1959–60 Everton F.C. season explained

Club:	Everton
Season:	1959–60
Manager:	Johnny Carey
Stdtitle:	Ground
Stadium:	Goodison Park
League:	First Division
League Result:	15th
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third Round
Prevseason:	1958–59
Nextseason:	1960–61

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

Final League Table

width=20	Pos	width=175	Team	width=20	Pld	width=20		width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20		width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20		width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20	GA	width=30	GD	width=20		width=20	Pts	width=250	Notes
1	Burnley	42		15	2	4	52	28		9	5	7	33	33		85	61	1.393	+24		55	1960–61 European Cup First round
2		42		15	3	3	63	28		9	3	9	43	39		106	67	1.582	+39		54	1960–61 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals
3		42		10	6	5	43	24		11	5	5	43	26		86	50	1.720	+36		53
4		42		12	4	5	48	25		7	7	7	35	32		83	57	1.456	+26		49
5		42		12	7	2	48	20		7	4	10	32	39		80	59	1.356	+21		49
6		42		12	5	4	37	27		8	3	10	22	24		59	51	1.157	+8		48
7		42		13	3	5	53	30		6	4	11	49	50		102	80	1.275	+22		45
8		42		10	5	6	42	32		8	3	10	40	46		82	78	1.051	+4		44
9		42		10	6	5	43	34		6	6	9	36	42		79	76	1.039	+3		44
10		42		12	4	5	42	28		5	6	10	31	52		73	80	0.912	–7		44
11		42		9	6	6	32	32		6	4	11	27	39		59	71	0.831	–12		40
12		42		8	6	7	38	32		5	7	9	28	43		66	75	0.880	–9		39
13		42		9	5	7	39	38		6	4	11	29	42		68	80	0.850	–12		39
14		42		12	3	6	47	33		4	3	14	28	58		75	91	0.824	–16		38
15		42		13	3	5	50	20		0	8	13	23	58		73	78	0.936	–5		37
16		42		11	2	8	47	34		6	1	14	31	50		78	84	0.929	–6		37
17		42		12	3	6	38	29		4	2	15	22	41		60	70	0.857	–10		37
18		42		7	5	9	44	50		7	4	10	32	41		76	91	0.835	–15		37	Participated in 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
19		42		9	5	7	37	36		4	5	12	26	44		63	80	0.787	–17		36	Participated in 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
20		42		8	6	7	30	28		5	3	13	20	46		50	74	0.676	–24		35
21		42		7	5	9	37	46		5	5	11	28	46		65	92	0.707	–27		34
22		42		6	5	10	25	29		3	7	11	25	44		50	73	0.685	–23		30

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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	Relegated

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

See main article: article.

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
22 August 1959	Luton Town	H	2-2	38,539
25 August 1959	Burnley	A	2-5	29,165
29 August 1959	Bolton Wanderers	A	1-2	26,792
2 September 1959	Burnley	H	1-2	39,416
5 September 1959	Fulham	H	0-0	31,980
12 September 1959	Nottingham Forest	A	1-1	26,668
16 September 1959	Blackburn Rovers	H	2-0	41,813
19 September 1959	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2-1	37,375
21 September 1959	Blackburn Rovers	A	1-3	27,012
26 September 1959	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-2	35,230
3 October 1959	Arsenal	H	3-1	40,587
10 October 1959	Leeds United	A	3-3	19,122
17 October 1959	West Ham United	H	0-1	30,563
24 October 1959	Chelsea	A	0-1	37,114
31 October 1959	Leicester City	H	6-1	22,587
7 November 1959	Newcastle United	A	2-8	23,727
14 November 1959	Birmingham City	H	5-0	19,172
21 November 1959	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-3	39,432
28 November 1959	Manchester United	H	2-1	46,095
5 December 1959	Preston North End	A	0-0	24,463
12 December 1959	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-2	25,769
19 December 1959	Luton Town	A	1-2	9,799
26 December 1959	Manchester City	H	2-1	43,351
28 December 1959	Manchester City	A	0-4	30,580
2 January 1960	Bolton Wanderers	A	0-1	37,513
16 January 1960	Fulham	A	0-2	21,226
23 January 1960	Nottingham Forest	H	6-1	32,279
6 February 1960	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2-2	33,066
13 February 1960	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-2	51,135
20 February 1960	Arsenal	A	1-2	28,702
27 February 1960	Preston North End	H	4-0	50,990
5 March 1960	West Ham United	A	2-2	25,029
12 March 1960	Chelsea	H	6-1	50,963
19 March 1960	West Bromwich Albion	A	2-6	30,887
25 March 1960	Newcastle United	H	1-2	54,868
2 April 1960	Birmingham City	A	2-2	24,872
9 April 1960	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2-1	57,959
15 April 1960	Blackpool	H	4-0	65,719
16 April 1960	Leicester City	A	3-3	22,390
18 April 1960	Blackpool	A	0-0	25,697
23 April 1960	Leeds United	H	1-0	37,885
30 April 1960	Manchester United	A	0-5	43,878

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FA Cup

See main article: article and 1959–60 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers

3

9 January 1960

Bradford City

A

0–3

23,550

Squad

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Notes and References

1. http://www.evertonresults.com/195960.htm Everton's Record in 1959-60
2. http://www.evertonresults.com/195960summary.htm 1959-1960 Summary: Appearances and Goals