1958–59 Ashes series, Fifth Test – Melbourne, Australia first innings
McDonald fell to Laker (4/92) at 209/6 and England were still in the game. "Slasher" Mackay batted for two hours to reach 22 and was given a slow hand clap by the impatient crowd of 50,000. Richie Benaud (64) and Wally Grout (74, his highest Test score) hastened the scoring rate, made 115 and for the only time in the series a hundred runs was made in a session as they hooked away at the bowlers feeding them short balls.


1958–59 Ashes series, Fifth Test – Melbourne, Australia first innings
Laker got them both out in the end and Trueman was given the new ball as Ray Lindwall came to the crease. In 1953 Lindwall had hit Trueman with a wicked bouncer that "hit me so hard in the shoulder blade that I thought someone had stuck a carving knife in it". Trueman had sworn revenge, but had had to wait for five years. He got Lindwall out with a ball that ricocheted off his bat handle onto his forehead into the hands of Colin Cowdrey at slip. The Yorkshireman caught and bowled Meckiff and Swetman caught Benaud off Laker to finish the innings on 351, 146 runs ahead.


1958–59 Ashes series, Fifth Test – Melbourne, England second innings
Benaud gave a suitably motivated Lindwall the new ball and he bowled as well as he ever had, making the ball swing more than the Englishmen and bowling Trevor Bailey for a duck to record his record 217th Test wicket, the same batsman who had given him his 100th Ashes Test wicket four years before. Peter May received a torrid over, playing and missing several times in a row before he edged the ball though the slips and then to Neil Harvey.


1958–59 Ashes series, Fifth Test – Melbourne, England second innings
Lindall (3/37) was given a standing ovation as he left the field on the third day with England 22/2. He chased down Trueman to complain about the bouncer who told him "I'd played bugger all in the way of cricket in that summer of '53, when I came up against you at the Oval. You bowled me a bouncer then, but I didn't squeal of moan about it". Lindwall said "Christ! You still remember that?...I made a promise to myself to buy you a beer after that Test but never got round to it.


1958–59 Ashes series, Fifth Test – Melbourne, England second innings
What says you keep me to that promise now?" and they went to the bar. Peter Richardson (23) held off the bowlers for over two hours and put on 66 with Colin Cowdrey who looked in fine form with seven boundaries in his 44. He was run out when he trotted in for a single, even though the umpire was unsighted by the wicket-keeper Wally Grout. Cowdrey took strike again unaware of his dismissal until he was asked to depart.


1958–59 Ashes series, Fifth Test – Melbourne, England second innings
Richie Benaud had strained a muscle batting and Ian Meckiff damaged his Achilles tendon again so the bulk of the bowling fell to Alan Davidson (2/95). Tom Graveney made 54 and looked as good as ever, but he only got support from Trueman who tried to hit every ball and either pulled off a perfect stroke or missed completely in an entertaining 36. The young Gordon Rorke (3/41) took the last three wickets and England were out for 214.


1958–59 Ashes series, Fifth Test – Melbourne, Australia second innings
Colin McDonald made most of the opportunity to make more runs with an unbeaten 51 out of 69/1, but Jim Burke was given a barrage of short balls until his missed a shooter from Frank Tyson (1/20) and was out l.b.w. for 13.


1958–59 Ashes series, Fifth Test – Melbourne, Result
Australia won by 9 wickets to complete a 4–0 series win. It was the first time that a captain had put the opposition in to bat and won in an Ashes Test since Johnny Douglas in the  on the same Melbourne Cricket Ground in the 1911–12 Ashes series.


1958–59 Ashes series, Series averages
As was the convention of the time gentleman amateurs have their initials in front of their surname and professional players have their initials after their name, if used at all. The Australians were all amateurs until the Packer Revolution, even though they played like professionals.


1958–59 Ashes series, Press corps
The English press corps sent to cover the Ashes was larger than the MCC touring team, which excited comment at the time. Even as late as 1932–33 the newspapers had sent two men to cover the series; a ghost-writer for Jack Hobbs and a tennis correspondent.


1958–59 Ashes series, Press corps
The 1958–59 corps formed a considerable body of cricket knowledge; L. N. Bailey, Alex Bannister, Alec Bedser, Bill Bowes, Charles Bray, Brian Chapman, John Clarke, Charles Fortune, Harry Gee, John Kay, Ian Peebles, R. A. Roberts, Frank Rostron, Denys Rowbotham, E. W. Swanton, Johnny Wardle (who had been selected for the tour until sacked by Yorkshire), Crawford White, and John Woodcock.


1958–59 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1958–59 English football season was Aston Villa's 58th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League First Division. Villa were relegated for the second time in their history.


1958–59 Aston Villa F.C. season
Local rival "Wolves" achieved the double over Villa, part of a run of seven between 1957 and 1960.


1958–59 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, NIT
League rules prevented ACC teams from playing in the NIT, 1954–1966


1958–59 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1958–59 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Joel Eaves, who was in his tenth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Auburn Sports Arena in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 20–2, 12–2 in SEC play.


1958–59 Austrian Hockey League season
The 1958–59 Austrian Hockey League season was the 29th season of the Austrian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Austria. Six teams participated in the league, and EV Innsbruck won the championship.


1958–59 Austrian football championship, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Wiener Sportclub won the championship.


1958–59 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and R.S.C. Anderlecht won the championship.


1958–59 Beşiktaş J.K. season
The 1958–59 season was the club's 40th official season and their 56th year in existence. The club participated in the final season of the İstanbul Football League finishing in 5th place, behind Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Karagümrük and İstanbulspor. By finishing in the top 8, the team qualified for the inaugural season of the new national league; Turkish First Football League. By winning the Turkish Federation Cup a season ago Beşiktaş qualified for the European Cup, but lost to Real Madrid 1-3 on aggregate (0-2 away, 1-1 home) in the first round. Real Madrid however would go on to win the cup for a 4th time. Beşiktaş was placed into the "White Group" along with Fenerbahçe, Altay, Izmirspor, Ankaragücü, Hacettepe, Beykoz and İstanbulspor. Beşiktaş finished 2nd place behind Fenerbahçe missing the final match, where Fenerbahçe would beat Galatasaray for the title.


1958–59 Beşiktaş J.K. season, İstanbul Football League
Beşiktaş played in the final season of the İstanbul Football League. They finished 5th.


1958–59 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Turkish First Football League
In the first season of the Turkish First Football League (now Turkish Super League), Beşiktaş finished 2nd behind Fenerbahçe, thereby failing to qualify for the final.


1958–59 Beşiktaş J.K. season, European Cup
Beşiktaş became the first Turkish team to qualify for the European Cup. They qualified in 1957 but the Turkish Football Federation didn't send their name for the draw, therefore being disqualified. They beat Olympiacos F.C. in the preliminary round by a w/o because Olympiacos withdrew from the competition. In the first round they played the defending champions Real Madrid. In the first leg Beşiktaş lost 0-2 and in the second leg they tied 1-1. Real Madrid won 3-1 on the aggregate.


1958–59 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 1958–59 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 56th in the Football League and their 32nd in the First Division. After spending the first half of the season towards the bottom of the division, they finished in 9th position in the 22-team division. They entered the 1958–59 FA Cup at the third round proper and lost to Nottingham Forest in the fifth round after two replays. In the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Birmingham progressed through two rounds to reach the semi-final, which was not played until the 1959–60 season.


1958–59 Birmingham City F.C. season
Towards the end of the season, Birmingham and England full-back Jeff Hall contracted polio and died, only 14 days after the last match in which he played. The death of a young, fit, international footballer helped to kick-start widespread public acceptance in Britain of the need for vaccination. Though the disease was generally feared and the Salk vaccine was available, takeup had been slow. In the weeks following Hall's death, and after his widow spoke on television about her loss, demand for immunisation rocketed. Emergency vaccination clinics had to be set up and supplies of vaccine flown in from the United States to cope with the demand.


1958–59 Birmingham City F.C. season
In January 1958, Pat Beasley joined the club. Beasley had believed he was coming as assistant to manager Arthur Turner, but chairman Harry Morris announced to the press that he was to be appointed joint manager. Turner, who found about this arrangement not from the club but from the press, threatened to resign. He was persuaded to stay "for the time being", but finally left in September 1958, and Beasley took over as manager. Twenty-four players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were thirteen different goalscorers. Half backs Dick Neal and Johnny Watts played in 49 and 48 of the 52 first-team matches over the season, and Bunny Larkin finished as leading goalscorer with 23 goals in all competitions, of which 18 were scored in the league.


1958–59 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1958–59 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 51st season (48th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing eighth.


1958–59 Blackpool F.C. season
This was Ron Suart's first season as manager, after his succession of the long-serving Joe Smith.


1958–59 Blackpool F.C. season
Ray Charnley was the club's top scorer, with 26 goals (20 in the league and six in the FA Cup).


1958–59 Boston Bruins season
The 1958–59 Boston Bruins season was the Bruins' 35th season in the NHL.


1958–59 Boston Bruins season, Offseason
Claimed Jen-Guy Gendron and Gord Redahl from the New York Rangers, Earl Reibel from Chicago. Traded Allan Stanley to Toronto for Jim Morrison.


1958–59 Boston Bruins season, Playoffs
This would be the last playoff appearance for the Bruins for the next seven seasons; the team would next make the playoffs in 1968. The Bruins lost a very close seven game semi-final series to Toronto.


1958–59 Boston Bruins season, Playoffs
After the playoffs were concluded, the Bruins and the New York Rangers embarked on a 23-game European exhibition tour which saw them play in ten European cities. Andy Bathgate of the Rangers could not make the tour so his place was taken by Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks. Hull scored 50 goals in the 23 exhibition games and blossomed into a star in the next NHL season.


1958–59 Boston Celtics season
The 1958–59 Boston Celtics season was the 13th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season by winning their second NBA Championship.


1958–59 Botola
The 1958–59 Botola is the 3rd season of the Moroccan Premier League. Étoile de Casablanca are the holders of the title.


1958–59 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1958–59 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 46th in the club's history.


1958–59 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 11th in Division Three, and reached the 4th round of the FA Cup.


1958–59 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1958–59 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. Despite 32 goals from Jim Towers and 22 from George Francis, a number of defeats to low-placed clubs early in the season prevented the Bees from finishing higher than 3rd, one place away from promotion.


1958–59 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After narrowly missing out on promotion in 1957–58, Brentford entered the 1958–59 Third Division season full of confidence. Despite making a profit of £6,789 on the previous season (equivalent to £159,800 in 2021), manager Malky MacDonald decided not to add to his squad and instead planned for the future by bringing in a number of Scottish youngsters. Brentford began the season with a resounding 4–0 victory over Bradford City, hitting top spot, but dropped back after three consecutive defeats.


1958–59 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
By the time the Bees drew 1–1 with Chesterfield on 4 October 1958, the team's inconsistency could be clearly pointed to a lack of support for forwards Jim Towers and George Francis, who had scored 13 of the team's 17 goals by that point of the season. In response, manager MacDonald paid £6,000 for Luton Town's outside left George McLeod. After defeats to Stockport County and Reading in late October, the team recovered and began to perform on a consistent basis.


1958–59 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford had a morale-boosting run to the fourth round of the FA Cup, eliminating Exeter City, King's Lynn and Barnsley on the way to a 2–0 defeat to First Division club West Bromwich Albion in front of 41,440 at The Hawthorns. A 6–0 win over Southampton at The Dell on 9 March 1959 (which set a new club record for biggest away Football League win) established the Bees as promotion contenders.


1958–59 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Three victories and two draws from the following five matches (which included a win and a draw versus leaders Plymouth Argyle) saw Brentford increase their grip on 3rd place in the table, though at a cost to season-ending injuries to Ian Dargie and Len Newcombe. Defeats in crucial matches versus fellow promotion challengers Norwich City and Hull City in early April effectively ended the Bees' promotion charge and all hope of promotion mathematically ended with two matches left to play. Brentford finished the season in 3rd place.


1958–59 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Jim Towers' 37 goals scored in all competitions during the season was just two goals shy of Jack Holliday's club record of 39, set in the Third Division South in 1932–33. Towers' strike partner George Francis also finished amongst the top scorers in the Third Division, with 22 goals and 24 in all competitions. Brentford finished the 1958–59 season with the best defensive record in the Third Division, conceding only 49 goals and also conceding the fewest away goals (27).


1958–59 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
A new club record for most league away draws (10) was set during the season and the club record for fewest goalscorers in a season was equalled. The 20 players used in all competitions was the lowest since the end of the Second World War and three players finishing the season as ever-presents in all 50 matches was another post-war record.


1958–59 British Home Championship
The 1958–59 British Home Championship was a football tournament played between the British Home Nations. It came the year after the notable failure of England and Scotland to impress at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, for which all four nations qualified for the only time. Wales and Northern Ireland were the only achievers, both reaching the quarter-finals after playoffs.


1958–59 British Home Championship
Many of these problems stemmed also from the deaths of a number of international players from some teams in the Munich Air Disaster the year before. During the Home Championship, the Ireland team took the unusual step of flying to Madrid for a friendly game against Spain between the matches against England and Scotland. The trip was, however, not a success, the Irish losing 2–6 with goals from Billy Bingham and Jimmy McIlroy.


1958–59 British Home Championship
For the second successive year, the tournament was tied between England and Ireland, as both managed a draw and a win against the other two teams in addition to the high-scoring mutual draw which began the competition. Scotland came second after comfortably beating Wales, drawing with the Irish but then narrowly losing to England in London, which cost them a share of first place. Wales recovered from their defeat to the Scots to draw with England in the second match but lost heavily to the Irish in their final game, and so finished last.


1958–59 British National League season
The 1958–59 British National League season was the fifth season of the British National League. Four teams participated in the league, and the Paisley Pirates won the championship.


1958–59 Bulgarian Cup
The 1958–59 Bulgarian Cup was the 19th season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army). Levski Sofia won the competition, beating Spartak Plovdiv 1–0 in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.


1958–59 Bulgarian Hockey League season
The 1958–59 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the seventh season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Nine teams participated in the league, and Cerveno Zname Sofia won the championship.


1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
The 1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in NCAA University Division basketball competition. Led by fifth-year head coach Pete Newell, the Golden Bears won their only national championship.


1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team, Season Summary
Cal wasn’t a team that thrilled many people beyond its own fans. One writer described the Bears as "just a bunch of guys named Joe." But Cal was coached by one of the greats, Pete Newell, and his team-oriented, defensive style won the national championship as the Bears beat two teams in the Final Four that featured two of the best guards in history, Cincinnati (Oscar Robertson) and West Virginia (Jerry West).


1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team, NBA draft
Two Golden Bears were selected in the next two NBA drafts


1958–59 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1958–59 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 32nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing ninth.


1958–59 Cardiff City F.C. season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1958–59 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1958–59 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Four.


1958–59 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1958–59 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One.


1958–59 Challenge Cup
The 1958–59 Challenge Cup was the 58th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.


1958–59 Challenge Cup
The final was contested by Wigan and Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium in London.


1958–59 Challenge Cup
The final was played on Saturday 9 May 1959, where Wigan beat Hull 30–13 in front of a crowd of 79,811.


1958–59 Challenge Cup
The Lance Todd Trophy was awarded to Wigan second-row Brian McTigue.


1958–59 Chester F.C. season
The 1958–59 season was the 21st season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1958–59 Chester F.C. season
Chester competed in the newly formed Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.


1958–59 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1958–59 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 33rd season in the NHL, and the club was coming off of a fifth-place finish in 1957–58, as they finished the year 24–39–7, earning 55 points, which was their highest point total since last making the playoffs in 1952–53.


1958–59 Chicago Black Hawks season
It was a quiet off-season for the Black Hawks, who made no major moves. The team named Ed Litzenberger the new team captain, as the spot was left vacant for the 1957–58 season.


