1966–67 Brentford F.C. season

{{Infobox football club season

|club=Brentford

|season=1966–67

|manager={{nowrap|Billy Gray}}
(until March 1967)
Jimmy Sirrel
(from March 1967)

|chairman={{nowrap|Jack Dunnett}}
(until 24 February 1967)
Ron Blindell
(from 24 February 1967)

|stadium=Griffin Park

|league=Fourth Division

|league result=9th

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=Third round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=Second round

|league topscorer=Docherty (13)

|season topscorer=Docherty (19)

|highest attendance=10,650

|lowest attendance=3,600

|average attendance=6,727

|pattern_la1=_red_stripes

|pattern_b1=_red_stripes

|pattern_ra1=_red_stripes

|pattern_sh1=_whitesides

|pattern_so1=_redtop_2whitestripes

|shorts1=000000

|socks1=000000

|prevseason=1965–66

|nextseason=1967–68

}}

During the 1966–67 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Fourth Division. In a season overshadowed by the events of 19 January 1967, a promotion charge was derailed by five defeats in the final six matches of the campaign.

Season summary

In a bid to buy Brentford out of the bottom two divisions of the Football League, the large transfer funds made available by chairman Jack Dunnett to previous managers Malky MacDonald and Tommy Cavanagh had left the club with mounting debts.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=262-266}} Cavanagh had spent £30,000 on seven players since being appointed to the manager's job in January 1965, with five key attacking players (Bloomfield, Lazarus, Ward, Bonson and Fielding) being sold on for a total less than half that sum during the course of the 1965–66 Third Division season, towards the end of which he was sacked.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=262-266}} New manager Billy Gray failed to halt Brentford's relegation slide, which meant that the club would be members of the Fourth Division for the 1966–67 season.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=262-266}} An average home attendance of 11,000 would be needed to break even,{{Sfn|White|1989|p=262-266}} a record which had been falling year on year since the 1963–64 season.{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p=53-54}} A net loss on the previous season of £19,823 on the previous season (equivalent to £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|19823|1966|r=-2}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}) meant that manager Gray had no money to buy established players and so brought in a number of youngsters, including his nephew John Richardson.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=262-266}}

The Bees had a good start to the season, winning the first two matches to sit top of the Fourth Division, but despite the strikeforce being bolstered by experienced Brian Bedford,{{Cite news |date=16 September 1966 |title=Brentford Capture Bedford |work=Middlesex County Times}} a winless run of five defeats in eight matches dropped the club into the relegation places in mid-October 1966.{{Cite web |title=Brentford results for the 1966–1967 season |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1966-1967/results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220174945/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1966-1967/results |archive-date=20 December 2016 |access-date=26 January 2017 |website=Statto.com |language=en-GB}} Manager Billy Gray then made wholesale changes to the starting XI, introducing a number of youngsters, with the new-look team going on to win five consecutive matches.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=262-266}} The establishment of the new lineup led to a clearout of players, with out-of-favour Micky Block, Billy Cobb, John Regan, Mel Scott and Ron Crisp all exiting Griffin Park before the end of the season.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=262-266}} The Bees failed to keep up their good form through November and December and dropped back into mid-table.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=262-266}} The team weathered the storm caused by the tumultuous events of 19 January 1967, which resulted in the departure of chairman Jack Dunnett and manager Billy Gray.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=262-266}} Trainer Jimmy Sirrel took over as acting manager and built on the improved January form under Gray and led the team on a 16-match unbeaten league run, which equalled the club record at the time.{{Sfn|White|1989|p=262-266}} The run left Brentford within three points of the promotion places,{{Cite web |title=11v11 league table generator |url=https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-four/15-april-1967/ |access-date=5 September 2019 |website=www.11v11.com}} but an inexplicable five consecutive defeats in the final six matches of the season ended any chances of promotion.

The Brentford reserve team had a successful season, beating local rivals Fulham in a replay to win the 1966–67 London Challenge Cup.{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia |date=1998 |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=1 874427 57 7 |page=82}}

League table

{{:1966–67 Football League|only_totals=y|transcludesection=Fourth Division|showteam=BRE}}

Results

:Brentford's goal tally listed first.

