1959–60 Middlesbrough F.C. season

February 2024 February 2015 Middlesbrough 1959–60 Bob Dennison Eric Thomas Ayresome Park Division Two 5th FA Cup 3rd round _whitecollarplain _red stripes _hoops_white ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ffffff ff0000 _redborder _collarred _redborder _hoops_white ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 ff0000 Brian Clough (39) Clough (40) 1958–59 1960–61 The 1959–60 season was Middlesbrough's 77th year in existence and 6th consecutive season in the Division Two. Also the club competed in the FA Cup. Summary In his fifth season as manager Bob Dennison took off Boro to the 5th place just 10 points below promotion to Division One. Forward Brian Clough scored 40 goals with another brilliant partnership among Alan Peacock and aimed by assists from Scottish Forward Fernie. Clough was the Division Two topscorer again for the second consecutive season.The worst scandal of them all 14 July 2006 Dan Warren https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/5172576.stm BBC Sport The midfield was hit by injuries with Harris and Hilliday delivered a decent performance, meanwhile Day and Burbeck were out for several rounds.Willie Fernie: Footballer whose beguiling skills earned him the sobriquet 'Scotland's Stanley Matthews', The Independent, 16 July 2011 McNeil clinched the left back position as starter.http://www.11v11.com/players/ronald-burbeck-64970/ Ronald Burbeck: International stats 11v11.com AFS Enterprises 17 December 2014 In spite of a premier class offensive line, Boro again collapsed due to a weak defensive hit by injuries of Stonehouse and Phillips https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/6997311.darlington-ace-yeoman-dies/ Darlington ace Yeoman dies 17 March 2004 not being regular starters among Bilcliff and McNeil England statistics for Mick McNeil at englandstats.com allowing a lot of goals against both Goalkeepers Taylor and Million. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/derby-county/5060483/Brian-Clough-a-man-not-afraid-to-make-enemies.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/derby-county/5060483/Brian-Clough-a-man-not-afraid-to-make-enemies.html 11 January 2022 subscription live Brian Clough: a man not afraid to make enemies Rob Stewart The Daily Telegraph 27 March 2009 15 April 2019 Also, the squad reached the FA Cup third round being eliminated by Sheffield Wednesday.BBC Four – Timeshift, Series 7, A Game of Two Eras: 1957 v 2007 Squad yes yes GK ENG Peter Taylor yes GK ENG Esmond Million yes GK ENG Bob Appleby yes DF ENG Ray Bilcliff yes DF ENG Brian Phillips yes DF ENG Derek Stonehouse yes DF ENG Ray Barnard yes DF ENG Mick McNeil yes DF SCO Ken Thomson yes DF ENG Derrick Wilkie yes DF ENG Norman Liggitt yes DF ENG Len Walker yes MF ENG Carl Taylor yes yes MF Wales 1953 Bill Harris yes MF SCO Ray Yeoman yes MF SCO Don Walker yes MF ENG Dennis Windross yes FW ENG Ron Burbeck yes FW ENG Eddie Holliday yes FW SCO Willie Fernie yes FW ENG Brian Clough c yes FW ENG Alan Peacock yes FW ENG Alan Rodgerson yes FW ENG Derek McLean yes FW ENG Ronnie Waldock yes MF ENG Billy Day August 2023 Lotto Transfers In Pos. Name from TypeGK Bob Appleby DF Ken ThomsonStoke City MF Don WalkerLeicester City FW Ronnie Waldock Plymouth Argyle DF Derrick Wilkie MF Dennis Windross DF Norman Liggitt DF Len Walker Out Pos. Name To TypeMFRonnie Dicks retiredDFDicky RobinsonBarrow A.F.C. DFErnie Walley Tottenham Hotspur DFBrian JordanYork City FWJoe Scott Hartlepools United DFJoe BirbeckGrimsby Town F.C. FWGeorge Crook MFBilly Wilkinson Results Second Division 1959–60 Football League League table Second Division MID Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H Result D/L/W/D/W/W/W/D/W/L/W/D/L/W/L/W/L/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/W/D/D/L/W/D/D/L/L/W/L/W/W/W/L/D/L/D Position 14/20/11/7/6/5/4/2/2/4/3/3/4/4/5/4/4/4/4/4/4/5/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/3/3/3/4/4/6/4/3/3/3/3/6/5 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss #FFD700 Champions, Promoted to 1959-60 Division One blue2 Promoted to 1959–60 Division One red1 Relegated to 1959–60 Division Three complete https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1960/ September 2023 Matches .- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1960/ D 0–0 14 22 August 1959 1 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Portsmouth K Dagnall 26,122 L 2–0 20 26 August 1959 2 Ninian Park Cardiff Cardiff City Middlesbrough Johnny Watkins 52Graham Moore 62 W Clements 23,052 W 1–7 11 29 August 1959 3 Baseball Ground Derby Derby County Middlesbrough Jack Parry 28 15, 44, 56, 63 Peacock 48 Billy Day 75 Eddie Holliday 80 Bill Harris FV Stringer 19,537 D 1–1 7 2 September 1959 4 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Cardiff City Bill Harris 82 pen 60 Johnny Watkins L Howarth 29,122 W 6–2 6 5 September 1959 5 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Plymouth Argyle Clough 50, 59, 63, 66Peacock 80, 89 Wilf Carter 58Wally Bellett 84 LN Peake 22,562 W 4–0 5 9 September 1959 6 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Hull City Ray Yeoman 22Clough 28Billy Day 46Bill Harris 70 pen 28,368 W 1–2 4 12 September 1959 7 Anfield Liverpool Liverpool Middlesbrough Billy Liddell 7 74 Brian Phillips 85 Bill Harris RJ Leafe 39,000 D 3–3 2 14 September 1959 8 Boothferry Park Kingston-upon-Hull Hull City Middlesbrough Bill Bradbury 7, 27Mike Bowering 48 6, 86 Peacock 43 Clough 22,024 W 3–0 2 19 September 1959 9 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Charlton Athletic Clough 27, 38, 70 TH Cooper 30,918 L 2–0 4 26 September 1959 10 Ashton Gate Bristol Bristol City Middlesbrough Jimmy Rogers 5Alan Williams 57 JS Pickles 21,640 W 3–1 3 3 October 1959 11 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Scunthorpe United Willie Fernie 18Clough 50, 63 67 Barrie Thomas F Cowen 27,979 D 1–1 3 10 October 1959 12 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Sunderland Eddie Holliday 19 59 Amby Fogarty J Cook 47,297 L 1–0 4 17 October 1959 13 Villa Park Birmingham Aston Villa Middlesbrough Stan Lynn 66 35,362 W 3–2 4 24 October 1959 14 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Lincoln City Derek McLean 34, 54Clough 79 26, 70 Andy Graver R Ryalls 24,007 L 5–0 5 31 October 1959 15 Brisbane Road Leyton (East London) Leyton Orient Middlesbrough Eddie Brown 15, 43, 80Ken Facey 41 penTommy Johnston 82 15,600 W 1–0 4 7 November 1959 16 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Huddersfield Town Eddie Holliday 1 W Crossley 23,077 L 1–0 4 14 November 1959 17 Portman Road Ipswich Ipswich Town Middlesbrough Ray Crawford 69 JH Brooks 12,975 W 5–1 4 21 November 1959 18 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Bristol Rovers Clough 14, 44, 48Billy Day 64Bill Harris 75 80 Alfie Biggs A Holland 24,357 L 3–1 4 28 November 1959 19 Vetch Field Swansea Swansea Town Middlesbrough Graham Williams 47Herbie Williams 51Colin Webster 68 44 Eddie Holliday KA Collinge 13,889 W 4–1 4 5 December 1959 20 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Brighton & Hove Albion Brian Clough 7, 68Eddie Holliday 46Bill Harris 53 pen 13 Denis Foreman E Crawford 19,677 W 2–5 4 12 December 1959 21 Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent Stoke City Middlesbrough Bobby Howitt 50Frank Bowyer 80 60, 67, 73 Clough 35 Eddie Holliday37 Billy Day K Dagnall 15,195 L 6–3 5 19 December 1959 22 Fratton Park Portsmouth Portsmouth Middlesbrough Mick McNeil 1 o.g.Ron Saunders 41, 89Basil Hayward 67, 83Harry Harris 78 10 Clough 50 pen Bill Harris 63 Billy Day 9,912 W 0–2 4 26 December 1959 23 Millmoor Rotherham Rotherham United Middlesbrough Alan Peacock 33Derek McLean 51 L Howarth 19,980 W 3–0 4 28 December 1959 24 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Rotherham United Eddie Holliday 79Bill Harris 84 penBrian Clough 85 P Rhodes 36,184 W 3–0 4 2 December 1960 25 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Derby County Derek McLean 11Brian Clough 81, 86 32,575 D 2–2 4 16 January 1960 26 Home Park Plymouth Plymouth Argyle Middlesbrough Jim McAnearney 31Johnny Williams 89 Alan Peacock 21Brian Clough 71 RE Smith 20,854 D 3–3 