The 1965–66 season was
Manchester United's 64th season in
the Football League
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, and their 21st consecutive season in the top division of
English football
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.
As defending champions of the First Division title, they finished fourth and secured qualification for the
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
They lost to eventual winners
Everton in the
FA Cup
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semifinal.
In the
European Cup, they were also semi-finalists, edged out by Yugoslav champions
Partizan Belgrade
Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, link ...
. They had to negotiate a preliminary round of the competition before qualifying for the first round, and did so by achieving a 9–2 aggregate win over Finnish champions
HJK Helsinki
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.
United's top scorer for this season was
David Herd, with 24 league goals and 33 in all competitions.
FA Charity Shield
First Division
FA Cup
European Cup
Squad statistics
References
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