1959–60 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1959–60 season
ManagerStan Cullis
First Division2nd
FA CupWinners
FA Charity ShieldWinners
European CupQuarter-Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Murray (29)
All: Jimmy Murray (34)
Highest home attendance56,283 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, 23 April 1960)
Lowest home attendance21,546 (vs Leeds United, 14 November 1959)
Average home league attendance36,201 (league), 38,350 (all competitions)

The 1959–60 season was the 61st season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the First Division, then the highest level of English football.

The club were narrowly denied a third consecutive league title after Burnley finished one point ahead of them. They did however win both the FA Cup (for a fourth and final time) as well as the FA Charity Shield and also reach the quarter-final stage of the European Cup.

Results

Football League First Division

Final table
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1 Burnley 42 24 7 11 85 61 1.393 55
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 24 6 12 106 67 1.582 54
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 11 10 86 50 1.720 53

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
22 August 1959 Birmingham City St Andrews W 1–0 41,260
26 August 1959 Sheffield Wednesday Molineux W 3–1 37,397
29 August 1959 Arsenal Molineux D 3-3 45,885
2 September 1959 Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough D 2-2 45,145
5 September 1959 Manchester City Maine Road W 6–4 43,650
9 September 1959 Fulham Craven Cottage L 1–3 32,447
12 September 1959 Blackburn Rovers Molineux W 3–1 39,001
16 September 1959 Fulham Molineux W 9–0 41,692
19 September 1959 Blackpool Bloomfield Road L 1–3 35,303
26 September 1959 Everton Molineux W 2–0 35,230
3 October 1959 Luton Town Kenilworth Road W 5–1 22,908
10 October 1959 Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane L 1–5 59,344
17 October 1959 Manchester United Molineux W 3–2 45,451
24 October 1959 Preston North End Deepdale L 3–4 22,612
31 October 1959 Newcastle United Molineux W 2–0 33,999
7 November 1959 Burnley Turf Moor L 1–4 27,793
14 November 1959 Leeds United Molineux W 4–2 21,546
21 November 1959 West Ham United Boleyn Ground L 2–3 38,000
28 November 1959 Chelsea Molineux W 3–1 32,894
5 December 1959 West Bromwich Albion The Hawthorns W 1–0 48,759
12 December 1959 Leicester City Molineux L 0–3 25,370
19 December 1959 Birmingham City Molineux W 2–0 22,363
26 December 1959 Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park L 1–2 36,039
28 December 1959 Bolton Wanderers Molineux L 0–1 28,424
2 January 1960 Arsenal Highbury D 2-2 47,854
16 January 1960 Manchester City Molineux W 4–2 27,864
23 January 1960 Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park W 1–0 30,200
6 February 1960 Blackpool Molineux D 1-1 36,347
13 February 1960 Everton Goodison Park W 2–0 51,135
23 February 1960 Luton Town Molineux W 3–2 30,059
27 February 1960 West Bromwich Albion Molineux W 3–1 49,791
5 March 1960 Manchester United Old Trafford W 2–0 60,560
16 March 1960 Preston North End Molineux D 3-3 28,760
19 March 1960 Leicester City Filbert Street L 1–2 25,660
30 March 1960 Burnley Molineux W 6–1 33,953
2 April 1960 Leeds United Elland Road W 3–0 29,492
11 April 1960 West Ham United Molineux W 5–0 48,086
16 April 1960 Newcastle United St James Park L 0–1 47,409
18 April 1960 Nottingham Forest Molineux W 3–1 39,834
19 April 1960 Nottingham Forest City Ground D 0-0 42,185
23 April 1960 Tottenham Hotspur Molineux L 1–3 56,283
30 April 1960 Chelsea Stamford Bridge W 5–1 61,597

FA Cup

See also: 1959–60 FA Cup
9 January 1960 R3 Newcastle United 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 62,443
13 January 1960 R3 rep. Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–2 Newcastle United Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 39,082
30 January 1960 R4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Charlton Athletic Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 37,026
20 February 1960 R5 Luton Town 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Luton
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 25,714
12 March 1960 QF Leicester City 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 40,907
26 March 1960 SF Aston Villa 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 55,596
7 May 1960 Final Blackburn Rovers 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST McGrath 41' (o.g.)
Deeley 67', 88'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 98,776

FA Charity Shield

15 August 1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
Broadbent
Lill
Murray 		Wilson Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 32,329

European Cup

See also: 1959–60 European Cup
20 September 1959 Prel.1 Vorwärts Berlin East Germany 2–1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers East Berlin, East Germany
Nöldner 24'
Kohle 29'		 Broadbent 15' Stadium: Walter Ulbricht Stadium
Attendance: 65,000
7 October 1959 Prel.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 East Germany Vorwärts Berlin Wolverhampton
Mason 60'
Broadbent 75'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 55,747
11 November 1959 Rdof16.1 Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–1 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Kostić 37' Deeley 29' Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 62,000
24 November 1959 Rdof16.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 3–0
(4–1 agg.)		 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade Wolverhampton
Murray 8'
Mason 85', 89'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 55,519
10 February 1960 QF.1 Barcelona Spain 4–0 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Barcelona, Spain
Villaverde 8', 80'
Kubala 16'
Evaristo 65'		 Stadium: Nou Camp
Attendance: 80,000
2 March 1960 QF.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 2–5
(2–9 agg.)		 Spain Barcelona Wolverhampton
Murray 35'
Mason 78'		 Martínez 29'
Kocsis 44', 49', 74'
Villaverde 85'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 55,535

Players Used

Pos. Nationality Player Football League FA Cup FA Charity Shield European Cup Total
1  Scotland Malcolm Finlayson 0
2  South Africa Eddie Stuart 0
3  Wales Gwyn Jones 0
4  England Eddie Clamp 0
5  England George Showell 0
6  England Ron Flowers 0
7  England Mickey Lill 0
8  England Bobby Mason 0
9  England Jimmy Murray 0
10  England Peter Broadbent 0
11  England Norman Deeley 0
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Top scorer

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