1959–60 Middlesbrough F.C. season

The 1959–60 season was Middlesbrough's 77th year in existence and 6th consecutive season in the Division Two. Also the club competed in the FA Cup.

Middlesbrough
1959–60 season
ChairmanEric Thomas
ManagerBob Dennison
StadiumAyresome Park
Division Two5th
FA Cup3rd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Clough (39)
All: Clough (40)

Summary

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In his fifth season as manager Bob Dennison took off Boro to the 5th place just 10 points below promotion to Division One. Forward Brian Clough scored 40 goals with another brilliant partnership among Alan Peacock and aimed by assists from Scottish Forward Fernie. Clough was the Division Two topscorer again for the second consecutive season. [1] The midfield was hit by injuries with Harris and Hilliday delivered a decent performance, meanwhile Day and Burbeck were out for several rounds. [2] McNeil clinched the left back position as starter. [3] In spite of a premier class offensive line, Boro again collapsed due to a weak defensive hit by injuries of Stonehouse and Phillips [4] not being regular starters among Bilcliff and McNeil [5] allowing a lot of goals against both Goalkeepers Taylor and Million. [6] Also, the squad reached the FA Cup third round being eliminated by Sheffield Wednesday.[7]

Squad

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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   ENG Peter Taylor
GK   ENG Esmond Million
GK   ENG Bob Appleby
DF   ENG Ray Bilcliff
DF   ENG Brian Phillips
DF   ENG Derek Stonehouse
DF   ENG Ray Barnard
DF   ENG Mick McNeil
DF   SCO Ken Thomson
DF   ENG Derrick Wilkie
DF   ENG Norman Liggitt
DF   ENG Len Walker
MF   ENG Carl Taylor
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   WAL Bill Harris
MF   SCO Ray Yeoman
MF   SCO Don Walker
MF   ENG Dennis Windross
FW   ENG Ron Burbeck
FW   ENG Eddie Holliday
FW   SCO Willie Fernie
FW   ENG Brian Clough (c)
FW   ENG Alan Peacock
FW   ENG Alan Rodgerson
FW   ENG Derek McLean
FW   ENG Ronnie Waldock
MF   ENG Billy Day

Transfers

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Results

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Second Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
3 Liverpool 42 20 10 12 90 66 1.364 50
4 Sheffield United 42 19 12 11 68 51 1.333 50
5 Middlesbrough 42 19 10 13 90 64 1.406 48
6 Huddersfield Town 42 19 9 14 73 52 1.404 47
7 Charlton Athletic 42 17 13 12 90 87 1.034 47
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored


Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAHHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAH
ResultDLWDWWWDWLWDLWLWLWLWWLWWWDDLWDDLLWLWWWLDLD
Position142011765422433445444444544444443334464333365
Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1960/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Champions, Promoted to 1959-60 Division One;   = Promoted to 1959–60 Division One;   = Relegated to 1959–60 Division Three

