Middlesbrough FC stats for the season 1965-1966

Crowd Chart

Standings

Division Two 21
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup Third Round

Division Two

P W L D F A
Home: 21 8 5 8 36 28
Away: 21 2 14 5 22 58
Total: 42 10 19 13 58 86

League Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 1 0 0 1 0 0
Away: 2 1 1 0 5 5
Total: 3 1 1 1 5 5

FA Cup

P W L D F A
Home: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away: 1 0 1 0 0 4
Total: 1 0 1 0 0 4

Squad

Player Position Country
Eddie Connachan Goalkeeper Scotland
Des McPartland Goalkeeper England
Bob Appleby Goalkeeper England
Mel Nurse Defender Wales
Bill Gates Defender England
Neville Chapman Defender England
Frank Spraggon Defender England
Gordon Jones Defender England
Billy Horner Defender England
Alex Smith Defender England
Geoff Butler Defender England
Dickie Rooks Defender England
Terry Garbett Midfielder England
Eric McMordie Midfielder England
Derrick Downing Midfielder England
Jimmy Lawson Midfielder England
Don Masson Midfielder Scotland
Ian Gibson Midfielder Scotland
Eddie Holliday Forward England
Jim Townsend Forward Scotland
Bryan Orritt Forward Wales
Ian Davidson Forward England
Dick Le Flem Forward England
Arthur Horsfield Forward England
Don Ratcliffe Forward England
Stan Marshall Forward England
Stan Anderson Forward Finland
Jimmy Irvine Forward England
Bobby Braithwaite Forward England

Biggest Wins

Date Opp Venue Comp F A
09-10-65 Rotherham United Home Division Two 4 0
26-10-65 Portsmouth Home Division Two 5 2
22-09-65 Colchester United Away League Cup 4 2
18-12-65 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home Division Two 3 1
05-03-66 Bristol City Home Division Two 4 2

Goals

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Jimmy Irvine 15 2 0 0 17
Dickie Rooks 8 0 0 0 8
Ian Gibson 7 1 0 0 8
Eric McMordie 4 1 0 0 5
Eddie Holliday 4 0 0 0 4
Arthur Horsfield 3 0 0 0 3
Billy Horner 2 1 0 0 3
Bryan Orritt 3 0 0 0 3
Derrick Downing 2 0 0 0 2
Bobby Braithwaite 2 0 0 0 2
Stan Anderson 2 0 0 0 2
Mel Nurse 1 0 0 0 1
Don Ratcliffe 1 0 0 0 1
Jim Townsend 1 0 0 0 1
Terry Garbett 1 0 0 0 1

Managers

  • Stan Anderson
  • Raich Carter

Appearances

Player League League Cup FA Cup Other Total
Gordon Jones 42 3 1 0 46
Ian Gibson 38 3 1 0 42
Dickie Rooks 37 3 1 0 41
Jimmy Irvine 31 3 0 0 34
Bill Gates 28 3 1 0 32
Ian Davidson 27 3 1 0 31
Billy Horner 25 3 0 0 28
Eddie Holliday 23 3 0 0 26
Stan Anderson 21 0 1 0 22
Eric McMordie 17 3 1 0 21
Eddie Connachan 16 3 0 0 19
Des McPartland 17 0 1 0 18
Bobby Braithwaite 16 2 0 0 18
Jim Townsend 17 0 0 0 17
Don Ratcliffe 14 0 1 0 15
Derrick Downing 13 0 0 0 13
Arthur Horsfield 12 0 1 0 13
Bryan Orritt 12 1 0 0 13
Neville Chapman 11 0 0 0 11
Alex Smith 10 0 0 0 10
Bob Appleby 9 0 0 0 9
Terry Garbett 7 0 0 0 7
Frank Spraggon 6 0 0 0 6
Geoff Butler 6 0 0 0 6
Jimmy Lawson 5 0 0 0 5
Dick Le Flem 4 0 1 0 5
Mel Nurse 3 0 0 0 3
Don Masson 2 0 0 0 2
Stan Marshall 2 0 0 0 2

Cards

Player Yellows Reds

Best Unbeaten Run (7)

11/09/65 Preston North End Away Division Two Drawn 1 1
14/09/65 Ipswich Town Home Division Two Won 3 2
18/09/65 Charlton Athletic Home Division Two Drawn 2 2
22/09/65 Colchester United Away League Cup Won 4 2
25/09/65 Plymouth Argyle Away Division Two Drawn 2 2
09/10/65 Rotherham United Home Division Two Won 4 0
13/10/65 Millwall Home League Cup Drawn 0 0