Wings beat the Hawks in six.


1965–66 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs
The Montreal Canadiens were the best regular season team, earning 90 points. The Toronto Maple Leafs earned the third seed with 79 points. This was the twelfth playoff series between these two rivals, with Toronto winning six of their eleven previous series. This was a rematch from the 1965 semifinals, where Montreal won in six games. Toronto won sixteen of twenty-eight points in this year's regular season series.


1965–66 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (3) Toronto Maple Leafs
The Canadiens defeated the Maple Leafs in a four-game sweep.


1965–66 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (2) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (4) Detroit Red Wings
The Chicago Black Hawks earned the second seed with 82 points. The Detroit Red Wings earned the fourth seed with 74 points. This was the eighth playoff series between these two rivals, with Detroit winning four of their seven previous series. This was a rematch of the 1964 semifinals, where Chicago won in seven games. Chicago earned twenty-four of twenty-eight points in this year's regular season series.


1965–66 NHL season, Playoffs, Semifinals, (2) Chicago Black Hawks vs. (4) Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings upset the Black Hawks in six games.


1965–66 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
The Montreal Canadiens were the defending champions in their twenty-second Stanley Cup Final, after winning their thirteenth championship the previous year with a seven-game victory over the Chicago Black Hawks. This was the Detroit Red Wings' eighteenth Stanley Cup Final, having won seven championships previously. Their most recent Final came in 1964, when they lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games. This was the eleventh playoff series between these two teams, with Detroit winning seven of their ten previous series. Their most recent series had come in the 1958 semifinals, where Montreal won in a four-game sweep. Montreal won eighteen of twenty-eight points in this year's regular season series.


1965–66 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
Behind the skilled goaltending of Roger Crozier, who had missed parts of the regular season with illness, the Red Wings won the first two games of the Finals. However, Crozier was injured in the fourth game and the Canadiens won the Cup four games to two. Roger Crozier won the Conn Smythe Trophy as a member of the losing team.


1965–66 NHL season, Awards
Bobby Hull set a new record for goals in a season with 54 and a new record for points in a season with 97, earning him the Art Ross Trophy and his second straight Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player. No left-winger would pace the NHL in points again until Alexander Ovechkin in 2007–08. Jacques Laperriere of Montreal won the Norris Trophy as best defenceman.


1965–66 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1965–66 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min – Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts


1965–66 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1965–66 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1965–66 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1965–66 (listed with their last team):


1965–66 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1965–66 National Football League was the 35th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1965–66 National Football League (Ireland)
Longford won their first and (so far) only NFL title with wins over Galway in the "home" final and New York in the two-legged "World Championship." Longford had the first leg at Pearse Park and won easily. After the second leg, an angry crowd chased the New York team off the field due to their (perceived) rough play.


1965–66 National Hurling League
The 1965–66 National Hurling League was the 35th season of the National Hurling League.


1965–66 National Hurling League, Division 1
Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1964-65 season. Laois joined Division 1 as the promoted team.


1965–66 National Hurling League, Division 1
On 18 September 1966, Kilkenny won the title after a 10-15 to 2-15 aggregate win over New York in the final. It was their 3rd league title overall and their first since 1961-62.


1965–66 National Hurling League, Division 1
In spite of finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, neither Galway of Laois were relegated.


1965–66 National Hurling League, Division 1
Tipperary's Jimmy Doyle was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-20.


1965–66 National Hurling League, Division 2
On 24 April 1966, Offaly won the title after a 4-11 to 3-9 win over Kerry in the final.


1965–66 National Hurling League, Division 3
On 9 October 1966, Mayo won the title after a 1-12 to 1-8 win over Armagh in the final.


1965–66 Nationalliga A
Statistics of Swiss Super League football (soccer) competition in the 1965–66 season.


1965–66 Nationalliga A, Overview
Fourteen teams contested the 1965–66 Nationalliga A. These were the top 12 teams from the previous 1964–65 season and the two newly promoted teams Urania Genève Sport and Young Fellows Zürich. Zürich won the championship with 42 points and qualified for 1966–67 European Cup. They were seven points ahead of Servette in second place. Servette won the Swiss Cup and qualified for the 1966–67 Cup Winners' Cup.


