1958–59 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1958–59 season
Chairman	James Baker
Manager	Stan Cullis
First Division	1st
FA Cup	4th round
FA Charity Shield	Runners-up
European Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Jimmy Murray (21); All: Peter Broadbent (22)
Highest home attendance	55,621 (vs Bolton Wanderers, 24 January 1959)
Lowest home attendance	26,790 (vs Leeds United, 14 February 1959)
Average home league attendance	38,441 (league), 39,512 (all competitions)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1957–58 1959–60 →

The 1958–59 season was the 60th 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, for a 22nd consecutive year.

The season was a major success as the club won the League championship for a third and final time, successfully defending their title they already held. For a second consecutive season they scored over 100 league goals. They also participated in European competition for the first time in their history.

Wolves achieved the double over local rivals Aston Villa, part of a run of seven between 1957 and 1960.^[1]

Results[]

Football League[]

A total of 22 teams competed in the First Division in the 1958–59 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Two points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

23 August 1958 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–1	Nottingham Forest	showWolverhampton
15:00 BST	Mason Broadbent Deeley			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 52,659

25 August 1958 2	West Ham United	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showLondon
19:00 BST	Smith Dick			Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,487

30 August 1958 3	Chelsea	6–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showLondon
15:00 BST	Greaves Block		Mason Slater (pen.)'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 62,118

3 September 1958 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	West Ham United	showWolverhampton
19:00 BST	Broadbent		Grice	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 52,317

6 September 1958 5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Blackpool	showWolverhampton
15:00 BST	Broadbent Henderson			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 46,219

8 September 1958 6	Aston Villa	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showBirmingham
19:15 BST	Hitchens		Booth Broadbent Murray	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 43,138

13 September 1958 7	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showBlackburn
15:00 BST			Horne Woods (o.g.)'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 43,192

17 September 1958 8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–0	Aston Villa	showWolverhampton
19:00 BST	Henderson Murray			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 41,845

20 September 1958 9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1��3	Newcastle United	showWolverhampton
15:00 BST	Broadbent		White Bottom	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 39,130

27 September 1958 10	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showLondon
15:00 BST	Clayton Smith		Clamp (pen.)'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 48,563

4 October 1958 11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–0	Manchester United	showWolverhampton
19:00 BST	Murray Mason Mullen			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 36,840

11 October 1958 12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Manchester City	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Broadbent Deeley			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 33,769

18 October 1958 13	Arsenal	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showLondon
15:00 GMT	Biggs		Showell	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 49,199

25 October 1958 14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Birmingham City	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Mullen Showell			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 36,156

1 November 1958 15	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showWest Bromwich
15:00 GMT			Deeley	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 55,498

8 November 1958 16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Preston North End	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Mason			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 35,593

15 November 1958 17	Burnley	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showBurnley
15:00 GMT			Deeley Jackson	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 23,067

22 November 1958 18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Deeley			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 33,489

29 November 1958 19	Luton Town	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showLuton
14:15 GMT			Mullen	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 20,648

6 December 1958 20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Everton	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Broadbent			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,074

13 December 1958 21	Leicester City	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showLeicester
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 25,964

20 December 1958 22	Nottingham Forest	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showNottingham
14:15 GMT			Broadbent Horne Mason	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,079

26 December 1958 23	Portsmouth	3–5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showPortsmouth
15:00 GMT			Broadbent Booth Deeley	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 28,022

27 December 1958 24	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7–0	Portsmouth	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Booth Deeley Horne			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 41,347

3 January 1959 25	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Chelsea	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Deeley		Tindall	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 36,093

31 January 1959 26	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–0	Blackburn Rovers	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Mason Deeley Lill Murray			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,743

7 February 1959 27	Newcastle United	3–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showNewcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT			Lill Mason Murray	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 42,377

14 February 1959 28	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6–2	Leeds United	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Broadbent Deeley Murray		Overfield Shackleton	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,790

21 February 1959 29	Manchester United	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showManchester
15:00 GMT	Viollet Charlton		Mason	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 62,794

28 February 1959 30	Manchester City	1–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showManchester
15:00 GMT	Hayes		Murray Lill (o.g.)'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 42,776

2 March 1959 31	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	showWolverhampton
19:15 GMT	Lill		Harmer	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,437

7 March 1959 32	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6–1	Arsenal	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Broadbent Deeley Lill Murray		Haverty	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 40,480

14 March 1959 33	Birmingham City	0–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showBirmingham
15:00 GMT			Murray Broadbent	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 37,725

21 March 1959 34	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–2	West Bromwich Albion	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Lill Deeley Mason			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 44,420

28 March 1959 35	Preston North End	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showPreston
15:00 GMT			Lill	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,465

31 March 1959 36	Leeds United	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showLeeds
15:00 GMT	Crowe		Broadbent Clamp Murray	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,819

4 April 1959 37	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–3	Burnley	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Broadbent Clamp Murray			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 39,810

