English Third Division 1966/1967
Historical league standings at 17th December 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 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 21 | 32 | 2.81 |
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 37 | 31 | 1.32 |
| 3 | Watford | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 28 | 1.88 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 40 | 28 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 33 | 25 | 1.48 |
| 6 | Shrewsbury Town | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 25 | 1.28 |
| 7 | Torquay United | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 23 | 1.03 |
| 9 | Walsall | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 0.94 |
| 10 | Reading | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 22 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 0.87 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 1.07 |
| 14 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 0.72 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Colchester United | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 41 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 51 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 18 | Swindon Town | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 1.23 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 22 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 18 | 0.59 |
| 20 | Oxford United | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 0.92 |
| 21 | Darlington | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 17 | 0.49 |
| 22 | Orient | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 16 | 0.72 |
| 23 | Workington | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 0.70 |
| 24 | Swansea Town | 22 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 52 | 12 | 0.65 |



