1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
# 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

The four teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner Switzerland qualified for the eighth FIFA World Cup held in England.

## Matches

Switzerland qualified.

## Final Table

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| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | | | | | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Switzerland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 | X | 2:1 | 2:1 | 1:0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2. | Northern Ireland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | 1:0 | X | 2:1 | 4:1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 3. | Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | 0:0 | 0:0 | X | 2:0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 4. | Albania | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 0:2 | 1:1 | 0:2 | X | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |

## Team stats

### Switzerland

Head coach: Alfredo Foni

| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | | | | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FW | Anton Allemann | 6 January 1936 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| MF | Kurt Armbruster | 16 September 1934 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| MF | Heinz Bäni | 18 November 1936 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | FC Zürich |
| FW | André Daina | 8 July 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | Servette FC |
| MF | Richard Dürr | 1 December 1938 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| GK | Karl Elsener | 13 August 1934 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| GK | Karl Elsener | 13 August 1934 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 90 | 90 | FC Grenchen |
| DF | Hansruedi Führer | 24 December 1937 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | BSC Young Boys |
| DF | André Grobéty | 22 June 1933 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| FW | Kurt Grünig | 13 March 1944 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | BSC Young Boys |
| FW | Robert Hosp | 13 December 1939 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| MF | Köbi Kuhn | 12 October 1943 | 6 | 3 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | FC Zürich |
| DF | Werner Leimgruber | 2 September 1934 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | FC Zürich |
| DF | Raymond Maffiolo | 6 March 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - | Servette FC |
| FW | Karl Odermatt | 17 December 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | FC Basel |
| FW | Philippe Pottier | 9 July 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | Stade Français FC |
| FW | René-Pierre Quentin | 5 August 1943 | 4 | 2 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | FC Sion |
| FW | Jean-Claude Schindelholz | 11 October 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Servette FC |
| DF | Heinz Schneiter | 12 April 1935 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | BSC Young Boys |
| DF | Xavier Stierli | 29 October 1940 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | FC Zürich |
| DF | Ely Tacchella | 25 May 1936 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| FW | Georges Vuilleumier | 21 September 1944 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| FW | Rolf Wüthrich | 4 September 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | - | 1. FC Nürnberg |

### Northern Ireland

Head coach: Bertie Peacock

| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | | | | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FW | George Best | 22 May 1946 | 6 | 1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Manchester United F.C. |
| FW | Bobby Braithwaite | 2 February 1937 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | /2 Middlesbrough F.C. |
| GK | Ronnie Briggs | 29 March 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | /2 Swansea Town |
| DF | Albert Campbell | 4 January 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | Crusaders F.C. |
| MF | Dave Clements | 15 September 1945 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | /2 Coventry City F.C. |
| FW | Jobby Crossan | 29 November 1938 | 6 | 5 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | | | | | Sunderland A.F.C. |
| FW | Jobby Crossan | 29 November 1938 | 6 | 5 | 540 | 0 | 0 | | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2 Manchester City F.C. |
| FW | Derek Dougan | 20 January 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | Leicester City F.C. |
| DF | Alex Elder | 25 April 1941 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Burnley F.C. |
| MF | Martin Harvey | 19 September 1941 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Sunderland A.F.C. |
| FW | Billy Humphries | 8 June 1936 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | 90 | - | /2 Swansea Town |
| FW | Bobby Irvine | 18 June 1942 | 5 | 1 | 450 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Stoke City F.C. |
| GK | Pat Jennings | 12 June 1945 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |
| DF | Eddie Magill | 17 May 1939 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | | Arsenal F.C. |
| DF | Eddie Magill | 17 May 1939 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | 90 | /3 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |
| DF | Billy McCullough | 27 July 1935 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | Arsenal F.C. |
| FW | Jimmy McIlroy | 25 October 1931 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | Stoke City F.C. |
| FW | Jim McLaughlin | 22 December 1940 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | /2 Swansea Town |
| DF | Terry Neill | 8 May 1942 | 5 | 2 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Arsenal F.C. |
| MF | Jimmy Nicholson | 27 February 1943 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | /2 Huddersfield Town |
| DF | John Parke | 6 August 1937 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | Sunderland A.F.C. |
| FW | Sammy Wilson | c. 1937 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | Falkirk F.C. |

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The number indicates the league the team played in that year.

### Netherlands

Head coach: Elek Schwartz (first match); Denis Neville (second to sixth match)

| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | | | | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FW | Gerard Bergholtz | 29 August 1939 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | Feyenoord |
| MF | Joop Burgers | 25 April 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | B | DWS |
| FW | Mick Clavan | 11 March 1929 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | Holland Sport |
| GK | Pim Doesburg | 28 October 1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | B | B | B | Sparta Rotterdam |
| DF | Hans Eijkenbroek | 1 January 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | B | Sparta Rotterdam |
| DF | Frits Flinkevleugel | 3 November 1939 | 4 | 0 | 360 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | DWS |
| MF | Piet Fransen | 5 July 1936 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | B | | | GVAV |
| MF | Piet Fransen | 5 July 1936 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | | | | | - | 90 | Feyenoord |
| FW | Frans Geurtsen | 17 March 1942 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | DWS |
| FW | Henk Groot | 22 April 1938 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | | | Feyenoord |
| FW | Henk Groot | 22 April 1938 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 90 | - | AFC Ajax |
| DF | Guus Haak | 17 April 1937 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | B | 90 | - | - | Feyenoord |
| DF | Giel Haenen | 2 June 1934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | - | - | MVV |
| FW | Harry Heijnen | 17 October 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | - | - | - | - | ADO Den Haag |
| DF | Rinus Israël | 19 March 1942 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | DWS |
| FW | Piet Keizer | 14 July 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - | AFC Ajax |
| DF | Peter Kemper | 13 October 1942 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | B | - | - | - | PSV Eindhoven |
| FW | Pierre Kerkhoffs | 26 March 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | FC Lausanne-Sport |
| DF | Hans Kraay | 14 October 1936 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | Feyenoord |
| FW | Piet Kruiver | 5 January 1938 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | Feyenoord |
| GK | Piet Lagarde | 9 December 1939 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | - | - | Sportclub Enschede |
| DF | Theo Laseroms | 8 March 1940 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | B | 90 | B | 90 | Sparta Rotterdam |
| GK | Tonny van Leeuwen | 21 March 1943 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | B | - | - | - | - | GVAV |
| MF | Coen Moulijn | 15 February 1937 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | Feyenoord |
| MF | Bennie Muller | 14 August 1938 | 3 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | 90 | - | 90 | - | AFC Ajax |
| FW | Henry van Nee | 13 August 1939 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | AVC Heracles |
| FW | Klaas Nuninga | 7 November 1940 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | GVAV |
| GK | Eddy Pieters Graafland | 5 January 1934 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Feyenoord |
| | Alle Pijlman | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | B | - | |
| MF | Miel Pijs | 22 August 1941 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | PSV Eindhoven |
| FW | Co Prins | 5 June 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | | | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| FW | Co Prins | 5 June 1938 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 90 | - | AFC Ajax |
| DF | Daan Schrijvers | 18 September 1941 | 6 | 1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | | | DWS |
| DF | Daan Schrijvers | 18 September 1941 | 6 | 1 | 540 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 90 | 90 | PSV Eindhoven |
| MF | Sjaak Swart | 3 July 1938 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | B | 90 | AFC Ajax |
| FW | Bert Theunissen | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | - | - | BSC Young Boys |
| DF | Henk Tijm | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | B | - | - | - | - | - | AFC Ajax |
| DF | Cor Veldhoen | 6 April 1939 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | Feyenoord |
| FW | Lambert Verdonk | 20 September 1944 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | B | B | PSV Eindhoven |
| MF | Fons van Wissen | 21 March 1933 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | PSV Eindhoven |

### Albania

Head coach: Zyber Konçi (first to fifth match); Loro Boriçi (sixth match)

| Pos. | Player | DoB | Games played | Goals | Minutes played | Sub off | Sub on | | | | | | | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FW | Foto Andoni | 1947 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | KF Partizani Tirana |
| FW | Pavllo Bukoviku | 1940 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 90 | | | | | | KF Partizani Tirana |
| FW | Pavllo Bukoviku | 1940 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | | - | - | - | 90 | - | 17 Nëntori Tirana |
| MF | Mehdi Bushati | 1938 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | KS Dinamo Tirana |
| MF | Iljaz Çeço | 1946 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - | KS Dinamo Tirana |
| DF | Fatbardh Deliallisi | 1932 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | KF Partizani Tirana |
| FW | Fiqiri Duro | 1939 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | KS Dinamo Tirana |
| DF | Fatmir Frashëri | 1940 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | | | | | | KF Partizani Tirana |
| DF | Fatmir Frashëri | 1940 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 17 Nëntori Tirana |
| DF | Skënder Halili | 1940 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 17 Nëntori Tirana |
| FW | Mexhit Haxhiu | 1943 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | 90 | KF Partizani Tirana |
| GK | Mikel Janku | 1942 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | KF Partizani Tirana |
| FW | Robert Jashari | 1938 | 4 | 1 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | - | 90 | 90 | - | KF Partizani Tirana |
| DF | Gëzim Kasmi | 1941 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | 17 Nëntori Tirana |
| MF | Ali Mema | 1943 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | | | | | | FK Vllaznia |
| MF | Ali Mema | 1943 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 17 Nëntori Tirana |
| FW | Panajot Pano | 7 March 1939 | 5 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | - | KF Partizani Tirana |
| DF | Miço Papadophulli | | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | KF Partizani Tirana |
| MF | Ramazan Rragami | 1944 | 3 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | 90 | 90 | KF Partizani Tirana |
| FW | Bashkim Rudi | 1943 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | KS Labinoti Elbasan |
| MF | Lin Shllaku | 1938 | 6 | 0 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | KF Partizani Tirana |
| MF | Lorenç Vorfi | 1940 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | KS Dinamo Tirana |
| MF | Niko Xhaçka | 1944 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - | 17 Nëntori Tirana |
| FW | Medin Zhega | 31 January 1946 | 2 | 1 | 180 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 90 | - | 90 | KS Dinamo Tirana |
