# 1958–59 Middlesbrough F.C. season

The 1958–59 season was Middlesbrough's 76th year in existence and 5th consecutive season in the Division Two. Also the club competed in the FA Cup.

## Summary

In his fifth season as manager Bob Dennison took off Boro to the 13th place a massive twenty points below promotion to Division One. Forward Brian Clough scored 43 goals being Division Two topscorer with another brilliant partnership among Alan Peacock. After the departure of Jamaican Lindy Delapenha during summer, the offensive line was hit with several injuries such as Mc Lean and Fitzsimons, forcing Dennison and the staff coach to line up Scottish Forward Willie Fernie who delivered a decent performance after arriving from the Scot squad playing the 1958 FIFA World Cup. In spite of a premier class offensive line, Boro again collapsed due to a weak defensive line despite the arrival of Ray Yeoman and future starter Left-back Defender Mick McNeil allowing a lot of goals against both Goalkeepers Taylor and Million. Also, the squad reached the FA Cup third round being eliminated by Birmingham City.

## Squad

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 |
| — | DF | WAL | Bill Harris |
| — | DF | ENG | Ray Bilcliff |
| — | DF | ENG | Brian Phillips |
| — | DF | ENG | Derek Stonehouse |
| — | DF | SCO | Ray Yeoman |
| — | DF | ENG | Dicky Robinson |
| — | DF | ENG | Ray Barnard |
| — | DF | ENG | Mick McNeil |
| — | DF | ENG | Brian Jordan |
| — | DF | ENG | Joe Birbeck |
| — | MF | ENG | Ernie Walley |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Billy Day |
| — | MF | ENG | Ronnie Dicks |
| — | MF | ENG | Carl Taylor |
| — | MF | SCO | Billy Wilkinson |
| — | FW | ENG | Ron Burbeck |
| — | FW | ENG | Eddie Holliday |
| — | FW | SCO | Willie Fernie |
| — | FW | ENG | Derek McLean |
| — | FW | ENG | Brian Clough (c) |
| — | FW | ENG | Alan Peacock |
| — | FW | ENG | Alan Rodgerson |
| — | FW | IRL | Arthur Fitzsimons |
| — | FW | ENG | Joe Scott |
| — | FW | ENG | George Crook |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| DF | Ray Yeoman | Northampton Town |
| MF | Ernie Walley | Tottenham Hotspur |
| DF | Mick McNeil | Youth team |
| DF | Brian Jordan | Rotherham United |
| MF | Billy Wilkinson | |
| FW | Willie Fernie | Celtic |
| FW | Alan Rodgerson | |
| FW | George Crook | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Lindy Delapenha | Mansfield Town | |
| MF | Arthur Fitzsimons | Lincoln City | |

## Results
### Second Division
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 11 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 81 | 0.975 | 41 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 74 | 90 | 0.822 | 41 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 71 | 1.225 | 40 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 55 | 1.127 | 40 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 75 | 0.853 | 40 |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | L |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |

#### Matches

* .- Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/matches/season/1959/

#### Matches
### FA Cup
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Football League Division Two | Football League Division Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | Other | Other |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Peter Taylor | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Bilcliff | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Phillips | 38 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Derek Stonehouse | 40 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Bill Harris | 37 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ray Yeoman | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ron Burbeck | 27 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Willie Fernie | 24 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Brian Clough | 43 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Peacock | 35 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Eddie Holliday | 29 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Esmond Million | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Day | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dicky Robinson | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Alan Rodgerson | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Derek McLean | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Barnard | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Arthur Fitzsimons | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ronnie Dicks | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ernie Walley | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Mick McNeil | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Carl Taylor | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Jordan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Scott | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Joe Birbeck | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | George Crook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Billy Wilkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesborugh/tab/matches/season/1959/