1959-12-05

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division

Cup and International Matches

FA Cup Round 2						Venue	Gate
D 3	Bury	2	1	Oldham Athletic	D 4	Gigg Lane	14,727
	Hubbard, Watson	Lineups		Phoenix
NL	Crook Town	0	1	York City	D 3	Millfield Ground	8,309
		Lineups		Edgar
D 4	Doncaster Rovers	3	2	Darlington	D 4	Belle Vue	6,688
	Sharp 2, Chappell	Lineups		Milner, Carr
AtL	Enfield	1	5	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	D 3	Southbury Road	6,800
	McDonnell A	Lineups		Bumstead 3, Dowsett, Arnott
D 4	Exeter City	3	1	Brentford	D 3	St James Park	13,047
	Dale, Wilkinson, Stiffle	Lineups		Francis
D 4	Gillingham	2	2	Torquay United	D 4	Priestfield Stadium	10,142
	Albury 2	Lineups		Cox, Bond
D 3	Grimsby Town	2	3	Wrexham	D 3	Blundell Park	11,472
	Rafferty, Hunt	Lineups		Weston 2, Jobling OG
D 3	Mansfield Town	2	0	Chester	D 4	Field Mill	11,509
	Fitzsimons, Jones	Lineups
SL	Margate	0	0	Crystal Palace	D 4	Hartsdown Park	8,203
		Lineups
D 4	Notts County	0	1	Bath City	SL	Meadow Lane	25,889
		Lineups		O'Neil
D 3	Queens Park Rangers	3	3	Port Vale	D 3	Loftus Road	11,143
	Longbottom 2, Bedford	Lineups		Portwood, Leake, Raine
D 3	Reading	4	2	King's Lynn	SL	Elm Park	16,991
	Ayre 2, Reeves, Wheeler	Lineups		Luke, Dixon
D 4	Rochdale	1	1	Bradford City	D 3	Spotland	11,828
	Spencer	Lineups		Stokes
WL	Salisbury	0	1	Newport County	D 3	Victoria Park	6,600
		Lineups		Meyer
ML	South Shields	1	5	Bradford	D 4	Simonside Hall	10,200
	Garbutt	Lineups		Allan 2, Harvey 2, Buchanan
D 3	Southampton	3	0	Southend United	D 3	The Dell	21,692
	Paine 2, Reeves	Lineups
D 4	Stockport County	0	0	Crewe Alexandra	D 4	Edgeley Park	14,540
		Lineups
D 4	Walsall	2	3	Peterborough United	ML	Fellows Park	20,585
	Richards, Billingham	Lineups		Rayner, McNamee, Smith
D 4	Watford	5	1	Wycombe Wanderers	IsL	Vicarage Road	23,907
	Uphill 2,Holton 2, McNeice	Lineups		Atkins D
D 4	Workington	1	0	Halifax Town	D 3	Borough Park	8,577
	Rollo (p)	Lineups

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate	Notes
Birmingham City	4	2	Manchester City	St Andrew's	18,678
Gordon 2, Barrett, Hooper	Lineups		Colbridge, Hayes
Burnley	4	0	Bolton Wanderers	Turf Moor	26,510
McIlroy 2, Connelly, Pointer	Lineups
Chelsea	0	4	Sheffield Wednesday	Stamford Bridge	33,177
	Lineups		Fantham 2, Craig, Ellis
Leeds United	1	4	Fulham	Elland Road	18,846
McCole	Lineups		Leggat 2, Chamberlain, Haynes
Leicester City	3	3	Luton Town	Filbert Street	16,682
Appleton, Wills, McDonald	Lineups		Bingham, Pacey, Brown
Manchester United	3	1	Blackpool	Old Trafford	45,558
Viollet 2, Pearson	Lineups		Kaye
Newcastle United	4	1	Arsenal	St James' Park	40,031
Allchurch 2, White 2	Lineups		Haverty
Preston North End	0	0	Everton	Deepdale	24,463
	Lineups
Tottenham Hotspur	2	1	Blackburn Rovers	White Hart Lane	37,130
Medwin, Bray OG	Lineups		Bimpson
West Bromwich Albion	0	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	The Hawthorns	40,739	Largest home gate 1959-60
	Lineups		Murray
West Ham United	4	1	Nottingham Forest	Upton Park	25,765
Woosnam 2, Obeney 2	Lineups		Imlach