1965–66 Nationalliga A season
The 1965–66 Nationalliga A season was the 28th season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Grasshopper-Club Zurich won the championship.


1965–66 New York Knicks season
The 1965–66 NBA season was the Knicks' 20th season in the NBA.


1965–66 New York Rangers season
The 1965–66 New York Rangers season was the 40th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers posted an 18–41–11 record in the regular season, finished in last place in the NHL and did not make the playoffs.


1965–66 New York Rangers season, Playoffs
The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1966 Stanley Cup playoffs.


1965–66 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1965–66 New York Rangers season, Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1965 NHL Amateur Draft in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.


1965–66 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1965–66 season was Newport County's fourth consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division since relegation at the end of the 1961–62 season and their 38th overall in the Football League.


1965–66 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
The 1965–66 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1965–66 men's college basketball season. This was the first season that North Carolina played its home games at Carmichael Auditorium.


1965–66 Northern Football League
The 1965–66 Northern Football League season was the 69th in the history of Northern Football League, a football competition in England.


1965–66 Northern Football League, Clubs
Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1965–66 Rugby Football League season was the 71st season of rugby league football. A three-way county championship was also held, with comparative minnows Cumberland against Yorkshire and Lancashire.


1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy competition was launched in this season with the BBC televising matches on Tuesday nights. The competition was used to trial the four-tackle rule, an experiment in ending the unlimited tackles that had been a by-product from the introduction of the play-the-ball in 1906.


1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
St. Helens finished the regular season as league leaders before winning their fourth Championship when they beat Halifax 35–12 in the play-off final.


1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The Challenge Cup winners were St. Helens who beat Wigan 21–2 in the final.


1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
The BBC2 Floodlit Trophy winners were Castleford who beat St. Helens 4–0 in the final.


1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
St. Helens won the Lancashire League, and Leeds won the Yorkshire League. Warrington beat Rochdale Hornets 16–5 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Bradford Northern beat Hunslet 17–8 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
At the end of the season, Eric Ashton became the first Rugby League player to receive an award from Her Majesty, the Queen. He was awarded the MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.


1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season, Championship, Play-offs, Final
The 1966 Championship Final was played between Halifax and St. Helens on Saturday, 28 May 1966 at Station Road Ground before a crowd of 30,634. St Helens won 35–12 with their hat trick-scoring prop forward, Albert Halsall being awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man-of-the-match.


1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
St Helens had reached the final by beating Wakefield Trinity 10–0 away on 26 February in round one; Swinton 16–4 at home on 19 March in round two; Hull Kingston Rovers 12–10 at home on 2 April in round three and Dewsbury 12–5 on neutral ground on 16 April in the semi-final.


1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Wigan had reached the final by beating Halifax 9–4 at home on 26 February in round one; Whitehaven 40–6 at home on 19 March in round two; Bradford Northern 15–6 away on 6 April in round three and Leeds 7–2 in the semi-final at Huddersfield on 23 April.


1965–66 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup final was played at Wembley Stadium, London on 21 May 1966, in front of a crowd of 98,536. Prime Minister Harold Wilson was introduced to the players before kick-off. St Helens led 9–2 at half time and went on to defeat Wigan 21–2. Saints' scorers were John Mantle (1 try), Tommy Bishop (1 try), Len Killeen (1 try, 5 goals), and Alex Murphy (1 goal). Wigan's scorer was Laurie Gilfedder (1 goal). This was St Helens' third Cup final win in seven final appearances.


1965–66 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1965–66 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 27th season of ice hockey in Norway. Six teams participated in the league, and Valerenga Ishockey won the championship.


1965–66 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1965–66 OB I bajnokság season was the 29th season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Eight teams participated in the league, and Ujpesti Dozsa SC won the championship.


1965–66 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1965–66 NBA season was the 76ers 17th season in the NBA and 3rd season in City Philadelphia. The Sixers would capture the regular season division championship by a game over the Boston Celtics. However, in the Eastern Conference Finals, they would lose to the Celtics in five games. After this series, Dolph Schayes was fired as coach and Alex Hannum would take over as the new coach.