=Legend=

class="wikitable"

style="background:#d0ffe3;"|Win

| style="background:#ffd;"|Draw

| style="background:#ffd0e3;"|Loss

=Football League Fourth Division=

No. !Date	Opponent	Venue	Result !Attendance	Scorer(s)
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|1 \|20 August 1966	Barnsley	A	1–0 \|2,433	Ross
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|2 \|27 August 1966	Luton Town	H	1–0 \|6,770	Cobb
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|3 \|3 September 1966	Aldershot	A	1–3 \|5,583	Docherty
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|4 \|7 September 1966	Lincoln City	A	1–3 \|4,364	Richardson
style="background:#ffd;" \|5 \|10 September 1966	Wrexham	H	1–1 \|5,510	Docherty
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|6 \|17 September 1966	Southend United	A	0–3 \|8,200
style="background:#ffd;" \|7 \|24 September 1966	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–1 \|5,620	Bedford
style="background:#ffd;" \|8 \|27 September 1966	Lincoln City	H	2–2 \|6,230	Grummett (og), Ross
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|9 \|1 October 1966	Bradford City	A	0–2 \|4,005
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|10 \|8 October 1966	Chesterfield	A	0–3 \|4,968
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|11 \|11 October 1966	Aldershot	H	1–0 \|6,110	Lawther
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|12 \|15 October 1966	Stockport County	H	2–1 \|5,710	Curley, Docherty
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|13 \|18 October 1966	Halifax Town	H	1–0 \|6,090	Docherty (pen)
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|14 \|22 October 1966	Rochdale	A	3–1 \|2,652	Lawther (2), Ross
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|15 \|29 October 1966	Southport	H	2–1 \|6,760	Ross, Higginson
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|16 \|5 November 1966	Notts County	A	2–3 \|3,883	Bedford (2)
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|17 \|12 November 1966	Chester	H	4–0 \|6,600	Docherty, Lawther (2), Bedford
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|18 \|15 November 1966	Halifax Town	A	2–3 \|2,495	Jones, Curley
style="background:#ffd;" \|19 \|19 November 1966	Bradford Park Avenue	A	2–2 \|4,182	Docherty, Curley
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|20 \|10 December 1966	Barrow	H	0–3 \|5,410
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|21 \|17 December 1966	Barnsley	H	3–1 \|4,250	Lawther, Docherty, Bedford
style="background:#ffd;" \|22 \|26 December 1966	Hartlepools United	A	2–2 \|8,140	Scott, Docherty
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|23 \|27 December 1966	Hartlepools United	H	1–2 \|5,770	Docherty
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|24 \|31 December 1966	Luton Town	A	0–3 \|8,531
style="background:#ffd;" \|25 \|14 January 1967	Wrexham	A	0–0 \|11,038
style="background:#ffd;" \|26 \|21 January 1967 \|Southend United \|H \|1–1 \|10,650 \|Lawther
style="background:#ffd;" \|27 \|3 February 1967	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–0 \|9,836
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|28 \|11 February 1967	Bradford City	H	2–0 \|7,460	Docherty, Ross
style="background:#ffd;" \|29 \|18 February 1967	York City	H	1–1 \|7,620	Lawther
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|30 \|25 February 1967	Chesterfield	H	1–0 \|7,010	Docherty
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|31 \|3 March 1967	Stockport County	A	2–1 \|8,288	Bedford, Docherty
style="background:#ffd;" \|32 \|11 March 1967 \|York City \|A \|0–0 \|1,855 \|
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|33 \|18 March 1967	Rochdale	H	4–0 \|6,340	Docherty, Ross (2), Lawther
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|34 \|25 March 1967	Port Vale	A	3–1 \|3,434	Richardson, Lawther, Curley
style="background:#ffd;" \|35 \|27 March 1967	Newport County	H	1–1 \|9,600	Ross
style="background:#ffd;" \|36 \|28 March 1967	Newport County	A	1–1 \|2,546	Lawther
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|37 \|1 April 1967	Notts County	H	1–0 \|7,760	Hooker
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|38 \|8 April 1967	Chester	A	2–1 \|2,683	Bedford, Higginson
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|39 \|11 April 1967	Exeter City	H	3–1 \|7,800	Bedford (3)
style="background:#ffd;" \|40 \|15 April 1967 \|Bradford Park Avenue \|H \|1–1 \|10,000 \|Ross
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|41 \|22 April 1967	Southport	A	0–2 \|5,231
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|42 \|25 April 1967	Exeter City	A	0–1 \|2,934
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|43 \|29 April 1967	Crewe Alexandra \|H	0–2 \|5,710
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|44 \|6 May 1967	Barrow	A	0–1 \|8,769
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|45 \|10 May 1967	Crewe Alexandra	A	0–1 \|3,403
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|46 \|13 May 1967 \|Port Vale \|H \|2–0 \|3,600 \|James (og), Wilson

