1959–60 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1959–60 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	George Swindin
First Division	13th
FA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Herd (29); All: Herd (30)
Average home league attendance	34,318

During the 1959–60 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Burnley	42	15	2	4	52	28	9	5	7	33	33	85	61	1.393	+24	55	European Cup 1960–61 First round
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	15	3	3	63	28	9	3	9	43	39	106	67	1.582	+39	54	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1960–61 Quarter-finals
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	10	6	5	43	24	11	5	5	43	26	86	50	1.720	+36	53
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	12	4	5	48	25	7	7	7	35	32	83	57	1.456	+26	49
5	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	7	2	48	20	7	4	10	32	39	80	59	1.356	+21	49
6	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	5	4	37	27	8	3	10	22	24	59	51	1.157	+8	48
7	Manchester United	42	13	3	5	53	30	6	4	11	49	50	102	80	1.275	+22	45
8	Newcastle United	42	10	5	6	42	32	8	3	10	40	46	82	78	1.051	+4	44
9	Preston North End	42	10	6	5	43	34	6	6	9	36	42	79	76	1.039	+3	44
10	Fulham	42	12	4	5	42	28	5	6	10	31	52	73	80	0.912	–7	44
11	Blackpool	42	9	6	6	32	32	6	4	11	27	39	59	71	0.831	–12	40
12	Leicester City	42	8	6	7	38	32	5	7	9	28	43	66	75	0.880	–9	39
13	Arsenal	42	9	5	7	39	38	6	4	11	29	42	68	80	0.850	–12	39
14	West Ham United	42	12	3	6	47	33	4	3	14	28	58	75	91	0.824	–16	38
15	Everton	42	13	3	5	50	20	0	8	13	23	58	73	78	0.936	–5	37
16	Manchester City	42	11	2	8	47	34	6	1	14	31	50	78	84	0.929	–6	37
17	Blackburn Rovers	42	12	3	6	38	29	4	2	15	22	41	60	70	0.857	–10	37
18	Chelsea	42	7	5	9	44	50	7	4	10	32	41	76	91	0.835	–15	37	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
19	Birmingham City	42	9	5	7	37	36	4	5	12	26	44	63	80	0.787	–17	36	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
20	Nottingham Forest	42	8	6	7	30	28	5	3	13	20	46	50	74	0.676	–24	35
21	Leeds United	42	7	5	9	37	46	5	5	11	28	46	65	92	0.707	–27	34
22	Luton Town	42	6	5	10	25	29	3	7	11	25	44	50	73	0.685	–23	30

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

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
	Relegated

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
22 August 1959	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0–1
26 August 1959	Nottingham Forest	A	3–0
29 August 1959	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	3–3
1 September 1959	Nottingham Forest	H	1–1
5 September 1959	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–1
9 September 1959	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–0
12 September 1959	Manchester City	H	3–1
15 September 1959	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–1
19 September 1959	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–1
26 September 1959	Blackpool	H	2–1
3 October 1959	Everton	A	1–3
10 October 1959	Manchester United	A	2–4
17 October 1959	Preston North End	H	0–3
24 October 1959	Leicester City	A	2–2
31 October 1959	Birmingham City	H	3–0
7 November 1959	Leeds United	A	2–3
14 November 1959	West Ham United	H	1–3
21 November 1959	Chelsea	A	3–1
28 November 1959	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–4
5 December 1959	Newcastle United	A	1–4
12 December 1959	Burnley	H	2–4
19 December 1959	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–5
26 December 1959	Luton Town	H	0–3
28 December 1959	Luton Town	A	1–0
2 January 1960	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	4–4
16 January 1960	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–3
23 January 1960	Manchester City	A	2–1
6 February 1960	Blackburn Rovers	H	5–2
13 February 1960	Blackpool	A	1–2
20 February 1960	Everton	H	2–1
27 February 1960	Newcastle United	H	1–0
5 March 1960	Preston North End	A	3–0
15 March 1960	Leicester City	H	1–1
19 March 1960	Burnley	A	2–3
26 March 1960	Leeds United	H	1–1
2 April 1960	West Ham United	A	0–0
9 April 1960	Chelsea	H	1–4
15 April 1960	Fulham	H	2–0
16 April 1960	Birmingham City	A	0–3
18 April 1960	Fulham	A	0–3
23 April 1960	Manchester United	H	5–2
30 April 1960	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–1

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
R3	9 January 1960	Rotherham United	A	2–2
R3 R	13 January 1960	Rotherham United	H	1–1
R3 2R	18 January 1960	Rotherham United	N	0–2	56,290

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
-	GK	Jack Kelsey
-	DF	Len Wills
-	DF	John Snedden
-	DF	Billy McCullough
-	MF	John Barnwell
-	MF	Tommy Docherty
-	FW	David Herd
-	FW	Jackie Henderson
-	FW	Vic Groves
-	GK	Jack McClelland
-	FW	Mel Charles
-	FW	George Eastham
-	FW	Geoff Strong
-	MF	Danny Clapton
-	MF	Alan Skirton

No.	Position	Player
-	DF	Terry Neill
-	DF	Dave Bacuzzi
-	FW	Jimmy Bloomfield
-	MF	Joe Haverty
-	MF	Gerry Ward
-	DF	Eddie Magill
-	DF	Mike Everitt
-	FW	Peter Kane
-	DF	Allan Young
-	MF	Frank O'Neill
-	GK	Jim Standen
-	FW	Dennis Clapton
-	MF	Arfon Griffiths
-	MF	John Petts

References

↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1960-1961/results

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