SEASON: 1958-59
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- Winners  (Luton Town (Wembley) 2-1)
- League Cup:
- -
- Top Goalscorer:
- Tommy Wilson (28 goals)
- Competitive Games:
- 51
- Competitive Goals:
- 92
- Goals per game:
- 1.8
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 40 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 47.6%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 19 times | 8 times | 10 times | 3 times | 3 times | Conceded | 19 times | 4 times | 8 times | 2 times | 4 times | Won By | 6 times | 7 times | 6 times | 2 times | 2 times | Lost By | 6 times | 5 times | 5 times | 2 times | 1 time |
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SEASON LEAGUE POSITIONS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 44,971 (Manchester United)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 18,339 (Chelsea)
- Average League Attendance:
- 28,917
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 42,362 (Bolton Wanderers)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 42,362 (Grimsby Town)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 14
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Red cards:
- 0
- Own goals (for):
- 2 (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- (scored by us for opponents)
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
SEASON END TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1958-59 | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 110 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 2.245 | 61 | European Cup Preliminary Round | 1-3 | 1-5 | |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 103 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 1.561 | 55 | 0-3 | 1-1 | ||
3 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 88 | 68 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 1.294 | 50 | 1-1 | 1-3 | ||
4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 79 | 66 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 1.197 | 50 | 3-0 | 2-3 | ||
5 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 88 | 68 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 35 | 1.294 | 49 | 1-1 | 0-2 | ||
6 | West Ham United | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 85 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 1.214 | 48 | 4-0 | 3-5 | ||
7 | Burnley | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 81 | 70 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 41 | 1.157 | 48 | 1-2 | 2-0 | ||
8 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 1.347 | 47 | 2-0 | 0-1 | ||
9 | Birmingham City | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 84 | 68 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 1.235 | 46 | 1-7 | 3-0 | ||
10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 1.086 | 44 | 1-1 | 0-3 | ||
11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 80 | 80 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 1.000 | 41 | 3-0 | 3-1 | ||
12 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 77 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 38 | .909 | 41 | 0-1 | 5-3 | ||
13 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 71 | 74 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 42 | .959 | 40 | ||||
14 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 77 | 98 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 61 | .786 | 40 | 1-3 | 1-4 | ||
15 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 74 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 47 | .770 | 39 | 0-3 | 0-1 | ||
16 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 71 | 87 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 49 | .816 | 38 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
17 | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 71 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 45 | .958 | 37 | 3-1 | 1-5 | ||
18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 85 | 95 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 53 | .895 | 36 | 1-1 | 0-1 | ||
19 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 67 | 98 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 62 | .684 | 32 | 1-4 | 3-0 | ||
20 | Manchester City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 95 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 63 | .674 | 31 | 4-0 | 1-1 | ||
21 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 58 | 87 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 54 | .667 | 30 | Relegated | 2-0 | 3-2 | |
22 | Portsmouth | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 64 | 112 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 65 | .571 | 21 | Relegated | 5-0 | 1-0 |
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GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 10, 1959 | Tooting and Mitcham United | 3 | A | 2-2 | Draw | 14,000 | Gray (? pen), Murphy (57 OG) | ||
Sat Jan 24, 1959 | Tooting and Mitcham United | 3 | Y | 1 | H | 3-0 | Win | 42,362 | Wilson (?), Imlach (?), Dwight (30) |
Wed Jan 28, 1959 | Grimsby Town | 4 | H | 4-1 | Win | 34,289 | Whitefoot (?), Wilson (?), Gray (?, ?) | ||
Sat Feb 14, 1959 | Birmingham City | 5 | A | 1-1 | Draw | 55,300 | Wilson (?) | ||
Wed Feb 18, 1959 | Birmingham City | 5 | Y | 1 | H | 1-1 | Draw | 39,431 | Dwight (?) |
Mon Feb 23, 1959 | Birmingham City | 5 | Y | 2 | N | 5-0 | Win | 34,458 | Dwight (?, ?, ?), Gray (?, ?) |
Sat Feb 28, 1959 | Bolton Wanderers | Quarter | H | 2-1 | Win | 44,414 | Wilson (?, ?) | ||
Sat Mar 14, 1959 | Aston Villa | Semi | N | 1-0 | Win | 65,107 | Quigley (?) | ||
Sat May 02, 1959 | Luton Town | Final | N | 2-1 | Win | 100,000 | Dwight (10), Wilson (14) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Wed May 20, 1959 | Sporting Lisbon | Portugal | A | 1-0 | Win | 15,000 | Gray (32 pen) |
Sun May 24, 1959 | Oviedo | Spain | A | 0-1 | Loss | - | |
Wed May 27, 1959 | Valencia | Spain | A | 1-0 | Win | 75,000 | Barrett (33) |
Thu May 28, 1959 | Atletico Madrid | Spain | A | 1-6 | Loss | 45,000 | Barrett (28) |
Sat May 30, 1959 | Athletico Bilbao | Spain | A | 0-3 | Loss | 22,000 |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (7) | Out (8) | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Bernie Kelly | Bought | 1958 | Arthur Lightening | Sold | James Martin | Bought | Jack Hutchinson | Sold | Jeff Whitefoot | Bought | James Martin | Sold | Joe McDonald | Bought | Peter Watson (1956) | Sold | 1958 | Robert Morrison | Bought | 1959 | Robert Morrison | Sold | Aug 23, 1958 | Roy Dwight | Bought | William Morley | Sold | Apr 22, 1959 | John Armstrong | Bought | Willie Fraser | Sold | Nov 22, 1958 | Eddie Baily | Sold |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Arthur Lightening | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
GK | Chic Thomson | 44 | 21 | 7 | 16 | ||||||||
GK | John Armstrong | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
GK | Willie Fraser | 2 | 2 | Defenders | |||||||||
D | Bill Whare | 47 | 22 | 9 | 16 | ||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | 48 | 22 | 9 | 17 | ||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
D | Jack Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
D | Joe McDonald | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | Midfielders | |||||||
M | Calvin Palmer | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Jack Burkitt | 48 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
M | Jeff Whitefoot | 47 | 22 | 7 | 18 | 2 | |||||||
M | Peter Watson (1956) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Robert Morrison | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Roy Dwight | 50 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 26 | Forwards | ||||||
F | Bernie Kelly | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
F | Billy Gray | 49 | 23 | 9 | 17 | 12 | |||||||
F | Billy Younger | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Eddie Baily | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
F | James Martin | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Jim Barrett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Johnny Quigley | 48 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 12 | |||||||
F | Stewart Imlach | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 9 | |||||||
F | Tommy Wilson | 50 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 28 | |||||||
F | William Morley | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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28 | Tommy Wilson | 50 |
26 | Roy Dwight | 50 |
12 (1) | Billy Gray | 49 |
12 | Johnny Quigley | 48 |
9 | Stewart Imlach | 46 |
2 | Jeff Whitefoot | 47 |
2 | Own Goals | 51 |
1 | Jack Burkitt | 48 |
1 | Peter Watson (1956) | 3 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Aston Villa | Sat Sep 06, 1958 | Away | 3-2 | Mon Apr 20, 1959 | Home | 2-0 | |
Everton | Sat Nov 22, 1958 | Home | 2-1 | Sat Apr 11, 1959 | Away | 3-1 | |
Newcastle United | Fri Dec 26, 1958 | Away | 3-1 | Sat Dec 27, 1958 | Home | 3-0 | |
Portsmouth | Sat Aug 30, 1958 | Home | 5-0 | Sat Jan 03, 1959 | Away | 1-0 |