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Preston North End	20	6	3	1	17	12	6	1	3	23	17	1.379	28	D	W	W	W	W	1959-12-12	Sheffield Wednesday	A
2	0	Tottenham Hotspur	20	5	4	1	22	11	5	3	2	21	12	1.87	27	W	D	W	L	L	1959-12-12	Fulham	A
3	0	West Ham United	20	8	0	2	26	11	4	3	3	15	20	1.323	27	W	L	W	W	W	1959-12-12	Blackburn Rovers	A
4	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	8	1	0	32	10	4	1	6	24	29	1.436	26	W	W	L	W	L	1959-12-12	Leicester City	H
5	0	Fulham	20	8	0	2	24	14	4	2	4	19	27	1.049	26	W	W	W	L	D	1959-12-12	Tottenham Hotspur	H
6	0	Burnley	20	8	0	2	34	16	3	3	4	14	16	1.5	25	W	L	W	D	W	1959-12-12	Arsenal	A
7	0	Blackburn Rovers	20	7	2	1	22	13	3	1	6	14	19	1.125	23	L	W	L	W	L	1959-12-12	West Ham United	H
8	1	Sheffield Wednesday	20	6	2	1	22	5	3	1	7	13	17	1.591	21	W	W	W	D	L	1959-12-12	Preston North End	H
9	2	Manchester United	20	7	1	2	31	17	1	4	5	16	23	1.175	21	W	L	W	D	D	1959-12-12	Nottingham Forest	A
10	-2	Bolton Wanderers	20	5	3	2	16	11	3	1	6	9	13	1.042	20	L	W	L	D	W	1959-12-12	Birmingham City	H
11	-1	West Bromwich Albion	20	6	1	4	25	15	1	4	4	11	16	1.161	19	L	W	W	L	W	1959-12-12	Everton	A
12	3	Newcastle United	20	5	2	4	21	17	3	1	5	19	22	1.026	19	W	W	W	L	W	1959-12-12	Luton Town	A
13	-1	Arsenal	20	4	2	4	15	16	3	3	4	19	21	0.919	19	L	L	W	L	L	1959-12-12	Burnley	H
14	-1	Chelsea	20	4	1	5	22	27	4	2	4	15	16	0.86	19	L	L	L	D	W	1959-12-12	Blackpool	A
15	-1	Manchester City	20	5	1	4	23	20	3	0	7	19	26	0.913	17	L	L	L	D	L	1959-12-12	Leeds United	H
16	1	Everton	20	6	2	2	22	9	0	3	7	10	28	0.865	17	D	W	L	W	L	1959-12-12	West Bromwich Albion	H
17	-1	Nottingham Forest	20	5	2	2	15	11	2	1	8	8	24	0.657	17	L	W	L	W	L	1959-12-12	Manchester United	H
18	0	Blackpool	20	3	4	3	17	17	2	1	7	10	18	0.771	15	L	D	L	W	L	1959-12-12	Chelsea	H
19	0	Birmingham City	20	4	4	3	20	18	1	1	7	8	20	0.737	15	W	L	W	L	D	1959-12-12	Bolton Wanderers	A
20	1	Leicester City	20	3	4	3	17	16	1	2	7	13	32	0.625	14	D	L	L	L	W	1959-12-12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
21	-1	Leeds United	20	2	3	5	17	23	2	2	6	12	27	0.58	13	L	L	L	L	W	1959-12-12	Manchester City	A
22	0	Luton Town	20	2	2	6	7	15	1	4	5	12	24	0.487	12	D	L	L	W	D	1959-12-12	Newcastle United	H

