1965–66 in Scottish football

none September 2021 football background:#BFD7FF 1965–66 in Scottish football 200px Division One champions Celtic Division Two champions Ayr United Scottish Cup winners Rangers League Cup winners Celtic Junior Cup winners Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic Teams in Europe Celtic, Dunfermline Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Kilmarnock Scotland national team 1966 BHC, 1966 World Cup qualification The 1965–66 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in Scotland and the 69th season of Scottish league football. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1960-1969/196566/ 1965/66 - the Scottish Football League https://archive.today/20120910140310/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1960-1969/196566/ 10 September 2012 dead Overview After the openness of recent years, the Old Firm came back strongly this season. Celtic won their first title under the management of Jock Stein, their first since 1954 and rivals Rangers finished as runners-up. For the only time in Scottish football, the Old Firm teams finished first and second in all three domestic competitions.'Very Heaven' (page 9/15); David Ross, 2007; Lulu.com; 9781430317210 Scottish League Division One 1965–66 Scottish Division One Champions: Celtic Relegated: Greenock Morton, Hamilton Academical Scottish League Division Two 1965–66 Scottish Division Two Promoted: Ayr United, Airdrieonians Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1965–66Rangers1 – 0 (rep.)CelticLeague Cup 1965–66Celtic2 – 1RangersJunior CupBonnyrigg Rose Athletic6 – 1 (rep.)Whitburn Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year SCO John Greig Rangers Scottish clubs in Europe Celtic DateVenueOpponentsScoreThe score of the Scottish team is shown first.CompetitionCeltic scorer(s)28 September 1965De Adelaarshorst, Deventer (A)Holland Go Ahead Eagles6–0CWC17 October 1965Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)Holland Go Ahead Eagles1–0CWC13 November 1965Atletion, Aarhus (A)Denmark AGF Aarhus1–0CWC217 November 1965Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)Denmark AGF Aarhus2–0CWC212 January 1966Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)Ukraine Dinamo Kiev3–0CWC326 January 1966Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev (A)Ukraine Dinamo Kiev1–1CWC314 April 1966Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)England Liverpool1–0CWCSF19 April 1966Anfield, Liverpool (A)England Liverpool0–2CWCSF Dunfermline Athletic DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionDufernline scorer(s)3 November 1965East End Park, Dunfermline (H)Denmark KB Copenhagen5–0FC217 November 1965Frederiksberg, Copenhagen (A)Denmark KB Copenhagen2–4FC226 January 1966East End Park, Dunfermline (H)Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno2–0FC316 February 1966Městský fotbalový stadion Srbská, Brno (A)Czechoslovakia FC Zbrojovka Brno0–0FC38 March 1966East End Park, Dunfermline (H)Spain Real Zaragoza1–0FCQF20 March 1966La Romareda, Zaragoza (H)Spain Real Zaragoza2–4FCQF Heart of Midlothian DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionHearts scorer(s)18 October 1965Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)Norway Valerengen1–0FC127 October 1965Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A)Norway Valerengen3–1FC112 January 1966Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (H)Spain Real Zaragoza3–3FC226 January 1966Estadio Mestalla, Valencia (A)Spain Real Zaragoza2–2FC22 March 1966Estadio Mestalla, Valencia (A)Spain Real Zaragoza0–1FC2 Hibernian DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionHibs scorer(s)8 September 1965Easter Road, Edinburgh (H)Spain Valencia CF2–0FC112 October 1965Estadio Mestalla, Valencia (A)Spain Valencia CF0–2FC13 November 1965Estadio Mestalla, Valencia (A)Spain Valencia CF0–3FC1 Kilmarnock DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionKilmarnock scorer(s)8 September 1965Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana (A)Albania KF Tirana0–0ECPR29 September 1965Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)Albania KF Tirana1–0ECPR17 November 1965Rugby Park, Kilmarnock (H)Spain Real Madrid2–2EC11 December 1965Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid (A)Spain Real Madrid1–5 EC1 Other honours National CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Qualifying Cup – NorthInverness Caledonian5 – 1 *Elgin CityScottish Qualifying Cup – SouthGala Fairydean8 – 5 *Vale of Leithen County CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upAberdeenshire CupDeveronvaleAyrshire CupKilmarnock3 – 1 *Ayr UnitedEast of Scotland ShieldHearts4 – 2HibernianFife CupDunfermline Athletic6 – 6 * Raith RoversForfarshire CupDundee2 – 1Brechin CityLanarkshire CupAirdrieRenfrewshire CupMorton3 – 1 * St MirrenStirlingshire CupAlloa AthleticwoStirling Albion * – aggregate over two legs – play off – trophy shared Highland League main WDL Q 2 Top Three ELG Elgin City INV Inverness Caledonian ROS Ross County 24 5 1 96 35 21 5 4 111 46 19 2 8 92 50 green1 C complete Scotland national team Scotland national football team 1960–79 results The Scottish national football side failed to qualify for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, which was ultimately won by the host nation England. DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland's score is shown first.CompetitionScotland scorer(s)2 October 1965Windsor Park, Belfast (A)NIR2–3BHCAlan Gilzean (2)13 October 1965Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)POL1–2WCQG8Billy McNeill9 November 1965Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)ITA1–0WCQG8John Greig2 October 1965Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)WAL4–1BHCBobby Murdoch (2), Willie Henderson, John Greig7 December 1965Stadio San Paolo, Naples (A)ITA0–3WCQG82 April 1966Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)ENG3–4BHCJimmy Johnstone (2), Denis Law11 May 1966Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)NED0–3Friendly18 June 1966Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)POR0–1Friendly25 June 1966Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)BRA1–1FriendlyStevie Chalmers 1966 British Home Championship – Third Place Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match WCQG8 = World Cup qualifying – Group 8 BHC = British Home Championship Notes and references External links Scottish Football Historical Archive 1965 Category:Football in Scotland by season