1959-10-03

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Birmingham City 20 Leeds UnitedSt Andrew's25,301
Barrett, Taylor Lineups    
Blackburn Rovers 14 Preston North EndEwood Park41,694Largest home gate 1959-60
Dobing Lineups Sneddon, Farrall, Finney, Taylor    
Blackpool 13 Manchester CityBloomfield Road33,226
Durie Lineups Barlow, Colbridge, Hayes    
Bolton Wanderers 10 Sheffield WednesdayBurnden Park23,990
Parry Lineups    
Everton 31 ArsenalGoodison Park40,587
Collins, Laverick, Thomas Lineups Barnwell    
Fulham 31 Nottingham ForestCraven Cottage29,236
Stokes 2, Cook Lineups Gray    
Luton Town 15 Wolverhampton WanderersKenilworth Road22,908
Dixon Lineups Deeley 2, Booth, Broadbent, Murray    
Manchester United 41 Leicester CityOld Trafford41,637
Viollet 2, Charlton, Quixall Lineups Hines    
Newcastle United 00 West Ham UnitedSt James' Park41,924
Lineups    
Tottenham Hotspur 11 BurnleyWhite Hart Lane42,717
Medwin Lineups Miller    
West Bromwich Albion 13 ChelseaThe Hawthorns27,784
Jackson Lineups Livesey 2, Allen    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Tottenham Hotspur 11 1 4 0 10 6 4 2 0 16 6 2.167 16 D D W W W1959-10-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
2 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 4 1 0 20 5 3 1 2 16 13 2 16 W W L W W1959-10-10 Tottenham Hotspur A
3 1 Burnley 11 4 0 1 13 8 3 1 2 10 10 1.278 15 D W W L W1959-10-10 Blackpool H
4 -1 Arsenal 11 3 2 1 9 6 2 2 1 9 7 1.385 14 L W D W W1959-10-10 Manchester United A
5 1 West Ham United 11 3 0 2 11 6 2 3 1 11 11 1.294 13 D W W L L1959-10-10 Luton Town H
6 1 Preston North End 11 3 2 0 10 4 2 1 3 13 15 1.211 13 W W L W W1959-10-10 Manchester City H
7 -2 Blackburn Rovers 11 4 1 1 13 7 1 1 3 7 9 1.25 12 L L W D L1959-10-10 Leicester City A
8 2 Chelsea 11 2 1 2 17 17 3 1 2 10 8 1.08 12 W W L W L1959-10-10 Bolton Wanderers H
9 2 Manchester City 11 4 0 2 15 11 2 0 3 8 11 1.045 12 W W W L L1959-10-10 Preston North End A
10 -2 Nottingham Forest 11 2 2 1 7 7 2 1 3 5 7 0.857 11 L W L W D1959-10-10 Newcastle United A
11 4 Fulham 11 5 0 1 17 9 0 1 4 3 19 0.714 11 W L L L W1959-10-10 West Bromwich Albion A
12 -3 West Bromwich Albion 11 3 1 2 15 9 0 3 2 5 9 1.111 10 L L W D L1959-10-10 Fulham H
13 3 Manchester United 11 3 0 2 14 9 1 2 3 11 16 1 10 W L L D L1959-10-10 Arsenal H
14 -2 Leicester City 11 2 2 1 8 7 1 2 3 9 19 0.654 10 L D W D L1959-10-10 Blackburn Rovers H
15 -2 Sheffield Wednesday 11 3 1 1 10 3 1 0 5 5 11 1.071 9 L W L L W1959-10-10 Birmingham City A
16 3 Bolton Wanderers 11 4 0 2 11 8 0 1 4 3 8 0.875 9 W L W L W1959-10-10 Chelsea A
17 3 Everton 11 3 2 1 10 6 0 1 4 5 13 0.789 9 W L L W W1959-10-10 Leeds United A
18 -1 Newcastle United 11 1 2 3 4 10 2 1 2 12 11 0.762 9 D W L D W1959-10-10 Nottingham Forest H
19 -5 Blackpool 11 2 2 2 10 10 1 1 3 3 9 0.684 9 L L W D L1959-10-10 Burnley A
20 -2 Leeds United 11 1 2 2 9 10 2 0 4 5 15 0.56 8 L L L D W1959-10-10 Everton H
21 1 Birmingham City 11 2 2 2 11 10 0 1 4 5 11 0.762 7 W L L L L1959-10-10 Sheffield Wednesday H
22 -1 Luton Town 11 1 1 4 3 9 1 2 2 6 9 0.5 7 L L W W L1959-10-10 West Ham United A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Bristol Rovers45Brighton & Hove AlbionEastville20,058
