1959–60 FA Cup

September 2020 1959–60 FA Cup EnglandWales Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 Blackburn Rovers 1958–59 1960–61 The 1959–60 FA Cup was the 79th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition for the fourth time, beating Blackburn Rovers 3–0 in the final at Wembley. Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played. Calendar Round Date Preliminary round 5 September 1959 First qualifying round 19 September 1959 Second qualifying round 3 October 1959 Third qualifying round 17 October 1959 Fourth qualifying round 31 October 1959 First round proper 14 November 1959 Second round proper 5 December 1959 Third round proper 9 January 1960 Fourth round proper 30 January 1960 Fifth round proper 20 February 1960 Sixth round proper 12 March 1960 Semi-finals 26 March 1960 Final 7 May 1960 Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 30 places available in the first round. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Scarborough, West Auckland Town, South Shields, Blyth Spartans, Shildon, Rhyl, Prescot Cables, Burscough, Hereford United, Oswestry Town, Matlock Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Kettering Town, Wisbech Town, Peterborough United, King's Lynn, Chelmsford City, Bedford Town, Enfield, Walthamstow Avenue, Headington United, Wycombe Wanderers, Margate, Hastings United, Ashford Town (Kent), Salisbury, Barnstaple Town, Dorchester Town, Cheltenham Town and Bath City. Those appearing in the competition proper for the first time were West Auckland Town and Burscough, while Enfield had last featured at this stage in 1937-38 and Matlock Town had last done so in 1887-88. all qualifying round results 1959–60 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper At this stage the 48 clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined the 30 non-league clubs that came through the qualifying rounds. The final two non-league sides in the main draw, Crook Town and Barnet were given byes to this round as the champions and runners-up from the previous season's FA Amateur Cup. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 14 November 1959. Ten were drawn and went to replays, played on 17–19 November. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Enfield4–3Headington United2Darlington4–0Prescot Cables3Hastings United1–2Notts County4Bath City3–1Millwall5Bury5–0Hartlepools United6Dorchester Town1–2Port Vale7Rochdale2–2Carlisle UnitedReplayCarlisle United1–3Rochdale8Swindon Town2–3Walsall9Doncaster Rovers3–3Gainsborough TrinityReplayGainsborough Trinity0–1Doncaster Rovers10Wrexham2–1Blyth Spartans11Tranmere Rovers0–1Chester12Wycombe Wanderers4–2Wisbech Town13Accrington Stanley1–2Mansfield Town14Barnsley3–3Bradford CityReplayBradford City2–1Barnsley15Brentford5–0Ashford Town (Kent)16Crook Town2–2Matlock TownReplayMatlock Town0–1Crook Town17Coventry City1–1SouthamptonReplaySouthampton5–1Coventry City18King's Lynn3–1Aldershot19Rhyl1–2Grimsby Town20Norwich City1–1ReadingReplayReading2–1Norwich City Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance21Shildon1–1Oldham AthleticReplayOldham Athletic3–0Shildon22West Auckland Town2–6Stockport County23Crystal Palace5–1Chelmsford City24Southend United6–0Oswestry Town25Bradford Park Avenue6–1Scarborough26Exeter City4–0Barnstaple Town27Bedford Town0–4Gillingham28Newport County4–2Hereford United10,39129Cheltenham Town0–0WatfordReplayWatford3–0Cheltenham Town30Southport2–2WorkingtonReplayWorkington3–0Southport31Torquay United7–1Northampton Town32Walthamstow Avenue2–3Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic33York City3–1Barrow34Kettering Town1–1MargateReplayMargate3–2Kettering Town35Gateshead3–4Halifax Town36Peterborough United4–3Shrewsbury Town37South Shields2–1Chesterfield38Colchester United2–3Queens Park Rangers39Salisbury1–0Barnet40Burscough1–3Crewe Alexandra Second round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 5 December 1959, with three matches taking place later. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Enfield1–5Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic5 December 19592Bury2–1Oldham Athletic5 December 19593Rochdale1–1Bradford City5 December 1959ReplayBradford City2–1Rochdale9 December 19594Southampton3–0Southend United5 December 19595Watford5–1Wycombe Wanderers5 December 19596Reading4–2King's Lynn5 December 19597Walsall2–3Peterborough United5 December 19598Gillingham2–2Torquay United5 December 1959ReplayTorquay United1–2Gillingham9 December 19599Notts County0–1Bath City5 December 195910Grimsby Town2–3Wrexham5 December 195911Doncaster Rovers3–2Darlington5 December 195912Stockport County0–0Crewe Alexandra5 December 1959ReplayCrewe Alexandra2–0Stockport County9 December 195913Queens Park Rangers3–3Port Vale5 December 1959ReplayPort Vale2–1Queens Park Rangers7 December 195914Crook Town0–1York City5 December 195915Exeter City3–1Brentford5 December 195916Mansfield Town2–0Chester5 December 195917Margate0–0Crystal Palace5 December 1959ReplayCrystal Palace3–0Margate9 December 195918Workington1–0Halifax Town5 December 195919South Shields1–5Bradford Park Avenue5 December 195920Salisbury0–1Newport County5 December 1959 Third round proper The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 9 January 1960. Eight matches were drawn and went to replays, with the Rotherham United–Arsenal match requiring a second replay. Watford's win over Birmingham City was the first in the Cup by a club from the new Fourth Division over First Division opponents. