1959–60 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
1959–60 season | ||
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Manager | Stan Cullis | |
First Division | 2nd | |
FA Cup | Winners | |
FA Charity Shield | Winners | |
European Cup | Quarter-Finals | |
Top goalscorer |
League: Jimmy Murray (29) All: Jimmy Murray (34) | |
Highest home attendance | 56,283 (vs Tottenham Hotspur, 23 April 1960) | |
Lowest home attendance | 21,546 (vs Leeds United, 14 November 1959) | |
Average home league attendance | 34,060 (league only) | |
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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 |
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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
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FA Cup
9 January 1960 R3 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 62,443 |
13 January 1960 R3 rep. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–2 | Newcastle United | Wolverhampton |
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Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 39,082 |
30 January 1960 R4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Wolverhampton |
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Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 37,026 |
20 February 1960 R5 | Luton Town | 1–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Luton |
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Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 25,714 |
12 March 1960 QF | Leicester City | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
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Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 48,907 |
26 March 1960 SF | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bromwich |
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Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 55,596 |
7 May 1960 Final | Blackburn Rovers | 0–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
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15:00 BST | McGrath Deeley |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 98,776 |
FA Charity Shield
15 August 1958 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | Wolverhampton |
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Broadbent Lill Murray |
Wilson |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 32,329 |
European Cup
20 September 1959 Prel.1 | Vorwärts Berlin |
2–1 | East Berlin, East Germany | |
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Nöldner Kohle |
Broadbent |
Stadium: Walter Ulbricht Stadium Attendance: 65,000 |
7 October 1959 Prel.2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2–0 (3–2 agg.) |
Wolverhampton | |
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Mason Broadbent |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 55,747 |
11 November 1959 Rdof16.1 | Red Star Belgrade |
1–1 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | |
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Kostić |
Deeley |
Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 62,000 |
24 November 1959 Rdof16.2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
3–0 (4–1 agg.) |
Wolverhampton | |
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Murray Mason |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 55,519 |
10 February 1960 QF.1 | Barcelona |
4–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Barcelona, Spain |
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Villaverde Kubala Evaristo |
Stadium: Nou Camp Attendance: 80,000 |
2 March 1960 Prel.2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2–5 (2–9 agg.) |
Wolverhampton | |
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Murray Mason |
Martínez Kocsis Villaverde |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 55,535 |
Players Used
Pos. | Nationality | Player | Football League | FA Cup | FA Charity Shield | European Cup | Total | |
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1 | Malcolm Finlayson | 0 | ||||||
2 | Eddie Stuart | 0 | ||||||
3 | Gwyn Jones | 0 | ||||||
4 | Eddie Clamp | 0 | ||||||
5 | George Showell | 0 | ||||||
6 | Ron Flowers | 0 | ||||||
7 | Mickey Lill | 0 | ||||||
8 | Bobby Mason | 0 | ||||||
9 | Jimmy Murray | 0 | ||||||
10 | Peter Broadbent | 0 | ||||||
11 | Norman Deeley | 0 | ||||||
12 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||||
13 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||||
14 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||||
15 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||||
16 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||||
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18 | [[| ]] | 0 | ||||||
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Top scorer
P. | Nationality | Player | Position | Football League | FA Cup | FA Charity Shield | European Cup | Total |
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Most appearances
P. | Nationality | Player | Position | Football League | FA Cup | FA Charity Shield | European Cup | Total |
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