Football League First Division 1959/60
| Football League First Division 1959/60 | |
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| master | Burnley FC |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Burnley FC |
| Trade fair trophy | Birmingham City |
| Cup winners | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Relegated | Leeds United , Luton Town |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,618 (ø 3.5 per game) |
| Top scorer | Dennis Viollet ( Manchester United ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1958/59 | |
The Football League First Division 1959/60 was the 61st season of the highest English football league . It began on August 22, 1959 and ended on May 2, 1960.
The Burnley won with one point ahead of defending champions Wolverhampton Wanderers second English championship in their history. Both promoted Sheffield Wednesday and Fulham FC were able to hold the class; instead, Leeds United and Luton Town had to move into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Aston Villa and Cardiff City .
A total of 508 players were used, with Burnley FC having the least with 18 and Newcastle United and Chelsea FC having the most players in league games with 29. 119 newcomers were opposed to 130 footballers who last came into play in the 1959/60 season. 16 players were able to play all 42 league games in their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Burnley FC | 42 | 24 | 7th | 11 | 85:61 | 1.39 | 55:29 |
| 2. | Wolverhampton Wanderers (M) | 42 | 24 | 6th | 12 | 106: 67 | 1.58 | 54:30 |
| 3. | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21st | 11 | 10 | 86:50 | 1.72 | 53:31 |
| 4th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19th | 11 | 12 | 83:57 | 1.46 | 49:35 |
| 5. | Sheffield Wednesday (N) | 42 | 19th | 11 | 12 | 80:59 | 1.36 | 49:35 |
| 6th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20th | 8th | 14th | 59:51 | 1.16 | 48:36 |
| 7th | Manchester United | 42 | 19th | 7th | 16 | 102: 80 | 1.28 | 45:39 |
| 8th. | Newcastle United | 42 | 18th | 8th | 16 | 82:78 | 1.05 | 44:40 |
| 9. | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14th | 79:76 | 1.04 | 44:40 |
| 10. | Fulham FC (N) | 42 | 17th | 10 | 15th | 73:80 | 0.91 | 44:40 |
| 11. | Blackpool FC | 42 | 15th | 10 | 17th | 59:71 | 0.83 | 40:44 |
| 12. | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 66:75 | 0.88 | 39:45 |
| 13. | Arsenal FC | 42 | 15th | 9 | 18th | 68:80 | 0.85 | 39:45 |
| 14th | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 6th | 20th | 75:91 | 0.82 | 38:46 |
| 15th | Everton FC | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18th | 73:78 | 0.94 | 37:47 |
| 16. | Manchester City | 42 | 17th | 3 | 22nd | 78:84 | 0.93 | 37:47 |
| 17th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21st | 60:70 | 0.86 | 37:47 |
| 18th | Chelsea FC | 42 | 14th | 9 | 19th | 76:91 | 0.84 | 37:47 |
| 19th | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19th | 63:80 | 0.79 | 36:48 |
| 20th | Nottingham Forest (P) | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20th | 50:74 | 0.68 | 35:49 |
| 21st | Leeds United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20th | 65:92 | 0.71 | 34:50 |
| 22nd | Luton Town | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21st | 50:73 | 0.68 | 30:54 |
| (M) | reigning English champion |
| (P) | reigning FA Cup winner |
| (N) | Newcomers last season |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | BIR | BLA | BLP | BOL | BUR | CHE | EVE | FUL | LEE | LEI | LUT | MNC | MNU | NEW | NOF | PNE | SHW | DEAD | WBA | WHU | WOL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 3-0 | 5: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 4 | 1: 4 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 3: 1 | 5: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 4 | 1: 3 | 4: 4 | |
| Birmingham City | 3-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 5 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 4 | 2-0 | 3: 4 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 7 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 4 | 3: 1 | 1: 4 | 3: 2 | 6: 2 | 0: 1 | |
| Blackpool FC | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | 3: 3 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 0: 6 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| Burnley FC | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 4 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 5: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4: 3 | 1: 4 | 2: 1 | 8-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 4: 1 | |
| Chelsea FC | 1: 3 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 2 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3: 6 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 4: 4 | 0: 4 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 4 | 1: 5 | |
| Everton FC | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 2 | 6: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 6: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 6: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | |
| Fulham FC | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 5: 2 | 0: 5 | 4: 3 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | |
| Leeds United | 3: 2 | 3: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 4 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 4 | 1: 4 | 3-0 | 0: 3 | |
| Leicester City | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 3 | 5-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| Luton Town | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 3: 4 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 5 | |
| Manchester City | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 4 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 4: 6 | |
| Manchester United | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 5-0 | 3: 3 | 6-0 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 5 | 2: 3 | 5: 3 | 0: 2 | |
| Newcastle United | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 8: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 7: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 3 | 1: 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 0: 3 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 5 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Preston North End | 0: 3 | 3: 2 | 5: 3 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 4: 5 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 5 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 5: 1 | 2: 4 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 7-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 4 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 5: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 5: 1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 6: 2 | 2: 4 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | |
| West Ham United | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 5 | 4: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 5 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 6: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 9-0 | 4: 2 | 0: 3 | 3: 2 | 4: 2 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 3 | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 5-0 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Dennis Viollet
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Manchester United | 32 | 36 |
| 2 |
Jimmy Murray
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 40 |
| = |
Jimmy Greaves
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Chelsea FC | = | = |
| 4th |
Len White
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Newcastle United | 28 | = |
| 5 |
Derek Kevan
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West Bromwich Albion | 26th | 42 |
| 6th |
Bobby Smith
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Tottenham Hotspur | 25th | 40 |
| 7th |
 John McCole
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Leeds United | 22nd | 33 |
| 8th |
 Billy McAdams
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Manchester City | 21st | 30th |
| 9 |
John Connelly
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Burnley FC | 20th | 34 |
| = |
 Cliff Jones
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Tottenham Hotspur | = | 38 |
The Burnley FC championship team
The following list lists all players who played in a league game for Burnley FC during the 1959/60 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.
| 1. | Burnley FC |
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Jimmy Adamson (42/1) | John Angus (41/0) | Adam Blacklaw (41/0) | John Connelly (34/20) | Tommy Cummings (23/0) | Alex Elder (34/0) | Jim Furnell * (1/0) | Gordon Harris * (2/0) | Ian Lawson * (8/3) | Billy Marshall * (1/0) | Jimmy McIlroy (32/6) | Trevor Meredith * (7/3) | Brian Miller (42/3) | Brian Pilkington (41/9) | Ray Pointer (42/19) | Jimmy Robson (38/18) | Bobby Seith (27/0) | Billy White * (6/2).
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Special occurrences
- Jimmy Robson scored five goals for Burnley FC against Nottingham Forest on November 21, 1959.
- Derek Kevan scored five goals for West Bromwich Albion against Everton FC on March 19, 1959.
- Jimmy Greaves scored five goals in an away game for Chelsea against Preston North End on December 19, 1959.
literature
- Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-1998. 5th edition. Queen Anne Press, Harpenden 1998, ISBN 1-85291-585-4 .
- Edward Lee, Ray Simpson: Burnley. A Complete Record, 1882-1991. Breedon, Derby 1991, ISBN 0-907969-90-9 ( Breedon Books Sport ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1959/1960 (Fussballdaten.de)