SEASON: 1959-60
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- 4th Round (Sheffield United (A) 0-3)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Tommy Wilson (12 goals)
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1959-60
SEASON END TABLE | 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 | Burnley | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 85 | 61 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 1.39344 | 55 | European Cup | 0-1 | 0-8 | |
2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 106 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 1.58209 | 54 | Cup Winners Cup | 0-0 | 1-3 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 26 | 1.72000 | 53 | 1-3 | 1-2 | ||
4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 83 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 1.45614 | 49 | 1-2 | 3-2 | ||
5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 80 | 59 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 1.35593 | 49 | 2-1 | 1-0 | ||
6 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 1.15686 | 48 | 2-0 | 1-1 | ||
7 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 102 | 80 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 50 | 1.27500 | 45 | 1-5 | 1-3 | ||
8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 82 | 78 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 1.05128 | 44 | 3-0 | 1-2 | ||
9 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 76 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 42 | 1.03947 | 44 | 1-1 | 0-1 | ||
10 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 80 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 52 | .91250 | 44 | 2-2 | 1-3 | ||
11 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 71 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 39 | .83099 | 40 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
12 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 66 | 75 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 43 | .88000 | 39 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
13 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 80 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 42 | .85000 | 39 | 0-3 | 1-1 | ||
14 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 75 | 91 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 58 | .82418 | 38 | 3-1 | 1-4 | ||
15 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 73 | 78 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 58 | .93590 | 37 | 1-1 | 1-6 | ||
16 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 78 | 84 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 31 | 50 | .92857 | 37 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
17 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 60 | 70 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 41 | .85714 | 37 | 2-2 | 2-1 | ||
18 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 91 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 41 | .83516 | 37 | 3-1 | 1-1 | ||
19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 80 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 44 | .78750 | 36 | 0-2 | 1-4 | ||
20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 74 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 46 | .67568 | 35 | ||||
21 | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 92 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 46 | .70652 | 34 | Relegated | 4-1 | 0-1 | |
22 | Luton Town | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 73 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 44 | .68493 | 30 | Relegated | 2-0 | 0-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 47
- Competitive Goals:
- 56
- Goals per game:
- 1.2
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 35 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 41.7%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 24 times | 8 times | 4 times | 1 time | Conceded | 14 times | 10 times | 8 times | 2 times | 3 times | Won By | 8 times | 4 times | 2 times | Lost By | 10 times | 6 times | 4 times | 1 time | 2 times |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
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
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)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 42,335 (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 13,506 (Manchester City)
- Average League Attendance:
- 26,739
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 28,573 (Reading)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 8,110 (St Mirren)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 10
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 2   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 4   (scored by us for opponents)   (Joe McDonald, Bill Whare, ?, Joe McDonald)
- Penalties scored:
- 1
- Penalties conceded:
- 1
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Charity Shield
Anglo-Scottish Cup
Friendly
Testimonial
Manager for all games: Billy Walker
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 09, 1960 | Reading | 3 | H | 1-0 | 28,573 | Iley (?) | |
Sat Jan 30, 1960 | Sheffield United | 4 | A | 0-3 | 33,567 |
Charity Shield
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Aug 15, 1959 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Final | N | 1-3 | 39,834 | Wilson (37') |
Anglo-Scottish Cup
Date | Opponent | Country | Round | Leg | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 23, 1959 | St Mirren | Scotland | Final | 1 | H | 2-3 | 8,110 | Vowden (?, ?) |
Wed Sep 30, 1959 | St Mirren | Scotland | Final | 2 | A | 2-2 | 12,000 | Imlach (?), Gray (? pen) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Oct 21, 1959 | Norwich City | England | A | 1-3 | 18,447 | Rowland (86') |
Mon Oct 26, 1959 | Notts County | England | A | 1-3 | 19,901 | ? (?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed May 04, 1960 | King's Lynn | England | A | 5-1 | 2,000 | Wilson (?, ?), ? (?), Palmer (?), Imlach (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (5) - £20,000 | Out (7) - £8,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Colin Booth | Bought | £20,000 | Bernie Kelly | Sold | Jim Iley | Bought | Bill Whare | Sold | Peter Knight | Bought | Jim Barrett | Sold | Roy Patrick | Bought | Peter Knight | Sold | Dec 05, 1959 | Tony Barton | Bought | Apr 09, 1960 | Roy Dwight | Sold | Apr 09, 1960 | Stewart Imlach | Sold | £8,000 | Jul 15, 1960 | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | Released |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Chic Thomson | Scotland | 29 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||
GK | John Armstrong | Scotland | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Bill Whare | England | 34 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||
D | Bob McKinlay | Scotland | 26 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 23 | |||||||||
D | Geoff Thomas (1944-60) | England | 33 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
D | Joe McDonald | Scotland | 30 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 20 | |||||||||
D | Roy Patrick | England | 23 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | Midfielders | ||||||||
M | Calvin Palmer | England | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Jack Burkitt | England | 33 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Jeff Whitefoot | England | 25 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 1 | ||||||||
M | John Rowland | England | 18 | |||||||||||||
M | Peter Knight | England | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Roy Dwight | England | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Tony Barton | England | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | Forwards | |||||||
F | Bernie Kelly | Scotland | 26 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | Billy Gray | England | 32 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 8 | ||||||||
F | Billy Younger | England | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
F | Colin Booth | England | 24 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||
F | Geoff Vowden | England | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
F | Jim Barrett | England | 28 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
F | Jim Iley | England | 23 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 5 | ||||||||
F | Johnny Quigley | Scotland | 24 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 6 | ||||||||
F | Stewart Imlach | Scotland | 27 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | ||||||||
F | Tommy Wilson | England | 28 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 1 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
12 | Tommy Wilson | 35 |
8 (1) | Billy Gray | 41 |
8 | Colin Booth | 26 |
6 | Johnny Quigley | 31 |
5 | Jim Iley | 40 |
5 | Stewart Imlach | 32 |
4 | Geoff Vowden | 13 |
2 | Own Goals | 47 |
1 | Billy Younger | 6 |
1 | Calvin Palmer | 4 |
1 | Jack Burkitt | 39 |
1 | Jeff Whitefoot | 39 |
1 | Roy Dwight | 4 |
1 | Tony Barton | 13 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Leicester City | Sat Nov 14, 1959 | Home | 1-0 | Sat Apr 02, 1960 | Away | 1-0 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | Wed Sep 09, 1959 | Home | 2-1 | Wed Sep 16, 1959 | Away | 1-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Birmingham City | Sat Oct 17, 1959 | Home | 0-2 | Sat Mar 05, 1960 | Away | 1-4 | |
Burnley | Sat Nov 21, 1959 | Away | 0-8 | Sat Apr 09, 1960 | Home | 0-1 | |
Manchester City | Sat Aug 22, 1959 | Away | 1-2 | Sat Dec 19, 1959 | Home | 1-2 | |
Manchester United | Sat Dec 12, 1959 | Home | 1-5 | Sat Mar 19, 1960 | Away | 1-3 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | Sat Oct 24, 1959 | Away | 1-2 | Sat Mar 12, 1960 | Home | 1-3 |