1958–59 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1958–59 season
Chairman	Bracewell Smith
Manager	George Swindin
First Division	3rd
FA Cup	Fifth round
	← 1957–58 1959–60 →

During the 1958–59 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	15	3	3	68	19	13	2	6	42	30	110	49	2.245	+61	61	European Cup 1959–60 Premliminary Round
2	Manchester United	42	14	4	3	58	27	10	3	8	45	39	103	66	1.561	+37	55
3	Arsenal	42	14	3	4	53	29	7	5	9	35	39	88	68	1.294	+20	50
4	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	3	4	56	30	6	7	8	23	36	79	66	1.197	+13	50
5	West Bromwich Albion	42	8	7	6	41	33	10	6	5	47	35	88	68	1.294	+20	49
6	West Ham United	42	15	3	3	59	29	6	3	12	26	41	85	70	1.214	+15	48
7	Burnley	42	11	4	6	41	29	8	6	7	40	41	81	70	1.157	+11	48
8	Blackpool	42	12	7	2	39	13	6	4	11	27	36	66	49	1.347	+17	47
9	Birmingham City	42	14	1	6	54	35	6	5	10	30	33	84	68	1.235	+16	46	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
10	Blackburn Rovers	42	12	3	6	48	28	5	7	9	28	42	76	70	1.086	+6	44
11	Newcastle United	42	11	3	7	40	29	6	4	11	40	51	80	80	1.000	±0	41
12	Preston North End	42	9	3	9	40	39	8	4	9	30	38	70	77	0.909	–7	41
13	Nottingham Forest	42	9	4	8	37	32	8	2	11	34	42	71	74	0.959	–3	40	1958–59 FA Cup winners
14	Chelsea	42	13	2	6	52	37	5	2	14	25	61	77	98	0.786	–21	40	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
15	Leeds United	42	8	7	6	28	27	7	2	12	29	47	57	74	0.770	–17	39
16	Everton	42	11	3	7	39	38	6	1	14	32	49	71	87	0.816	–16	38
17	Luton Town	42	11	6	4	50	26	1	7	13	18	45	68	71	0.958	–3	37
18	Tottenham Hotspur	42	10	3	8	56	42	3	7	11	29	53	85	95	0.895	–10	36
19	Leicester City	42	7	6	8	34	36	4	4	13	33	62	67	98	0.684	–31	32
20	Manchester City	42	8	7	6	40	32	3	2	16	24	63	64	95	0.674	–31	31
21	Aston Villa	42	8	5	8	31	33	3	3	15	27	54	58	87	0.667	–29	30
22	Portsmouth	42	5	4	12	38	47	1	5	15	26	65	64	112	0.571	–48	21

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
	Relegated

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
23 August 1958	Preston North End	A	1–2
26 August 1958	Burnley	H	3–0
30 August 1958	Leicester City	H	5–1
2 September 1958	Burnley	A	1–3
6 September 1958	Everton	A	6–1
9 September 1958	Bolton Wanderers	H	6–1
13 September 1958	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–1
17 September 1958	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–2
20 September 1958	Manchester City	H	4–1
27 September 1958	Leeds United	A	1–2
4 October 1958	West Bromwich Albion	H	4–3
11 October 1958	Manchester United	A	1–1
18 October 1958	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–1
22 October 1958	Aston Villa	A	2–1
25 October 1958	Blackburn Rovers	A	2–4
1 November 1958	Newcastle United	H	3–2
8 November 1958	West Ham United	A	0–0
15 November 1958	Nottingham Forest	H	3–1
22 November 1958	Chelsea	A	3–0
29 November 1958	Blackpool	H	1–4
6 December 1958	Portsmouth	A	1–0
13 December 1958	Aston Villa	H	1–2
20 December 1958	Preston North End	H	1–2
26 December 1958	Luton Town	A	3–6
27 December 1958	Luton Town	H	1–0
3 January 1959	Leicester City	A	3–2
17 January 1959	Everton	H	3–1
31 January 1959	Tottenham Hotspur	A	4–1
7 February 1959	Manchester City	A	0–0
21 February 1959	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–1
24 February 1959	Leeds United	H	1–0
28 February 1959	Manchester United	H	3–2
7 March 1959	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–6
14 March 1959	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–1
21 March 1959	Newcastle United	A	0–1
28 March 1959	West Ham United	H	1–2
4 April 1959	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1
11 April 1959	Chelsea	H	1–1
14 April 1959	Birmingham City	A	1–4
18 April 1959	Blackpool	A	2–1
25 April 1959	Portsmouth	H	5–2
4 May 1959	Birmingham City	H	2–1

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R3	10 January 1959	Bury	A	1–0
R4	24 January 1959	Colchester United	A	2–2
R4 R	28 January 1959	Colchester United	H	4–0
R5	14 February 1959	Sheffield United	H	2–2
R5 R	18 February 1959	Sheffield United	A	0–3

Squad

[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	GK	WAL	Jack Kelsey
-	DF	ENG	Len Wills
-	DF	SCO	John Snedden
-	DF	NIR	Billy McCullough
-	MF	ENG	John Barnwell
-	MF	SCO	Tommy Docherty
-	FW	SCO	David Herd
-	FW	SCO	Jackie Henderson
-	FW	ENG	Vic Groves
-	GK	NIR	Jack McClelland
-	FW	WAL	Mel Charles
-	FW	ENG	George Eastham
-	FW	ENG	Geoff Strong
-	MF	ENG	Danny Clapton
-	MF	ENG	Alan Skirton


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	DF	NIR	Terry Neill
-	DF	ENG	Dave Bacuzzi
-	FW	ENG	Jimmy Bloomfield
-	MF	EIR	Joe Haverty
-	MF	ENG	Gerry Ward
-	DF	NIR	Eddie Magill
-	DF	ENG	Mike Everitt
-	FW	SCO	Peter Kane
-	DF	ENG	Allan Young
-	MF	EIR	Frank O'Neill
-	GK	ENG	Jim Standen
-	FW	ENG	Dennis Clapton
-	MF	WAL	Arfon Griffiths
-	MF	ENG	John Petts

References

^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1960-1961/results

[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1960-1961/results

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