# 1965–66 Arsenal F.C. season

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

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 12 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 70 | 83 | 0.843 | 39 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 65 | 0.846 | 37 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 75 | 0.827 | 37 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 63 | 0.794 | 37 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 69 | 80 | 0.863 | 36 |

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 21 August 1965 | Stoke City | H | 3–1 |
| 25 August 1965 | Northampton Town | A | 1–1 |
| 28 August 1965 | Burnley | A | 2–2 |
| 4 September 1965 | Chelsea | H | 1–3 |
| 7 September 1965 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–0 |
| 11 September 1965 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–2 |
| 14 September 1965 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–0 |
| 18 September 1965 | Everton | A | 1–3 |
| 25 September 1965 | Manchester United | H | 4–2 |
| 28 September 1965 | Northampton Town | H | 1–1 |
| 2 October 1965 | Newcastle United | A | 1–0 |
| 9 October 1965 | Fulham | H | 2–1 |
| 16 October 1965 | Blackpool | A | 3–5 |
| 23 October 1965 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–2 |
| 30 October 1965 | Leicester City | A | 1–3 |
| 6 November 1965 | Sheffield United | H | 6–2 |
| 13 November 1965 | Leeds United | A | 0–2 |
| 20 November 1965 | West Ham United | H | 3–2 |
| 4 December 1965 | Aston Villa | H | 3–3 |
| 11 December 1965 | Liverpool | A | 2–4 |
| 27 December 1965 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–4 |
| 28 December 1965 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 5–2 |
| 1 January 1966 | Fulham | A | 0–1 |
| 8 January 1966 | Liverpool | H | 0–1 |
| 15 January 1966 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 |
| 29 January 1966 | Stoke City | A | 3–1 |
| 5 February 1966 | Burnley | H | 1–1 |
| 19 February 1966 | Chelsea | A | 0–0 |
| 5 March 1966 | Blackpool | H | 0–0 |
| 8 March 1966 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 |
| 12 March 1966 | Everton | H | 0–1 |
| 19 March 1966 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 |
| 26 March 1966 | Newcastle United | H | 1–3 |
| 5 April 1966 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 |
| 11 April 1966 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 4–4 |
| 16 April 1966 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 |
| 20 April 1966 | Sunderland | A | 2–0 |
| 23 April 1966 | Sunderland | H | 1–1 |
| 25 April 1966 | Sheffield United | A | 0–3 |
| 30 April 1966 | Aston Villa | A | 0–3 |
| 5 May 1966 | Leeds United | H | 0–3 |
| 7 May 1966 | Leicester City | H | 1–0 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| R3 | 22 January 1966 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–3 | | |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | SCO | Bob Wilson |
| - | GK | ENG | Tony Burns |
| - | GK | ENG | Jim Furnell |
| - | DF | ENG | David Court |
| - | DF | SCO | Ian Ure |
| - | DF | ENG | Roy Pack |
| - | DF | ENG | Peter Simpson |
| - | DF | NIR | Terry Neill |
| - | DF | ENG | Don Howe |
| - | DF | NIR | Billy McCullough |
| - | DF | ENG | Peter Storey |
| - | MF | SCO | Frank McLintock |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | MF | ENG | George Armstrong |
| - | MF | ENG | Jon Sammels |
| - | MF | SCO | Jimmy McGill |
| - | MF | WAL | Tom Walley |
| - | MF | ENG | Alan Skirton |
| - | FW | ENG | John Radford |
| - | FW | ENG | George Eastham |
| - | FW | SCO | Gordon Neilson |
| - | FW | ENG | Tommy Baldwin |
| - | FW | ENG | Joe Baker |