1958–59 Arsenal F.C. season

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

Arsenal
1958–59 season
ChairmanBracewell Smith
ManagerGeorge Swindin
First Division3rd
FA CupFifth round

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (C) 42 28 5 9 110 49 2.245 61 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Manchester United 42 24 7 11 103 66 1.561 55
3 Arsenal 42 21 8 13 88 68 1.294 50
4 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 79 66 1.197 50
5 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 13 11 88 68 1.294 49
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

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Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
23 August 1958 Preston North End A 1–2 30,588
26 August 1958 Burnley H 3–0 41,298
30 August 1958 Leicester City H 5–1 35,497
2 September 1958 Burnley A 1–3 28,444
6 September 1958 Everton A 6–1 40,557
9 September 1958 Bolton Wanderers H 6–1 45,276
13 September 1958 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–1 65,565
17 September 1958 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 42,200
20 September 1958 Manchester City H 4–1 47,681
27 September 1958 Leeds United A 1–2 33,961
4 October 1958 West Bromwich Albion H 4–3 59,780
11 October 1958 Manchester United A 1–1 56,168
18 October 1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 49,199
22 October 1958 Aston Villa A 2–1 30,563
25 October 1958 Blackburn Rovers A 2–4 37,747
1 November 1958 Newcastle United H 3–2 62,569
8 November 1958 West Ham United A 0–0 37,871
15 November 1958 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 48,897
22 November 1958 Chelsea A 3–0 57,910
29 November 1958 Blackpool H 1–4 54,629
6 December 1958 Portsmouth A 1–0 32,721
13 December 1958 Aston Villa H 1–2 31,970
20 December 1958 Preston North End H 1–2 32,640
26 December 1958 Luton Town A 3–6 21,870
27 December 1958 Luton Town H 1–0 56,277
3 January 1959 Leicester City A 3–2 33,979
17 January 1959 Everton H 3–1 39,272
31 January 1959 Tottenham Hotspur A 4–1 60,241
7 February 1959 Manchester City A 0–0 31,819
21 February 1959 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 42,706
24 February 1959 Leeds United H 1–0 30,034
28 February 1959 Manchester United H 3–2 67,162
7 March 1959 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–6 40,480
14 March 1959 Blackburn Rovers A 1–1 39,955
21 March 1959 Newcastle United A 0–1 32,774
28 March 1959 West Ham United H 1–2 52,291
4 April 1959 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 32,708
11 April 1959 Chelsea H 1–1 40,772
14 April 1959 Birmingham City A 1–4 25,792
18 April 1959 Blackpool A 2–1 17,118
25 April 1959 Portsmouth H 5–2 24,369
4 May 1959 Birmingham City H 2–1 25,953

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 10 January 1959 Bury A 1–0 29,880
R4 24 January 1959 Colchester United A 2–2 16,000
R4 R 28 January 1959 Colchester United H 4–0 62,686
R5 14 February 1959 Sheffield United H 2–2 55,407
R5 R 18 February 1959 Sheffield United A 0–3 48,763

Squad

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[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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   IRL Joe Haverty
- MF   ENG Gerry Ward
- DF   NIR Eddie Magill
- DF   ENG Mike Everitt
- FW   SCO Peter Kane
- DF   ENG Allan Young
- MF   IRL Frank O'Neill
- GK   ENG Jim Standen
- FW   ENG Dennis Clapton
- MF   WAL Arfon Griffiths
- MF   ENG John Petts

References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal results for the 1960-1961 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.