1959–60 Everton F.C. season

Everton

1959–60 season
Manager	Johnny Carey
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	15th
FA Cup	Third Round

During the 1959–60 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GA	GD		Pts	Notes
1	Burnley	42		15	2	4	52	28		9	5	7	33	33		85	61	1.393	+24		55	1960–61 European Cup First round
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42		15	3	3	63	28		9	3	9	43	39		106	67	1.582	+39		54	1960–61 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42		10	6	5	43	24		11	5	5	43	26		86	50	1.720	+36		53
4	West Bromwich Albion	42		12	4	5	48	25		7	7	7	35	32		83	57	1.456	+26		49
5	Sheffield Wednesday	42		12	7	2	48	20		7	4	10	32	39		80	59	1.356	+21		49
6	Bolton Wanderers	42		12	5	4	37	27		8	3	10	22	24		59	51	1.157	+8		48
7	Manchester United	42		13	3	5	53	30		6	4	11	49	50		102	80	1.275	+22		45
8	Newcastle United	42		10	5	6	42	32		8	3	10	40	46		82	78	1.051	+4		44
9	Preston North End	42		10	6	5	43	34		6	6	9	36	42		79	76	1.039	+3		44
10	Fulham	42		12	4	5	42	28		5	6	10	31	52		73	80	0.912	–7		44
11	Blackpool	42		9	6	6	32	32		6	4	11	27	39		59	71	0.831	–12		40
12	Leicester City	42		8	6	7	38	32		5	7	9	28	43		66	75	0.880	–9		39
13	Arsenal	42		9	5	7	39	38		6	4	11	29	42		68	80	0.850	–12		39
14	West Ham United	42		12	3	6	47	33		4	3	14	28	58		75	91	0.824	–16		38
15	Everton	42		13	3	5	50	20		0	8	13	23	58		73	78	0.936	–5		37
16	Manchester City	42		11	2	8	47	34		6	1	14	31	50		78	84	0.929	–6		37
17	Blackburn Rovers	42		12	3	6	38	29		4	2	15	22	41		60	70	0.857	–10		37
18	Chelsea	42		7	5	9	44	50		7	4	10	32	41		76	91	0.835	–15		37	Participated in 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
19	Birmingham City	42		9	5	7	37	36		4	5	12	26	44		63	80	0.787	–17		36	Participated in 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
20	Nottingham Forest	42		8	6	7	30	28		5	3	13	20	46		50	74	0.676	–24		35
21	Leeds United	42		7	5	9	37	46		5	5	11	28	46		65	92	0.707	–27		34
22	Luton Town	42		6	5	10	25	29		3	7	11	25	44		50	73	0.685	–23		30

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, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
	Relegated

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 1959–60 Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
22 August 1959	Luton Town	H	2-2	38,539
25 August 1959	Burnley	A	2-5	29,165
29 August 1959	Bolton Wanderers	A	1-2	26,792
2 September 1959	Burnley	H	1-2	39,416
5 September 1959	Fulham	H	0-0	31,980
12 September 1959	Nottingham Forest	A	1-1	26,668
16 September 1959	Blackburn Rovers	H	2-0	41,813
19 September 1959	Sheffield Wednesday	H	2-1	37,375
21 September 1959	Blackburn Rovers	A	1-3	27,012
26 September 1959	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0-2	35,230
3 October 1959	Arsenal	H	3-1	40,587
10 October 1959	Leeds United	A	3-3	19,122
17 October 1959	West Ham United	H	0-1	30,563
24 October 1959	Chelsea	A	0-1	37,114
31 October 1959	Leicester City	H	6-1	22,587
7 November 1959	Newcastle United	A	2-8	23,727
14 November 1959	Birmingham City	H	5-0	19,172
21 November 1959	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0-3	39,432
28 November 1959	Manchester United	H	2-1	46,095
5 December 1959	Preston North End	A	0-0	24,463
12 December 1959	West Bromwich Albion	H	2-2	25,769
19 December 1959	Luton Town	A	1-2	9,799
26 December 1959	Manchester City	H	2-1	43,351
28 December 1959	Manchester City	A	0-4	30,580
2 January 1960	Bolton Wanderers	A	0-1	37,513
16 January 1960	Fulham	A	0-2	21,226
23 January 1960	Nottingham Forest	H	6-1	32,279
6 February 1960	Sheffield Wednesday	A	2-2	33,066
13 February 1960	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-2	51,135
20 February 1960	Arsenal	A	1-2	28,702
27 February 1960	Preston North End	H	4-0	50,990
5 March 1960	West Ham United	A	2-2	25,029
12 March 1960	Chelsea	H	6-1	50,963
19 March 1960	West Bromwich Albion	A	2-6	30,887
25 March 1960	Newcastle United	H	1-2	54,868
2 April 1960	Birmingham City	A	2-2	24,872
9 April 1960	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2-1	57,959
15 April 1960	Blackpool	H	4-0	65,719
16 April 1960	Leicester City	A	3-3	22,390
18 April 1960	Blackpool	A	0-0	25,697
23 April 1960	Leeds United	H	1-0	37,885
30 April 1960	Manchester United	A	0-5	43,878

FA Cup

Main article: 1959–60 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	9 January 1960	Bradford City	A	0–3	23,550