Season 1966-1967 Details

After two successive seasons of near misses - Championship runners-up twice, FA Cup finalists and Fairs' Cup semi-finalists - it was clear that United had a team of considerable ability, but the question was nevertheless being asked - Are they good enough to win major honours? Many supporters felt that the side was just one or two players away from greatness, and manager Don Revie was under some pressure to make the necessary signings that would bridge the gap between potential, and proven, greatness.

Read more about the 1966-1967 season in the Twelve at The Top (1966-1967) section of our Leeds United history timeline. For player appearances, goals, red cards and transfers for the 1966-1967 season click here.

	Season Record	GP	W	D	L	F	A	GD	P	Pos
Division One		42	22	11	9	62	42	20	55	4
FA Cup		7	4	2	1	13	4	9	-	SF
League Cup		4	2	1	1	5	8	-3	-	R4
Europe		8	5	2	1	16	6	10	-	FC (RU)
TOTAL		61	33	16	12	96	60	36	-	-

	Managers	First Game	P	W	D	L	Win%
	Don Revie	Tottenham Hotspur (A) - 20/08/1966	20/08/1966	61	33	16	12	54.10%

	Honours	Manager
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Runners-up	Don Revie
	FA Cup Semi Finalists	Don Revie

	Division One		Venue	Date		Score
	Tottenham Hotspur	A	White Hart Lane	20/08/1966		1 : 3	L
	West Bromwich Albion	H	Elland Road	24/08/1966		2 : 1	W
	Manchester United	H	Elland Road	27/08/1966		3 : 1	W
	West Bromwich Albion	A	The Hawthorns	31/08/1966		0 : 2	L
	Burnley	A	Turf Moor	03/09/1966		1 : 1	D
	Sunderland	H	Elland Road	07/09/1966		2 : 1	W
	Nottingham Forest	H	Elland Road	10/09/1966		1 : 1	D
	Fulham	A	Craven Cottage	17/09/1966		2 : 2	D
	Everton	H	Elland Road	24/09/1966		1 : 1	D
	Stoke City	A	Victoria Ground	01/10/1966		0 : 0	D
	Aston Villa	A	Villa Park	08/10/1966		0 : 3	L
	Arsenal	H	Elland Road	15/10/1966		3 : 1	W
	Southampton	H	Elland Road	29/10/1966		0 : 1	L
	Arsenal	A	Highbury	05/11/1966		1 : 0	W
	Leicester City	H	Elland Road	12/11/1966		3 : 1	W
	Liverpool	A	Anfield	19/11/1966		0 : 5	L
	West Ham United	H	Elland Road	26/11/1966		2 : 1	W
	Sheffield Wednesday	A	Hillsborough	03/12/1966		0 : 0	D
	Blackpool	H	Elland Road	10/12/1966		1 : 1	D
	Tottenham Hotspur	H	Elland Road	17/12/1966		3 : 2	W
	Newcastle United	A	St James Park	24/12/1966		2 : 1	W
	Newcastle United	H	Elland Road	26/12/1966		5 : 0	W
	Manchester United	A	Old Trafford	31/12/1966		0 : 0	D
	Burnley	H	Elland Road	07/01/1967		3 : 1	W
	Nottingham Forest	A	City Ground	14/01/1967		0 : 1	L
	Fulham	H	Elland Road	21/01/1967		3 : 1	W
	Everton	A	Goodison Park	04/02/1967		0 : 2	L
	Stoke City	H	Elland Road	11/02/1967		3 : 0	W
	Aston Villa	H	Elland Road	25/02/1967		0 : 2	L
	Southampton	A	The Dell	04/03/1967		2 : 0	W
	Manchester City	H	Elland Road	18/03/1967		0 : 0	D
	Blackpool	A	Bloomfield Road	25/03/1967		2 : 0	W
	Sheffield United	A	Bramall Lane	27/03/1967		4 : 1	W
	Sheffield United	H	Elland Road	28/03/1967		2 : 0	W
	Chelsea	H	Elland Road	01/04/1967		1 : 0	W
	Leicester City	A	Filbert Street	10/04/1967		0 : 0	D
	West Ham United	A	Upton Park	22/04/1967		1 : 0	W
	Liverpool	H	Elland Road	03/05/1967		2 : 1	W
	Chelsea	A	Stamford Bridge	06/05/1967		2 : 2	D
	Manchester City	A	Maine Road	08/05/1967		1 : 2	L
	Sunderland	A	Roker Park	13/05/1967		2 : 0	W
	Sheffield Wednesday	H	Elland Road	15/05/1967		1 : 0	W

