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
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
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GAMES
League
FA Cup
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
SQUAD
Competitive goals only
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
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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ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 44,971
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 18,339
- Average League Attendance:
- 28,917
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 42,362
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 42,362
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 14
- Red cards:
- 0
- Yellow cards:
- 0
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
END OF SEASON TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) | 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
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 | - | Whitefoot (?), Wilson (?), Gray (?, ?) | ||
Sat Feb 14, 1959 | Birmingham City | 5 | A | 1-1 | Draw | - | Wilson (?) | ||
Wed Feb 18, 1959 | Birmingham City | 5 | Y | 1 | H | 1-1 | Draw | - | Dwight (?) |
Mon Feb 23, 1959 | Birmingham City | 5 | Y | 2 | N | 5-0 | Win | - | Dwight (?, ?, ?), Gray (?, ?) |
Sat Feb 28, 1959 | Bolton Wanderers | Quarter | H | 2-1 | Win | - | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed May 20, 1959 | Sporting Lisbon | Portugal | A | 1-0 | Win | - | Gray (? pen) |
Sun May 24, 1959 | Oviedo | Spain | A | 0-1 | Loss | - | |
Wed May 27, 1959 | Valencia | Spain | A | 1-0 | Win | - | Barrett (?) |
Thu May 28, 1959 | Atletico Madrid | Spain | A | 1-6 | Loss | - | Barrett (?) |
Sat May 30, 1959 | Athletico Bilbao | Spain | A | 0-3 | Loss | - |
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 | Arthur Lightening | Sold | James Martin | Bought | Jack Hutchinson | Sold | Jeff Whitefoot | Bought | James Martin | Sold | Joe McDonald | Bought | Peter Watson (1956) | Sold | Robert Morrison | Bought | 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 |
GK | Arthur Lightening | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
GK | Chic Thomson | 44 | 21 | 7 | 16 | ||||||||
GK | John Armstrong | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
GK | Willie Fraser | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | 48 | 22 | 9 | 17 | ||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
D | Joe McDonald | 44 | 21 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||
M | Bill Whare | 47 | 22 | 9 | 16 | ||||||||
M | Jack Burkitt | 48 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 1 | |||||||
M | Jack Hutchinson | 1 | 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 | |||||||
F | Bernie Kelly | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
F | Billy Gray | 49 | 23 | 9 | 17 | 12 | |||||||
F | Billy Younger | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Calvin Palmer | 2 | 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 | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
28 | Tommy Wilson | 50 |
26 | Roy Dwight | 50 |
12 | Billy Gray | 49 |
12 | Johnny Quigley | 48 |
9 | Stewart Imlach | 46 |
2 | Jeff Whitefoot | 47 |
1 | Jack Burkitt | 48 |
1 | Peter Watson (1956) | 3 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season
1958-59
Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
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Aston Villa | Sat Sep 06, 1958 | A | 3-2 | Mon Apr 20, 1959 | H | 2-0 |
Everton | Sat Nov 22, 1958 | H | 2-1 | Sat Apr 11, 1959 | A | 3-1 |
Newcastle United | Fri Dec 26, 1958 | A | 3-1 | Sat Dec 27, 1958 | H | 3-0 |
Portsmouth | Sat Aug 30, 1958 | H | 5-0 | Sat Jan 03, 1959 | A | 1-0 |