1959–60 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1959–60 season was the 68th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their 5th consecutive year in the Second Division, and covers the period from 1959-08-22 to 1960-04-30.

Liverpool
1959–60 season
ManagerBill Shankly (from 1 December 1959)
Phil Taylor (to 17 November 1959)
Second Division3rd
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Roger Hunt (21)
All: Roger Hunt (23)
Highest home attendance56,736 (v Manchester United, FA Cup, 30 Jan)
Lowest home attendance19,411 (v Derby County, League, 6 Apr)
Average home league attendance31,859

Pre-season

On 12 June, having spent three years at Liverpool and missing only six matches, 29-year-old goalkeeper Tommy Younger was allowed to leave to take on a player-manager role at Scottish Second Division side Falkirk. In exchange, Liverpool signed Falkirk's 23-year-old goalkeeper Bert Slater. Slater had made 134 appearances for Falkirk, winning a Scottish Cup winners medal in the process, before the club were relegated at the end of the 1958-59 season. Slater was small for a goalkeeper standing at just 5 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1.740 m) and was nicknamed 'Shorty' but he was immediately put into the Liverpool goal upon his arrival.

There were promotions to the first-team for local-born 22-year-old defender John Nicholson and 18-year-old inside forward Willie Carlin - the latter a promising youngster who had represented his country at schoolboy and youth levels; 19-year-old full back Alan Jones, a Welsh schoolboy international who had signed professional forms for Liverpool two years earlier; Wrexham-born forward Reginald Blore who had risen through the junior ranks at Anfield; 17-year-old midfielder Ian Callaghan from Toxteth, considered by Liverpool legend Billy Liddell to be his successor; and 20-year-old striker Roger Hunt, signed a year earlier by Phil Taylor when he was brought to his attention playing for Stockton Heath.

Taylor resigned as manager on 17 November and was succeeded by Bill Shankly on 14 December.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Results

Second Division
Main article: 1959–60 Football League § Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Aston Villa 42 25 9 8 89 43 2.070 59 Division Champions, promoted
2 Cardiff City 42 23 12 7 90 62 1.452 58 Promoted
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
Source:
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
22-Aug-59Cardiff CityA2–3Own Goal  38', 42'34,000ReportReport
26-Aug-59Bristol CityH4–2Liddell  4', 30' Melia  53 pen' A'Court  65'33,071ReportReport
29-Aug-59Hull CityH5–3Harrower  52' Melia  58' Moran  65' A'Court  80' Liddell  85'35,520ReportReport
01-Sep-59Bristol CityA0–122,528ReportReport
05-Sep-59Sheffield UnitedA1–2Morrissey  62'25,073ReportReport
09-Sep-59Scunthorpe UnitedH2–0Melia  25' Hunt  64'31,713ReportReport
12-Sep-59MiddlesbroughH1–2Liddell  7'39,000ReportReport
17-Sep-59Scunthorpe UnitedA1–1Melia  21'18,851ReportReport
19-Sep-59Derby CountyA2–1A'Court  30' Hunt  58'11,822ReportReport
26-Sep-59Plymouth ArgyleH4–1Melia  12' A'Court  43' Hunt  56' Moran  78'29,278ReportReport
03-Oct-59Swansea TownA4–5Own Goal  8' Melia  pen 28' Hunt  32' Moran  70'16,500ReportReport
10-Oct-59Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–2A'Court  20' Melia  39'30,366ReportReport
17-Oct-59Stoke CityA1–1Harrower  53'17,000ReportReport
24-Oct-59PortsmouthH1–1Moran  5'21,075ReportReport
31-Oct-59SunderlandA1–1Hunt  80'30,208ReportReport
07-Nov-59Aston VillaH2–1Hickson  54', 82'49,981ReportReport
14-Nov-59Lincoln CityA2–4Hickson  28' Hunt  84'10,801ReportReport
21-Nov-59Leyton OrientH4–3Morris  15', 81' Melia  32' Hickson  50'34,321ReportReport
28-Nov-59Huddersfield TownA0–116,185ReportReport
05-Dec-59Ipswich TownH3–1Hunt  33', 39' Hickson  44'24,843ReportReport
12-Dec-59Bristol RoversA2–0Melia  9', 85'15,615ReportReport
19-Dec-59Cardiff CityH0–427,291ReportReport
26-Dec-59Charlton AthleticA0–315,491ReportReport
28-Dec-59Charlton AthleticH2–0A'Court  58' Hunt  63'25,658ReportReport
02-Jan-60Hull CityA1–0Melia  31'18,681ReportReport
16-Jan-60Sheffield UnitedH3–0Melia  9' Hunt  15', 68'33,297ReportReport
23-Jan-60MiddlesbroughA3–3Own goal  10' Hickson  35' Hunt  40'28,550ReportReport
13-Feb-60Plymouth ArgyleA1–1Hickson  32'16,996ReportReport
20-Feb-60Swansea TownH4–1Hickson  11', 44' Hunt  58', 89'31,663ReportReport
27-Feb-60Brighton & Hove AlbionA2–1Hickson  40', 60'21,118ReportReport
05-Mar-60Stoke CityH5–1Hunt  14' Harrower  19', 58' Liddell  39' Hickson  51'35,101ReportReport
12-Mar-60PortsmouthA1–2Harrower  13'14,622ReportReport
19-Mar-60Huddersfield TownH2–2Hickson  13' Wheeler  16'30,009ReportReport
30-Mar-60Aston VillaA4–4Hunt  20' Hickson  25', 60' Molyneux  44'27,000ReportReport
02-Apr-60Lincoln CityH1–3Moran  pen 30'24,081ReportReport
06-Apr-60Derby CountyH4–1Hunt  59' A'Court  63' Wheeler  68' Hickson  75'19,411ReportReport
09-Apr-60Leyton OrientA0–213,007ReportReport
16-Apr-60Bristol RoversH4–0Melia  21' A'Court  56' Campbell  59' Hunt  67'27,317ReportReport
18-Apr-60Rotherham UnitedH3–0Hunt  35' Hickson  65', 82'26,776ReportReport
19-Apr-60Rotherham UnitedA2–2Hickson  51' Hunt  73'10,123ReportReport
23-Apr-60Ipswich TownA1–0Hickson  5'12,048ReportReport
30-Apr-60SunderlandH3–0Hickson  8' Hunt  47' Melia  85'25,916ReportReport

FA Cup
Main article: 1959–60 FA Cup
Date Opponents Venue Result Scorers Attendance Report 1 Report 2
09-Jan-60Leyton OrientH2–1Hunt  1', 90'40,343ReportReport
30-Jan-60Manchester UnitedH1–3Wheeler  36'56,736ReportReport

References
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