1958–59 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

English football club season May 2019 March 2015 March 2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1958–59 Stan Cullis Manager James Baker Chairman First Division 1st FA Cup 4th round FA Charity Shield Runners-up European Cup 1st round Jimmy Murray (21) Peter Broadbent (22) 55,621 (vs Bolton Wanderers, 24 January 1959) 26,790 (vs Leeds United, 14 February 1959) 38,441 (league), 39,512 (all competitions) _vneckblack _hoops_black F9C20D F9C20D F9C20D 000000 F9C20D 1957–58 1959–60 The 1958–59 season was the 60th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the First Division, then the highest level of English football, for a 22nd consecutive year. The season was a major success as the club won the League championship for a third and final time, successfully defending their title they already held. For a second consecutive season they scored over 100 league goals. They also participated in European competition for the first time in their history. Wolves achieved the double over local rivals Aston Villa, part of a run of seven between 1957 and 1960.Stathead.com https://www.fbref.comVilla snatch win at Wolves with late penalty en-GB BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55197157 2021-02-25 Results Football League 1958–59 Football League A total of 22 teams competed in the First Division in the 1958–59 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Two points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Wolves v Nottingham Forest 1 23 August 1958 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1 Nottingham Forest Mason Broadbent Deeley Molineux Wolverhampton 52,659 W West Ham United v Wolves 2 25 August 1958 19:00 BST West Ham United 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Smith Dick Upton Park London 34,487 L Chelsea v Wolves 3 30 August 1958 15:00 BST Chelsea 6–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Greaves Block Mason Slater (pen.) Stamford Bridge London 62,118 L Wolves v West Ham United 4 3 September 1958 19:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 West Ham United Broadbent Grice Molineux Wolverhampton 52,317 D Wolves v Blackpool 5 6 September 1958 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Blackpool Broadbent Henderson Molineux Wolverhampton 46,219 W Aston Villa v Wolves 6 8 September 1958 19:15 BST Aston Villa 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hitchens Booth Broadbent Murray Villa Park Birmingham 43,138 W Blackburn Rovers v Wolves 7 13 September 1958 15:00 BST Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Horne Woods (o.g.) Ewood Park Blackburn 43,192 W Wolves v Aston Villa 8 17 September 1958 19:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Aston Villa Henderson Murray Molineux Wolverhampton 41,845 W Wolves v Newcastle United 9 20 September 1958 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–3 Newcastle United Broadbent White Bottom Molineux Wolverhampton 39,130 L Tottenham Hotspur v Wolves 10 27 September 1958 15:00 BST Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Clayton Smith Clamp (pen.) White Hart Lane London 48,563 L Wolves v Manchester United 11 4 October 1958 19:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Manchester United Murray Mason Mullen Molineux Wolverhampton 36,840 W Wolves v Manchester City 12 11 October 1958 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Manchester City Broadbent Deeley Molineux Wolverhampton 33,769 W Arsenal v Wolves 13 18 October 1958 15:00 GMT Arsenal 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Biggs Showell Highbury London 49,199 D Wolves v Birmingham City 14 25 October 1958 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Birmingham City Mullen Showell Molineux Wolverhampton 36,156 W West Bromwich Albion v Wolves 15 1 November 1958 15:00 GMT West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Deeley The Hawthorns West Bromwich 55,498 L Wolves v Preston North End 16 8 November 1958 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Preston North End Mason Molineux Wolverhampton 35,593 W Burnley v Wolves 17 15 November 1958 15:00 GMT Burnley 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Deeley Jackson Turf Moor Burnley 23,067 W Wolves v Bolton Wanderers 18 22 November 1958 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Deeley Molineux Wolverhampton 33,489 L Luton Town v Wolves 19 29 November 1958 14:15 GMT Luton Town 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Mullen Kenilworth Road Luton 20,648 W Wolves v Everton 20 6 December 1958 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Everton Broadbent Molineux Wolverhampton 27,074 W Leicester City v Wolves 21 13 December 1958 15:00 GMT Leicester City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Filbert Street Leicester 25,964 L Nottingham Forest v Wolves 22 20 December 1958 14:15 GMT Nottingham Forest 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Broadbent Horne Mason City Ground Nottingham 28,079 W Portsmouth v Wolves 23 26 December 1958 15:00 GMT Portsmouth 3–5 Wolverhampton Wanderers Broadbent Booth Deeley Fratton Park Portsmouth 28,022 W Wolves v Portsmouth 24 27 December 1958 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–0 Portsmouth Booth Deeley Horne Molineux Wolverhampton 41,347 W Wolves v Chelsea 25 3 January 1959 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Chelsea Deeley Tindall Gibbs Molineux Wolverhampton 36,093 L Wolves v Blackburn Rovers 26 31 January 1959 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Blackburn Rovers Mason Deeley Lill Murray Molineux Wolverhampton 30,743 W Newcastle United v Wolves 27 7 February 1959 15:00 GMT Newcastle United 3–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Lill Mason Murray St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 42,377 W Wolves v Leeds United 28 14 February 1959 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–2 Leeds United Broadbent Deeley Murray Overfield Shackleton Molineux Wolverhampton 26,790 W Manchester United v Wolves 29 