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool3–0Mansfield Town9 January 19602Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic1–0York City9 January 19603Bath City0–1Brighton & Hove Albion9 January 19604Bristol City2–3Charlton Athletic9 January 19605Bury1–1Bolton Wanderers9 January 1960ReplayBolton Wanderers4–2Bury13 January 19606Liverpool2–1Leyton Orient9 January 19607Watford2–1Birmingham City9 January 19608Gillingham1–4Swansea Town9 January 19609Nottingham Forest1–0Reading9 January 196010Aston Villa2–1Leeds United9 January 196011Sheffield Wednesday2–1Middlesbrough9 January 196012Crewe Alexandra2–0Workington9 January 196013West Bromwich Albion3–2Plymouth Argyle9 January 196014Sunderland1–1Blackburn Rovers9 January 1960ReplayBlackburn Rovers4–1Sunderland13 January 196015Derby County2–4Manchester United9 January 196016Lincoln City1–1Burnley9 January 1960ReplayBurnley2–0Lincoln City12 January 196017Wrexham1–2Leicester City9 January 196018Sheffield United3–0Portsmouth9 January 196019Ipswich Town2–3Peterborough United9 January 196020Newcastle United2–2Wolverhampton Wanderers9 January 1960ReplayWolverhampton Wanderers4–2Newcastle United13 January 196021Manchester City1–5Southampton9 January 196022Fulham5–0Hull City9 January 196023Bristol Rovers0–0Doncaster Rovers9 January 1960ReplayDoncaster Rovers1–2Bristol Rovers12 January 196024Bradford City3–0Everton9 January 196025Chelsea5–1Bradford Park Avenue9 January 196026Exeter City1–2Luton Town9 January 196027Scunthorpe United1–0Crystal Palace9 January 196028Huddersfield Town1–1West Ham United9 January 1960ReplayWest Ham United1–5Huddersfield Town13 January 196029Cardiff City0–2Port Vale9 January 196030Newport County0–4Tottenham Hotspur9 January 196031Stoke City1–1Preston North End9 January 1960ReplayPreston North End3–1Stoke City12 January 196032Rotherham United2–2Arsenal9 January 1960ReplayArsenal1–1Rotherham United13 January 1960ReplayRotherham United2–0Arsenal18 January 1960 Fourth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 30 January 1960. Six matches were drawn and went to replays, which were all played in the following midweek match. For the second round in a row, Rotherham United were taken to a second replay, this time by Brighton & Hove Albion. Peterborough United celebrated their final season in non-league football by reaching this stage and being the last team from the qualifying rounds left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Liverpool1–3Manchester United30 January 19602Southampton2–2Watford30 January 1960ReplayWatford1–0Southampton2 February 19603Leicester City2–1Fulham30 January 19604Blackburn Rovers1–1Blackpool30 January 1960ReplayBlackpool0–3Blackburn Rovers3 February 19605Sheffield Wednesday2–0Peterborough United30 January 19606Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Charlton Athletic30 January 19607Crewe Alexandra2–2Tottenham Hotspur30 January 1960ReplayTottenham Hotspur13–2Crewe Alexandra3 February 19608West Bromwich Albion2–0Bolton Wanderers30 January 19609Sheffield United3–0Nottingham Forest30 January 196010Bristol Rovers3–3Preston North End30 January 1960ReplayPreston North End5–1Bristol Rovers2 February 196011Bradford City3–1Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic30 January 196012Chelsea1–2Aston Villa30 January 196013Scunthorpe United0–1Port Vale30 January 196014Huddersfield Town0–1Luton Town30 January 196015Swansea Town0–0Burnley30 January 1960ReplayBurnley2–1Swansea Town2 February 196016Rotherham United1–1Brighton & Hove Albion30 January 1960ReplayBrighton & Hove Albion1–1Rotherham United3 February 1960ReplayRotherham United0–6Brighton & Hove Albion8 February 1960 Fifth round proper The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 20 February 1960. One match went to a replay in the following mid-week fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Preston North End2–1Brighton & Hove Albion20 February 19602Leicester City2–1West Bromwich Albion20 February 19603Luton Town1–4Wolverhampton Wanderers20 February 19604Sheffield United3–2Watford20 February 19605Tottenham Hotspur1–3Blackburn Rovers20 February 19606Manchester United0–1Sheffield Wednesday20 February 19607Bradford City2–2Burnley20 February 1960ReplayBurnley5–0Bradford City23 February 19608Port Vale1–2Aston Villa20 February 1960 Sixth round proper The draw for the semi-finals was made on Monday, 22 February 1960. All the original matches were played on Saturday, 12 March 1960. 12 March 1960 15:00 GMT Burnley 3–3 Blackburn Rovers Pilkington Pointer Connelly Douglas pen.Dobing McGrath Turf Moor, Burnley 51,501 J.W. Hunt (Portsmouth) Replay 16 March 1960 19:30 GMT Blackburn Rovers 2–0 y Burnley Dobling MacLeod Ewood Park, Blackburn J.W. Hunt (Portsmouth) 12 March 1960 15:00 GMT Leicester City 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers McDonald Broadbent Chalmers o.g. Filbert Street, Leicester 48,907 J.S. Pickles (Stockport) 12 March 1960 15:00 GMT Aston Villa 2–0 Preston North End Hitchens McParland Villa Park, Birmingham 69,732 K. Howley (Middlesbrough) 12 March 1960 15:00 GMT Sheffield United 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Wilkinson Bramall Lane, Sheffield 61,180 J. Kelly (Chorley) Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was made on Monday, 14 March 1960. Both matches were played on Saturday, 26 March 1960. 26 March 1960 15:00 GMT Aston Villa 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Deeley The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 55,596 A. Jobling (Lancashire) 26 March 1960 15:00 GMT Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Fantham Dougan Maine Road, Manchester 74,135 J.G. Williams (Nottingham) Final 1960 FA Cup Final 7 May 1960 15:00 BST Blackburn Rovers 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers McGrath 41 o.g.Deeley 67 88 Wembley Stadium, London 98,954 Kevin Howley (Middlesbrough) References General The FA Cup Archive at TheFA.com Specific Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup