In 1966 now wearing the number 10 shirt for United, cemented his place in the side and was one of its leading scorers, with 14 goals, although the team could only manage a sixth-place finish. Although Chitalu played regularly, his future was still undecided. It was United’s skipper and Zambian star, Emment Kapengwe, who encouraged Chitalu to take football seriously. The strong and aggressive teenager, who admired the Scottish striker Denis Law, showed plenty of skill but also had a reputation for being temperamental and rough. In his own words, "he could not stand being booted without retaliation". Chitalu made it to the final of the Challenge Cup with United but lost 5-1 to Rhokana United. In this season he scored around 14 goals.
