| Club: | West Ham United |
| Season: | 1959–60 |
| Manager: | Ted Fenton |
| Chairman: | Reg Pratt |
| League: | First Division |
| League Result: | 14th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round |
| Cup2: | Southern Floodlit Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Runner-up |
| League Topscorer: | Musgrove (15) |
| Season Topscorer: | Musgrove (20) |
| Average Attendance: | 28,554 |
| Pattern La1: | _claretborder |
| Pattern B1: | _thinskycollar |
| Pattern Ra1: | _claretborder |
| Leftarm1: | 50b4ff |
| Body1: | 890909 |
| Rightarm1: | 50b4ff |
| Prevseason: | 1958–59 |
| Nextseason: | 1960–61 |
West Ham United competed in the First Division for the 1959-1960 English football season. The Hammers fell to 14th in the table after their impressive 6th-place finish the previous season.
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date[1] | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 1959 | Leicester City | H | W 3-0 | 27,996 | |
| 25 August 1959 | Preston North End | A | D 1-1 | 29,489 | |
| 29 August 1959 | Burnley | A | W 3-1 | 26,756 | |
| 31 August 1959 | Preston North End | H | W 2-1 | 31,916 | |
| 05 September 1959 | Leeds United | H | L 1-2 | 27,777 | |
| 09 September 1959 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | D 2-2 | 58,909 | |
| 12 September 1959 | Bolton Wanderers | A | L 1-5 | 24,240 | |
| 14 September 1959 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | L 1-2 | 36,831 | |
| 19 September 1959 | Chelsea | A | W 4-2 | 54,349 | |
| 26 September 1959 | West Bromwich Albion | H | W 4-1 | 29,957 | |
| 03 October 1959 | Newcastle United | A | D 0-0 | 41,924 | |
| 10 October 1959 | Luton Town | H | W 3-1 | 23,266 | |
| 17 October 1959 | Everton | A | W 1-0 | 30,563 | |
| 24 October 1959 | Blackpool | H | W 1-0 | 32,374 | |
| 31 October 1959 | Fulham | A | L 0-1 | 44,858 | |
| 07 November 1959 | Manchester City | H | W 4-1 | 25,243 | |
| 14 November 1959 | Arsenal | A | W 3-1 | 49,583 | |
| 21 November 1959 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | W 3-2 | 37,941 | |
| 28 November 1959 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | L 0-7 | 36,899 | |
| 05 December 1959 | Nottingham Forest | H | W 4-1 | 25,765 | |
| 12 December 1959 | Blackburn Rovers | A | L 2-6 | 22,261 | |
| 19 December 1959 | Leicester City | A | L 1-2 | 17,316 | |
| 26 December 1959 | Birmingham City | A | L 0-2 | 29,745 | |
| 28 December 1959 | Birmingham City | H | W 3-1 | 26,154 | |
| 02 January 1960 | Burnley | H | L 2-5 | 25,752 | |
| 16 January 1960 | Leeds United | A | L 0-3 | 15,284 | |
| 23 January 1960 | Bolton Wanderers | H | L 1-2 | 21,155 | |
| 06 February 1960 | Chelsea | H | W 4-2 | 29,655 | |
| 20 February 1960 | Newcastle United | H | L 3-5 | 27,073 | |
| 27 February 1960 | Nottingham Forest | A | L 1-3 | 26,465 | |
| 05 March 1960 | Everton | H | D 2-2 | 25,029 | |
| 09 March 1960 | West Bromwich Albion | A | L 2-3 | 12,113 | |
| 12 March 1960 | Blackpool | A | L 2-3 | 14,515 | |
| 19 March 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | H | W 2-1 | 25,921 | |
| 30 March 1960 | Manchester City | A | L 1-3 | 29,572 | |
| 02 April 1960 | Arsenal | H | D 0-0 | 28,818 | |
| 11 April 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | L 0-5 | 48,086 | |
| 15 April 1960 | Manchester United | H | W 2-1 | 34,969 | |
| 16 April 1960 | Fulham | H | L 1-2 | 34,085 | |
| 18 April 1960 | Manchester United | A | L 3-5 | 34,505 | |
| 23 April 1960 | Luton Town | A | L 1-3 | 11,404 | |
| 30 April 1960 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | D 1-1 | 21,964 |
This is a complete list of appearances by members of the professional playing squad of West Ham United F.C. during the 1959–60 season.
| width=1% | No. | width=1% | width=1% | Player | width=1% | Position | width=1% | Lge Apps | width=1% | Lge Gls | width=1% | FAC Apps | width=1% | FAC Gls | SFC Apps | SFC Gls | Total Apps | width=1% | Total Gls | width=1% | Date Signed | width=1% | Previous Club | |
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| West Ham United F.C. 1959–1960 First XI (Most appearances) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Noel Dwyer | GK | 26 | 2 | 28 | 1958 | Wolves | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | John Bond | RB | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 1951 | Amateur | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Noel Cantwell (Captain) | LB | 40 | 2 | 42 | 1952 | Cork United F.C. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Andy Malcolm | RH | 40 | 2 | 42 | 1953 | Academy | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ken Brown | CH | 40 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 1952 | Academy | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | John Smith | LH | 28 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1956 | Academy | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Mike Grice | OR | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 1955 | Colchester United | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Phil Woosnam | IR | 38 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 12 | November 1958 | Leyton Orient | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Vic Keeble | CF | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 1957 | Newcastle United | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | John Dick | IL | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 1953 | Crittall Athletic | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Malcolm Musgrove (Hammer of the Year) | OL | 41 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 1953 | Lynmouth Colliery | |||||||||||||
| Players with 10+ appearances | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Joe Kirkup | RB | 16 | 16 | 1958 | Academy | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brian Rhodes | GK | 15 | 15 | 1957 | Academy | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Andy Smillie | IL | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1958 | Academy | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bobby Moore | LH | 13 | 13 | 1958 | Academy | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Harry Obeney | CF | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1956 | Briggs Sports | ||||||||||||||
| Other players with appearances | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Dave Dunmore | CF | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ron Brett | IL | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1959 | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tony Scott | OR | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1957 | Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Derek Woodley | OR | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1959 | Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | John Cartwright | IR | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1959 | Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Geoff Hurst | LH | 3 | 3 | 1959 | Academy | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | John Lyall | LB | 2 | 2 | 1959 | Academy | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Eddie Bovington | RH | 1 | 1 | 1959 | Academy | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ernie Gregory | GK | 1 | 1 | 1939 | Leytonstone | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Bill Lansdowne | CH | 1 | 1 | 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Doug Wragg | OR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1956 | Academy | ||||||||||||||||