1958–59 Chicago Black Hawks season
Chicago would get off to a good start, going unbeaten in their first four games, before going on a six-game winless streak to drop them under .500. The Black Hawks would hover around the .500 mark all season long, and as a result, the team set a club record with 28 victories, and tied the club record by earning 69 points, as the Black Hawks qualified for the post-season for the first time since 1952–53. Chicago finished in third place, which was their highest finish in the standings since finishing third in the 1945–46 season.


1958–59 Chicago Black Hawks season
Offensively, Chicago was led by Ed Litzenberger, who led the club with 33 goals and 77 points. His 77 points tied a club record originally set by Max Bentley in 1943–44. Tod Sloan finished with 27 goals and 62 points, while Ted Lindsay rebounded from a poor 1957–58 season by scoring 22 goals and 58 points, while leading the NHL with 181 penalty minutes. Bobby Hull had a solid season, scoring 18 goals and 50 points. On the blueline, Pierre Pilote led the way, scoring 7 goals and 37 points, while Moose Vasko chipped in with 6 goals and 10 assists for 16 points.


1958–59 Chicago Black Hawks season
In goal, Glenn Hall had all the playing time for the second straight season, as he won a club record 28 games and posted a 2.97 GAA, along with a shutout.


1958–59 Chicago Black Hawks season
Chicago would face the Montreal Canadiens in the best of seven NHL semi-final. The Canadiens finished the year on top of the NHL standings with 91 points, and had won the Stanley Cup three years in a row. The series opened at the Montreal Forum, and the Canadiens took control of the series, winning the opening two games by scores of 4–2 and 5–1 to take the 2–0 series lead.


1958–59 Chicago Black Hawks season
The series moved to Chicago Stadium for the next two games, and the Black Hawks responded, winning their first playoff games since 1953, as they defeated Montreal 4–2 and 3–2 to even the series up at two games a piece. The series returned to Montreal for the fifth game, and the heavily favored Canadiens put the Black Hawks on the brink of elimination with a 4–2 win to take a 3–2 series lead. Montreal ended the series in the sixth game in Chicago, hanging on for a 5–4 victory to win the series.


1958–59 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The head coach was George Smith.


1958–59 Cincinnati Royals season
The 1958–59 Cincinnati Royal season was the 14th season of the franchise, its 11th season in the NBA and second season in Cincinnati.


1958–59 Cincinnati Royals season
This season is being one of the most notorious seasons faced by an NBA team in the league's history. The reason was the tragic career-ending head injury to star Maurice Stokes, who became permanently hospitalized at the age of 24 at the end of the previous season, which had been the team's first in Cincinnati. The loss of Stokes shocked six other roster players into retirement. Also, the team had been sold to new, inexperienced local ownership and also soon had to replace their coach. Star shooter Jack Twyman returned for the club as the only returnee from a year ago. Had Twyman accepted other offers that year, the team would have likely folded.


1958–59 Cincinnati Royals season
St. Louis owner Ben Kerner, a long-time friend of previous owners Les and Jack Harrison, agreed to help the club. He sent five players to the Royals in return for All-Pro Clyde Lovellette and the rights to talented Si Green. The result was a diluted roster of rookies and journeymen. Two rookies were burly 6-foot 8-inch big man Wayne Embry and 6' 4 defender Arlen "Bucky" Bockhorn. Both had to make the team before being offered contracts, and both were pleasant surprises to the beleaguered team. Twyman was far and away the team's only star.


1958–59 Cincinnati Royals season
He scored 25.8 points per game, trying more shots than any player in the league for his new team. The slender 6-foot 6-inch star also led the Royals in rebounds, and came within 16 assists of leading the team there as well. More than that, he mentored the new players and also carried on Stokes's charity causes off the court. He achieved a kind of fame, respect and notoriety unlike any NBA player ever. One of his creations to pay for his fallen teammate's soaring hospital bills was The Maurice Stokes Charity Game, which was played at Kutcher's resort in Monticello, New York, every August. A slew of NBA notables came to play in the event for Stokes every year.


1958–59 Cincinnati Royals season
Despite Twyman's starring play, the Royals sank to 19–53 this season after contending much of the previous season. To limit over-exposure of a bad product at home, some 17 home games were played elsewhere this season. Several times that year, the team failed to draw 2000 fans to Cincinnati Gardens.


1958–59 Cincinnati Royals season
Somehow, the new ownership made it through the season and vowed to carry on. The NBA was of some help, granting territorial draft picks to Oscar Robertson and Ralph Davis from the local University of Cincinnati, as well as local high school player Jerry Lucas.


1958–59 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1958–59 season was Colchester United's 17th season in their history and their ninth season in the third tier of English football, the newly formed national Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup. Colchester reached the fourth round of the FA Cup, beating Bath City, Yeovil Town and Chesterfield on their way to meeting Arsenal. Drawn at home, Colchester held Arsenal to a 2–2 Layer Road draw, but were defeated 4–0 at Highbury in the replay. Colchester finished fifth in the Third Division, nine points shy of promotion.


1958–59 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
In the new national Third Division, Colchester excelled against their northern counterparts, winning 21 games, more than half of which were clubs previously in the Third Division North. Colchester finished the season in fifth position, just nine points away from Hull City in second place, and ten behind champions Plymouth Argyle. They also earned a club record win when they beat Stockport County 8–2 on 4 October, and a club record away win when they beat Yeovil Town 7–1.


1958–59 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
The club's main highlight during the campaign was their FA Cup run, their first venture outside of the first round in six seasons. Colchester defeated old Southern League rivals Bath City and Yeovil Town in the first and second rounds, before seeing off Chesterfield to set up a fourth round tie with Arsenal. For the first time local police set a limit on crowd numbers at Layer Road for the Arsenal game with 16,000 witnessing the 2–2 draw. 62,686 people watched the replay at Highbury in thick fog as the Gunners ran out 4–0 winners.


1958–59 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Both big-money signings from last season, Neil Langman and John Evans, helped repay their transfer fees by scoring 27 and 16 goals respectively. Meanwhile, the proceeds from the Arsenal fixture meant that floodlighting could be installed at Layer Road for the first time.


1958–59 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1958–59 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1958–59 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by thirteenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.


1958–59 Copa México
The Copa México 1958–59 was the 42nd edition of the Copa México and the 16th staging in the professional era.


1958–59 Copa México
The competition started on March 15, 1959, and concluded on April 26, 1959, with the Final, held at the Estadio Olímpico de la Ciudad de los Deportes in Mexico City, in which Zacatepec defeated León 1–0, a replay of the 1957–58 tournament final.


1958–59 Copa del Generalísimo
The 1958–59 Copa del Generalísimo was the 57th staging of the Copa del Rey. The competition began on 21 December 1958 and concluded on 21 June 1959 with the final.


1958–59 Coppa Italia
The 1958–59 Coppa Italia was the 12th Coppa Italia, the major Italian domestic cup. The competition was won by Juventus.


1958–59 Coppa Italia, Second round
21 clubs are added (Modena, Bari, Atalanta, Cagliari, Catania, Como, Taranto, Messina, Novara, Palermo, Parma, Lecco, Pordenone, Hellas Verona, Prato, Brescia, Reggiana, Sambenedettese, Monza, Vigevano, Venezia).


1958–59 Coppa Italia, Third round
10 clubs are added (Alessandria, Roma, Internazionale, Napoli, Vicenza, Torino, Genoa, Triestina, SPAL, Udinese).


1958–59 Coppa Italia, Round of 16
8 clubs are added (Bologna, Milan, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, Juventus, Lazio, Marzotto Valdagno, Padova).


1958–59 Coupe de France
The Coupe de France's results of the 1958–59 season. Le Havre AC won the final played on May 3 and May 18, 1959, beating FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.


1958–59 Cupa României
The 1958–59 Cupa României was the 21st edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1958–59 Cupa României
The title was won by Dinamo București against CSM Baia Mare.


1958–59 Cupa României, Format
In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. Each tie is played as a single leg.


1958–59 Cupa României, Format
It is the second season in the history of Cupa României when all the games are played on a neutral location.


1958–59 Cupa României, Format
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then a replay will be played. In case the game is still tight after the replay, then the team from lower division will qualify for the next round.