=FA Cup=

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result !Attendance !Scorer(s)
style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable sortable"
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|1R \|26 November 1966 \|Chelmsford City \|H \|1–0 \|8,530 \|Docherty (pen)
style="background:#ffd;" \|2R \|7 January 1967 \|Orient \|A \|0–0 \|8,094 \|
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|2R (replay) \|10 January 1967 \|Orient \|H \|3–1 \|10,078 \|Docherty (2), Richardson
style="background:#ffd0e3;"	3R	28 January 1967	Sunderland	A	2–5 \|36,908 \|Docherty (2)

= Football League Cup =

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result !Attendance !Scorer(s)
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#ffd;" \|1R \|24 August 1966 \|Millwall \|H \|0–0 \|7,350 \|
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|1R (replay) \|29 August 1966 \|Millwall \|A \|1–0 \|5,222 \|Docherty
style="background:#ffd0e3;"	2R	13 September 1966	Ipswich Town	H	2–4 \|5,860 \|Crisp, Ross

Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford,{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=389}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20161220174945/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brentford/1966-1967/results Statto]

Playing squad

:Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1966–67 season.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;"
style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"\| Pos. ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \| Name ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" \| Nat. ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"\| Date of birth (age) ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"\| Signed from ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"\| Signed in ! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"\| Notes
colspan="7" \|Goalkeepers
GK \|Chic Brodie \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1937\|2\|22\|df=y}} \|Northampton Town \|1963 \|
GK \|Gordon Phillips \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1946\|11\|17\|df=y}} \|Hayes \|1963 \|
colspan="7" \|Defenders
DF \|Peter Gelson \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1941\|10\|18\|df=y}} \|Youth \|1961 \|
DF \|Alan Hawley \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1946\|6\|7\|df=y}} \|Youth \|1962 \|
DF \|Tommy Higginson \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1937\|1\|6\|df=y}} \|Kilmarnock \|1959 \|
DF \|Allan Jones \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1940\|1\|6\|df=y}} \|Liverpool \|1963 \|
DF \|Hamish MacKenzie \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1945\|3\|11\|df=y}} \|Dunfermline Athletic \|1964 \|
DF \|Michael Ogburn \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1948\|2\|19\|df=y}} \|Portsmouth \|1965 \|
colspan="7" \|Midfielders
MF \|Phil Basey \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1948\|8\|27\|df=y}} \|Youth \|1966 \|
MF \|Tom Curley \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1945\|6\|11\|df=y}} \|Celtic \|1965 \|
MF \|George Dobson \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1949\|8\|24\|df=y}} \|Youth \|1966 \|
MF \|John Docherty \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1940\|4\|29\|df=y}} \|Sheffield United \|1966 \|
MF \|Eddie Reeve \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1947\|12\|3\|df=y}} \|Youth \|1964 \|
MF \|Bobby Ross (c) \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1942\|5\|10\|df=y}} \|Shrewsbury Town \|1966 \|
MF \|George Thomson \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1936\|10\|19\|df=y}} \|Everton \|1963 \|
colspan="7" \|Forwards
FW \|Brian Bedford \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1933\|12\|24\|df=y}} \|Scunthorpe United \|1966 \|
FW \|Brian Etheridge \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1944\|3\|4\|df=y}} \|Northampton Town \|1966 \|
FW \|Keith Hooker \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1950\|1\|31\|df=y}} \|Youth \|1965 \|
FW \|Ian Lawther \|{{flagicon\|NIR}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1939\|10\|20\|df=y}} \|Scunthorpe United \|1964 \|
FW \|John Richardson \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1949\|2\|5\|df=y}} \|Millwall \|1966 \|
FW \|John South \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1948\|4\|8\|df=y}} \|Fulham \|1966 \|
FW \|Bobby Wilson \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1944\|5\|29\|df=y}} \|Feltham \|1967 \|Amateur
colspan="7" \|Players who left the club mid-season
DF \|Ron Crisp \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1938\|9\|24\|df=y}} \|Watford \|1965 \|Released
MF \|Billy Cobb \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1940\|9\|29\|df=y}} \|Plymouth Argyle \|1964 \|Transferred to Luton Town
MF \|Mel Scott \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1939\|9\|26\|df=y}} \|Chelsea \|1963 \|Released
FW \|John Regan \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \|{{Birth date and age2\|1966\|8\|20\|1944\|6\|18\|df=y}} \|Shrewsbury Town \|1966 \|Transferred to Crewe Alexandra

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:90%;"

style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"| Pos.

