The 1965–66 season was the 93rd season of competitive
football
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in Scotland and the 69th season of
Scottish league football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
.
Overview
After the openness of recent years,
the Old Firm came back strongly this season. Celtic won their first title under the management of
Jock Stein
John Stein (5 October 1922 – 10 September 1985) was a Scottish association football, football player and manager (association football), manager. He was the first manager of a club from a Northern European country to win the European Champio ...
, their first since
1954
Events
January
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and rivals Rangers finished as runners-up. For the only time in Scottish football, the Old Firm teams finished first and second in all three domestic competitions.
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Scottish League Division One
Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Greenock Morton, Hamilton Academical
Scottish League Division Two
Promoted: Ayr United, Airdrieonians
Cup honours
Individual honours
Scottish clubs in Europe
Celtic
Dunfermline Athletic
Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian
Kilmarnock
Other honours
National
County
– aggregate over two legs
– play off
– trophy shared
Highland League
Scotland national team
The Scottish national football side failed to qualify for the 1966 FIFA World Cup, which was ultimately won by the host nation England.
– Third Place
Key:
*(H) = Home match
*(A) = Away match
*WCQG8 = World Cup qualifying – Group 8
*BHC = British Home Championship
Notes and references
External links
Scottish Football Historical Archive
{{DEFAULTSORT:1965-66 in Scottish Football
Seasons in Scottish football