English Second Division 1965/1966
Historical league standings at 5th February 1966
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Manchester City | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 30 | 38 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 22 | 37 | 2.05 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 33 | 37 | 1.55 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 45 | 34 | 1.49 |
| 5 | Southampton | 27 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 62 | 41 | 33 | 1.51 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 27 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 39 | 30 | 33 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Derby County | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 30 | 1.12 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 30 | 0.89 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 58 | 29 | 0.95 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 25 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 27 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 42 | 26 | 0.88 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 25 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 24 | 0.87 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 27 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 48 | 24 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 67 | 24 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Carlisle United | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 39 | 41 | 23 | 0.95 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 26 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 52 | 56 | 23 | 0.93 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 23 | 0.89 |
| 19 | Bury | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 51 | 21 | 0.84 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 52 | 21 | 0.71 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 19 | 0.78 |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 56 | 13 | 0.39 |