1965–66 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1965–66 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 31st season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Podhale Nowy Targ won the championship.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1965–66 season was Port Vale's 54th season of football in the English Football League, and their first season (second overall) back in the Fourth Division following their relegation from the Third Division. For the first time in their Football League history they played three divisions below rivals Stoke City. Despite hope of a swift return to the third tier, the season instead proved a complete disaster, the club finishing nineteenth (87th of the 92 League clubs). The appointment of Stanley Matthews as general manager meant an adoption of a youth policy, which eventually saw four teenagers make their debut in one match, as well as the arrival of several Scottish youngsters.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
On 19 July 1965, Stanley Matthews was appointed general manager to help his friend Jackie Mudie as manager. Matthews announced his policy of 'attracting and nurturing young footballers' and stressed the need for 'patience'. Matthews did not receive and did not request a contract. Though a massive lift for the club at the time, this development transpired to be a negative one for all involved, as Roy Sproson later explained that 'the club had their priorities wrong and the first team suffered badly, whilst Stan trusted people, who took advantage of him'.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Most of the summer signings were youngsters, which also suited the club's directors, who had overseen massive losses over the past two seasons. In came Brian Taylor (£3,000 from Shrewsbury Town); winger Roger Smith (Walsall); Scottish inside-forwards John Cummings and Tommy Morrison (Aberdeen); as well as sixteen-year-old Scottish trialist winger Alex Donald. Matthews also initiated a series of trials for 700 boys.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
The season opened with a 1–0 win over Colchester United in front of 11,212 at Vale Park. Two narrow away defeats followed, in what would be a season long pattern of success at home and defeat away. Terry Miles replaced Terry Lowe in a 2–0 win over Stockport County on 4 September to become Vale's first ever playing substitute. John Nicholson's club record run of 208 consecutive appearances, which began on 2 September 1961, ended on 8 September. Nicholson was unhappy with this and was consequently sold to Doncaster Rovers for £5,000 – much to the distress of supporters.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Attendances fell away to only 4,605 on 18 September, when Vale 'disgraced themselves' by only beating Lincoln City 3–0, who provided 'abysmal opposition'. Keeper Jimmy O'Neill was 'in vintage form', but twelve forwards were tried up front in the first ten games. On 2 October Jackie Mudie's 'extra craft' helped the Vale to thrash high-flying Chester 5–2, and two days later Vale beat Crewe Alexandra. However the club then played a friendly with SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin in Berlin (losing 2–0), and proceeded to lose their next six league games. The club then signed Jimmy Hill from Everton for £5,000, however Hill seemed to be a replica of Mudie, rather than an addition to the firepower.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
As Vale slipped down the table, they were denied permission by the Ministry of Labour to sign USA international Willy Roy as he did not meet the two-year residential requirement. More trouble came when Bo'ness United reported the club to the Scottish Junior Football Association for an alleged breach of the rules in the transfer of Roddy Georgeson. On the pitch results continued to go against the Vale, as they found themselves in a re-election struggle by January.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Vale then went on a club-record six consecutive away games without scoring a goal in a run lasting from 8 January to 9 March. In came left-back John Ritchie from Whitley Bay, though free agent Graham Barnett did not return to the club, despite protestations from supporters – the management stated that Barnett's wage demands were too great. For the clash with bottom-placed Bradford City on 12 January, Vale assembled the youngest ever Football League forward line: Alex Donald (17), Roddy Georgeson (17), Mick Cullerton (17), Paul Bannister (18), and Paul Ogden (19).