1958–59 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1958–59 Cypriot Cup
The 1958–59 Cypriot Cup was the 19th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 18 clubs entered the competition. It began on 9 April 1959 with the first round and concluded on 27 June 1959 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. Anorthosis Famagusta won their 2nd Cypriot Cup trophy after beating AEL Limassol 1–0 in the final.


1958–59 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1958–59 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 16th season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and TJ SONP Kladno won the championship.


1958–59 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and CH Bratislava won the championship. Miroslav Wiecek was the league's top scorer with 20 goals.


1958–59 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1958–59 DDR-Oberliga season was the 11th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Seven teams participated in the league, and SG Dynamo Weißwasser won the championship.


1958–59 DFB-Pokal
The 1958–59 DFB-Pokal was the 16th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 3 October 1959 and ended on 27 December 1959. Four teams competed in the tournament of two rounds. In the final Schwarz-Weiß Essen defeated Borussia Neunkirchen 5 – 2.


1958–59 Detroit Pistons season
The 1958–59 NBA season was the Pistons' 11th season in the NBA and second season in the city of Detroit.


1958–59 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1958–59 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 33rd season.


1958–59 Detroit Red Wings season, Player statistics, Regular season
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average;  SO = Shutouts;


1958–59 Divizia A
The 1958–59 Divizia A was the forty-first season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1958–59 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Vasile Sfetcu (20 / 0); Constantin Roman (2 / 0). Defenders: Gheorghe Pahonțu (22 / 1); Nicolae Marinescu (22 / 0); Nicolae Topșa (16 / 0). Midfielders: Alexandru Fronea (14 / 1); Ion Neacșu (20 / 0); Nicolae Neacșu (7 / 0); Nicolae Botescu (2 / 0). Forwards: Ion Zaharia (16 / 8); Alexandru Constantinescu (12 / 2); Constantin Tabarcea (22 / 4); Mircea Dridea (18 / 14); Petre Babone (20 / 10); Pavel Bădulescu-Bardatz (18 / 4); Marcel Marin (9 / 3); Gheorghe Voica (1 / 0); Virgil Dridea (1 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1958–59 Divizia B
The 1958–59 Divizia B was the 19th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1958–59 Divizia B
The format with two series has been maintained, both of them having 14 teams. At the end of the season only the winner of the first series promoted to Divizia A, because the winner of the second series was ineligible for promotion and no teams relegated to Regional Championship, because the format will be expanded again starting with the next season.


1958–59 Divizia B, Team changes, Renamed teams
Energia Recolta Târgu Mureș was renamed as CS Târgu Mureș.


1958–59 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
Dinamo Cluj was dissolved, all the players were moved to Dinamo Bacău, club which also took its place in the first league.


1958–59 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
Dinamo Galați took the vacant place left in the second by Dinamo Bacău.


1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1958–59 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 7th year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC).


1958–59 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The team finished the season 10–9, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.


1958–59 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Harold Bradley and the team finished the season with an overall record of 13–12. This was the last season with Harold Bradley as their coach, as he left the following year to Texas.


1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1958–59 season was the 75th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Stirlingshire Cup.


1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Second Division
This was to be another 'almost' season for Dumbarton in Division 2, but as in the previous campaign the final run-in was to be decisive with only one win taken from the last six games. It was to be 4th place again, with 45 points, 15 behind champions Ayr United.


1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
In the League Cup, qualification was there for the taking, with 3 wins and a draw from the first 5 games, but a final home defeat to Arbroath meant that Dumbarton would miss out again on progression.


1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Cup
In the Scottish Cup, after a good win over Highland League opposition, Division 1 opponents Kilmarnock were to prove to be too good for Dumbarton in the second round.


1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season, Stirlingshire Cup
Locally Dumbarton lost out to Stenhousemuir in the semi final of the Stirlingshire Cup.


1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season, Friendlies
Amongst the friendlies played during the season were three matches against English opposition - a 'home and away' tie against Accrington Stanley and an away trip to Colchester United.


1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:


1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton played a 'reserve' team in the Combined Reserve League. The season was split into two 'series' - with Dumbarton finishing runners up to Morton in the First Series (with 4 wins and 2 draws from 8 games) and winning the Second (with 6 wins from 8 games).


1958–59 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
In addition, Dumbarton entered the Scottish Second XI Cup but were knocked out in the first round by Rangers.


1958–59 Dundee F.C. season
The 1958–59 season was the fifty-seventh season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 4th place, their highest since the 1950–51 season. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. They would be knocked out in the group stage of the League Cup, and would be eliminated by Highland League side Fraserburgh in one of the biggest upsets in Scottish Cup history.


1958–59 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1958–59 season was the 51st year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1958 to 30 June 1959. United finished in seventeenth place in the Second Division.


1958–59 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 46 competitive matches during the 1958–59 season.


1958–59 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1958–59 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1958–59 season was contested by 31 teams, divided in one group of sixteen teams and one of fifteen. One team less participated this year, due to the merger of DWS with eredivisie-club BVC Amsterdam. FC Volendam and Sittardia won the championship.


1958–59 Egyptian Premier League
The 1958–59 Egyptian Premier League, was the 9th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 3 October 1958 and concluded on 17 April 1959. Defending champions Al Ahly won their 9th consecutive and 9th overall Egyptian Premier League title in the club history.


1958–59 Egyptian Premier League, League Table
(C)= Champions, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points.


1958–59 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 1958–59 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 59th season in the club's football history. In 1958–59 the club played in the Oberliga Süd, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 14th season in the Oberliga Süd.


1958–59 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The season ended up with Eintracht winning the German championship for the first time, beating their local rivals Kickers Offenbach in the final match.


1958–59 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1958–59 season was contested by 18 teams. Sparta won the championship.


1958–59 European Cup
The 1958–59 European Cup was the fourth season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid for the fourth time in a row, who beat Reims 2–0 in the final at Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, on 3 June 1959. The two finalists also competed in the final of the first European Cup in 1956.


1958–59 European Cup
It was the first time that a team from Finland participated. Olympiakos, Greece's first-ever entrants, withdrew for political reasons before playing their first tie. Spain continued to be represented by its runners-up, as its champions Real Madrid had already qualified as holders. This is the first time that Rapid Wien and AGF Aarhus failed to qualify for the tournament, while Standard Liége, Heart of Midlothian, Beșiktaș, NK Dinamo Zagreb, Jeunesse Esch, IFK Göteborg, Ards, Petrolul Ploiești, Atlético Madrid, Drumcondra, Polonia Bytom, KB, Schalke 04, Juventus Turin, Wiener Sportclub, Helsingin Palloseura, Wolverhampton Wanderers and DOS made their debut in competition.


1958–59 European Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Cannes, France, on Wednesday, 2 July 1958. As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 27 teams were grouped geographically into three pots. The first drawn team in each pot also received byes, while the remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September.


1958–59 European Cup, Preliminary round
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.


1958–59 European Cup, Preliminary round
Note: Real Madrid, Wolverhampton Wanderers, CDNA Sofia and HPS received byes.


1958–59 European Cup, Preliminary round
1 Olympiacos withdrew due to international political issues, refusing to play in Istanbul following the long-standing tension between Turkey and Greece.


1958–59 European Cup, Preliminary round
2 UEFA invited Manchester United to enter the competition after eight of the club's players were killed in the Munich air disaster while returning from a European Cup match in Belgrade the previous season; however, the Football League refused to allow the club to compete. As the draw had already been made for the preliminary round, Manchester United's drawn opponents, Young Boys, were given a bye to the first round of the competition.


1958–59 European Cup, Preliminary round
Instead, the two clubs played a pair of friendlies against each other, home and away; Young Boys won the first match 2–0 in Bern, but Manchester United won at Old Trafford a week later. The two clubs were again drawn together in the group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, almost exactly 60 years after they were originally due to play.


1958–59 European Cup, Preliminary round
3 IFK Göteborg beat Jeunesse Esch 5–1 in a play-off to qualify for the first round.


1958–59 European Cup, Preliminary round
4 Wismut Karl Marx Stadt beat Petrolul Ploieşti 4–0 in a play-off to qualify for the first round.


