Football League Second Division 1965/66
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Manchester City | 42 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 76 | 44 | 1.727 | 59 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Southampton | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 85 | 56 | 1.518 | 54 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Coventry City | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 73 | 53 | 1.377 | 53 | - |
| 4th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 62 | 36 | 1.722 | 51 | - |
| 5th | Bristol City | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 63 | 48 | 1.313 | 51 | - |
| 6th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 87 | 61 | 1.426 | 50 | - |
| 7th | Rotherham United | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 75 | 74 | 1.014 | 46 | - |
| 8th | Derby County | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 68 | 1.044 | 43 | - |
| 9th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 59 | 1.051 | 41 | - |
| 10th | Birmingham City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 41 | - |
| 11th | Crystal Palace | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 47 | 52 | 0.904 | 41 | - |
| 12th | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 74 | 78 | 0.949 | 40 | - |
| 13th | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 1.000 | 39 | - |
| 14th | Carlisle United | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 39 | - |
| 15th | Ipswich Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 66 | 0.879 | 39 | - |
| 16th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 61 | 70 | 0.871 | 38 | - |
| 17th | Preston North End | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 62 | 70 | 0.886 | 37 | - |
| 18th | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 63 | 0.857 | 37 | - |
| 19th | Bury | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 62 | 76 | 0.816 | 35 | - |
| 20th | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 71 | 91 | 0.780 | 34 | - |
| 21st | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 86 | 0.674 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Leyton Orient | 42 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 80 | 0.475 | 23 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Northampton Town were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▼Blackburn Rovers were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▲Manchester City were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▲Southampton were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▼Middlesbrough were Relegated to the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Leyton Orient were Relegated to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Hull City were Promoted from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Millwall were Promoted from the Football League Third Division |