21 February 1959 15:00 GMT Manchester United 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Viollet Charlton Mason Old Trafford Manchester 62,794 L Manchester City v Wolves 30 28 February 1959 15:00 GMT Manchester City 1–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hayes Murray Lill Branaghan (o.g.) Maine Road Manchester 42,776 W Wolves v Tottenham Hotspur 31 2 March 1959 19:15 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Lill Harmer Molineux Wolverhampton 30,437 D Wolves v Arsenal 32 7 March 1959 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–1 Arsenal Broadbent Deeley Lill Murray Haverty Molineux Wolverhampton 40,480 W Birmingham City v Wolves 33 14 March 1959 15:00 GMT Birmingham City 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Murray Broadbent St Andrew's Birmingham 37,725 W Wolves v West Bromwich Albion 34 21 March 1959 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–2 West Bromwich Albion Lill Deeley Mason Molineux Wolverhampton 44,420 W Preston North End v Wolves 35 28 March 1959 15:00 GMT Preston North End 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Lill Deepdale Preston 22,465 W Leeds United v Wolves 36 31 March 1959 15:00 GMT Leeds United 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crowe Broadbent Clamp Murray Elland Road Leeds 35,819 W Wolves v Burnley 37 4 April 1959 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Burnley Broadbent Clamp Murray Molineux Wolverhampton 39,810 D Bolton Wanderers v Wolves 38 11 April 1959 15:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Booth Murray Burnden Park Bolton 26,019 D Blackpool v Wolves 39 13 April 1959 19:30 BST Blackpool 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Murray Bloomfield Road Blackpool 22,328 W Wolves v Luton Town 40 18 April 1959 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Luton Town Broadbent Booth Clamp Murray Molineux Wolverhampton 40,981 W Wolves v Leicester City 41 22 April 1959 19:15 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Leicester City Deeley Lill Murray Molineux Wolverhampton 41,220 W Everton v Wolves 42 25 April 1959 15:15 BST Everton 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Murray Goodison Park Liverpool 29,414 W Final table Pos Position Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost F Goals for A Goals against GA Goal average Pts Points 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 28 5 9 110 49 2.245 61 2 Manchester United 42 24 7 11 103 66 1.561 55 3 Arsenal 42 21 8 13 88 68 1.294 50 Results by round table b Round Result W/L/L/D/W/W/W/W/L/L/W/W/D/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/L/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/D/D/W/W/W/W Position 3/8/13/13/11/9/4/2/7/9/5/4/3/2/5/3/2/3/3/2/4/2/1/1/1/2/1/1/1/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 FA Cup 1958–59 FA Cup As a First Division team, Wolves entered the competition at the third round stage. The draw for this round was made on 8 December 1958. Barrow v Wolves R3 10 January 1959 14:15 GMT Barrow 2–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Deeley Booth Lill Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 16,340 W Wolves v Bolton Wanderers R4 24 January 1959 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Hennin o.g. Parry pen.Lofthouse Molineux Wolverhampton 55,621 L FA Charity Shield 1958 FA Charity Shield 6 October 1958 19:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hill 42Bannister 44Lofthouse 60 70 Durandt 90 Burnden Park Bolton 36,029 Arthur Holland L European Cup 1958–59 European Cup In Wolves' first-ever competitive European tie they were drawn against West German champions Schalke 04 in the second round of the European Cup, having received a bye in the first round. Their appearance in the competition made them only the third English side at that time to ever play in a European competition. R2.1 12 November 1958 19:15 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers ENG 2–2 GER Schalke 04 Broadbent 52 65 Siebert 25Koslowski 88 Molineux Wolverhampton 45,767 Albert Alsteen D R2.2 18 November 1958 Schalke 04 GER 2–1 4–3 ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers Kördell 12Siebert 35 Jackson 48 Glückauf-Kampfbahn Gelsenkirchen 43,000 Gérard Versyp L Players Pos.NationalityPlayerFootball LeagueFA CupFA Charity ShieldEuropean CupTotalGKScotlandMalcolm Finlayson39210420GKEnglandGeoff Sidebottom300140DFEnglandColin Booth13200158DFEnglandEddie Clamp26011283DFEnglandGerry Harris40212451DFWalesGwyn Jones Gwyn Jones (footballer born 1935)400040DFIrelandPhil Kelly Phil Kelly (footballer born 1939)100010DFEnglandGeorge Showell800082DFEnglandBill Slater Bill Slater (footballer)27201301DFUnion of South Africa 1928Eddie Stuart38212430DFEnglandBilly Wright Billy Wright (footballer born 1924) (Captain)39212440MFEnglandPeter Broadbent Peter Broadbent (footballer)402024422MFEnglandNorman Deeley382024219MFUnion of South Africa 1928Cliff Durandt101021MFEnglandRon Flowers31212360MFUnion of South Africa 1928Des Horne8110103MFEnglandMickey Lill181001913MFEnglandGerry Mannion001010FWScotlandJackie Henderson800083FWEnglandAlan Jackson Alan Jackson (footballer)200242FWEnglandBobby Mason342123913FWEnglandJimmy Mullen Jimmy Mullen (footballer born 1923)16002184FWEnglandJimmy Murray Jimmy Murray (English footballer)280102921 Top scorer P.NationalityPlayerPositionFootball LeagueFA CupFA Charity ShieldEuropean CupTotal1EnglandPeter BroadbentInside forward20002222EnglandJimmy MurrayForward21000213EnglandNorman DeeleyWinger17200194EnglandBobby MasonInside right13000134EnglandMickey LillWinger1210013 Most appearances P.NationalityPlayerPositionFootball LeagueFA CupFA Charity ShieldEuropean CupTotal1EnglandGerry HarrisLeft back40212452EnglandPeter BroadbentInside forward40202442EnglandBilly WrightCentre back39212444ScotlandMalcolm FinlaysonGoalkeeper39211434Union of South Africa 1928Eddie StuartFull back3821243 Transfers In None Out DatePlayerFrom October 1958 SCO Jackie Henderson Arsenal References 1958-59 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 1959