11 April 1959 38	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showBolton
15:00 GMT			Booth Murray	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 26,019

13 April 1959 39	Blackpool	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showBlackpool
19:30 BST			Murray	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 22,328

18 April 1959 40	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–0	Luton Town	showWolverhampton
15:00 BST	Broadbent Booth Clamp Murray			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 40,981

22 April 1959 41	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Leicester City	showWolverhampton
19:15 BST	Deeley Lill Murray			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 41,220

25 April 1959 42	Everton	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showLiverpool
15:15 BST			Murray	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 29,414

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	28	5	9	110	49	2.245	61
2	Manchester United	42	24	7	11	103	66	1.561	55
3	Arsenal	42	21	8	13	88	68	1.294	50

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Result	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W
Position	3	8	13	13	11	9	4	2	7	9	5	4	3	2	5	3	2	3	3	2	4	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source:^{[citation needed]}
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup[]

As a First Division team, Wolves entered the competition at the third round stage. The draw for this round was made on 8 December 1958.

10 January 1959 R3	Barrow	2–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showBarrow-in-Furness
14:15 GMT			Deeley Booth Lill	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 16,340

24 January 1959 R4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	showWolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Hennin o.g.'		Parry pen.' Lofthouse	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 55,621

FA Charity Shield[]

6 October 1958	Bolton Wanderers	4–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showBolton
19:00 GMT	Hill 42' Bannister 44' Lofthouse 60', 70'		Durandt 90'	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 36,029 Referee: Arthur Holland

European Cup[]

In Wolves' first-ever competitive European tie they were drawn against West German champions Schalke 04 in the second round of the European Cup, having received a bye in the first round. Their appearance in the competition made them only the third English side at that time to ever play in a European competition.

12 November 1958 R2.1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Schalke 04	showWolverhampton
19:15 GMT	Broadbent 52', 65'		25' Koslowski 88'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 45,767 Referee:

18 November 1958 R2.2	Schalke 04	2–1 (4–3 agg.)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	showGelsenkirchen
	Kördell 12' 35'		Jackson 48'	Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn Attendance: 43,000 Referee:

Players[]

Pos.	Nationality	Player	Football League	FA Cup	FA Charity Shield	European Cup	Total
GK	Scotland	Malcolm Finlayson	39	2	1	0	42	0
GK	England	Geoff Sidebottom	3	0	0	1	4	0
DF	England	Colin Booth	13	2	0	0	15	8
DF	England	Eddie Clamp	26	0	1	1	28	3
DF	England	Gerry Harris	40	2	1	2	45	1
DF	Wales	Gwyn Jones	4	0	0	0	4	0
DF	Ireland	Phil Kelly	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF	England	George Showell	8	0	0	0	8	2
DF	England	Bill Slater (footballer)	27	2	0	1	30	1
DF	Union of South Africa	Eddie Stuart	38	2	1	2	43	0
DF	England	Billy Wright (Captain)	39	2	1	2	44	0
MF	England	Peter Broadbent	40	2	0	2	44	22
MF	England	Norman Deeley	38	2	0	2	42	19
MF	Union of South Africa	Cliff Durandt	1	0	1	0	2	1
MF	England	Ron Flowers	31	2	1	2	36	0
MF	Union of South Africa	Des Horne	8	1	1	0	10	3
MF	England	Mickey Lill	18	1	0	0	19	13
MF	England	Gerry Mannion	0	0	1	0	1	0
FW	Scotland	Jackie Henderson	8	0	0	0	8	3
FW	England	Alan Jackson	2	0	0	2	4	2
FW	England	Bobby Mason	34	2	1	2	39	13
FW	England	Jimmy Mullen	16	0	0	2	18	4
FW	England	Jimmy Murray	28	0	1	0	29	21

Top scorer[]

P.	Nationality	Player	Position	Football League	FA Cup	European Cup	Total
1	England	Peter Broadbent	Inside forward	20	0	2	22
2	England	Jimmy Murray	Forward	21	0	0	21
3	England	Norman Deeley	Winger	17	2	0	19
4	England	Bobby Mason	Inside right	13	0	0	13
4	England	Mickey Lill	Winger	12	1	0	13

Most appearances[]

P.	Nationality	Player	Position	Football League	FA Cup	FA Charity Shield	European Cup	Total
1	England	Gerry Harris	Left back	40	2	1	2	45
2	England	Peter Broadbent	Inside forward	40	2	0	2	44
2	England	Billy Wright	Centre back	39	2	1	2	44
4	Scotland	Malcolm Finlayson	Goalkeeper	39	2	1	1	43
4	Union of South Africa	Eddie Stuart	Full back	38	2	1	2	43

Transfers[]

In[]

None

Out[]

Date	Player	From
October 1958	Jackie Henderson	Arsenal

References[]

^ "Villa snatch win at Wolves with late penalty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

[1] "Villa snatch win at Wolves with late penalty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2021.

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