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Bristol City	1	1	Leyton Orient	Ashton Gate	13,898
Etheridge	Lineups		Johnston
Cardiff City	2	1	Sunderland	Ninian Park	20,016
Watkins, Tapscott	Lineups		Lawther
Charlton Athletic	1	1	Huddersfield Town	The Valley	12,333
Kiernan	Lineups		Law
Derby County	1	2	Swansea Town	Baseball Ground	13,633
Hannigan	Lineups		Moore OG, Griffiths
Hull City	1	3	Portsmouth	Boothferry Park	14,675
Gubbins	Lineups		Saunders, Harris H, Cutler
Liverpool	3	1	Ipswich Town	Anfield Road	24,843
Hunt 2, Hickson	Lineups		Crawford
Middlesbrough	4	1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Ayresome Park	19,677
Harris (p), Clough 2, Holliday	Lineups		Foreman
Plymouth Argyle	5	3	Bristol Rovers	Home Park	16,675
Carter 2 (1p), Anderson, Jenkins, Williams JSJ	Lineups		Ward, Hooper (p), Biggs
Rotherham United	2	1	Aston Villa	Millmoor	20,545	Largest home gate 1959-60
Myerscough, Sawyer	Lineups		Adam
Scunthorpe United	5	0	Lincoln City	Old Showground	13,945
Middleton 2, Thomas, Bakes, Brownsword (p)	Lineups
Sheffield United	0	1	Stoke City	Bramall Lane	15,944
	Lineups		Bowyer

				Home					Away
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	21	9	0	0	32	4	4	5	3	19	14	2.833	31	L	W	W	W	L	1959-12-12	Cardiff City	H
2	0	Rotherham United	20	5	4	1	16	10	7	2	1	24	16	1.538	30	W	W	W	W	W	1959-12-12	Lincoln City	A
3	0	Cardiff City	20	8	1	1	28	17	4	5	1	14	11	1.5	30	W	D	D	D	W	1959-12-12	Aston Villa	A
4	0	Middlesbrough	20	8	3	0	31	9	2	1	6	13	19	1.571	24	W	L	W	L	W	1959-12-12	Stoke City	A
5	0	Huddersfield Town	20	5	2	3	18	12	3	4	3	15	12	1.375	22	D	W	W	D	L	1959-12-12	Bristol City	H
6	0	Leyton Orient	20	7	1	2	28	12	1	5	4	13	18	1.367	22	D	W	L	L	D	1959-12-12	Scunthorpe United	H
7	1	Stoke City	21	5	2	4	24	19	3	4	3	16	21	1	22	W	W	D	L	D	1959-12-12	Middlesbrough	H
8	-1	Sheffield United	20	5	2	4	23	16	3	3	3	11	13	1.172	21	L	W	D	L	W	1959-12-12	Portsmouth	A
9	1	Liverpool	20	7	2	1	28	16	1	3	6	14	20	1.167	21	W	L	W	L	W	1959-12-12	Bristol Rovers	A
10	1	Swansea Town	19	5	3	1	20	14	3	2	5	18	22	1.056	21	W	W	D	D	L	1959-12-12	Plymouth Argyle	H
11	-2	Charlton Athletic	20	4	5	1	24	15	2	4	4	19	31	0.935	21	D	L	D	L	W	1959-12-12	Ipswich Town	A
12	0	Sunderland	20	4	4	1	16	9	2	3	6	11	24	0.818	19	L	L	L	W	L	1959-12-12	Hull City	H
13	3	Scunthorpe United	20	4	5	1	20	10	2	2	6	6	22	0.813	19	W	L	W	L	D	1959-12-12	Leyton Orient	A
14	-1	Bristol Rovers	20	4	5	1	20	16	2	2	6	12	25	0.78	19	L	W	L	W	L	1959-12-12	Liverpool	H
15	-1	Ipswich Town	20	7	1	2	29	12	1	1	8	11	23	1.143	18	L	D	L	W	L	1959-12-12	Charlton Athletic	H
16	-1	Lincoln City	20	5	1	4	20	13	3	1	6	15	26	0.897	18	L	W	D	W	W	1959-12-12	Rotherham United	H
17	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	20	2	4	4	14	16	3	2	5	15	20	0.806	16	L	L	L	D	L	1959-12-12	Derby County	H
18	1	Plymouth Argyle	20	4	2	4	20	21	1	3	6	13	26	0.702	15	W	D	L	W	L	1959-12-12	Swansea Town	A
19	-1	Derby County	20	3	3	4	15	17	2	1	7	16	26	0.721	14	L	L	W	D	D	1959-12-12	Brighton & Hove Albion	A
20	1	Portsmouth	20	2	3	4	13	14	2	2	7	13	23	0.703	13	W	D	L	W	L	1959-12-12	Sheffield United	H
21	1	Bristol City	19	4	1	5	11	14	1	1	7	15	28	0.619	12	D	L	L	L	W	1959-12-12	Huddersfield Town	A
22	-2	Hull City	20	3	3	5	14	23	1	1	7	6	24	0.426	12	L	L	W	D	W	1959-12-12	Sunderland	A