1958–59 European Cup, Preliminary round
5 Schalke 04 beat KB 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the first round.


1958–59 European Cup, First round
1 Atlético Madrid beat CSKA Sofia 3–1 in a playoff to qualify for the quarter-finals.


1958–59 European Cup, Quarter-finals
1 Young Boys beat Wismut Karl Marx Stadt 2–1 in a playoff to qualify for the semi-finals.


1958–59 European Cup, Semi-finals
1 Real Madrid beat Atlético Madrid 2–1 in a playoff to qualify for the final


1958–59 European Cup, Final
The 1959 European Cup Final was played on 3 June 1959 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, West Germany. Real Madrid's victory was their fourth consecutive title, maintaining their status as the only team to have won the competition. Reims were runners-up for a second time, having already lost to Real in the inaugural final in 1956.


1958–59 European Cup, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1958–59 European Cup were as follows:


1958–59 European Cup (handball)
The 1958–59 European Cup was the second edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


1958–59 Everton F.C. season
During the 1958–59 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1958–59 Everton F.C. season, Final League Table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


1958–59 FA Cup
The 1958–59 FA Cup was the 78th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Nottingham Forest won the competition for the second and, as of 2020, final time, beating Luton Town 2–1 in the final at Wembley. This is Luton Town's only appearance in an FA Cup final as of 2020.


1958–59 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1958–59 FA Cup
The competition saw the remarkable progress of Norwich City, then a Division Three team, to the semi-finals, defeating Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur along the way, before losing in a replay to Luton Town. The "59 Cup Run" takes a notable place in Norwich's club history.


1958–59 FA Cup, First round proper
At this stage clubs from the Third and Fourth divisions joined the 30 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. To complete this round, Woking and Ilford given byes. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 15 November 1958, although the Bury–York City match was postponed. Ten were drawn and went to replays, with one of those going to a second replay.


1958–59 FA Cup, Second round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 6 December 1958. Six matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week. One match went to a second replay.


1958–59 FA Cup, Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 10 January 1959, although six matches were postponed until later dates. Six matches were drawn and went to replays.


1958–59 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 24 January 1959, with three matches taking place on later dates. Six matches were drawn and went to replays, which were all played in the following midweek match.


1958–59 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 14 February 1959. Four matches went to replays in the following midweek fixture, with two of these requiring a second replay to settle the tie.


1958–59 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
The four quarter-final ties were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 28 February 1959. Three of the four games went to replays.


1958–59 FA Cup, Semi finals
The semi-final matches were played on Saturday, 14 March 1959. Nottingham Forest and Luton Town won their matches to meet in the final at Wembley.


1958–59 FA Cup, Final
The FA Cup final took place on 2 May 1959, at Wembley Stadium and was won by Nottingham Forest, beating Luton Town 2–1.


1958–59 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1958–59 is the 78th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1958–59 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Bishop Auckland, Wycombe Wanderers, Bedford Town, Peterborough United, Wigan Athletic, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Walthamstow Avenue, Weymouth, Rhyl, Blyth Spartans, Hastings United, Guildford City, Newport I O W, Scarborough, Dorchester Town, Goole Town, Margate, Chelmsford City, Worcester City, Bath City, Crook Town and Durham City.


1958–59 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1958–59 FA Cup
See 1958-59 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1958–59 FC Basel season
The 1958–59 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 65th season in their existence. It was their thirteenth consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football after their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Jules Düblin was the club's chairman for his 13th successive, but final, period. Düblin presided the club during the period July 1946 until Mai 1959 and in the club's history he is the most permanent president that the club has had to date.


1958–59 FC Basel season, Overview
The Austrian ex-international footballer Rudi Strittich was team manager for the second successive season. The club directors and the team management strengthend the team following the previous disappointing season. Bruno Michaud returned from Lausanne-Sport, Fredy Kehrli, Jean-Jacques Maurer and Charles Turin were hired from Biel-Bienne who had suffered relegation the previous season. Roberto Frigerio was hired from Schaffhausen and Antoine Kohn from Karlsruher SC.


1958–59 FC Basel season, Overview
But on 30 November 1958 Basel were beaten 0–2 by FC Moutier, a team from the 1 Liga (third highest tier of Swiss football), and because the Basel had lost their previous three league matches this was one bad result too many. Even for club chairman Jules Düblin, who was known as prudent and cautious, this was too much and he replaced Strittich through their ex-trainer René Bader.


1958–59 FC Basel season, Overview
Basel played a total of 50 games this season. Of these 50 matches 26 were in the domestic league, two were in the Swiss Cup and 22 were friendly matches. The friendly games resulted with twelve victories, five draws and five defeats. In total, including the test games and the cup competition, 24 games were won, 10 games were drawn and 16 games were lost. In these 50 games the team scored 126 goals and conceded 101.


1958–59 FC Basel season, Overview
Fourteen teams contested the 1958–59 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams FC Zürich and FC Luzern. At the end of the season the last two teams in the table were to be relegated. Basel started badly into the new season, losing the first game 1–2 against La Chaux-de-Fonds and then losing at home 1–4 against Grenchen.


1958–59 FC Basel season, Overview
Then, despite two high wins, 5–0 away against Lausanne-Sport and 6–1 at home against Bellinzona, the afore mentioned three defeats against Young Boys, Zürich and Grasshopper Club caused the change in manager position. But under the new manager things did not change immediately, the lowest point was after round 15 as the team slipped to second last position in the table. But in the last 11 rounds the team lost only one more match and rose in the table to sixth position.


1958–59 FC Basel season, Overview
Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn at home at the Landhof against third tier local team Old Boys. The match was played on 26 October and despite the fact that former Basel goalkeeper Gianfranco de Taddeo, who now played for the Old Boys, held a penalty taken by Hans Weber, Basel won 3–0. In the next round Basel were drawn and lost against FC Moutier. Thus Basel's short and disappointing cup season ended here. As mentioned before, the consequence of this defeat was that team manager Rudi Strittich was fired. Grenchen won the cup this season.


1958–59 FC Basel season, Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1958–59. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 31 August 1958 but subsequently left the club after that date.


1958–59 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1958–59 FC Dinamo București season
The 1958–59 season was Dinamo București's tenth season in Divizia A. Dinamo finishes second in the championship, one point behind the winners, Petrolul Ploiesti, but wins for the first time Cupa Romaniei. In this competition, Dinamo manages to pass by their main rivals, UTA, CCA, and Rapid. It is the first trophy for Iuliu Baratky as coach, after four Romanian Cups won as a player.


1958–59 FC Dinamo București season
The beginning of the season was marked by a decision of FRF to forbid Dinamo and two other teams to have tournaments abroad. Later, because of poor results, the club sanctioned their players, Calinoiu, Dumitru, Anghel and Utu being suspended.


1958–59 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Before the start of the season Dinamo bought Iosif Varga (from CS Târgu Mureş), Iosif Bükössy (from CCA), Iosif Szakacs. Valentin Neagu (to Progresul), Petre Babone (to Petrolul), Iosif Lazăr and Florin Anghel (to Dinamo Bacău) left the club.


1958–59 FC Steaua București season
The 1958–59 season was FC Steaua București's 11th season since its founding in 1947.


1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup' was the second season of the European top-tier level professional basketball club competition FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by Rīgas ASK for the second straight time, after they again beat Academic, in both EuroLeague Finals games (79–58 & 69–67). Riga defeated Lech Poznań in the semifinals, and Honvéd in the quarterfinals.


1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup, Competition system
21 teams. European national domestic league champions, plus the then current FIBA European Champions Cup title holders only, playing in a tournament system. The Finals were a two-game home and away aggregate.


1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup, First round
*Etzella and Sundbyberg withdrew before the competition due to financial problems, so Lech Poznań and Honvéd received a forfeit (2–0) in both games


1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup, Second round
*Simmenthal Milano withdrew after the 1st leg, team rejected playing on an outdoor court.


1958–59 FIBA European Champions Cup, Quarterfinals
*The second leg was not played as Al-Gezira didn't travel to Bulgaria due to financial reasons, and therefore Academic received a forfeit (2-0).


