Historia: 1965/66
Vi gör ett nedslag i den första säsongen i Southern League för Barnet FC som dess förinnan alltid varit en amatörklubb.
Barnet var denna säsong nykomlingar i Southern League efter att ha spelat i Athenian League. Det innebar att klubben tog steget från amatörklubb till att bli halvprofessionell. Manager var Dexter Adams och han gjorde en rad värvningar över sommaren:
Les Eason från Finchley
Barry King från Hitchin, klubbens första professionella spelare
Jeff Voyce
Dennis Roach
Terry Casey
Reg Finch
Andra spelare i truppen var Bob Warman, John Barr, Les Picking, Barrie King, Don Whyte, Tony Harding och Roger Figg.
Les Eason blev en stor succé och gjorde under debutsäsongen 31 mål. Läs mer om Les Eason här:
Barnet-legender: Les Eason
Bilden ovan är tagen inför matchen mot Crawley den 10 maj 1966. Barnet vann med 6-1 och säkrade både titeln och avancemanget. Av bara farten slog man sedan ligatvåan Hillingdon Borough med 5-0 i den avslutande matchen.
I FA Cupen åkte man ut i den första rundan mot Dartford som då spelade i divisionen ovanför Barnet, i Premier Division.
Desto bättre fick det i Southern League Cup. Man avancerade fram till ett möte med Chelmsford, på den tiden ett topplag i Southern Premier Division. De spelade 4-4 på Underhill men the Bees förlorade sedan tyvärr returen med 0-1.
Southern League Division One 1965/66
| 1 | Barnet | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 114 | 49 | 69 | Upp |
| 2 | Hillingdon Borough | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 101 | 46 | 64 | Upp |
| 3 | Burton Albion | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 121 | 60 | 64 | Upp |
| 4 | Bath City | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 88 | 50 | 63 | Upp |
| 5 | Hastings United | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 104 | 59 | 60 | |
| 6 | Wisbech Town | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 98 | 54 | 59 | |
| 7 | Canterbury City | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 89 | 66 | 58 | |
| 8 | Stevenage Town | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 86 | 49 | 55 | |
| 9 | Kettering Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 77 | 74 | 53 | |
| 10 | Merthyr Tydfil | 46 | 22 | 6 | 18 | 95 | 68 | 50 | |
| 11 | Dunstable Town | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 76 | 72 | 44 | |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 44 | |
| 13 | Bexley United | 46 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 65 | 71 | 44 | |
| 14 | Trowbridge Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 79 | 81 | 43 | |
| 15 | Dover | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 59 | 62 | 42 | |
| 16 | Barry Town | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 72 | 94 | 42 | |
| 17 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 84 | 86 | 41 | |
| 18 | Gloucester City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 75 | 98 | 40 | |
| 19 | Sittingbourne | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 77 | 121 | 34 | |
| 20 | Ramsgate Athletic | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 35 | 76 | 33 | |
| 21 | Hinckley Athletic | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 58 | 93 | 32 | |
| 22 | Tunbridge Wells Rangers | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 47 | 88 | 32 | |
| 23 | Ashford Town | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 92 | 28 | |