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" | Name

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" | Nat.

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"| Date of birth (age)

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"| Signed from

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"| Signed in

! style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;"| Notes

colspan="7" |Goalkeepers

|Chic Brodie

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1937|2|22|df=y}}

|Northampton Town

|1963

|Gordon Phillips

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1946|11|17|df=y}}

|Hayes

|1963

colspan="7" |Defenders

|Peter Gelson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1941|10|18|df=y}}

|Youth

|1961

|Alan Hawley

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1946|6|7|df=y}}

|Youth

|1962

|Tommy Higginson

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1937|1|6|df=y}}

|Kilmarnock

|1959

|Allan Jones

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1940|1|6|df=y}}

|Liverpool

|1963

|Hamish MacKenzie

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1945|3|11|df=y}}

|Dunfermline Athletic

|1964

|Michael Ogburn

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1948|2|19|df=y}}

|Portsmouth

|1965

colspan="7" |Midfielders

|Phil Basey

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1948|8|27|df=y}}

|Youth

|1966

|Tom Curley

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1945|6|11|df=y}}

|Celtic

|1965

|George Dobson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1949|8|24|df=y}}

|Youth

|1966

|John Docherty

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1940|4|29|df=y}}

|Sheffield United

|1966

|Eddie Reeve

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1947|12|3|df=y}}

|Youth

|1964

|Bobby Ross (c)

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1942|5|10|df=y}}

|Shrewsbury Town

|1966

|George Thomson

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1936|10|19|df=y}}

|Everton

|1963

colspan="7" |Forwards

|Brian Bedford

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1933|12|24|df=y}}

|Scunthorpe United

|1966

|Brian Etheridge

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1944|3|4|df=y}}

|Northampton Town

|1966

|Keith Hooker

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1950|1|31|df=y}}

|Youth

|1965

|Ian Lawther

|{{flagicon|NIR}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1939|10|20|df=y}}

|Scunthorpe United

|1964

|John Richardson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1949|2|5|df=y}}

|Millwall

|1966

|John South

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1948|4|8|df=y}}

|Fulham

|1966

|Bobby Wilson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1944|5|29|df=y}}

|Feltham

|1967

|Amateur

colspan="7" |Players who left the club mid-season

|Ron Crisp

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1938|9|24|df=y}}

|Watford

|1965

|Released

|Billy Cobb

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1940|9|29|df=y}}

|Plymouth Argyle

|1964

|Transferred to Luton Town

|Mel Scott

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1939|9|26|df=y}}

|Chelsea

|1963

|Released

|John Regan

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|{{Birth date and age2|1966|8|20|1944|6|18|df=y}}

|Shrewsbury Town

|1966

|Transferred to Crewe Alexandra

Sources: 100 Years Of Brentford, Timeless Bees{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914}}

Coaching staff

= Billy Gray (20 August 1965 – March 1967) =

class="wikitable"
Name !Role
{{flagicon\|ENG}} Billy Gray \|Manager
{{flagicon\|SCO}} Jimmy Sirrel \|Trainer
{{flagicon\|ENG}} Eddie Lyons \|Physiotherapist

class="wikitable"

Name

!Role

{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Gray

|Manager

{{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmy Sirrel

|Trainer

{{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Lyons

|Physiotherapist

= Jimmy Sirrel (March – 13 May 1967) =

class="wikitable"
Name !Role
{{flagicon\|SCO}} Jimmy Sirrel \|Manager
{{flagicon\|ENG}} Eddie Lyons \|Physiotherapist

class="wikitable"

