English Third Division 1966/1967
Historical league standings at 31st 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 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 68 | 24 | 37 | 2.83 |
| 2 | Mansfield Town | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 43 | 33 | 1.26 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 1.17 |
| 4 | Watford | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 30 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 35 | 29 | 1.54 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Walsall | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 27 | 0.97 |
| 8 | Reading | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 26 | 1.18 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 1.08 |
| 10 | Torquay United | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 33 | 25 | 1.21 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 41 | 25 | 1.17 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 1.05 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 25 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 1.03 |
| 15 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 23 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 22 | 1.29 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 22 | 0.94 |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 61 | 22 | 0.59 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 20 | Darlington | 26 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 51 | 19 | 0.45 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 0.84 |
| 22 | Swansea Town | 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 58 | 17 | 0.76 |
| 23 | Orient | 23 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 17 | 0.68 |
| 24 | Workington | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 47 | 14 | 0.64 |
