English Third Division 1965/1966
Historical league standings at 11th September 1965
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3.50 |
| 2 | Hull City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1.25 |
| 3 | Walsall | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 4 | Millwall | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2.25 |
| 6 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1.71 |
| 7 | Watford | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Reading | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1.13 |
| 18 | Southend United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0.64 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0.56 |
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 22 | York City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 23 | Swansea Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 24 | Workington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0.38 |