Biggs, Hooper 2, Petherbridge LineupsDixon, Thorne, Curry 2, Bertolini   
Derby County30Bristol CityBaseball Ground16,270
Upton, Hannigan, Thompson Lineups   
Huddersfield Town63PortsmouthLeeds Road15,452
Connor 2, Massie 2, McHale, Taylor LineupsCampbell 2, Saunders   
Hull City00Cardiff CityBoothferry Park14,933
Lineups   
Ipswich Town40Stoke CityPortman Road16,102
Curtis 4 Lineups   
Leyton Orient11SunderlandBrisbane Road16,235
Elwood LineupsFogarty   
Lincoln City00Aston VillaSincil Bank13,812
Lineups   
Middlesbrough31Scunthorpe UnitedAyresome Park27,979
Fernie, Clough 2 LineupsThomas   
Plymouth Argyle64Charlton AthleticHome Park25,376
Wright, Govan, Carter 3 (1p), Anderson LineupsWerge, Kiernan, Lawrie (p), Leary   
Sheffield United23Rotherham UnitedBramall Lane26,339Largest home gate 1959-60
Shiels, Pace LineupsBambridge, Myerscough, Sawyer   
Swansea Town54LiverpoolVetch Field17,187
Davies E, Allchurch L, Webster, Reynolds 2 LineupsKennedy OG, Melia (p), Hunt, Moran   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Aston Villa 12 5 0 0 13 3 3 3 1 9 7 2.2 19 D D W W W1959-10-10 Sheffield United A
2 0 Cardiff City 11 4 0 1 12 8 3 2 1 9 7 1.4 16 D W L W W1959-10-10 Leyton Orient H
3 1 Middlesbrough 11 4 2 0 17 4 2 1 2 12 9 2.231 15 W L W D W1959-10-10 Sunderland H
4 3 Huddersfield Town 11 4 1 1 15 8 2 1 2 9 7 1.6 14 W D L L W1959-10-10 Rotherham United A
5 -2 Charlton Athletic 11 3 2 0 15 7 2 2 2 15 15 1.364 14 L W D L W1959-10-10 Swansea Town H
6 2 Rotherham United 11 1 3 1 7 7 4 1 1 14 9 1.313 14 W W W D W1959-10-10 Huddersfield Town H
7 -2 Sheffield United 11 4 0 2 18 9 1 3 1 6 8 1.412 13 L D W L D1959-10-10 Aston Villa H
8 4 Swansea Town 11 4 1 1 15 11 2 0 3 9 11 1.091 13 W W D W W1959-10-10 Charlton Athletic A
9 -3 Bristol Rovers 11 2 3 1 13 11 2 2 1 6 7 1.056 13 L W D W L1959-10-10 Bristol City A
10 4 Ipswich Town 11 5 0 1 21 6 1 0 4 6 11 1.588 12 W W W W L1959-10-10 Scunthorpe United A
11 -2 Leyton Orient 11 4 1 1 16 8 0 3 2 5 7 1.4 12 D L W D L1959-10-10 Cardiff City A
12 1 Sunderland 11 2 3 0 8 3 2 1 3 7 15 0.833 12 D D L W D1959-10-10 Middlesbrough A
13 -3 Liverpool 11 4 0 1 16 8 1 1 4 10 13 1.238 11 L W W D L1959-10-10 Brighton & Hove Albion H
14 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 2 2 2 11 10 2 1 2 10 10 1.05 11 W L D D W1959-10-10 Liverpool A
15 -4 Stoke City 12 4 1 2 17 11 0 2 3 5 13 0.917 11 L D L D W1959-10-10 Plymouth Argyle A
16 1 Plymouth Argyle 11 3 1 1 12 10 0 2 4 7 18 0.679 9 W L D D L1959-10-10 Stoke City H
17 -1 Scunthorpe United 11 1 3 1 6 5 1 1 4 4 12 0.588 8 L D W D L1959-10-10 Ipswich Town H
18 1 Derby County 11 1 1 3 7 12 2 0 4 10 13 0.68 7 W L L L W1959-10-10 Portsmouth H
19 1 Hull City 11 1 2 3 6 12 1 0 4 4 16 0.357 6 D L L D W1959-10-10 Lincoln City H
20 -2 Bristol City 11 2 0 3 6 6 0 1 5 9 21 0.556 5 L W L L L1959-10-10 Bristol Rovers H
21 1 Lincoln City 11 1 1 4 5 8 1 0 4 4 16 0.375 5 D L L L L1959-10-10 Hull City A
22 -1 Portsmouth 11 0 1 4 5 11 1 1 4 8 16 0.481 4 L L L L L1959-10-10 Derby County A

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Bradford City10Tranmere RoversValley Parade9,974