| 24 | Deal Town | 46 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 29 | 165 | 10 | Ner |
Spelprogram och resultat
| Motståndare | Datum | Tävling | Resultat | Publik | |||
| Hinckley Athletic | H | 21/08/1965 | League | 10 - 1 | 2191 | ||
| Ramsgate Athletic | H | 24/08/1965 | League | 3 - 0 | 2220 | ||
| Tunbridge Wells Rangers | B | 28/08/1965 | League | 1 - 0 | 1100 | ||
| Dunstable Town | B | 30/08/1965 | SLC | 1 - 0 | 1557 | ||
| Ebbsfleet United | H | 04/09/1965 | League | 5 - 1 | 2510 | ||
| Dunstable Town | H | 07/09/1965 | SLC | 2 - 1 | 2761 | ||
| Hillingdon Borough | B | 11/09/1965 | League | 1 - 1 | 1632 | ||
| Ramsgate Athletic | B | 14/09/1965 | League | 3 - 0 | |||
| Dunstable Town | B | 25/09/1965 | League | 3 - 1 | 656 | ||
| Bexley United | H | 28/09/1965 | League | 3 - 0 | 2650 | ||
| Deal Town | H | 02/10/1965 | League | 3 - 0 | 2762 | ||
| Leyton Orient | H | 04/10/1965 | LCC | 3 - 4 | 3530 | ||
| Deal Town | B | 07/10/1965 | League | 5 - 2 | |||
| Sittingbourne Town | B | 09/10/1965 | League | 1 - 1 | |||
| Ashford Town | H | 16/10/1965 | League | 0 - 1 | 2408 | ||
| Bexley United | B | 20/10/1965 | League | 0 - 1 | 834 | ||
| Gloucester City | B | 23/10/1965 | League | 0 - 1 | 1231 | ||
| Bath City | H | 30/10/1965 | League | 1 - 0 | 2476 | ||
| Canterbury City | B | 06/11/1965 | League | 3 - 2 | 1161 | ||
| Dartford | H | 13/11/1965 | FA Cup | 0 - 2 | 4564 | ||
| Ebbsfleet United | B | 20/11/1965 | League | 5 - 2 | 1022 | ||
| Burton Albion | H | 27/11/1965 | League | 4 - 0 | 1782 | ||
| Cambridge City | B | 07/12/1965 | SLC | 1 - 0 | 1897 | ||
| Kettering Town | B | 27/12/1965 | League | 1 - 5 | 1438 | ||
| Sittingbourne Town | H | 01/01/1966 | League | 7 - 1 | 2014 | ||
| Bath City | B | 08/01/1966 | League | 1 - 1 | 2339 | ||
| Kettering Town | H | 11/01/1966 | League | 2 - 1 | 1850 | ||
| Gloucester City | H | 15/01/1966 | League | 2 - 0 | 2080 | ||
| Chelmsford City | H | 25/01/1966 | SLC | 4 - 4 | 2156 | ||
| Hinckley Athletic | B | 29/01/1966 | League | 2 - 0 | |||
| Tunbridge Wells Rangers | H | 05/02/1966 | League | 3 - 2 | 1860 | ||
| Chelmsford City | B | 07/02/1966 | SLC | 0 - 1 | 3866 | ||
| Hastings United | B | 19/02/1966 | League | 4 - 2 | 3400 | ||
| Wisbech Town | H | 22/02/1966 | League | 0 - 2 | 2044 | ||
| Merthyr Tydfil | H | 04/03/1966 | League | 5 - 4 | 2975 | ||
| Trowbridge Town | B | 12/03/1966 | League | 1 - 5 | 1335 | ||
| Crawley Town | B | 15/03/1966 | League | 2 - 2 | |||
| Dunstable Town | H | 19/03/1966 | League | 1 - 0 | 1876 | ||
| Trowbridge Town | H | 22/03/1966 | League | 2 - 2 | 2278 | ||
| Wisbech Town | B | 26/03/1966 | League | 1 - 0 | 1209 | ||
| Ashford Town | B | 29/03/1966 | League | 1 - 1 | |||
| Canterbury City | H | 02/04/1966 | League | 0 - 2 | 1940 | ||
| Hastings United | H | 04/04/1966 | League | 3 - 0 | 2638 | ||
| Stevenage Town | H | 08/04/1966 | League | 3 - 1 | 3685 | ||
| Dover | B | 09/04/1966 | League | 0 - 0 | 804 | ||
| Stevenage Town | B | 11/04/1966 | League | 2 - 1 | 3115 | ||
| Dover | H | 18/04/1966 | League | 1 - 0 | 1800 | ||
| Burton Albion | B | 27/04/1966 | League | 0 - 0 | 4848 | ||
| Barry Town | H | 30/04/1966 | League | 4 - 1 | 2229 | ||
| Barry Town | B | 06/05/1966 | League | 3 - 0 | |||
| Merthyr Tydfil | B | 07/05/1966 | League | 1 - 1 | 1216 | ||
| Crawley Town | H | 10/05/1966 | League | 6 - 1 | 3067 | ||
| Hillingdon Borough | H | 13/05/1966 | League | 5 - 0 | 3641 | ||
