# 1959–60 Arsenal F.C. season

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

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 11 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 71 | 0.831 | 40 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 66 | 75 | 0.880 | 39 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 80 | 0.850 | 39 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 75 | 91 | 0.824 | 38 |
| 15 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 73 | 78 | 0.936 | 37 |

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 22 August 1959 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0–1 | 47,585 | |
| 26 August 1959 | Nottingham Forest | A | 3–0 | 32,386 | Danny Clapton 4', 59', 88' |
| 29 August 1959 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–3 | 45,885 | David Herd 52', 68'Danny Clapton 83' |
| 1 September 1959 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | 41,585 | David Herd 45' |
| 5 September 1959 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 61,011 | John Barnwell 90' |
| 9 September 1959 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 32,571 | David Herd 64' |
| 12 September 1959 | Manchester City | H | 3–1 | 38,392 | Danny Clapton 33' John Barnwell 44' Joe Haverty 78' |
| 15 September 1959 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | 38,795 | David Herd 19' Danny Clapton 78' |
| 19 September 1959 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–1 | 31,800 | David Herd 47' |
| 26 September 1959 | Blackpool | H | 2–1 | 47,473 | John Barnwell 38' David Herd 71' |
| 3 October 1959 | Everton | A | 1–3 | 40,587 | John Barnwell 38' |
| 10 October 1959 | Manchester United | A | 2–4 | 51,872 | Jackie Henderson 14' David Herd 42' |
| 17 October 1959 | Preston North End | H | 0–3 | 44,073 | |
| 24 October 1959 | Leicester City | A | 2–2 | 29,152 | John Barnwell 52' Jimmy Bloomfield 64' |
| 31 October 1959 | Birmingham City | H | 3–0 | 34,605 | John Barnwell 3' David Herd 30' Jackie Henderson 65' |
| 7 November 1959 | Leeds United | A | 2–3 | 21,500 | David Herd 44' Jackie Henderson 62' |
| 14 November 1959 | West Ham United | H | 1–3 | 49,760 | Jimmy Bloomfield 5' |
| 21 November 1959 | Chelsea | A | 3–1 | 52,748 | Joe Haverty 9', 28' Jimmy Bloomfield 12' |
| 28 November 1959 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–4 | 41,157 | Vic Groves 2' Jimmy Bloomfield 61' |
| 5 December 1959 | Newcastle United | A | 1–4 | 40,031 | Joe Haverty 27' |
| 12 December 1959 | Burnley | H | 2–4 | 26,249 | Joe Haverty 39' Jimmy Bloomfield 43' |
| 19 December 1959 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–5 | 25,135 | Len Julians 16' |
| 26 December 1959 | Luton Town | H | 0–3 | 31,331 | |
| 28 December 1959 | Luton Town | A | 1–0 | 27,055 | Len Julians 45' |
| 2 January 1960 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 4–4 | 47,854 | Dennis Evans 32' Joe Haverty 41' Mel Charles 47' Len Wills 89' (pen.) |
| 16 January 1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–3 | 58,962 | |
| 23 January 1960 | Manchester City | A | 2–1 | 28,441 | Kenneth Barnes 36' (own goal) Mel Charles 79' |
| 6 February 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 5–2 | 35,633 | Mel Charles (3), Joe Haverty, David Herd |
| 13 February 1960 | Blackpool | A | 1–2 | 14,868 | Mel Charles |
| 20 February 1960 | Everton | H | 2–1 | 28,872 | Mel Charles (2) |
| 27 February 1960 | Newcastle United | H | 1–0 | 47,657 | John Barnwell (pen.) |
| 5 March 1960 | Preston North End | A | 3–0 | 23,635 | Jackie Henderson, Joe Haverty, Jimmy Bloomfield |
| 15 March 1960 | Leicester City | H | 1–1 | 27,838 | David Herd |
| 19 March 1960 | Burnley | A | 2–3 | 20,166 | Jackie Henderson (2) |
| 26 March 1960 | Leeds United | H | 1–1 | 19,735 | David Herd |
| 2 April 1960 | West Ham United | A | 0–0 | 29,000 | |
| 9 April 1960 | Chelsea | H | 1–4 | 40,525 | Jimmy Bloomfield |
| 15 April 1960 | Fulham | H | 2–0 | 37,873 | Jackie Henderson, David Herd |
| 16 April 1960 | Birmingham City | A | 0–3 | 27,216 | |
| 18 April 1960 | Fulham | A | 0–3 | 31,058 | |
| 23 April 1960 | Manchester United | H | 5–2 | 41,057 | Danny Clapton 7' Jimmy Bloomfield 16', 67', 79' Gerry Ward 88' |
| 30 April 1960 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–1 | 30,480 | |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| R3 | 9 January 1960 | Rotherham United | A | 2–2 | 24,750 |
| R3 R | 13 January 1960 | Rotherham United | H | 1–1 | 57,598 |
| R3 2R | 18 January 1960 | Rotherham United | N | 0–2 | 56,290 |

## 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 | 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 |