Rea Lineups   
Chesterfield41BarnsleySaltergate Recreation Ground7,976
Havenhand 2, Lewis 2 LineupsBeaumont   
Coventry City40Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticHighfield Road17,907
Kearns, Straw, Farmer R 2 Lineups   
Grimsby Town13BrentfordBlundell Park11,454
Hunt LineupsFrancis, Rainford 2   
Norwich City32Colchester UnitedCarrow Road27,759
Hill 2, Bly LineupsLangman, Milligan   
Port Vale31Southend UnitedVale Park12,008
Leake, Steele, Jackson LineupsDuffy   
Queens Park Rangers21WrexhamLoftus Road12,732
Angell 2 LineupsWeston   
Reading11Halifax TownElm Park13,254
Wheeler LineupsDunn   
Shrewsbury Town63Mansfield TownGay Meadow8,722
Rowley 3 (1p), Starkey, Ireland, Humble OG LineupsHollett 2, Ripley   
Southampton02BuryThe Dell18,160
LineupsCalder, Hubbard   
Swindon Town10Newport CountyCounty Ground14,685
Layne (p) Lineups   
York City30Accrington StanleyBootham Crescent7,997
Edgar 3 Lineups   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Halifax Town 13 5 1 0 12 6 3 3 1 8 6 1.667 20 D W W D W1959-10-05 Shrewsbury Town H
2 0 Queens Park Rangers 13 5 2 0 12 2 3 1 2 12 6 3 19 W W W D W1959-10-05 Grimsby Town H
3 0 Norwich City 13 5 1 0 17 5 3 2 2 11 10 1.867 19 W L W W W1959-10-05 Southend United A
4 1 Swindon Town 13 5 2 0 16 8 3 0 3 9 10 1.389 18 W W W W W1959-10-07 Accrington Stanley H
5 1 Coventry City 13 3 3 1 12 5 3 2 1 12 6 2.182 17 W L W D D1959-10-05 Tranmere Rovers H
6 -2 Southampton 13 5 1 1 24 16 1 3 2 11 12 1.25 16 L D L W W1959-10-07 Barnsley A
7 3 Bury 13 5 0 1 11 4 2 1 4 7 6 1.8 15 W W L L L1959-10-06 Reading H
8 4 Shrewsbury Town 13 4 2 1 20 10 2 1 3 13 14 1.375 15 W D L L W1959-10-05 Halifax Town A
9 -2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 13 6 0 0 19 7 1 1 5 5 16 1.043 15 L L W W L1959-10-07 York City H
10 -2 Newport County 13 5 0 1 15 9 1 3 3 5 11 1 15 L W W L D1959-10-10 Shrewsbury Town A
11 -2 Grimsby Town 13 4 2 1 20 8 1 2 3 12 14 1.455 14 L D L D D1959-10-05 Queens Park Rangers A
12 -1 Barnsley 13 3 0 3 9 8 2 3 2 10 9 1.118 13 L W W L L1959-10-07 Southampton H
13 2 York City 13 4 2 1 12 7 0 3 3 5 10 1 13 W D L D W1959-10-07 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
14 2 Bradford City 13 5 0 2 16 10 0 2 4 8 14 1 12 W W L L L1959-10-07 Wrexham A
15 2 Brentford 13 2 3 1 12 10 2 1 4 11 13 1 12 W L L D L1959-10-06 Colchester United H
16 -3 Colchester United 13 4 2 0 15 7 1 0 6 12 22 0.931 12 L W W W L1959-10-06 Brentford A
17 -3 Tranmere Rovers 13 4 2 1 20 7 0 1 5 3 11 1.278 11 L W L L D1959-10-05 Coventry City A
18 0 Port Vale 13 4 1 1 9 6 1 0 6 7 23 0.552 11 W L L W W1959-10-10 Accrington Stanley H
19 1 Reading 13 2 2 3 14 12 0 2 4 12 18 0.867 8 D D D W W1959-10-06 Bury A
20 2 Chesterfield 12 4 0 3 15 14 0 0 5 4 14 0.679 8 W L L W L1959-10-10 Reading A
21 -2 Southend United 13 3 0 3 9 14 0 2 5 6 17 0.484 8 L L W W L1959-10-05 Norwich City H
22 -1 Accrington Stanley 13 1 3 2 7 9 1 0 6 7 26 0.4 7 L D L L W1959-10-07 Swindon Town A
23 0 Wrexham 12 2 1 3 8 9 0 1 5 7 20 0.517 6 L L W L L1959-10-07 Bradford City H
24 0 Mansfield Town 13 0 4 2 8 13 1 0 6 9 24 0.459 6 L L D L L1959-10-10 Queens Park Rangers H

