1959–60 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1959–60 season
Manager	Johnny Carey
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	15th
FA Cup	Third Round
	← 1958–59 1960–61 →

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

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
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

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FA Cup


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

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Squad

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References

[5960results-1] Everton's Record in 1959-60

[2] 1959-1960 Summary: Appearances and Goals

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