1958–59 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
The 1958–59 European Cup was the inaugural edition of the premier European women's basketball competition for clubs. Nine teams took part in the competition, representing Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, East Germany, West Germany, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.


1958–59 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
It was the first of three editions won by Bulgarian teams, as Slavia Sofia defeated Dynamo Moscow in a two-legged final to bring the first ever European Cup to the Balkans.


1958–59 FK Partizan season
The 1958–59 season was the 13th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1958–59 season.


1958–59 FK Partizan season, Players, First 11
Šoškić, Kranjčić, Jusufi, Belin, Jončić, Miladinović, Z. Čebinac, Kaloperović, Vukelić, Galić, B. Mihajlović.


1958–59 FK Partizan season, Players, Other players who played during the season
Stojanović, Pajević, S. Čebinac, Blažić, Vasović, Mitić, Kovačević, Radović, Sombolac, Vislavski, Pajković, Srbu.


1958–59 Football League
The 1958–59 season was the 60th completed season of The Football League.


1958–59 Football League, Final league tables
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1958–59 Football League, Final league tables
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1958–59 Football League, Final league tables
From this season, the bottom four teams of the Fourth Division were required to apply for re-election.


1958–59 Four Hills Tournament
The seventh edition of the annual Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria saw Helmut Recknagel of East Germany win three out of four events and become the first ski jumper to defend his title as Four Hills champion. He also set the record for most consecutive hill victories at Four Hills tournaments (five). It was equalized by Sven Hannawald in 2002 and by Kamil Stoch in 2018.


1958–59 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Innsbruck
The third place in Innsbruck was the only podium in Anders Woldseth's career before his untimely death later that same year.


1958–59 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
After three victories, Helmut Recknagel went into the Bischofshofen event with a comfortable 32.2-point lead. He only finished 15th, but still beat his closest pursuer Schamov, who placed 22nd.


1958–59 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
With a home victory, Austrian athlete Walter Habersatter interrupted Recknagel's winning streak and snatched silver in the overall ranking.


1958–59 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
Max Bolkart's eighth place was the only Top Ten appearance of a (West) German athlete during this tournament.


1958–59 French Division 1
OGC Nice won Division 1 season 1958/1959 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.


1958–59 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1959/1960


1958–59 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and Le Havre won the championship.


1958–59 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1958-59 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 48 clubs divided in six pools of eight.


1958–59 French Rugby Union Championship
The five better of each pool and the two better 6th (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified to play a play-off phase.


1958–59 French Rugby Union Championship
The championship was won by Racing Paris that defeated Mont-de-Marsan in the final.


1958–59 French Rugby Union Championship, Context
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Dax that beat Pau for 12-8.


1958–59 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1958–59 NCAA University Division college basketball season. Tom Nolan coached them in his third season as head coach. The team was an independent and played its home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. It finished with a record of 8-15 and had no post-season play.


1958–59 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The 1958–1959 season saw the beginning of an annual series between Georgetown and Boston College that would continue through the 2004–2005 season, after which the rivalry between the schools came to end with the departure of Boston College from the Big East Conference.


1958–59 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The 1958–1959 Georgetown team was undersized — averaging 6-feet-1 (185 cm) in height and with no player taller than 6-foot-4 (193 cm) — and inexperienced, with only one senior on the roster. Diminutive sophomore guard Brian "Puddy" Sheehan, the team's 5-foot-9 (175 cm) point guard, who was an expert ballhandler and a dominant player throughout his college career, emerged as the team's top scorer, averaging 18.4 points per game despite being the smallest man on the court.


1958–59 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
In his debut, he scored 30 points – a school record for points scored in a debut game – and he turned in a 25-point performance against Connecticut, 23 against Boston College, and 22 in a win over Syracuse. He scored only nine points in one of the games against Maryland, but he scored in double figures in every other game.


1958–59 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Sophomore center Tom Coleman also joined the varsity from the freshman team this year as its tallest player at 6-foot-4 (193 cm). He led the team in rebounding and scored 22 points in an upset of Loyola of Chicago and 31 against George Washington.


1958–59 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Another player to join the varsity from the freshman team was sophomore forward Tom Matan, and he probably had his most productive season this year. Able to play forward and center, he was an effective inside scorer, averaging 14.3 points per game this season, with 30 points in the upset of Loyola of Chicago, 27 against Loyola of Maryland, and 26 against Seton Hall.


1958–59 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Among four players suspended for the year partway through the previous season because of their grades, junior forward Tom McCloskey was the only one of the four to return to the team this season. He scored in double figures in 15 games, had 17 points in the upset of Loyola of Chicago and 20 in the win over Syracuse. He and junior guard Dick Razzetti both opted not to return to the varsity team the following season and instead play intramural basketball – leading their team to the 1960 intramural title – while McCloskey focused on his studies.


1958–59 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Young, inexperienced, always playing against larger and stronger players, and with 15 of their 23 games on the road, the undersized 1958–1959 Hoyas lost 10 of their last 13 games, concluding the season with seven straight losses. They struggled to an 8-15 finish, the worst record of Tom Nolan's four-year coaching tenure and worst by a Georgetown team since the 1934-35 season. The team had no post-season play, and was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.


1958–59 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Beginning this season and continuing through the 1967-68 season, Georgetown players wore even-numbered jerseys for home games and odd-numbered ones for away games; for example, a player would wear No. 10 at home and No. 11 on the road. Players are listed below by the even numbers they wore at home.


1958–59 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Junior guard Ed Hargaden, Jr., was the first second-generation Georgetown men's basketball player, his father, guard Ed Hargaden, having been a standout guard on the 1932-33, 1933-34, and 1934-35 teams. He also was the only second-generation player in school history until center Patrick Ewing's son, forward Patrick Ewing, Jr., joined the team in the 2006-07 season.


1958–59 Greek Football Cup
The 1958–59 Greek Football Cup was the 17th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens on 5 July 1959. The match was contested by Olympiacos and Doxa Drama, with Olympiacos winning by 2–1.


1958–59 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 17th Greek Cup Final was played at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.


1958–59 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1958–59 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the European Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1958–59 Hellenic Football League
The 1958–59 Hellenic Football League season was the sixth in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1958–59 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:


1958–59 Hellenic Football League, Division One
The Division One featured 11 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs:


1958–59 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1958–59 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came tenth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1958–59 Honduran Amateur League
The 1958–59 Honduran Amateur League was the eleventh edition of the Honduran Amateur League. C.D. Olimpia obtained its 2nd national title. The season ran from 23 March 1958 to 11 March 1959.


1958–59 Honduran Amateur League, National championship round
Played in a double round-robin format between the regional champions. Also known as the Pentagonal. After their first two matches, C.D. Fortuna retired from the competition and their results were annulled.


1958–59 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1958–59 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 48th since its establishment.


1958–59 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1958–59 campaign was a season under Bill Shankly, which saw Town make little progress up the Division 2 table, with the team finishing in 14th place.


1958–59 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1958–59 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Bill Shankly attempted to improve on Town's 9th-place finish the previous season. Their form was mixed for a large portion of the season with many wins, draws and losses at exactly the wrong time of the season. Their best wins were a 5–0 win over Liverpool, a 5–1 win over Middlesbrough and a 5–2 away win at Leyton Orient.


1958–59 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
They finished in 14th place with just 40 points, although they were 12 points clear of relegated Grimsby Town, but they were 20 points behind promoted Fulham.


1958–59 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Squad at the end of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1958–59 IHL season
The 1958–59 IHL season was the 14th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Five teams participated in the regular season, and the Louisville Rebels won the Turner Cup.


1958–59 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1958–59 NCAA University Division  basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by fifth-year head coach Harlan Hodges and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.


1958–59 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The Vandals were 11–15 overall and 6–10 in conference play in the final season of the PCC. The last conference game was a home win in overtime over Oregon, coached by UI alumnus Steve Belko.


1958–59 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
A notable player was Jim Prestel of Indianapolis, who played eight seasons (1960–1967) in the National Football League as a defensive lineman.


