1966 Ballon d'Or
1966 Ballon d'Or winner Bobby Charlton
Date27 December 1966
Presented byFrance Football
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

The 1966 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to Bobby Charlton on 27 December 1966.[1] He finished a single point ahead of Eusébio.

Rankings

Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1Bobby CharltonManchester United England81
2EusébioBenfica Portugal80
3Franz BeckenbauerBayern Munich West Germany59
4Bobby MooreWest Ham United England31
5Flórián AlbertFerencváros Hungary23
6Ferenc BeneÚjpest Hungary8
7Lev YashinDynamo Moscow Soviet Union6
8Alan BallBlackpool
Everton		 England6
9János FarkasVasas Hungary6
10José TorresBenfica Portugal5
11Mario CorsoInternazionale Italy4
Valery VoroninTorpedo Moscow Soviet Union
13Mário ColunaBenfica Portugal3
14Georgi AsparuhovLevski Sofia Bulgaria2
Gordon BanksLeicester City England
Geoff HurstWest Ham United England
Sandro MazzolaInternazionale Italy
18Igor ChislenkoDynamo Moscow Soviet Union1
Tony DunneManchester United Ireland
Helmut HallerBologna West Germany
Denis LawManchester United Scotland
Willi SchulzHamburger SV West Germany
Paul Van HimstAnderlecht Belgium

Source: France Football

  1. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (22 June 2005). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1966". RSSSF.
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