Name

!Role

{{flagicon|SCO}} Jimmy Sirrel

|Manager

{{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Lyons

|Physiotherapist

Statistics

=Appearances and goals=

:Substitute appearances in brackets.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" \|Pos ! rowspan="2" \|Nat ! rowspan="2" \|Name ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"\|League ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"\|FA Cup ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"\|Total
Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
GK \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Chic Brodie \|8 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|11 \|0
GK \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Gordon Phillips \|38 \|0 \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|42 \|0
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Ron Crisp \|7 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|3 \|1 \|10 \|1
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Peter Gelson \|44 (1) \|0 \|4 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|51 (1) \|0
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Alan Hawley \|37 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|43 \|0
DF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Tommy Higginson \|43 \|2 \|4 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|50 \|2
DF \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Allan Jones \|23 \|1 \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|27 \|1
DF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Hamish MacKenzie \|17 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|20 \|0
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Michael Ogburn \|12 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|13 \|0
MF \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Phil Basey \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|0
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Billy Cobb \|7 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \|2 \|0 \|9 \|1
MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Tom Curley \|26 \|4 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|27 \|4
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|George Dobson \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|0
MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|John Docherty \|43 \|13 \|4 \|5 \|3 \|1 \|50 \|19
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Eddie Reeve \|18 (2) \|0 \|1 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|20 (2) \|0
MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Bobby Ross \|46 \|9 \|4 \|0 \|3 \|1 \|53 \|10
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Mel Scott \|12 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|14 \|1
MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|George Thomson \|25 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|28 \|0
FW \|{{flagicon\|WAL}}	style="text-align:left;" \|Brian Bedford \|21	10	1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|22	10
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Brian Etheridge \|6 \|0 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|8 \|0
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Keith Hooker \|9 (1) \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|9 (1) \|1
FW \|{{flagicon\|NIR}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Ian Lawther \|38 (1) \|11 \|4 \|0 \|3 \|0 \|45 (1) \|11
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|John Regan \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|0 \|0 \|2 \|0
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|John Richardson \|20 \|2 \|3 \|1 \|1 \|0 \|24 \|3
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|John South \|1 \|0 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|2 \|0
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Bobby Wilson \|1 \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|1 \|1

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

rowspan="2" |Pos

! rowspan="2" |Nat

! rowspan="2" |Name

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|League

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|FA Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Chic Brodie

|11

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Gordon Phillips

|38

|42

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Ron Crisp

|10

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Peter Gelson

|44 (1)

|51 (1)

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Alan Hawley

|37

|43

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Tommy Higginson

|43

|50

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Allan Jones

|23

|27

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Hamish MacKenzie

|17

|20

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Michael Ogburn

|12

|13

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Phil Basey

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Billy Cobb

| colspan="2" |—

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Tom Curley

|26

|27

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |George Dobson

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |John Docherty

|43

|13

|50

|19

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Eddie Reeve

|18 (2)

|20 (2)

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bobby Ross

|46

|53

|10

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Mel Scott

|12

|14

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |George Thomson

|25

|28

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

style="text-align:left;" |Brian Bedford

|21

| colspan="2" |—

|22

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Brian Etheridge

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Keith Hooker

|9 (1)

|{{flagicon|NIR}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Ian Lawther

|38 (1)

|11

|45 (1)

|11

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |John Regan

| colspan="2" |—

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |John Richardson

|20

|24

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |John South

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bobby Wilson

| colspan="2" |—

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years Of Brentford

= Goalscorers =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaa solid;"
Pos. !Nat !Player !FL4 !FAC !FLC !Total
MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|John Docherty \|13 \|5 \|1 \|19
FW \|{{flagicon\|NIR}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Ian Lawther \|11 \|0 \|0 \|11
FW \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Brian Bedford \|10 \|0 \|— \|10
MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Bobby Ross \|9 \|0 \|1 \|10
MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Tom Curley \|4 \|0 \|0 \|4
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|John Richardson \|2 \|1 \|0 \|3
DF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Tommy Higginson \|2 \|0 \|0 \|2
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Bobby Wilson \|1 \|— \|— \|1
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Billy Cobb \|1 \|— \|0 \|1
MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Mel Scott \|1 \|0 \|0 \|1
FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Keith Hooker \|1 \|0 \|0 \|1
DF \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Allan Jones \|1 \|0 \|0 \|1
DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|Ron Crisp \|0 \|0 \|1 \|1
colspan="3" \|Opponents \|2 \|0 \|0 \|2
colspan="3" \|Total	58	6 !3	67

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaa solid;"

Pos.