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Of the five forwards only Bannister had played competitively before. Bradford won 2–0. A 2–1 win over Rochdale was then followed by four straight defeats. Cummings and Morrison were judged not to have made the grade and so were released form their contracts, signing with Ayr United and Sligo Rovers respectively.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
Stanley Matthews encouraged supporters not to raise their expectations, claiming that "we are rebuilding and miracles don't happen overnight". Starting with a 2–1 win over Darlington, Vale picked up seven points out of a possible eight. Their defence was bolstered by the signing of keeper Stuart Sharratt from Oswestry Town for £2,000. However by April they were back into the re-election zone. On 12 April, Malcolm MacKenzie began the youngest ever first team player for the club when at 15 years 347 days old he was selected for the game against Newport County. To act a nursery club, Broxburn Athletic of Edinburgh was adopted to save having to bring youngsters to Burslem for trials. They finished the season in indifferent form, and received a final day thrashing 5–0 from Luton Town at Kenilworth Road.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Fourth Division
They finished in nineteenth spot with 39 points, leaving them two points away from having to apply for re-election. They were ahead of Chesterfield on goal average, and two points ahead of Rochdale, Lincoln City, and Bradford City, and four points ahead of Wrexham. Their 48 goals scored was atrocious, and easily the weakest in the division, though the defence only conceded 59. The one saviour was John Rowland, whose 23 goals in all competitions was almost quadruple that of his nearest rival.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, another big loss of £29,696 was announced despite another large donation from the Sportsmen's Association, the Development Fund and the social club. Wages had risen by 25% to £54,552, there was a £5,000 credit in player transfers, though an improved home crowd average saw gate receipts rise by 25% to £30,994. The management were determined to stick with the club's youth policy.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
Six players were released, most significantly Tony Richards departed, who had never really recovered from a knee injury, he joined Nuneaton Borough. Also leaving were Mel Machin to Gillingham, Roger Smith to Walsall, whilst Selwyn Whalley retired with a foot injury. This left 23 professionals at the club.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Hill 'masterminded the Vale attack' in a 'thrilling' 2–2 draw at Third Division Oxford United's Manor Ground. Vale won the replay 3–2 to meet Dartford of the Southern League in the Second Round. Vale won 1–0 despite the best efforts of what The Sentinel described as 'man-eating sharks' that left the "Valiants" nursing several injuries. In the Third Round they were defeated 2–1 by Second Division Cardiff City at Ninian Park despite a surprisingly resilient defensive display.


1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Vale drew 2–2 at home to Reading before exiting the competition with a 1–0 defeat at Elm Park.


1965–66 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Sporting Clube de Portugal won the championship.


1965–66 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
Statistics of Primera División de Fútbol Profesional in season 1965/1966.


1965–66 Rangers F.C. season
The 1965–66 season is the 86th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1965–66 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 51 competitive matches during the 1965–66 season.


1965–66 Ranji Trophy
The 1965–66 Ranji Trophy was the 32nd season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Rajasthan in the final.


1965–66 Real Madrid CF season
The 1965–66 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 63rd season in existence and the club's 34th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1965–66 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
The club remained at first place almost the entire campaign before was defeated 1–2 by CF Barcelona and lost the title against local rivals Atlético Madrid one round before season finale by just one single point. UD Levante defender Antonio Calpe arrived to enforce the back-up, also, CD Málaga midfielder Manuel Velázquez returned from a two years loan replacing French playmaker Lucien Muller, also, transferred in was defender Pedro de Felipe from Rayo Vallecano benching José Santamaría both arrivals featured a superb season.


1965–66 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Meanwhile, in European Cup the squad clinched its sixth trophy after defeated Inter in Semi-finals and on 11 May 1966 won 2–1 the Final against Abdulah Gegic'  Partizan Belgrade which, previously, in semi-finals eliminated heavily favourites Manchester United without star George Best. Three days after the Final The Yé-yé team was introduced to the world after 4 players posed for Diario Marca as The Beatles resulting in the nickname from their theme song <<She Loves You>> chorus hit "Yeah- yeah".


1965–66 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
In Copa del Generalísimo the club was eliminated by Real Betis in Quarterfinals. After seven seasons, 5 League titles and 3 European Cup trophies, Hungarian forward Ferenc Puskás left the club during summer.


1965–66 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1965–66 Regionalliga
The 1965–66 Regionalliga  was the third season of the Regionalliga, the second tier of the German football league system. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and four runners-up, the Regionalliga Berlin runners-up was not qualified, entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season. The two promotion spots went to the Regionalliga West champions Fortuna Düsseldorf and runners-up Rot-Weiß Essen.


1965–66 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nord
The 1965–66 season saw two new clubs in the league, Bremer SV and Itzehoer SV, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.