+1Closest call · Dec 11, 1965
2.7Average winning margin
159thLongest of 1,686 reigns, by days
38thMost defenses of 1,686 reigns
Defended against
BlackpoolBlackburnLeicesterSheffield UtdWest HamSunderlandEvertonTottenhamWest Brom
The season
- 1965–66: Liverpool had the best record (26–7–9); 11 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 16 times that season.
Every game of the reign
margins from Manchester United’s side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,534 | Oct 23, 1965 | Manchester United beat Fulham 4–1 Game → | +3 | Title change |
| 2,535 | Oct 30, 1965 | Manchester United beat Blackpool 2–1 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,536 | Nov 6, 1965 | Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers tied 2–2 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,537 | Nov 13, 1965 | Manchester United beat Leicester City 5–0 | +5 | Defense |
| 2,538 | Nov 20, 1965 | Manchester United beat Sheffield United 3–1 | +2 | Defense |
| 2,539 | Dec 4, 1965 | Manchester United and West Ham United tied 0–0 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,540 | Dec 11, 1965 | Manchester United beat Sunderland 3–2 | +1 | Defense |
| 2,541 | Dec 15, 1965 | Manchester United beat Everton 3–0 | +3 | Defense |
| 2,542 | Dec 18, 1965 | Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 | +4 | Defense |
| 2,543 | Dec 27, 1965 | Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion tied 1–1 | 0 | Tie · defense |
| 2,544 | Jan 1, 1966 | Liverpool beat Manchester United 2–1 Game → | −1 | Title change |