English Third Division 1965/1966
Historical league standings at 4th 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 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 2 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1.14 |
| 3 | Millwall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5.00 |
| 4 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 6 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2.25 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1.20 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Brentford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 17 | York City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 18 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Workington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Reading | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0.36 |
| 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 24 | Swansea Town | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0.20 |
