European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1966


The results of this voting were published on France Football # 1085 (27 December 1966).

There were 22 voters, from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, West Germany and Yugoslavia.

The columns are:
   Position
   Name of Player
   Name of Club
   Nationality
   Total Number of Points
   1P = First Places
   2P = Second Places
   3P = Third Places
   4P = Fourth Places
   5P = Fifth Places
   Votes = Number of Voters who nominated this player

Pos  Player                            Country            Club                Total    1P 2P 3P 4P 5P Votes
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  1. Bobby Charlton                    England            Manchester United      81    12  3  1  3  -    19
  2. Eusébio da Silva Ferreira         Portugal           Benfica                80     5 10  5  -  -    20
  3. Franz Beckenbauer                 West Germany       Bayern Munich          59     -  5 10  2  5    22
  4. Bobby Moore                       England            West Ham United        31     2  3  1  2  2    10
  5. Flórián Albert                    Hungary            Ferencváros            23     1  1  1  4  3    10
  6. Ferenc Bene                       Hungary            Újpest Dózsa            8     -  -  1  2  1     4
  7. Alan Ball                         England            Everton                 6     1  -  -  -  1     2
     Lev Yashin                        Soviet Union       Dynamo Moskva           6     -  -  2  -  -     2
     Janos Farkas                      Hungary            Vasas Budapest          6     -  -  -  2  2     4
 10. Jose Torres                       Portugal           Benfica                 5     1  -  -  -  -     1
 11. Mario Corso                       Italy              Internazionale          4     -  -  -  2  -     2
     Valery Voronin                    Soviet Union       Torpedo Moskva          4     -  -  -  1  2     3
 13. Mario Coluna                      Portugal           Benfica                 3     -  -  1  -  -     1
 14. Georgi Asparukhov                 Bulgaria           Levski Sofia            2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Gordon Banks                      England            Leicester City          2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Geoff Hurst                       England            West Ham United         2     -  -  -  1  -     1
     Alessandro Mazzola                Italy              Internazionale          2     -  -  -  1  -     1
 18. Igor Chislenko                    Soviet Union       Dynamo Moskva           1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Tony Dunne                        Northern Ireland   Manchester United       1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Helmut Haller                     West Germany       Bologna                 1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Denis Law                         Scotland           Manchester United       1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Willy Schulz                      West Germany       Hamburger SV            1     -  -  -  -  1     1
     Paul Van Himst                    Belgium            Anderlecht              1     -  -  -  -  1     1

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