Season 1959-1960

Division I


League Results | FA Cup Results | Appearances

League Table


                                  P   W  D  L   F   A   W  D  L   F   A  Pts
1. Burnley 42 15 2 4 52 28 9 5 7 33 33 55 2. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 15 3 3 63 28 9 3 9 43 39 54 3. Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 6 5 43 24 11 5 5 43 26 53 4. West Bromwich Albion 42 12 4 5 48 25 7 7 7 35 32 49 5. Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 7 2 48 20 7 4 10 32 39 49 6. Bolton Wanderers 42 12 5 4 37 27 8 3 10 22 24 48 7. Manchester United 42 13 3 5 53 30 6 4 11 49 50 45 8. Newcastle United 42 10 5 6 42 32 8 3 10 40 46 44 9. Preston North End 42 10 6 5 43 34 6 6 9 36 42 44 10. Fulham 42 12 4 5 42 28 5 6 10 31 52 44 11. Blackpool 42 9 6 6 32 32 6 4 11 27 39 40 12. Leicester City 42 8 6 7 38 32 5 7 9 28 43 39 13. Arsenal 42 9 5 7 39 38 6 4 11 29 42 39 14. West Ham United 42 12 3 6 47 33 4 3 14 28 58 38 15. Everton 42 13 3 5 50 20 0 8 13 23 58 37 16. Manchester City 42 11 2 8 47 34 6 1 14 31 50 37 17. Blackburn Rovers 42 12 3 6 38 29 4 2 15 22 41 37 18. Chelsea 42 7 5 9 44 50 7 4 10 32 41 37 19. Birmingham City 42 9 5 7 37 36 4 5 12 26 44 36 20. Nottingham Forest 42 8 6 7 30 28 5 3 13 20 46 35 21. Leeds United 42 7 5 9 37 46 5 5 11 28 46 34 22. Luton Town 42 6 5 10 25 29 3 7 11 25 44 30

League Table | FA Cup Results | Appearances

League Results

       Date      Opponents             Result  Posn  Attendance  Scorers

 1. Sat 22 Aug  Arsenal................. 1-0     7     47,585   John Fantham
 2. Wed 26 Aug  Wolverhampton Wanderers. 1-3    14     37,397   John Fantham
 3. Sat 29 Aug  MANCHESTER CITY......... 1-0     9     34,093   Tom McAnearney

 4. Wed  2 Sep  WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS. 2-2     7     45,145   Redfern Froggatt, Roy Shiner
 5. Sat  5 Sep  Blackburn Rovers........ 1-3    14     32,700   Redfern Froggatt
 6. Wed  9 Sep  Nottingham Forest....... 1-2    17     32,700   Roy Shiner
 7. Sat 12 Sep  BLACKPOOL............... 5-0    10     30,000   John Fantham, Alan Finney
                                                                Redfern Froggatt, Roy Shiner
                                                                Derek Wilkinson
 8. Wed 16 Sep  NOTTINGHAM FOREST....... 0-1    14     34,249   
 9. Sat 19 Sep  Everton................. 1-2    17     37,375   Brian Hill
10. Sat 26 Sep  LUTON TOWN.............. 2-0    13     25,000   Norman Curtis, John Fantham

11. Sat  3 Oct  Bolton Wanderers........ 0-1    15     23,990   
12. Sat 10 Oct  Birmingham City......... 0-0    16     21,769   
13. Sat 17 Oct  TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR....... 2-1    11     37,743   Derek Wilkinson, Gerry Young
14. Sat 24 Oct  Manchester United....... 1-3    14     39,723   Tom McAnearney
15. Sat 31 Oct  WEST BROMWICH ALBION.... 2-0    13     26,178   Keith Ellis, Redfern Froggatt

16. Sat  7 Nov  Leicester City.......... 0-2    14     21,232   
17. Sat 14 Nov  BURNLEY................. 1-1    14     19,283   Keith Ellis
18. Sat 21 Nov  Leeds United............ 3-1    13     21,260   Keith Ellis 2, John Fantham
19. Sat 28 Nov  WEST HAM UNITED......... 7-0     9     38,307   John Fantham 2, Alan Finney 2
                                                                Bobby Craig, Keith Ellis
                                                                Derek Wilkinson

20. Sat  5 Dec  Chelsea................. 4-0     8     33,177   John Fantham 2, Bobby Craig
                                                                Keith Ellis
21. Sat 12 Dec  PRESTON NORTH END....... 2-2     9     42,614   Bobby Craig, Derek Wilkinson
22. Sat 19 Dec  ARSENAL................. 5-1     8     25,135   Bobby Craig 2, Keith Ellis
                                                                Alan Finney, Tony Kay
23. Sat 26 Dec  FULHAM.................. 1-1     8     50,000   Keith Ellis
24. Mon 28 Dec  Fulham.................. 2-1     8     36,856   Alan Finney, Derek Wilkinson