1958–59 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
After the season, Hodges resigned in late April to become a high school superintendent in Anna, Illinois; he was succeeded by Michigan assistant Dave Strack in June.


1958–59 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1958–59 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
University of Illinois' head coach, Harry Combes and his Fighting Illini basketball team once again led the Big Ten in wins for a decade with a 165-64 record in the 1950s. The Illini’s winning percentage, .721, ranked 11thnationally. Additionally, the Associated Press began its basketball poll in 1949 with United Press International adding its poll in 1951 and from 1951-56 the Illini finished the season ranked in the Top 20 nationally every year. Illinois’highest final ranking in the 1950s was second in both polls in 1952.


1958–59 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1958-59 team utilized several returning lettermen including the leading scorer, team "captain" and team "MVP" Roger Taylor. It also saw the return of Mannie Jackson, Govoner Vaughn, Bruce Bunkenberg, Al Gosnell, Lou Landt and Ed Perry. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing tied for 5th place in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 12 wins and 10 losses. During the season, the Illini would play Kentucky, the No. 1 ranked team in the nation, at a Freedom Hall in Louisville. The outcome of this game would be a 75-76 loss. The starting lineup included John Wessels at the center position, Roger Taylor and Mannie Jackson at guard and Govoner Vaughn, Ed Perry and Al Gosnell at the forward slots.


1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 18th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 11–11 and a conference record of 7–7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.


1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1958-59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his fifth and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.


1958–59 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 9–16, 4–10 in Big Eight play to finish in seventh place.


1958–59 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
The 1958–59 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 11th season of the Iraq Central FA League (the top division of football in Baghdad and its neighbouring cities from 1948 to 1973). It was played as a double-elimination tournament.


1958–59 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
Amanat Al-Asima won their first title, and the second title in the history of the teams that were later merged to form Amanat Baghdad, beating Al-Athori 1–0 in the final which was ended at half-time due to the withdrawal of Al-Athori's players.


1958–59 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup, Second round, Losers bracket
The match was ended 30 minutes early after the referee refused to continue officiating the game following an argument with Al-Kuliya Al-Askariya player Abed RazzokiAl-Kuliya Al-Askariya eliminated


1958–59 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup, Final
The match was ended at half-time after Al-Athori players left the field in the 40th minute following the referee's decision to award Amanat Al-Asima a penalty, which they subsequently kicked into an empty net. Al-Athori players claimed that they had left the field due to the referee's refusal to deal with the behaviour of Amanat Al-Asima's fans rather than due to his awarding of a penalty kick. Al-Athori's captain Sarkis Shamson was suspended for six months following the incident, while forward Ammo Baba and goalkeeper Yacoub Yousef were given warnings and the club's sports secretary Youil George Baba was suspended for one year.


1958–59 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1958–59 comprised 12 teams, and Linfield won the championship.


1958–59 Israel State Cup
The 1958–59 Israel State Cup (Hebrew: גביע המדינה, Gvia HaMedina) was the 21st season of Israel's nationwide football cup competition and the sixth after the Israeli Declaration of Independence.


1958–59 Israel State Cup
The competition began on 6 December 1958, with 136 Liga Gimel teams competing at the first round. Further rounds, until round 5 were played during the remainder of the 1958–59 season. Liga Lemuit teams entered the competition on the sixth round, on 12 September 1959.


1958–59 Israel State Cup
The final was held at the Ramat Gan Stadium on 19 November 1959. Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Petah Tikva 4–3, after leading 4–0, and almost losing the advantage during the last ten minutes of the match. The result gave Maccabi Tel Aviv its second consecutive cup and 10th cup overall.


1958–59 Israel State Cup, Results, First round
The teams were divided into regions, corresponding with Liga Gimel and Liga Dalet divisions.


1958–59 Israel State Cup, Results, Second round
As in the first round, the second round matches were regionalized.


1958–59 Israel State Cup, Results, Third Round
Liga Bet teams joined the competition. The draw, in which the 27 matches of the round was set, was unseeded and wasn't regionalized. Only 17 matches were played, with the remaining ten matches given as a walkover victory either due to away teams failing to appear to the match or due to home teams not sending referee invitations to the IFA.


1958–59 Israel State Cup, Results, Fifth round
An intermediate round, intended to leave 16 teams advancing to the sixth round. 10 of the remaining 21 teams played each other, with the rest receiving a bye to the next round.


1958–59 Istanbul Football League
The 1958–59 Istanbul Football League was the 34th season of the league and also the last. This season was used to select which teams would compete in the first season of the newly founded Turkish National League. Eight teams would be picked. Fenerbahçe SK became champions for the 16th time in their history.


1958–59 Isthmian League
The 1958–59 season was the 44th in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1958–59 Isthmian League
Wimbledon were champions, winning their fifth Isthmian League title. At the end of the season Romford switched to the Southern Football League.


1958–59 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1958–59 college men's basketball season.


1958–59 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Tex Winter, innovator of the Triangle offense and future member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, who was in his sixth year at the helm. The Wildcats finished with a record of 25–2 (14–0 Big 8), the No. 1 ranking in both major polls, but fell short of a second straight Final Four appearance after a loss to Cincinnati in the Midwest Regional Final of the NCAA Tournament.


1958–59 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
The team played its home games at Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.


1958–59 LFF Lyga
The 1958–59 LFF Lyga was the 38th season of the LFF Lyga football competition in Lithuania. It was contested by 12 teams, and Raudonoji Žvaigždė Vilnius won the championship.


1958–59 La Liga
The 1958–59 La Liga season was the 28th since its establishment. The season started on September 14, 1958, and finished on April 19, 1959.


1958–59 La Liga, Competition format
For this season, the relegation play-offs were re-established. 13th and 14th qualified teams would play a double-legged playoff against the second qualified teams of the two groups of Segunda División.


1958–59 Lancashire Cup
1958–59 was the forty-sixth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Oldham won the trophy  by beating St. Helens by the score of 12-2The match was played at Station Road, Pendlebury, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 38,780 and receipts were £6,933; another excellent attendance. This was the third (and final one) of Oldham's three consecutive triumphs. It would be the last time they would win the trophy, although they did later appear 4 times as runners-up (in 1966, 1969, 1987 and 1989).


1958–59 Lancashire Cup, Background
With again no invitation to a junior club this season, the total number of teams entering the competition remained the same at 14. The same pre-war fixture format was retained, and due to the number of clubs this resulted in no bye but one “blank” or “dummy” fixture in the first round, and one bye in the second round.


1958–59 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved  7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs


1958–59 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1958–59 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 Station Road was the home ground of Swinton from 1929 to 1992 and at its peak was one of the finest rugby league grounds in the country and it boasted a capacity of 60,000. The actual record attendance was for the Challenge Cup semi-final on 7 April 1951 when 44,621 watched Wigan beat Warrington 3-2


1958–59 Landsdelsserien
The 1958–59 Landsdelsserien was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.


1958–59 Landsdelsserien
The league was contested by 54 teams, divided into a total of seven groups from four districts; Østland/Søndre, Østland/Nordre, Sørland/Vestre and Møre/Trøndelag. The two group winners in the Østland districts, Rapid and Vålerengen promoted directly to the 1959–60 Hovedserien. The other five group winners qualified for promotion play-offs to compete for two spots in the following season's top flight. Start and Brage won the play-offs and were promoted.


1958–59 Landsdelsserien, Promotion play-offs
Brage won 8–5 on aggregate and were promoted to Hovedserien.


1958–59 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Shamrock Rovers won the championship and qualified to play in the European Cup for next season.


1958–59 Liga Alef
The 1958–59 Liga Alef season saw Bnei Yehuda win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit.


1958–59 Liga Alef, Relegation play-offs
A promotion-relegation play-off between the 11th and 12th placed clubs in Liga Alef, Maccabi Sha'arayim and Hapoel Afula, and the second placed clubs of the regional divisions of Liga Bet, Hapoel Netanya and Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Each club played the other three once.


