# 1959–60 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1959–60 season was the 61st season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the First Division, then the highest level of English football.
The club were narrowly denied a third consecutive league title after Burnley finished one point ahead of them. They did however win both the FA Cup (for a fourth and final time) as well as the FA Charity Shield and also reach the quarter-final stage of the European Cup.

## Results
### Football League First Division
#### Final table

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

### First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 22 August 1959 | Birmingham City | St Andrews | W 1–0 | 41,260 |
| 26 August 1959 | Sheffield Wednesday | Molineux | W 3–1 | 37,397 |
| 29 August 1959 | Arsenal | Molineux | D 3-3 | 45,885 |
| 2 September 1959 | Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough | D 2-2 | 45,145 |
| 5 September 1959 | Manchester City | Maine Road | W 6–4 | 43,650 |
| 9 September 1959 | Fulham | Craven Cottage | L 1–3 | 32,447 |
| 12 September 1959 | Blackburn Rovers | Molineux | W 3–1 | 39,001 |
| 16 September 1959 | Fulham | Molineux | W 9–0 | 41,692 |
| 19 September 1959 | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | L 1–3 | 35,303 |
| 26 September 1959 | Everton | Molineux | W 2–0 | 35,230 |
| 3 October 1959 | Luton Town | Kenilworth Road | W 5–1 | 22,908 |
| 10 October 1959 | Tottenham Hotspur | White Hart Lane | L 1–5 | 59,344 |
| 17 October 1959 | Manchester United | Molineux | W 3–2 | 45,451 |
| 24 October 1959 | Preston North End | Deepdale | L 3–4 | 22,612 |
| 31 October 1959 | Newcastle United | Molineux | W 2–0 | 33,999 |
| 7 November 1959 | Burnley | Turf Moor | L 1–4 | 27,793 |
| 14 November 1959 | Leeds United | Molineux | W 4–2 | 21,546 |
| 21 November 1959 | West Ham United | Boleyn Ground | L 2–3 | 38,000 |
| 28 November 1959 | Chelsea | Molineux | W 3–1 | 32,894 |
| 5 December 1959 | West Bromwich Albion | The Hawthorns | W 1–0 | 48,759 |
| 12 December 1959 | Leicester City | Molineux | L 0–3 | 25,370 |
| 19 December 1959 | Birmingham City | Molineux | W 2–0 | 22,363 |
| 26 December 1959 | Bolton Wanderers | Burnden Park | L 1–2 | 36,039 |
| 28 December 1959 | Bolton Wanderers | Molineux | L 0–1 | 28,424 |
| 2 January 1960 | Arsenal | Highbury | D 2-2 | 47,854 |
| 16 January 1960 | Manchester City | Molineux | W 4–2 | 27,864 |
| 23 January 1960 | Blackburn Rovers | Ewood Park | W 1–0 | 30,200 |
| 6 February 1960 | Blackpool | Molineux | D 1-1 | 36,347 |
| 13 February 1960 | Everton | Goodison Park | W 2–0 | 51,135 |
| 23 February 1960 | Luton Town | Molineux | W 3–2 | 30,059 |
| 27 February 1960 | West Bromwich Albion | Molineux | W 3–1 | 49,791 |
| 5 March 1960 | Manchester United | Old Trafford | W 2–0 | 60,560 |
| 16 March 1960 | Preston North End | Molineux | D 3-3 | 28,760 |
| 19 March 1960 | Leicester City | Filbert Street | L 1–2 | 25,660 |
| 30 March 1960 | Burnley | Molineux | W 6–1 | 33,953 |
| 2 April 1960 | Leeds United | Elland Road | W 3–0 | 29,492 |
| 11 April 1960 | West Ham United | Molineux | W 5–0 | 48,086 |
| 16 April 1960 | Newcastle United | St James Park | L 0–1 | 47,409 |
| 18 April 1960 | Nottingham Forest | Molineux | W 3–1 | 39,834 |
| 19 April 1960 | Nottingham Forest | City Ground | D 0-0 | 42,185 |
| 23 April 1960 | Tottenham Hotspur | Molineux | L 1–3 | 56,283 |
| 30 April 1960 | Chelsea | Stamford Bridge | W 5–1 | 61,597 |

### European Cup
## Players Used

| Pos. | Nationality | Player | Total |
| 1 | Scotland | Malcolm Finlayson | 0 |
| 2 | South Africa | Eddie Stuart | 0 |
| 3 | Wales | Gwyn Jones | 0 |
| 4 | England | Eddie Clamp | 0 |
| 5 | England | George Showell | 0 |
| 6 | England | Ron Flowers | 0 |
| 7 | England | Mickey Lill | 0 |
| 8 | England | Bobby Mason | 0 |
| 9 | England | Jimmy Murray | 0 |
| 10 | England | Peter Broadbent | 0 |
| 11 | England | Norman Deeley | 0 |
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| 17 | [[|]] | [[ ]] | 0 |
| 18 | [[|]] | [[ ]] | 0 |
| 19 | [[|]] | [[ ]] | 0 |
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| 21 | [[|]] | [[ ]] | 0 |
| 22 | [[|]] | [[ ]] | 0 |

### Top scorer

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### Most appearances

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