!Nat

!Player

!FL4

!FAC

!FLC

!Total

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |John Docherty

|13

|19

|{{flagicon|NIR}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Ian Lawther

|11

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Brian Bedford

|10

|—

|10

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bobby Ross

|10

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Tom Curley

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |John Richardson

|{{flagicon|SCO}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Tommy Higginson

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Bobby Wilson

|—

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Billy Cobb

|—

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Mel Scott

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Keith Hooker

|{{flagicon|WAL}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Allan Jones

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

| style="text-align:left;" |Ron Crisp

colspan="3" |Opponents

colspan="3" |Total

Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
Source: 100 Years Of Brentford

= Management =

rowspan="2" \|Name ! rowspan="2" \|Nat ! rowspan="2" \|From ! rowspan="2" \|To ! colspan="5" \|Record All Comps ! colspan="5" \|Record League
style="text-align: center" class="wikitable"
P	W	D	L	W %	P	W	D	L	W %
style="text-align:left;"\|Billy Gray \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} \| style="text-align:left;"\|20 August 1966 \| style="text-align:left;"\|25 February 1967 {{WDL\|37\|14\|11\|12}} {{WDL\|30\|11\|9\|10}}
style="text-align:left;"\|Jimmy Sirrel \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} \| style="text-align:left;" \|3 March 1967 \| style="text-align:left;" \|13 May 1967 {{WDL\|16\|7\|4\|5}} {{WDL\|16\|7\|4\|5}}

= Summary =

class="wikitable"
Games played	53 (46 Fourth Division, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Games won	21 (18 Fourth Division, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games drawn	15 (13 Fourth Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Games lost	17 (15 Fourth Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals scored	67 (58 Fourth Division, 6 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Goals conceded	66 (56 Fourth Division, 6 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Clean sheets	17 (13 Fourth Division, 2 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Biggest league win	4–0 on two occasions
Worst league defeat	3–0 on four occasions
Most appearances	52, Peter Gelson (45 Fourth Division, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Top scorer (league)	13, John Docherty
Top scorer (all competitions)	19, John Docherty

Transfers & loans

style="font-size:95%;" class="wikitable"
style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="6" \|Players transferred in
style="width:140px;" \|Date ! style="width:25px;" \|Pos. ! style="width:175px;" \|Name ! style="width:225px;" \|Previous Club ! style="width:125px;" \|Fee ! style="width:25px;" \|Ref.
May 1966 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Richardson \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Millwall \|n/a \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=134}}
July 1966 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} Ellis Wyn Jones \|n/a \|n/a \|{{Cite news \|date=29 July 1966 \|title=Young Star Is New Bee \|work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}}
15 September 1966 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} Brian Bedford \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Scunthorpe United \|£2,000 \|
November 1966 \| style="text-align:center;" \|MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Alan Jefferies \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Didcot Town \|n/a \|{{Cite news \|date=18 November 1966 \|title=Father's Footsteps – Almost \|work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}}
November 1966 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} John South \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Fulham \|n/a \|
1966 \| style="text-align:center;" \|MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} George Dobson \|n/a \|n/a \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=48}}
April 1967 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Bobby Wilson \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Feltham \|Amateur \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=170}}
style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="6" \|Players transferred out
Date !Pos. !Name !Subsequent club !Fee !Ref.
October 1966 \| style="text-align:center;" \|MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Micky Block \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Watford \|n/a \|{{Cite news \|date=30 September 1966 \|title=Block Joins Watford \|work=Middlesex County Times}}
November 1966 \| style="text-align:center;" \|MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Billy Cobb \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Luton Town \|£2,000 \|{{Cite news \|date=2 December 1966 \|title=Cobb Leaves \|work=Middlesex County Times}}
November 1966 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Regan \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Crewe Alexandra \|£1,000 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=132}}
style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="6" \|Players released
Date !Pos. !Name !Subsequent club !Join date !Ref.
13 December 1966 \| style="text-align:center;" \|MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Ron Crisp \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Los Angeles Toros \|Free \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=42}}
February 1967 \| style="text-align:center;" \|MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Mel Scott \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Oakland Clippers \|February 1967 \|{{Cite news \|date=24 February 1967 \|title=Scott Is Off To USA \|work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}}
May 1967 \| style="text-align:center;" \|MF \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} Phil Basey \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Crawley Town \|1967 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=16}}
May 1967 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|WAL}} Brian Bedford \|{{flagicon\|USA}} Atlanta Chiefs \|1967 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=18}}
May 1967 \| style="text-align:center;" \|MF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Tom Curley \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Crewe Alexandra \|August 1967 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=44}}
May 1967 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Brian Etheridge \|{{flagicon\|BEL}} Daring Club de Bruxelles \|1967 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=53}}
May 1967 \| style="text-align:center;" \|MF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Alan Jefferies \|n/a \| \|{{Cite news \|date=19 May 1967 \|title=Free Transfers For Six Brentford Men \|work=Middlesex Chronicle}}
May 1967 \| style="text-align:center;" \|DF \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Hamish MacKenzie \|n/a \| \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=99}}
May 1967 \| style="text-align:center;" \|DF \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Michael Ogburn \|n/a \| \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=118}}
May 1967 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} John South \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Guildford City \|1967 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=152}}
May 1967 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Barry Thornley \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Oxford United \|July 1967 \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=160}}
May 1967 \| style="text-align:center;" \|FW \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Bobby Wilson \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Walton & Hersham \|Amateur \|{{Sfn\|Haynes\|Coumbe\|2006\|p=170}}

