May · Opening chapter
Pre-season squad changes
3 recorded moves. Exact dates are not held in the archive.View moves +Hide moves −
Arrivals · 3
Departures · 0
No recorded departures.
Season story · Division 4
1965–66
24 league wins, 93–66 league goals and a campaign told match by match.
Manager: Dave Russell3 recorded transfers
- Division
- Football League Division Four
- Final league position
- 5th
- League matches
- 46
- League wins
- 24
- League draws
- 8
- League defeats
- 14
- League goals
- 93–66
- Average Prenton Park gate
- 8,031
The journey
Four moments from the campaign
21 Aug
Opening chapter
Halifax Town · 2-2
View match1 Jan
Biggest victory
Hartlepool United · 6-1
View match7 Mar
The biggest crowd
Darlington · 0-1
View match13 May
Final word
Notts County · 1-2
View match
Defining matches
The days that shaped the season
The team
Most-used XI
Top scorer
No data
Biggest crowd
13,452
Darlington
Season form
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Season timeline
The campaign, month by month
Follow the rhythm of the season through every result, change in the dugout and recorded player movement.
- Months
- 10
- Matches
- 48
- Wins
- 24
Chapter 01
August 1965
DWW3 matches · 2W 1D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 02
September 1965
LWWDLLWW8 matches · 4W 1D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Wed 1LOldham AthleticBoundary Park · League Cup3-2Sat 4WCrewe AlexandraGresty Road · League1-2Mon 6WStockport CountyEdgeley Park · League1-2Fri 10DBradford CityPrenton Park · League2-2Wed 15LChesterSealand Road · League3-1Fri 17LBarnsleyOakwell · League4-0Fri 24WColchester UnitedPrenton Park · League2-0Wed 29WWrexhamRacecourse Ground · League1-5Chapter 03
October 1965
LDWWDW6 matches · 3W 2D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 04
November 1965
WDLDWL6 matches · 2W 2D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 05
December 1965
WLL3 matches · 1W 0D 2LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 06
January 1966
WWLW4 matches · 3W 0D 1LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 07
February 1966
WWW3 matches · 3W 0D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 08
March 1966
LWWLL5 matches · 2W 0D 3LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Chapter 09
April 1966
LLDDLLWW8 matches · 2W 2D 4LOpen chapter +Close chapter −Fri 1LBradford Park AvenuePrenton Park · League1-2Fri 8LBarrowPrenton Park · League1-2Sat 9DChesterfieldSaltergate · League0-0Mon 11DBarrowHolker Street · League1-1Fri 15LNewport CountyPrenton Park · League0-1Sat 23LTorquay UnitedPlainmoor · League2-1Mon 25WStockport CountyPrenton Park · League6-2Fri 29WChesterfieldPrenton Park · League3-2Chapter 10
May 1966
WW2 matches · 2W 0D 0LOpen chapter +Close chapter −
Summary
Selection summary
Overall record
48 matches played
| Venue | Pld | Won | Draws | Lost | For | Agn | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Home | 24 | 15 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Total | 48 | 24 | 8 | 16 |
Match list
Results
48 matches
