SAFC 1965-1966 Football League Division 1 Season Review

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Finished
42 14 8 20 51 72 19th

By Season End

Sunderland AFC finished 19th at the end of the 1965-1966 season scoring 51 goals, conceding 72 with a goal difference of -21.

The Goals

Neil Martin contributed the most goals in the 1965-1966 Football League Division 1 season, netting 8 (0.19 goals per game). With a goalscoring average of 0.82 goals per game the Rokerites netted a total of 36 goals at Roker Park conceding 28 (8), away from home scoring 15 and conceding 44 (-29) with an away goalscoring average of 2.8 and an overall goalscoring average of 0.82 goals per game.

The Wins

The season finished in 1965-1966 with 14 wins, a win ratio of 33.33%, the Sunderland AFC faithful at Roker Park enjoyed 13 wins and the travelling support saw 1 games won.

The Draws

Of the 42 games played the Rokerites managed 8 draws by the end of the 1965-1966 season, 2 draws at Roker Park and 6 away from home.

The Losses

In total SAFC lost 20 games, 6 games lost at Roker Park (28 goals conceded) and 14 games lost away (44 goals conceded).

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