 The dream of Division 1 football at the Dell for the first time was finally realised in 1966 when Ted Bates' team was promoted as runners-up, with Martin Chivers scoring 30 of Saints' 85 league goals.Promotion was a never-to-be-forgotten achievement.For the following campaign, Ron Davies arrived to score 43 goals in his first season as Saints scored 74 league goals, conceding 92.