The 1966 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Bobby Charlton on 27 December 1966. He finished a single point ahead of Eusébio.
Rankings RankNameClub(s)NationalityPoints 1 Bobby Charlton Manchester United 81 2 Eusébio Benfica 80 3 Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 59 4 Bobby Moore West Ham United 31 5 Flórián Albert Ferencváros 23 6 Ferenc Bene Újpest 8 7 Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow 6 8 Alan Ball Blackpool Everton 6 9 János Farkas Vasas 6 10 José Torres Benfica 511 Mario Corso Internazionale 4 Valery Voronin Torpedo Moscow 13 Mário Coluna Benfica 314 Georgi Asparuhov Levski Sofia 2 Gordon Banks Leicester City Geoff Hurst West Ham United Sandro Mazzola Internazionale 18 Igor Chislenko Dynamo Moscow 1 Tony Dunne Manchester United Helmut Haller Bologna Denis Law Manchester United Willi Schulz Hamburger SV Paul Van Himst Anderlecht Source: France Football
References
External links France Football Official Ballon d'Or page