Matches

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22 August 1959 1 Middlesbrough 0–0 Portsmouth Middlesbrough
14 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 26,122
Referee: K Dagnall
26 August 1959 2 Cardiff City 2–0 Middlesbrough Cardiff
Johnny Watkins   52'
Graham Moore   62'
20 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 23,052
Referee: W Clements
29 August 1959 3 Derby County 1–7 Middlesbrough Derby
Jack Parry   28' 11   15',   44',   56',   63' Peacock
  48' Billy Day
  75' Eddie Holliday
  80' Bill Harris
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 19,537
Referee: FV Stringer
2 September 1959 4 Middlesbrough 1–1 Cardiff City Middlesbrough
Bill Harris   82' (pen) 7   60' Johnny Watkins Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 29,122
Referee: L Howarth
5 September 1959 5 Middlesbrough 6–2 Plymouth Argyle Middlesbrough
Clough   50',   59',   63',   66'
Peacock   80',   89'
6 Wilf Carter   58'
Wally Bellett   84'
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 22,562
Referee: LN Peake
9 September 1959 6 Middlesbrough 4–0 Hull City Middlesbrough
Ray Yeoman   22'
Clough   28'
Billy Day   46'
Bill Harris   70' (pen)
5 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 28,368
12 September 1959 7 Liverpool 1–2 Middlesbrough Liverpool
Billy Liddell   7' 4   74' Brian Phillips
  85' Bill Harris
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: RJ Leafe
14 September 1959 8 Hull City 3–3 Middlesbrough Kingston-upon-Hull
Bill Bradbury   7',   27'
Mike Bowering   48'
2   6',   86' Peacock
  43' Clough
Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 22,024
19 September 1959 9 Middlesbrough 3–0 Charlton Athletic Middlesbrough
Clough   27',   38',   70' 2 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 30,918
Referee: TH Cooper
26 September 1959 10 Bristol City 2–0 Middlesbrough Bristol
Jimmy Rogers   5'
Alan Williams   57'
4 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 21,640
Referee: JS Pickles
3 October 1959 11 Middlesbrough 3–1 Scunthorpe United Middlesbrough
Willie Fernie   18'
Clough   50',   63'
3   67' Barrie Thomas Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 27,979
Referee: F Cowen
10 October 1959 12 Middlesbrough 1–1 Sunderland Middlesbrough
Eddie Holliday   19' 3   59' Amby Fogarty Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 47,297
Referee: J Cook
17 October 1959 13 Aston Villa 1–0 Middlesbrough Birmingham
Stan Lynn   66' 4 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,362
24 October 1959 14 Middlesbrough 3–2 Lincoln City Middlesbrough
Derek McLean   34',   54'
Clough   79'
4   26',   70' Andy Graver Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 24,007
Referee: R Ryalls
31 October 1959 15 Leyton Orient 5–0 Middlesbrough Leyton (East London)
Eddie Brown   15',   43',   80'
Ken Facey   41' (pen)
Tommy Johnston   82'
5 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 15,600
7 November 1959 16 Middlesbrough 1–0 Huddersfield Town Middlesbrough
Eddie Holliday   1' 4 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 23,077
Referee: W Crossley
14 November 1959 17 Ipswich Town 1–0 Middlesbrough Ipswich
Ray Crawford   69' 4 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 12,975
Referee: JH Brooks
21 November 1959 18 Middlesbrough 5–1 Bristol Rovers Middlesbrough
Clough   14',   44',   48'
Billy Day   64'
Bill Harris   75'
4   80' Alfie Biggs Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 24,357
Referee: A Holland
28 November 1959 19 Swansea Town 3–1 Middlesbrough Swansea
Graham Williams   47'
Herbie Williams   51'
Colin Webster   68'
4   44' Eddie Holliday Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 13,889
Referee: KA Collinge
5 December 1959 20 Middlesbrough 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Middlesbrough
Brian Clough   7',   68'
Eddie Holliday   46'
Bill Harris   53' (pen)
4   13' Denis Foreman Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 19,677
Referee: E Crawford
12 December 1959 21 Stoke City 2–5 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
Bobby Howitt   50'
Frank Bowyer   80'
4   60',   67',   73' Clough
  35' Eddie Holliday
  37' Billy Day
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 15,195
Referee: K Dagnall
19 December 1959 22 Portsmouth 6–3 Middlesbrough Portsmouth
Mick McNeil   1' (o.g.)
Ron Saunders   41',   89'
Basil Hayward   67',   83'
Harry Harris   78'
5   10' Clough
  50' (pen) Bill Harris
  63' Billy Day
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 9,912
26 December 1959 23 Rotherham United 0–2 Middlesbrough Rotherham
Alan Peacock   33'
Derek McLean   51'
4 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 19,980
Referee: L Howarth
28 December 1959 24 Middlesbrough 3–0 Rotherham United Middlesbrough
Eddie Holliday   79'
Bill Harris   84' (pen)
Brian Clough   85'
4 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 36,184
Referee: P Rhodes
2 December 1960 25 Middlesbrough 3–0 Derby County Middlesbrough
Derek McLean   11'
Brian Clough   81',   86'
4 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 32,575
16 January 1960 26 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Middlesbrough Plymouth
Jim McAnearney   31'
Johnny Williams   89'
4 Alan Peacock   21'
Brian Clough   71'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 20,854
Referee: RE Smith
23 January 1960 27 Middlesbrough 3–3 Liverpool Middlesbrough
Brian Clough   6',   48'
Bill Harris   83' (pen)
Roger Hunt   41'
4   12' (o.g.) Ken Thomson
  35' Dave Hickson
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 28,800
Referee: RH Windle
6 February 1960 28 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Middlesbrough Charlton (London)
Billy Kiernan   8' 4 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 16,487
Referee: H Horner
13 February 1960 29 Middlesbrough 6–3 Bristol City Middlesbrough
Brian Clough   6',   68',   89'
Bill Harris   27' (pen)
Derek McLean   32',   70'
4   40' Jimmy Rogers
  54' Malcolm Graham
  85' (pen) Tommy Cavanagh
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,871
Referee: LJ Tirebuck
20 February 1960 30 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Middlesbrough Scunthorpe
Barrie Thomas   5' 3   44' (o.g) Jack Haigh Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 10,817
Referee: JS McLoughlin
27 February 1960 31 Sunderland 2–2 Middlesbrough Sunderland
Ernie Taylor   11'
Alan O'Neill   48'
3   16' Ronnie Waldock
  54' (pen) Bill Harris
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 37,059
Referee: J Kelly
5 March 1960 32 Middlesbrough 0–1 Aston Villa Middlesbrough
3   14' Gerry Hitchens Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 39,432
12 March 1960 33 Lincoln City 5–2 Middlesbrough Lincoln
John McClelland   20'
Derek Hawksworth   24',   85'
Bert Linnecor   26'
Roy Chapman   39'
4   21',   64' Brian Clough Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9,780
19 March 1960 34 Middlesbrough 2–0 Swansea Town Middlesbrough
Ronnie Waldock   75'
Brian Clough   85'
4 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 15,719
Referee: AW Sparling
26 March 1960 35 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Middlesbrough Huddersfield
Kevin McHale   2'
Les Massie   46'
6 Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 13,887
Referee: D Martin
Note: Last match of Goalkeeper Peter Taylor with Middlesbrough as starter.
2 April 1960 36 Middlesbrough 4–1 Ipswich Town Middlesbrough
Alan Peacock   25'
Eddie Holliday   40'
Brian Clough   83',   84'
4   3' Jimmy Leadbetter Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 13,336
Referee: KA Collinge
9 April 1960 37 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Middlesbrough Bristol
3   25' Eddie Holliday
  41' Brian Clough
Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 15,847
Referee: J Finney
16 April 1960 38 Middlesbrough 1–0 Stoke City Middlesbrough
Brian Clough   34' 3 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,394
Referee: E Crawford
18 April 1960 39 Middlesbrough 1–2 Sheffield United Middlesbrough
Brian Clough   89'
Derek 'Doc' Pace   65'
3   61' Ron Simpson Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 18,113
Referee: H Webb
19 April 1960 40 Sheffield United 0–0 Middlesbrough Sheffield
3 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 13,667
Referee: SB Stoakes
23 April 1960 41 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Middlesbrough Brighton
Keith Abbis   7',   48'
Ian McNeill   46'
6   54' (o.g.) Roy Jennings
  67' Brian Clough
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 17,526
Referee: IR Rosekilly
30 April 1960 42 Middlesbrough 2–2 Leyton Orient F.C. Middlesbrough
Alan Peacock   18',   38'
Tommy Johnston   83'
5   50' Eddie Brown Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 13,044