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Chester11BradfordSealand Road6,806
Kelly LineupsByrom   
Crewe Alexandra42Stockport CountyGresty Road9,259
Llewellyn 3, Keery LineupsWilson, Betts (p)   
Doncaster Rovers01DarlingtonBelle Vue5,643
LineupsMorton   
Hartlepools United43Exeter CityVictoria Park3,804
Anderson (p), Luke, Clark 2 LineupsRees 2, Micklewright   
Millwall33GillinghamThe Den, New Cross20,652Largest home gate 1959-60
Broadfoot, Wilson, Crowshaw LineupsBrown 2, Brady P OG   
Northampton Town20AldershotCounty Ground8,316
Leck, Woan Lineups   
Notts County31Oldham AthleticMeadow Lane14,015
Roby, Horobin, Carver LineupsStringfellow   
Rochdale30Carlisle UnitedSpotland4,897
Milburn (p), Cairns, Barnes Lineups   
Southport31Crystal PalaceHaig Avenue4,210
Moss 2, Noakes OG LineupsByrne   
Torquay United32BarrowPlainmoor6,760
Bond, Pym, Baxter (p) LineupsO'Connor 2   
Walsall34WatfordFellows Park12,689
Davies 2, Richards LineupsUphill, Holton 3   
Workington11GatesheadBorough Park5,494
Morrison LineupsSmith   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 2 Torquay United 13 5 1 1 20 9 5 0 1 10 5 2.143 21 W W W W L1959-10-07 Gillingham A
2 0 Millwall 13 5 2 0 17 5 2 4 0 8 4 2.778 20 D W D W W1959-10-05 Southport H
3 -2 Walsall 13 4 1 2 15 9 5 1 0 13 5 2 20 L W W W W1959-10-10 Rochdale H
4 1 Gillingham 13 6 1 0 21 10 1 2 3 7 9 1.474 17 D D W D W1959-10-07 Torquay United H
5 -1 Carlisle United 13 3 2 1 10 10 4 1 2 7 8 0.944 17 L W W L W1959-10-06 Notts County H
6 0 Notts County 13 6 0 1 20 4 1 2 3 9 12 1.813 16 W W L W W1959-10-06 Carlisle United A
7 0 Watford 13 5 1 0 17 4 2 1 4 9 17 1.238 16 W W W L L1959-10-10 Torquay United H
8 1 Darlington 13 3 2 1 10 6 3 0 4 5 11 0.882 14 W L W L W1959-10-07 Workington H
9 -1 Crystal Palace 13 4 1 1 23 11 1 2 4 7 14 1.2 13 L L L W D1959-10-07 Bradford A
10 1 Rochdale 13 4 2 1 13 5 0 3 3 4 10 1.133 13 W L D W L1959-10-05 Gateshead A
11 3 Workington 13 2 4 1 10 8 0 4 2 6 11 0.842 12 D D D D W1959-10-07 Darlington A
12 6 Crewe Alexandra 13 4 1 1 12 7 0 3 4 6 15 0.818 12 W L D W D1959-10-07 Exeter City A
13 6 Northampton Town 13 4 1 1 9 4 0 2 5 12 18 0.955 11 W L L L W1959-10-10 Oldham Athletic A
14 -2 Exeter City 13 4 1 2 12 8 1 0 5 5 11 0.895 11 L W L L L1959-10-07 Crewe Alexandra H
15 0 Gateshead 13 4 1 1 13 4 0 2 5 9 21 0.88 11 D W W L L1959-10-05 Rochdale H
16 -6 Stockport County 13 4 0 2 9 5 1 1 5 9 16 0.857 11 L L W L L1959-10-05 Chester H
17 -4 Doncaster Rovers 12 4 1 2 12 8 0 2 3 3 11 0.789 11 L L W W D1959-10-07 Aldershot A
18 -2 Barrow 13 2 4 1 12 7 1 0 5 9 18 0.84 10 L W D L L1959-10-10 Crystal Palace A
19 2 Hartlepools United 13 3 1 3 17 14 1 1 4 7 15 0.828 10 W L L L W1959-10-10 Gateshead H
20 -3 Aldershot 13 4 1 1 16 7 0 1 6 5 21 0.75 10 L L L W L1959-10-07 Doncaster Rovers H
21 -1 Chester 13 1 3 2 3 5 2 1 4 10 14 0.684 10 D D W D L1959-10-05 Stockport County A
22 0 Bradford 13 1 4 1 7 8 1 1 5 3 12 0.5 9 D L D W L1959-10-07 Crystal Palace H
23 1 Southport 12 2 2 2 9 8 0 2 4 2 15 0.478 8 W L L W L1959-10-05 Millwall A
24 -1 Oldham Athletic 13 2 1 3 5 5 0 2 5 6 19 0.458 7 L D L D L1959-10-10 Northampton Town H