4 23 January 1960 27 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Liverpool Brian Clough 6, 48Bill Harris 83 penRoger Hunt 41 12 o.g. Ken Thomson 35 Dave Hickson RH Windle 28,800 L 1–0 4 6 February 1960 28 The Valley Charlton (London) Charlton Athletic Middlesbrough Billy Kiernan 8 H Horner 16,487 W 6–3 4 13 February 1960 29 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Bristol City Brian Clough 6, 68, 89Bill Harris 27 penDerek McLean 32, 70 40 Jimmy Rogers 54 Malcolm Graham 85 pen Tommy Cavanagh LJ Tirebuck 17,871 D 1–1 3 20 February 1960 30 Old Show Ground Scunthorpe Scunthorpe United Middlesbrough Barrie Thomas 5 44 o.g Jack Haigh JS McLoughlin 10,817 D 2–2 3 27 February 1960 31 Roker Park Sunderland Sunderland Middlesbrough Ernie Taylor 11Alan O'Neill 48 16 Ronnie Waldock 54 pen Bill Harris J Kelly 37,059 L 0–1 3 5 March 1960 32 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Aston Villa 14 Gerry Hitchens 39,432 L 5–2 4 12 March 1960 33 Sincil Bank Lincoln Lincoln City Middlesbrough John McClelland 20Derek Hawksworth 24, 85Bert Linnecor 26Roy Chapman 39 21, 64 Brian Clough 9,780 W 2–0 4 19 March 1960 34 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Swansea Town Ronnie Waldock 75Brian Clough 85 AW Sparling 15,719 L 2–0 6 26 March 1960 35 Leeds Road Huddersfield Huddersfield Town Middlesbrough Kevin McHale 2Les Massie 46 D Martin 13,887 Last match of Goalkeeper Peter Taylor with Middlesbrough as starter. W 4–1 4 2 April 1960 36 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Ipswich Town Alan Peacock 25Eddie Holliday 40Brian Clough 83, 84 3 Jimmy Leadbetter KA Collinge 13,336 W 0–2 3 9 April 1960 37 Eastville Stadium Bristol Bristol Rovers Middlesbrough 25 Eddie Holliday 41 Brian Clough J Finney 15,847 W 1–0 3 16 April 1960 38 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Stoke City Brian Clough 34 E Crawford 17,394 L 1–2 3 18 April 1960 39 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Sheffield United Brian Clough 89 Derek 'Doc' Pace 65 61 Ron Simpson H Webb 18,113 D 0–0 3 19 April 1960 40 Bramall Lane Sheffield Sheffield United Middlesbrough SB Stoakes 13,667 L 3–2 6 23 April 1960 41 Goldstone Ground Brighton Brighton & Hove Albion Middlesbrough Keith Abbis 7, 48Ian McNeill 46 54 o.g. Roy Jennings 67 Brian Clough IR Rosekilly 17,526 D 2–2 5 30 April 1960 42 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Leyton Orient F.C. Alan Peacock 18, 38 Tommy Johnston 83 50 Eddie Brown 13,044 FA Cup 1959–60 FA Cup L 2–1 9 January 1960 3 Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough Tom McAnearney 35 penKeith Ellis 46 89 Brian Clough KJ Seddon 49,580 Statistics Squad statistics Football LeagueDivision Two FA Cup Other GK ENG Peter Taylor 34 0 1 0 0 0 DF ENG Ray Bilcliff 22 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Brian Phillips 19 1 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Mick McNeil 42 0 1 0 0 0 MF Wales 1953 Bill Harris 35 11 1 0 0 0 MF SCO Ray Yeoman 42 1 1 0 0 0 FW ENG Billy Day 19 5 0 0 0 0 FW SCO Willie Fernie 39 1 1 0 0 0 FW ENG Brian Clough 41 39 1 1 0 0 FW ENG Alan Peacock 35 13 1 0 0 0 FW ENG Eddie Holliday 41 9 1 0 0 0 GK ENG Bob Appleby 5 0 0 0 0 0 DF SCO Ken Thomson 18 0 1 0 0 0 FW ENG Derek McLean 16 6 1 0 0 0 DF ENG Derek Stonehouse 14 0 1 0 0 0 MF ENG Ron Burbeck 9 0 0 0 0 0 MF SCO Don Walker 9 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Ronnie Waldock 8 2 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Ray Barnard 6 0 0 0 0 0 GK ENG Esmond Million 3 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Derrick Wilkie 2 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Alan Rodgerson 1 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Carl Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Dennis Windross 1 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Norman Liggitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Len Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 September 2023 https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/players/season/1960/ References Category:Middlesbrough F.C. seasons Middlesbrough