	FA Cup		Venue	Date		Score
	Crystal Palace FA Cup 3rd Round	H	Elland Road	28/01/1967		3 : 0	W
	West Bromwich Albion FA Cup 4th Round	H	Elland Road	18/02/1967		5 : 0	W
	Sunderland FA Cup 5th Round	A	Roker Park	11/03/1967		1 : 1	D
	Sunderland FA Cup 5th Round Repaly	H	Elland Road	15/03/1967		1 : 1	D
	Sunderland FA Cup 5th Round 2nd Replay	A	Boothferry Park	20/03/1967		2 : 1	W
	Manchester City FA Cup Quarter Final	H	Elland Road	08/04/1967		1 : 0	W
	Chelsea FA Cup Semi Final	N	Villa Park	29/04/1967		0 : 1	L

	League Cup		Venue	Date		Score
	Newcastle United League Cup 2nd Round	H	Elland Road	13/09/1966		1 : 0	W
	Preston North End League Cup 3rd Round	A	Deepdale	04/10/1966		1 : 1	D
	Preston North End League Cup 3rd Round Replay	H	Elland Road	12/10/1966		3 : 0	W
	West Ham United League Cup 4th Round	A	Upton Park	07/11/1966		0 : 7	L

	Europe		Venue	Date		Score
	DWS Amsterdam Inter Cities Fairs Cup 2nd Round 2nd 1st Leg	A	Olympic Stadium	18/10/1966		3 : 1	W
	DWS Amsterdam Inter Cities Fairs Cup 2nd Round 2nd 2nd Leg	H	Elland Road	26/10/1966		5 : 1	W
	Valencia Inter Cities Fairs Cup 3rd Round 1st Leg	H	Elland Road	18/01/1967		1 : 1	D
	Valencia Inter Cities Fairs Cup 3rd Round 2nd Leg	A	Mastalla	08/02/1967		2 : 0	W
	Bologna Inter Cities Fairs Cup 4th Round 1st Leg	A	Stadio Communale	22/03/1967		0 : 1	L
	Bologna Inter Cities Fairs Cup 4th Round 2nd Leg	H	Elland Road	19/04/1967		1 : 0	W
	Kilmarnock Inter Cities Fairs Cup Semi Final 1st Leg	H	Elland Road	19/05/1967		4 : 2	W
	Kilmarnock Inter Cities Fairs Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg	A	Rugby Park	24/05/1967		0 : 0	D

	Division One Table		Pld	Pts	GD	W	D	L	F	A
1		Manchester United	42	60	39	24	12	6	84	45
2		Nottingham Forest	42	56	23	23	10	9	64	41
3		Tottenham Hotspur	42	56	23	24	8	10	71	48
4		Leeds United	42	55	20	22	11	9	62	42
5		Liverpool	42	51	17	19	13	10	64	47
6		Everton	42	48	19	19	10	13	65	46
7		Arsenal	42	46	11	16	14	12	58	47
8		Leicester City	42	44	7	18	8	16	78	71
9		Chelsea	42	44	5	15	14	13	67	62
10		Sheffield United	42	42	-7	16	10	16	52	59
11		Sheffield Wednesday	42	41	9	14	13	15	56	47
12		Stoke City	42	41	5	17	7	18	63	58
13		West Bromwich Albion	42	39	4	16	7	19	77	73
14		Burnley	42	39	-10	15	9	18	66	76
15		Manchester City	42	39	-9	12	15	15	43	52
16		West Ham United	42	36	-4	14	8	20	80	84
17		Sunderland	42	36	-14	14	8	20	58	72
18		Fulham	42	34	-12	11	12	19	71	83
19		Southampton	42	34	-18	14	6	22	74	92
20		Newcastle United	42	33	-42	12	9	21	39	81
21		Aston Villa	42	29	-31	11	7	24	54	85
22		Blackpool	42	21	-35	6	9	27	41	76

	References
	Sheridan Dictates: Season Statistics 1966-67
	OzWhite: Leeds United Season Statistics and Teamsheets 1966-67
	Leeds United Programme Guide: Season 1966/67
	Leeds-Fans.org.uk: Season 1966 - 1967