Final Third Division 1965/1966 league table
Season completed Saturday, 28th May 1966 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 109 | 62 | 69 | 1.76 |
| 2 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 76 | 43 | 65 | 1.77 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 95 | 65 | 57 | 1.46 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 80 | 67 | 53 | 1.19 |
| 5 | Workington | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 67 | 57 | 52 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 54 | 52 | 1.15 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 74 | 48 | 51 | 1.54 |
| 8 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 44 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 1.11 |
| 9 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 43 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 73 | 64 | 49 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 62 | 47 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 1.08 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 80 | 66 | 46 | 1.21 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 70 | 74 | 46 | 0.95 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 65 | 43 | 1.03 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 49 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 64 | 64 | 42 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Swansea Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 81 | 96 | 41 | 0.84 |
| 18 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 0.68 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 53 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 59 | 89 | 38 | 0.66 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 48 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 55 | 81 | 37 | 0.68 |
| 21 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 55 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 54 | 83 | 36 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 53 | 79 | 35 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Brentford | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 48 | 69 | 32 | 0.70 |
| 24 | York City | 46 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 62 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 53 | 106 | 27 | 0.50 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
