| Club: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Season: | 1958–59 |
| Manager: | Stan Cullis |
| Mgrtitle: | Manager |
| Chairman: | James Baker |
| Chrtitle: | Chairman |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | 4th round |
| Cup2: | FA Charity Shield |
| Cup2 Result: | Runners-up |
| Cup3: | European Cup |
| Cup3 Result: | 1st round |
| League Topscorer: | Jimmy Murray (21) |
| Season Topscorer: | Peter Broadbent (22) |
| Highest Attendance: | 55,621 (vs Bolton Wanderers, 24 January 1959) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 26,790 (vs Leeds United, 14 February 1959) |
| Average Attendance: | 38,441 (league), 39,512 (all competitions) |
| Pattern B1: | _vneckblack |
| Pattern So1: | _hoops_black |
| Leftarm1: | F9C20D |
| Body1: | F9C20D |
| Rightarm1: | F9C20D |
| Shorts1: | 000000 |
| Socks1: | F9C20D |
| Prevseason: | 1957–58 |
| Nextseason: | 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] [2]
See also: 1958–59 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.
Final table
| width=30 | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
See also: 1958–59 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.
See main article: 1958 FA Charity Shield.
See also: 1958–59 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.
| style=background:orange; align="center | Pos. | style=background:orange; align="center | Nationality | style=background:orange; align="center | Player | style=background:orange; align="center | Football League | style=background:orange; align="center | FA Cup | style=background:orange; align="center | FA Charity Shield | style=background:orange; align="center | European Cup | style=background:orange; align="center | Total | style=background:orange; align="center | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||||||||||
| GK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| DF | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||||
| DF | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 | |||||||||||
| DF | 40 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 1 | |||||||||||
| DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| DF |  Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| DF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| DF | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |||||||||||
| DF | 38 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 0 | |||||||||||
| DF | (Captain) | 39 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 0 | ||||||||||
| MF | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 22 | |||||||||||
| MF | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 19 | |||||||||||
| MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| MF | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | |||||||||||
| MF | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||
| MF | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | |||||||||||
| MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| FW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| FW | 34 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 13 | |||||||||||
| FW | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 | |||||||||||
| FW | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 21 | |||||||||||
| style=background:orange; align="center | P. | style=background:orange; align="center | Nationality | style=background:orange; align="center | Player | style=background:orange; align="center | Position | style=background:orange; align="center | Football League | style=background:orange; align="center | FA Cup | style=background:orange; align="center | FA Charity Shield | style=background:orange; align="center | European Cup | style=background:orange; align="center | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Broadbent | Inside forward | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Jimmy Murray | Forward | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Norman Deeley | Winger | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Bobby Mason | Inside right | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Mickey Lill | Winger | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| style=background:orange; align="center | P. | style=background:orange; align="center | Nationality | style=background:orange; align="center | Player | style=background:orange; align="center | Position | style=background:orange; align="center | Football League | style=background:orange; align="center | FA Cup | style=background:orange; align="center | FA Charity Shield | style=background:orange; align="center | European Cup | style=background:orange; align="center | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gerry Harris | Left back | 40 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 45 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Peter Broadbent | Inside forward | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 44 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Billy Wright | Centre back | 39 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 44 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Malcolm Finlayson | Goalkeeper | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 43 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Eddie Stuart | Full back | 38 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 43 | ||||||||||
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