FA Cup

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9 January 1960 3 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Middlesbrough Sheffield
Tom McAnearney   35' (pen)
Keith Ellis   46'
  89' Brian Clough Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 49,580
Referee: KJ Seddon

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Football League
Division Two
FA
Cup
Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Peter Taylor 35 0 34 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Ray Bilcliff 22 0 22 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Brian Phillips 19 1 19 1 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Mick McNeil 43 0 42 0 1 0 0 0
MF   WAL Bill Harris 36 11 35 11 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Ray Yeoman 43 1 42 1 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Billy Day 19 5 19 5 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Willie Fernie 40 1 39 1 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Brian Clough 42 40 41 39 1 1 0 0
FW   ENG Alan Peacock 36 13 35 13 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Eddie Holliday 42 9 41 9 1 0 0 0
GK   ENG Bob Appleby 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Ken Thomson 19 0 18 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Derek McLean 17 6 16 6 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Derek Stonehouse 15 0 14 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Ron Burbeck 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Don Walker 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Ronnie Waldock 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Ray Barnard 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Esmond Million 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Derrick Wilkie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Alan Rodgerson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Carl Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Dennis Windross 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Norman Liggitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Len Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Warren, Dan (14 July 2006). "The worst scandal of them all". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ Willie Fernie: Footballer whose beguiling skills earned him the sobriquet 'Scotland's Stanley Matthews', The Independent, 16 July 2011
  3. ^ "Ronald Burbeck: International stats". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Darlington ace Yeoman dies". 17 March 2004.
  5. ^ England statistics for Mick McNeil at englandstats.com
  6. ^ Stewart, Rob (27 March 2009). "Brian Clough: a man not afraid to make enemies". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  7. ^ BBC Four – Timeshift, Series 7, A Game of Two Eras: 1957 v 2007