1966 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.

1966 Ballon d'Or
1966 Ballon d'Or winner Bobby Charlton
Date27 December 1966
LocationParis, France
Presented byFrance Football
Highlights
Won by Bobby Charlton (1st award)
Websitefrancefootball.fr/ballon-d-or

Rankings
Rank Name Club(s) Nationality Points
1Bobby Charlton Manchester United England81
2Eusébio Benfica Portugal80
3Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich West Germany59
4Bobby Moore West Ham United England31
5Flórián Albert Ferencváros Hungary23
6Ferenc Bene Újpest Hungary8
7Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union6
8Alan Ball Blackpool
Everton		 England6
9János Farkas Vasas Hungary6
10José Torres Benfica Portugal5
11Mario Corso Internazionale Italy4
Valery Voronin Torpedo Moscow Soviet Union
13Mário Coluna Benfica Portugal3
14Georgi Asparuhov Levski Sofia Bulgaria2
Gordon Banks Leicester City England
Geoff Hurst West Ham United England
Sandro Mazzola Internazionale Italy
18Igor Chislenko Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union1
Tony Dunne Manchester United Republic of Ireland
Helmut Haller Bologna West Germany
Denis Law Manchester United Scotland
Willi Schulz Hamburger SV West Germany
Paul Van Himst Anderlecht Belgium

Source: France Football

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