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Manchester City F.C.
1966–67 season
ManagerEngland Joe Mercer and
England Malcolm Allison
Football League
First Division
15th000000000000000
FA CupSixth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
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All:
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Highest home attendance0,000 vs [[]]
(26 March 1966)
Lowest home attendance0,000 vs [[]]
(8 September 1965)

The 1966–67 season was Manchester City F.C.'s seventy-fifth season of league football, and first season back in the Football League First Division after winning their record sixth Second Division title the season before. This season is also considered to be the second season of the glory era of Manchester City, which started at the appointment of the managerial partnership of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison in 1965.

Team Kit

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Football League First Division

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Pos Team 0P0 0W0 0D0 0L0 0F0 0A0 GA Pts Notes
13 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 7 19 77 73 1.055 39 Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966–67
14 Burnley 42 15 9 18 66 76 0.868 39 Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1966–67
15 Manchester City 42 12 15 15 43 52 0.827 39
16 West Ham United 42 14 8 20 80 84 0.952 36
17 Sunderland 42 14 8 20 58 72 0.806 36

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Source: Football League

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 22 15 5 76 44 +32 59 14 7 0 40 14 +26 8 8 5 36 30 +6

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports

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Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
20 August 1966 Southampton A The Dell 1 – 1 Summerbee 19,900
24 August 1966 Liverpool H Maine Road 2 – 1 Bell, Murray 50,320
27 August 1966 Sunderland H Maine Road 1 – 0 Oakes 34,948
30 August 1966 Liverpool A Anfield 2 – 3 Murray, Gray 51,645
3 September 1966 Aston Villa A Villa Park 0 – 3 15,118
7 September 1966 West Ham United H Maine Road 1 – 4 Bell 31,079
10 September 1966 Arsenal H Maine Road 1 – 1 Pardoe 27,948
17 September 1966 Manchester United A Old Trafford 0 – 1 62,085
24 September 1966 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 1 – 0 Crossan 25,761
1 October 1966 Chelsea H Maine Road 1 – 4 Young 31,989
8 October 1966 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 1 – 2 Summerbee 32,551
15 October 1966 Newcastle United A St James' Park 0 – 2 16,510
29 October 1966 Burnley A Turf Moor 3 – 2 Crossan (2), Bell 25,996
5 November 1966 Newcastle United H Maine Road 1 – 1 Young 26,137
12 November 1966 Stoke City A Victoria Ground 1 – 0 Summerbee 27,803
19 November 1966 Everton H Maine Road 1 – 0 Bell 39,572
26 November 1966 Fulham A Craven Cottage 1 – 4 Young 14,579
3 December 1966 Nottingham Forest H Maine Road 1 – 1 Kennedy 24,013
10 December 1966 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 3 – 0 Pardoe, Jones, Crossan 16,908
17 December 1966 Southampton H Maine Road 1 – 1 Bell 20,104
27 December 1966 Sheffield Wednesday A Hillsborough 0 – 1 34,005
31 December 1966 Sunderland A Roker Park 0 – 1 28,826

FA Cup

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
28 January 1967 Third round Leicester City H Maine Road 2 – 1 Doyle, Pardoe 38,529
18 February 1967 Fourth round Cardiff City A Ninian Park 1 – 1 ? (o.g.) 37,205
22 February 1967 Fourth round replay Cardiff City H Maine Road 3 – 1 Bell, Young, Crossan 41,616
11 March 1967 Fifth round Ipswich Town H Maine Road 1 – 1 Young 47,075
14 March 1967 Fifth round replay Ipswich Town A Portman Road 3 – 0 Summerbee, ? (o.g.) 30,605
8 April 1967 Sixth round Leeds United A Elland Road 0 – 1 48,887

League Cup

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Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
14 September 1966 Second round Bolton Wanderers H Maine Road 3 – 1 Bell, Murray, Pardoe 9,006
5 October 1966 Third round West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 2 – 4 Summerbee, Young 19,193

Squad statistics

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Squad

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Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Harry Dowd 38 (0) 0 8 0 1 0 47 (0) 0
GK England Alan Ogley 04 (0) 0 0 0 1 0 05 (0) 0
DF England Dave Bacuzzi 15 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 15 (1) 0
DF England David Connor 29 (1) 4 8 0 0 0 37 (1) 4
DF England Mike Doyle 19 (1) 7 7 1 0 0 26 (1) 8
DF England Vic Gomersall 01 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 01 (0) 0
DF England George Heslop 34 (0) 0 8 0 1 0 43 (0) 0
DF England Glyn Pardoe 41 (1) 9 8 0 2 2 51 (1) 11
DF Wales Cliff Sear 19 (0) 1 3 0 2 0 24 (0) 1
MF England Colin Bell 11 (0) 4 0 0 0 0 11 (0) 4
MF England Roy Cheetham 12 (3) 0 2 0 1 0 15 (3) 0
MF England Stan Horne 15 (0) 0 5 0 1 0 21 (0) 0
MF Scotland Bobby Kennedy 35 (0) 1 8 0 2 0 45 (0) 1
MF England Alan Oakes 41 (0) 1 8 0 2 0 51 (0) 1
FW Scotland Ralph Brand 17 (0) 2 0 0 1 0 18 (0) 2
FW Northern Ireland Johnny Crossan 40 (0) 12 8 2 1 1 49 (0) 15
FW Scotland Matt Gray 03 (3) 1 0 0 1 0 04 (3) 1
FW England Jimmy Murray 11 (0) 7 0 0 1 1 12 (0) 8
FW England Mike Summerbee 42 (0) 8 8 2 2 0 52 (0) 10
FW England Alf Wood 01 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 02 (1) 0
FW England Neil Young 35 (0) 14 7 3 2 0 44 (0) 17

Scorers

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Transfers

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See also

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References

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