The 1965–66 season was Liverpool Football Club's 74th season in existence and their fourth consecutive season in the First Division. Liverpool F.C. won its seventh league title, tying Arsenal's record, with a six-point cushion to Leeds and Burnley. Roger Hunt scored 29 league goals, which earned him a place in the England squad for the World Cup, where he became the first player to win the World Cup representing Liverpool. It was not until 44 years later that Fernando Torres played an active part in the Spanish team winning the World Cup as a Liverpool player.

The season also saw Liverpool reaching its first European final, that of the Cup Winners Cup, losing 2-1 to West German side Borussia Dortmund at Hampden Park in Glasgow, a severe blow to manager Bill Shankly, who had hoped to win his first European trophy in his native Scotland.

The club permanently adopted an all red strip at the start of this season.

Squad

Goalkeepers Tommy Lawrence William Molyneux

Defenders Gerry Byrne Chris Lawler Thomas Lowry Tommy Smith Ron Yeats

Midfielders Alf Arrowsmith Ian Callaghan Gordon Milne Willie Stevenson Ian St. John Gordon Wallace Peter Thompson

Attackers Phil Chisnall Bobby Graham Roger Hunt Geoff Strong Squad statistics Appearances and goals

First Division

Table

Matches

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

FA Charity Shield

GK 1 Pat DunneRB 2 Shay BrennanLB 3 Tony DunneRH 4 Paddy CrerandCH 5 Noel Cantwell (c)LH 6 Nobby StilesOR 7 George BestIR 8 Bobby CharltonCF 9 David HerdIL 10 Denis LawOL 11 John Aston, Jr.Substitutes:FW 12 Willie Anderson Manager: Matt Busby GK 1 Tommy LawrenceRB 2 Chris LawlerLB 3 Gerry ByrneRH 4 Gordon MilneCH 5 Ron Yeats (c)LH 6 Willie StevensonOR 7 Ian CallaghanIR 8 Roger HuntCF 9 Ian St. JohnIL 10 Tommy SmithOL 11 Geoff StrongManager: Bill Shankly Match rules 90 minutes, no extra time One named substitute Maximum of one substitution

FA Cup

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

European Cup Winners Cup

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

Final

GK 1 Hans TilkowskiRB 2 Gerhard CyliaxLB 3 Theodor Redder MF 4 Dieter KurratCB 5 Wolfgang Paul (c)MF 6 Rudi AssauerRW 7 Reinhard LibudaIN 8 Aki SchmidtCF 9 Sigfried Held IN 10 Wilhelm SturmLW 11 Lothar EmmerichManager: Willi Multhaup GK 1 Tommy LawrenceRB 2 Chris Lawler LB 3 Gerry Byrne MF 4 Gordon Milne CB 5 Ron Yeats (c)MF 6 Willie Stevenson RW 7 Ian CallaghanIN 8 Roger Hunt CF 9 Ian St. John IN 10 Tommy SmithLW 11 Peter ThompsonManager: Bill Shankly

References

LFC History.net – 1965-66 season Liverweb - 1965-66 Season