# 1965–66 Everton F.C. season

During the 1965–66 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Final League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 59 | 0.949 | 43 | |
| 10 | Stoke City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65 | 64 | 1.016 | 42 | |
| 11 | Everton | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 56 | 62 | 0.903 | 41 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 83 | 0.843 | 39 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 65 | 0.846 | 37 | |
* ↑ Everton qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1965–66 FA Cup winners.

## Results

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 21 August 1965 | Northampton Town | H | 5–2 |
| 25 August 1965 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–3 |
| 28 August 1965 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 |
| 31 August 1965 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 5–1 |
| 4 September 1965 | Burnley | H | 1–0 |
| 7 September 1965 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–3 |
| 11 September 1965 | Chelsea | A | 1–3 |
| 15 September 1965 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 |
| 18 September 1965 | Arsenal | H | 3–1 |
| 25 September 1965 | Liverpool | A | 0–5 |
| 5 October 1965 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–2 |
| 9 October 1965 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–1 |
| 16 October 1965 | Fulham | A | 2–3 |
| 23 October 1965 | Blackpool | H | 0–0 |
| 30 October 1965 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 2–1 |
| 6 November 1965 | Leicester City | H | 1–2 |
| 13 November 1965 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 |
| 20 November 1965 | Leeds United | H | 0–0 |
| 27 November 1965 | West Ham United | A | 0–3 |
| 4 December 1965 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 |
| 11 December 1965 | Aston Villa | H | 2–3 |
| 15 December 1965 | Manchester United | A | 0–3 |
| 18 December 1965 | Fulham | H | 2–0 |
| 27 December 1965 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 |
| 1 January 1966 | Tottenham Forest | A | 2–2 |
| 8 January 1966 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 |
| 11 January 1966 | West Ham United | H | 2–2 |
| 15 January 1966 | Blackpool | A | 0–2 |
| 29 January 1966 | Northampton Town | A | 2–0 |
| 5 February 1966 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 |
| 19 February 1966 | Burnley | A | 1–1 |
| 26 February 1966 | Chelsea | H | 2–1 |
| 12 March 1966 | Arsenal | A | 1–0 |
| 15 March 1966 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–0 |
| 19 March 1966 | Liverpool | H | 0–0 |
| 8 April 1966 | Newcastle United | A | 0–0 |
| 9 April 1966 | Sheffield United | H | 1–3 |
| 11 April 1966 | Newcastle United | H | 1–0 |
| 16 April 1966 | Leeds United | A | 1–4 |
| 25 April 1966 | Manchester United | H | 0–0 |
| 30 April 1966 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 |
| 4 May 1966 | Leicester City | A | 0–3 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 3 | 22 January 1966 | Sunderland | H | 3–0 | | |
| 4 | 12 February 1966 | Bedford Town | A | 3–0 | | |
| 5 | 5 March 1966 | Coventry City | H | 3–0 | | |
| 6 | 26 March 1966 | Manchester City | A | 0–0 | | |
| 6:R | 29 March 1966 | Manchester City | H | 0–0 | | |
| 6:2R | 5 April 1966 | Manchester City | N | 2–0 | | |
| SF | 23 April 1966 | Manchester United | N | 1–0 | | Harvey |
| F | 14 May 1966 | Sheffield Wednesday | N | 3–2 | 100,000 | Trebilcock (2), Temple |

### Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 1:1 | 28 September 1965 | FC Nürnberg | A | 1–1 |
| 1:2 | 12 October 1965 | FC Nürnberg | H | 1–0 |
| 2:1 | 3 November 1965 | Újpest Dózsa | A | 0–3 |
| 2:2 | 16 November 1965 | Újpest Dózsa | H | 2–1 |