25. Sat  2 Jan  Manchester City......... 1-4     9     44,167   Bobby Craig
26. Sat 16 Jan  BLACKBURN ROVERS........ 3-0     6     27,589   John Fantham 2, Bobby Craig
27. Sat 23 Jan  Blackpool............... 2-0     4     16,343   Billy Griffin 2

28. Sat  6 Feb  EVERTON................. 2-2     4     33,066   Tony Kay, Tom McAnearney
29. Sat 13 Feb  Luton Town.............. 1-0     4     14,392   John Fantham
30. Wed 24 Feb  BOLTON WANDERERS........ 1-0     3     36,392   Alan Finney
31. Sat 27 Feb  CHELSEA................. 1-1     3     40,000   John Fantham

32. Sat  5 Mar  Tottenham Hotspur....... 1-4     4     53,822   Alan Finney
33. Sat 19 Mar  Preston North End....... 4-3     4     16,497   Keith Ellis 2, Bobby Craig
                                                                Derek Wilkinson
34. Wed 30 Mar  MANCHESTER UNITED....... 4-2     4     26,821   Billy Griffin 2, John Fantham
                                                                Derek Wilkinson

35. Sat  2 Apr  Burnley................. 3-3     4     23,123   Bobby Craig, Keith Ellis
                                                                Alan Finney
36. Wed  6 Apr  LEICESTER CITY.......... 2-2     3     26,844   Keith Ellis, Billy Griffin
37. Sat  9 Apr  LEEDS UNITED............ 1-0     3     28,984   Alan Finney
38. Fri 15 Apr  Newcastle United........ 3-3     4     39,540   Keith Ellis, John Fantham
                                                                Derek Wilkinson
39. Sat 16 Apr  West Bromwich Albion.... 1-3     4     27,700   Billy Griffin
40. Mon 18 Apr  NEWCASTLE UNITED........ 2-0     4     33,332   John Fantham, Redfern Froggatt
41. Sat 23 Apr  BIRMINGHAM CITY......... 2-4     4     26,000   Redfern Froggatt
                                                                Derek Wilkinson
42. Sat 30 Apr  West Ham United......... 1-1     5     21,964   John Fantham

League Table | League Results | Appearances

FA Cup Results


Rnd     Date      Opponents             Result  Attendance  Scorers

 3   Sat  9 Jan  MIDDLESBROUGH........... 2-1     49,580   Keith Ellis, Tom McAnearney

 4   Sat 30 Jan  PETERBOROUGH UNITED..... 2-0     51,114   Bobby Craig 2

 5   Sat 20 Feb  Manchester United....... 1-0     66,350   Tom McAnearney

 6   Sat 12 Mar  Sheffield United........ 2-0     61,180   Derek Wilkinson 2

SF   Sat 26 Mar  Blackburn Rovers........ 1-2     74,135   John Fantham
                 at Maine Road                             

League Table | League Results | FA Cup Results

Appearances

                          LEAGUE        FA CUP         TOTAL      
 Player                 Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals   Apps  Goals
John Fantham             42     17      5      1     47     18
Peter Swan               42      0      5      0     47      0
Alan Finney              40      9      5      0     45      9
Ron Springett            40      0      5      0     45      0
Tom McAnearney           39      3      5      2     44      5
Derek Wilkinson          37      9      4      2     41     11
Peter Johnson            34      0      4      0     38      0
Tony Kay                 31      2      5      0     36      2
Don Megson               26      0      5      0     31      0
Bobby Craig              24      9      5      2     29     11
Keith Ellis              22     13      4      1     26     14
Norman Curtis            18      1      0      0     18      1
Redfern Froggatt         18      6      0      0     18      6
Brian Hill               10      1      0      0     10      1
Roy Shiner                9      3      0      0      9      3
Billy Griffin             6      6      1      0      7      6
Jack Martin               6      0      1      0      7      0
Gerry Young               6      1      1      0      7      1
Don Gibson                4      0      0      0      4      0
George Kirby              3      0      0      0      3      0
Roy McLaren               2      0      0      0      2      0
John Quinn                2      0      0      0      2      0
Ralph O'Donnell           1      0      0      0      1      0

Back to the Wednesday Archive

If you have any comments, or are aware of any errors / omissions then please email me :-

Stuart Jackson