style="font-size:95%;" class="wikitable"

style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="6" |Players transferred in

style="width:140px;" |Date

! style="width:25px;" |Pos.

! style="width:175px;" |Name

! style="width:225px;" |Previous Club

! style="width:125px;" |Fee

! style="width:25px;" |Ref.

May 1966

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} John Richardson

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Millwall

|n/a

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=134}}

July 1966

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ellis Wyn Jones

|n/a

|{{Cite news |date=29 July 1966 |title=Young Star Is New Bee |work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}}

15 September 1966

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Brian Bedford

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Scunthorpe United

|£2,000

November 1966

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Jefferies

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Didcot Town

|n/a

|{{Cite news |date=18 November 1966 |title=Father's Footsteps – Almost |work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}}

November 1966

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} John South

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Fulham

|n/a

1966

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Dobson

|n/a

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=48}}

April 1967

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Wilson

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Feltham

|Amateur

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=170}}

style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="6" |Players transferred out

Date

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Fee

!Ref.

October 1966

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Micky Block

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Watford

|n/a

|{{Cite news |date=30 September 1966 |title=Block Joins Watford |work=Middlesex County Times}}

November 1966

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Cobb

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Luton Town

|£2,000

|{{Cite news |date=2 December 1966 |title=Cobb Leaves |work=Middlesex County Times}}

November 1966

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} John Regan

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Crewe Alexandra

|£1,000

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=132}}

style="background:#d00; color:white; text-align:center;" colspan="6" |Players released

Date

!Pos.

!Name

!Subsequent club

!Join date

!Ref.

13 December 1966

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ron Crisp

|{{flagicon|USA}} Los Angeles Toros

|Free

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=42}}

February 1967

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mel Scott

|{{flagicon|USA}} Oakland Clippers

|February 1967

|{{Cite news |date=24 February 1967 |title=Scott Is Off To USA |work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}}

May 1967

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Phil Basey

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Crawley Town

|1967

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=16}}

May 1967

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Brian Bedford

|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlanta Chiefs

|1967

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=18}}

May 1967

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Tom Curley

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Crewe Alexandra

|August 1967

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=44}}

May 1967

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Brian Etheridge

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Daring Club de Bruxelles

|1967

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=53}}

May 1967

| style="text-align:center;" |MF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Jefferies

|n/a

|{{Cite news |date=19 May 1967 |title=Free Transfers For Six Brentford Men |work=Middlesex Chronicle}}

