1958–59 West Ham United F.C. season

English football team season August 2025 March 2015 March 2015 After winning the Second Division title the previous season, West Ham United equalled their highest ever league finish of the 1926–1927 season, coming a very respectable 6th. This was in spite of the fact that the only signing they made was of the Leyton Orient inside forward Phil Woosnam in November 1958.1958 - West Ham United 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 West Ham United F.C. https://www.whufc.com/club/history/greatest-matches/1958-west-ham-united-2-wolverhampton-wanderers-0 2025-07-31 www.whufc.com enWest Ham United Results Fixtures 1958/1959 http://stats.football.co.uk/results_fixtures/1958_1959/west_ham_united/index.shtml 2025-07-31 stats.football.co.uk Season summary West Ham beat the champions of that season (and the previous one) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 in their first home match back in the top flight. The team featured Andy Malcolm who was West Ham's first ever England youth international. This indicated the progress manager Ted Fenton had made in establishing West Ham's successful academy. League table First Division WHU Squad No.PlayerPositionLge AppsLge GlsFAC AppsFAC GlsTotal AppsTotal GlsDate signedPrevious clubWest Ham United F.C. 1958–1959 First XI (Most appearances)1EnglandErnie GregoryGK321331939Leytonstone2EnglandJohn BondRB42714371951Amateur3IrelandNoel Cantwell (Captain)LB42314331952Cork United F.C.4EnglandAndy MalcolmRH421431950Academy5EnglandKen Brown (Hammer of the Year)CH421431952Academy6EnglandJohn SmithLH36413741956Academy7EnglandMike GriceOR42614361955Colchester United8WalesPhil WoosnamIR132132November 1958Leyton Orient9EnglandVic KeebleCF3220133201957Newcastle United10ScotlandJohn DickIL4127142271953Crittall Athletic11EnglandMalcolm MusgroveOL40714171953Lynmouth CollieryOther players with appearances6EnglandAndy NelsonLH1211211957Academy2EnglandJoe KirkupRB11111958Academy1EnglandNoel DwyerGK10101958Wolves6EnglandBill LansdowneLH61611955Woodford Town8EnglandHarry ObeneyIR63631956Briggs Sports6EnglandBobby MooreLH551958Academy8EnglandAndy SmillieIR4151958Academy9EnglandBilly DareCF21211954Brentford8EnglandDoug WraggOR221956Academy References 1958-59 Category:English football clubs 1958–59 season Category:1958 in sport in London Category:1959 in sport in London