1959–60 Arsenal F.C. season

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Arsenal
1959–60 season
ChairmanBracewell Smith
ManagerGeorge Swindin
First Division13th
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Herd (29)
All: Herd (30)
Average home league attendance34,318

During the 1959–60 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary[]

Final league table[]

Main article: 1959–60 Football League § First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
11 Blackpool 42 15 10 17 59 71 0.831 40
12 Leicester City 42 13 13 16 66 75 0.880 39
13 Arsenal 42 15 9 18 68 80 0.850 39
14 West Ham United 42 16 6 20 75 91 0.824 38
15 Everton 42 13 11 18 73 78 0.936 37
Source: [1]



Results[]

Arsenal's score comes first[2]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
22 August 1959 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–1 47,585
26 August 1959 Nottingham Forest A 3–0 32,386 Danny Clapton 4', 59', 88'
29 August 1959 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3–3 45,885 David Herd 52', 68' Danny Clapton 83'
1 September 1959 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 41,585 David Herd 45'
5 September 1959 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 61,011 John Barnwell 90'
9 September 1959 Bolton Wanderers A 1–0 32,571 David Herd 64'
12 September 1959 Manchester City H 3–1 38,392 Danny Clapton 33' John Barnwell 44' Joe Haverty 78'
15 September 1959 Bolton Wanderers H 2–1 38,795 David Herd 19' Danny Clapton 78'
19 September 1959 Blackburn Rovers A 1–1 31,800 David Herd 47'
26 September 1959 Blackpool H 2–1 47,473 John Barnwell 38' David Herd 71'
3 October 1959 Everton A 1–3 40,587 John Barnwell 38'
10 October 1959 Manchester United A 2–4 51,872 Jackie Henderson 14' David Herd 42'
17 October 1959 Preston North End H 0–3 44,073
24 October 1959 Leicester City A 2–2 29,152 John Barnwell 52' Jimmy Bloomfield 64'
31 October 1959 Birmingham City H 3–0 34,605 John Barnwell 3' David Herd 30' Jackie Henderson 65'
7 November 1959 Leeds United A 2–3 21,500 David Herd 44' Jackie Henderson 62'
14 November 1959 West Ham United H 1–3 49,760 Jimmy Bloomfield 5'
21 November 1959 Chelsea A 3–1 52,748 Joe Haverty 9', 28' Jimmy Bloomfield 12'
28 November 1959 West Bromwich Albion H 2–4 41,157 Vic Groves 2' Jimmy Bloomfield 61'
5 December 1959 Newcastle United A 1–4 40,031 Joe Haverty 27'
12 December 1959 Burnley H 2–4 26,249 Joe Haverty 39' Jimmy Bloomfield 43'
19 December 1959 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–5 25,135 Len Julians 16'
26 December 1959 Luton Town H 0–3 31,331
28 December 1959 Luton Town A 1–0 27,055 Len Julians 45'
2 January 1960 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4–4 47,854 Dennis Evans 32' Joe Haverty 41' Mel Charles 47' Len Wills 89' (pen.)
16 January 1960 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–3 58,962
23 January 1960 Manchester City A 2–1 28,441 Kenneth Barnes 36' (own goal) Mel Charles 79'
6 February 1960 Blackburn Rovers H 5–2 35,633 Mel Charles (3), Joe Haverty, David Herd
13 February 1960 Blackpool A 1–2 14,868 Mel Charles
20 February 1960 Everton H 2–1 28,872 Mel Charles (2)
27 February 1960 Newcastle United H 1–0 47,657 John Barnwell (pen.)
5 March 1960 Preston North End A 3–0 23,635 Jackie Henderson, Joe Haverty, Jimmy Bloomfield
15 March 1960 Leicester City H 1–1 27,838 David Herd
19 March 1960 Burnley A 2–3 20,166 Jackie Henderson (2)
26 March 1960 Leeds United H 1–1 19,735 David Herd
2 April 1960 West Ham United A 0–0 29,000
9 April 1960 Chelsea H 1–4 40,525 Jimmy Bloomfield
15 April 1960 Fulham H 2–0 37,873 Jackie Henderson, David Herd
16 April 1960 Birmingham City A 0–3 27,216
18 April 1960 Fulham A 0–3 31,058
23 April 1960 Manchester United H 5–2 41,057 Danny Clapton 7' Jimmy Bloomfield 16', 67', 79' Gerry Ward 88'
30 April 1960 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 30,480

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1959-60 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 9 January 1960 Rotherham United A 2–2 24,750
R3 R 13 January 1960 Rotherham United H 1–1 57,598
R3 2R 18 January 1960 Rotherham United N 0–2 56,290

Squad[]

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK Wales WAL Jack Kelsey
- DF England ENG Len Wills
- DF Scotland SCO John Snedden
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Billy McCullough
- MF England ENG John Barnwell
- MF Scotland SCO Tommy Docherty
- FW Scotland SCO David Herd
- FW Scotland SCO Jackie Henderson
- FW England ENG Vic Groves
- GK Northern Ireland NIR Jack McClelland
- FW Wales WAL Mel Charles
- FW England ENG George Eastham
- FW England ENG Geoff Strong
- MF England ENG Danny Clapton
- MF England ENG Alan Skirton
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Terry Neill
- DF England ENG Dave Bacuzzi
- FW England ENG Jimmy Bloomfield
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Haverty
- MF England ENG Gerry Ward
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Eddie Magill
- DF England ENG Mike Everitt
- FW Scotland SCO Peter Kane
- DF England ENG Allan Young
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Frank O'Neill
- GK England ENG Jim Standen
- FW England ENG Dennis Clapton
- MF Wales WAL Arfon Griffiths
- MF England ENG John Petts

References[]

  1. ^ "Season 1959–60". English Football League Tables. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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