| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull City | 46 | 69 | +47 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 109 | 62 |
| 2 | Millwall | 46 | 65 | +33 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 76 | 43 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 57 | +30 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 95 | 65 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 53 | +13 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 80 | 67 |
| 5 | 46 | 52 | +10 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 67 | 57 | |
| 6 | Gillingham | 46 | 52 | +8 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 62 | 54 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 46 | 51 | +26 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 74 | 48 |
| 8 | Reading | 46 | 51 | +7 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 70 | 63 |
| 9 | Walsall | 46 | 50 | +13 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 64 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 49 | +9 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 73 | 64 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 47 | +6 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 62 |
| 12 | Watford | 46 | 47 | +4 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 51 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 46 | 46 | +14 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 80 | 66 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 46 | 46 | -4 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 70 | 74 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 43 | +2 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 67 | 65 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 64 | 64 |
| 17 | Swansea Town | 46 | 41 | -15 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 81 | 96 |
| 18 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Ath. | 46 | 38 | -18 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 56 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 38 | -30 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 59 | 89 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 37 | -26 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 55 | 81 |
| 21 | Southend United | 46 | 36 | -29 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 54 | 83 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 46 | 35 | -26 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 53 | 79 |
| 23 | Brentford | 46 | 32 | -21 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 48 | 69 |
| 24 | 46 | 27 | -53 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 53 | 106 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1965_1966/league_one/index.shtml.