May 1967

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Hamish MacKenzie

|n/a

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=99}}

May 1967

| style="text-align:center;" |DF

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Ogburn

|n/a

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=118}}

May 1967

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} John South

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Guildford City

|1967

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=152}}

May 1967

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Thornley

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Oxford United

|July 1967

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=160}}

May 1967

| style="text-align:center;" |FW

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Bobby Wilson

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Walton & Hersham

|Amateur

|{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=170}}

Awards

Supporters' Player of the Year: John Docherty{{Sfn|Haynes|Coumbe|2006|p=49}}

References

Category:Brentford F.C. seasons

Brentford

No. !Date	Opponent	Venue	Result !Attendance	Scorer(s)
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|1 \|20 August 1966	Barnsley	A	1–0 \|2,433	Ross
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|2 \|27 August 1966	Luton Town	H	1–0 \|6,770	Cobb
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|3 \|3 September 1966	Aldershot	A	1–3 \|5,583	Docherty
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|4 \|7 September 1966	Lincoln City	A	1–3 \|4,364	Richardson
style="background:#ffd;" \|5 \|10 September 1966	Wrexham	H	1–1 \|5,510	Docherty
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|6 \|17 September 1966	Southend United	A	0–3 \|8,200
style="background:#ffd;" \|7 \|24 September 1966	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–1 \|5,620	Bedford
style="background:#ffd;" \|8 \|27 September 1966	Lincoln City	H	2–2 \|6,230	Grummett (og), Ross
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|9 \|1 October 1966	Bradford City	A	0–2 \|4,005
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|10 \|8 October 1966	Chesterfield	A	0–3 \|4,968
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|11 \|11 October 1966	Aldershot	H	1–0 \|6,110	Lawther
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|12 \|15 October 1966	Stockport County	H	2–1 \|5,710	Curley, Docherty
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|13 \|18 October 1966	Halifax Town	H	1–0 \|6,090	Docherty (pen)
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|14 \|22 October 1966	Rochdale	A	3–1 \|2,652	Lawther (2), Ross
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|15 \|29 October 1966	Southport	H	2–1 \|6,760	Ross, Higginson
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|16 \|5 November 1966	Notts County	A	2–3 \|3,883	Bedford (2)
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|17 \|12 November 1966	Chester	H	4–0 \|6,600	Docherty, Lawther (2), Bedford
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|18 \|15 November 1966	Halifax Town	A	2–3 \|2,495	Jones, Curley
style="background:#ffd;" \|19 \|19 November 1966	Bradford Park Avenue	A	2–2 \|4,182	Docherty, Curley
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|20 \|10 December 1966	Barrow	H	0–3 \|5,410
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|21 \|17 December 1966	Barnsley	H	3–1 \|4,250	Lawther, Docherty, Bedford
style="background:#ffd;" \|22 \|26 December 1966	Hartlepools United	A	2–2 \|8,140	Scott, Docherty
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|23 \|27 December 1966	Hartlepools United	H	1–2 \|5,770	Docherty
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|24 \|31 December 1966	Luton Town	A	0–3 \|8,531
style="background:#ffd;" \|25 \|14 January 1967	Wrexham	A	0–0 \|11,038
style="background:#ffd;" \|26 \|21 January 1967 \|Southend United \|H \|1–1 \|10,650 \|Lawther
style="background:#ffd;" \|27 \|3 February 1967	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–0 \|9,836
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|28 \|11 February 1967	Bradford City	H	2–0 \|7,460	Docherty, Ross
style="background:#ffd;" \|29 \|18 February 1967	York City	H	1–1 \|7,620	Lawther
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|30 \|25 February 1967	Chesterfield	H	1–0 \|7,010	Docherty
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|31 \|3 March 1967	Stockport County	A	2–1 \|8,288	Bedford, Docherty
style="background:#ffd;" \|32 \|11 March 1967 \|York City \|A \|0–0 \|1,855 \|
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|33 \|18 March 1967	Rochdale	H	4–0 \|6,340	Docherty, Ross (2), Lawther
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|34 \|25 March 1967	Port Vale	A	3–1 \|3,434	Richardson, Lawther, Curley
style="background:#ffd;" \|35 \|27 March 1967	Newport County	H	1–1 \|9,600	Ross
style="background:#ffd;" \|36 \|28 March 1967	Newport County	A	1–1 \|2,546	Lawther
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|37 \|1 April 1967	Notts County	H	1–0 \|7,760	Hooker
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|38 \|8 April 1967	Chester	A	2–1 \|2,683	Bedford, Higginson
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|39 \|11 April 1967	Exeter City	H	3–1 \|7,800	Bedford (3)
style="background:#ffd;" \|40 \|15 April 1967 \|Bradford Park Avenue \|H \|1–1 \|10,000 \|Ross
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|41 \|22 April 1967	Southport	A	0–2 \|5,231
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|42 \|25 April 1967	Exeter City	A	0–1 \|2,934
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|43 \|29 April 1967	Crewe Alexandra \|H	0–2 \|5,710
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|44 \|6 May 1967	Barrow	A	0–1 \|8,769
style="background:#ffd0e3;" \|45 \|10 May 1967	Crewe Alexandra	A	0–1 \|3,403
style="background:#d0ffe3;" \|46 \|13 May 1967 \|Port Vale \|H \|2–0 \|3,600 \|James (og), Wilson