Third Division

Third Division				Venue	Gate	Notes
Accrington Stanley	1	3	Chesterfield	Peel Park	2,418
Garrity	Lineups		Havenhand 2, Frear

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Bury	22	9	0	2	19	9	5	2	4	13	7	2	30	W	L	W	W	W	1959-12-12	Grimsby Town	A
2	0	Southampton	22	10	1	1	41	20	2	5	3	19	19	1.538	30	W	W	W	D	W	1959-12-12	Bradford City	A
3	0	Coventry City	22	7	3	1	19	7	4	2	5	21	20	1.481	27	W	W	L	W	L	1959-12-12	Reading	A
4	0	Grimsby Town	22	7	3	1	28	12	3	4	4	19	22	1.382	27	W	W	D	D	W	1959-12-12	Bury	H
5	0	Norwich City	21	7	1	2	24	14	4	4	3	17	16	1.367	27	D	L	W	D	W	1959-12-12	Chesterfield	A
6	0	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	22	7	2	1	24	11	5	1	6	18	25	1.167	27	D	W	W	D	W	1959-12-12	Southend United	H
7	0	Shrewsbury Town	21	7	3	1	33	15	3	3	4	21	22	1.459	26	L	D	W	D	W	1959-12-12	York City	H
8	0	Queens Park Rangers	22	6	4	1	19	8	3	2	6	18	18	1.423	24	D	D	L	L	L	1959-12-12	Barnsley	A
9	0	Newport County	21	9	0	1	31	14	1	3	7	9	23	1.081	23	W	L	L	W	L	1959-12-12	Brentford	H
10	0	Colchester United	22	7	3	1	23	12	2	2	7	16	27	1	23	W	D	W	D	L	1959-12-12	Accrington Stanley	A
11	0	Halifax Town	21	6	1	4	18	15	3	4	3	10	15	0.933	23	L	L	L	D	L	1959-12-12	Wrexham	A
12	0	Brentford	21	5	3	2	20	13	4	1	6	19	20	1.182	22	L	L	W	W	W	1959-12-12	Newport County	A
13	0	Barnsley	22	6	2	3	18	12	2	4	5	13	18	1.033	22	D	W	D	L	W	1959-12-12	Queens Park Rangers	H
14	0	Swindon Town	22	6	3	2	19	14	3	1	7	13	24	0.842	22	W	D	L	D	L	1959-12-12	Port Vale	H
15	0	York City	22	6	3	2	21	15	1	4	6	8	17	0.906	21	L	W	L	W	L	1959-12-12	Shrewsbury Town	A
16	0	Port Vale	21	8	1	2	20	10	1	1	8	12	30	0.8	20	D	L	W	L	W	1959-12-12	Swindon Town	A
17	0	Bradford City	21	5	4	2	19	13	1	2	7	13	24	0.865	18	D	W	D	L	D	1959-12-12	Southampton	H
18	0	Tranmere Rovers	22	5	4	2	29	16	1	1	9	8	23	0.949	17	L	L	W	D	L	1959-12-12	Mansfield Town	H
19	0	Southend United	21	7	0	4	27	18	0	2	8	7	24	0.81	16	L	L	W	L	W	1959-12-12	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A
20	0	Reading	21	4	2	5	22	18	1	3	6	18	22	1	15	L	L	D	W	W	1959-12-12	Coventry City	H
21	3	Chesterfield	21	4	1	5	17	19	3	0	8	17	30	0.694	15	W	L	W	L	W	1959-12-12	Norwich City	H
22	-1	Wrexham	22	6	1	4	20	17	0	2	9	14	37	0.63	15	W	L	L	W	L	1959-12-12	Halifax Town	H
23	-1	Mansfield Town	21	3	4	3	24	23	2	0	9	13	32	0.673	14	W	W	L	L	W	1959-12-12	Tranmere Rovers	A
24	-1	Accrington Stanley	23	2	4	5	17	22	3	0	9	11	37	0.475	14	L	L	W	L	D	1959-12-12	Colchester United	H