1958–59 Liga Alef, Relegation play-offs
Shortly after the Relegation play-offs, as Hapoel Netanya appealed against the fielding of Hapoel Afula player Zvi Singel, and the three matches which were played by Hapoel Afula were given as a walkover win to the opposition, as the disciplinary tribunal determined that Singel was registered with Hapoel Beit HaShita and was not properly transferred to Hapoel Afula. Hapoel Afula appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied  and, as a result, Hapoel Afula were relegated to Liga Bet and Hapoel Netanya took their place in Liga Alef


1958–59 Liga Bet
The 1958–59 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel Tiberias and Hapoel Ramla promoted to Liga Alef as the respective winners of the north and south divisions. They were joined by runners-up, Hapoel Netanya and Hapoel Be'er Sheva, which were promoted after promotion play-offs.


1958–59 Liga Bet
No club relegated, as in the following season, Liga Bet expanded from 24 clubs, divided in two regional divisions, to 64 clubs, divided in four regional divisions.


1958–59 Liga Bet, Promotion play-offs
A promotion-relegation play-off between the 11th and 12th placed clubs in Liga Alef, Maccabi Sha'arayim and Hapoel Afula, and the second placed clubs of the regional divisions of Liga Bet, Hapoel Netanya and Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Each club played the other three once.


1958–59 Liga Bet, Promotion play-offs
Shortly after the Relegation play-offs, as Hapoel Netanya appealed against the fielding of Hapoel Afula player Zvi Singel, and the three matches which were played by Hapoel Afula were given as a walkover win to the opposition, as the disciplinary tribunal determined that Singel was registered with Hapoel Beit HaShita and was not properly transferred to Hapoel Afula. Hapoel Afula appealed the decision, but the appeal was denied  and, as a result, Hapoel Afula were relegated to Liga Bet and Hapoel Netanya took their place in Liga Alef


1958–59 Liga Española de Baloncesto
The 1958–59 season was the third season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto. Barcelona won their title.


1958–59 Liga Leumit
The 1958–59 Liga Leumit season took place between November 1958 and May 1959. Hapoel Petah Tikva won the title, while Hapoel Kfar Saba, who had finished bottom the previous season (in which there was no relegation), were relegated to Liga Alef. Aharon Amar of Maccabi Haifa was the league's top scorer with 17 goals.


1958–59 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1958–59 season was the 67th season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence, and was their 5th consecutive year in the Second Division.


1958–59 Liverpool F.C. season
The season would prove to be one where they would finish outside the top two for the 4th consecutive season, by finishing 4th for the second consecutive season, seven points outside the automatic promotion places.


1958–59 Liverpool F.C. season
It was also a season to forget as far as the FA Cup was concerned with Liverpool losing two-one by Worcester City, then in the Southern League, and one league below the Football League at that time.


1958–59 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 1958-59 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 46th season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed independents (no conference) and were coached by Peck Hickman, who was in his fifteenth season. The team played its home games at Freedom Hall.


1958–59 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Louisville beat #2 Kentucky and #7 Michigan State to win the NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional and advance to the Final Four (their 1st) where they fell to eventual runner-up West Virginia 79–94. They finished fourth, falling to Cincinnati in the third place game 85–98. The Cardinals finished with a 19-12 record.


1958–59 Luxembourg National Division
The 1958–59 Luxembourg National Division was the 45th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1958–59 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and Jeunesse Esch won the championship.


1958–59 MJHL season, League notes
The Brandon Wheat Kings return after a four-year absence. Wayne Larkin (Braves) equals a league record by scoring 6 goals in a game. The League announced that since league standings cannot be effected, the balance of the 32 game regular season is cancelled.


1958–59 Maltese Premier League
The 1958–59 Maltese First Division was the 44th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.


1958–59 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1958–59 season was Manchester United's 57th season in the Football League, and their 14th consecutive season in the top division of English football. It was the first season of a revamped United side which was being rebuilt following the Munich air disaster in the February of the previous season which had claimed the lives of eight players. The most notable addition to the squad for the new season as forward Albert Quixall, a pre-season signing from Sheffield Wednesday.


1958–59 Manchester United F.C. season
The season saw the retirement of centre-half Jackie Blanchflower as a result of the injuries he suffered in the Munich crash.


1958–59 Manchester United F.C. season
Munich crash survivor Bobby Charlton was United's top scorer this season with 29 league goals, while fellow survivor Albert Scanlon was also impressive with 16 goals from the left wing.


1958–59 Manchester United F.C. season
The new look United side finished second in the league this season.


1958–59 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1958–59 season was Mansfield Town's 21st season in the Football League and 1st season in the newly formed Third Division, they finished in 20th position with 46 points, avoiding relegation by 5 points.


1958–59 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1958–59 season.


1958–59 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
The season was contested by 14 teams, and Guadalajara won the championship.


1958–59 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1958–59 Mexican Segunda División was the 9th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 13 July 1958 and concluded on 8 March 1959. It was won by Tampico.


1958–59 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1958–59 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1958–59 season. The team played its home games at Fielding H. Yost Field House (renamed Yost Ice Arena in 1973) on the school's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Under the direction of head coach William Perigo, the team finished tied for second in the Big Ten Conference but failed to get an invitation to either the 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 1959 National Invitation Tournament.


1958–59 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
During the season, the team beat two of the four ranked opponents that it faced (#18 Purdue in the conference season opener on January 3, 1959, at West Lafayette and #18 Illinois on February 2 in Champaign). M.C. Burton, Jr. won the Big Ten Conference statistical championships for both scoring (22.6 points per game) and rebounding (249 in 14 conference games for a 17.8 rebound average). The 17.8 rebounds per game was a Big Ten Conference record that lasted one season. Burton was the first player to lead the conference in both scoring and rebounding. Burton and George Lee served as team co-captains, and Burton earned team MVP.


1958–59 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Burton set numerous school rebounding records that season. Two that continue to stand are the 17.23 single-season rebounds per game average and the single-season record for 20-rebound games with seven. Bill Buntin surpassed his career total of 831 with 1037 and his career average of 12.59 with 13.13 in 1965. Rudy Tomjanovich surpassed his February 16 total of 27 with 30 on February 1, 1969. Phil Hubbard surpassed his single season total of 379 with 389 in 1977. Burton also fell four points shy of Ron Kramer's 1957 school record career total of 1119. Burton's career free throw percentage of 79.28 stood as the school record (since records have been available in 1955) until Cazzie Russell ended his career with an 82.65%.


1958–59 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Three players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1958–59 Minneapolis Lakers season
The 1958–59 Minneapolis Lakers season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NBA.


1958–59 Minneapolis Lakers season
The Lakers would make it to the NBA Finals, only to be swept by the Boston Celtics in four games.


1958–59 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1958–59 Montenegrin Republic League was 14th season of Montenegrin Republic League. Similar to season 1956–57 League was organised as tournament, during the April and May 1959.


1958–59 Montenegrin Republic League, Season
Following the big changes in the structure of Yugoslav Second League, a majority of Montenegrin teams were relegated from Federal competitions after the 1957–58 season. So, overall 18 clubs were interested to play in 1958-59 Montenegrin Republic League. Due to that fact, Football Association of Montenegro organised regional qualifiers and winners of three qualifying groups gained placement to final tournament of Montenegrin Republic League.


1958–59 Montenegrin Republic League, Season, Qualifiers
In the qualifiers, 18 teams were placed into three regional groups. Winners of the groups (Mladost, Rudar and Arsenal) qualified for Montenegrin Republic League. Below are the final tables of each qualifying group.


1958–59 Montenegrin Republic League, Season, Championship
At the finals, every team played four games and the winner went to qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League. Title holder was Mladost Titograd, who finished season with three wins and one draw. Rudar was excluded from the championship, due to fact that in their team participated unregistered players. Because of that, three games of Rudar were registered with result 0-3.


1958–59 Montenegrin Republic League, Season, Qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League
In the qualifiers for 1959-60 Second League - East, Mladost finished as a last-placed team in the group with Pobeda Prilep, Sloboda Titovo Užice and Priština. With that result, team from Titograd remained in Montenegrin Republic League.


1958–59 Montenegrin Republic League, Higher leagues
On season 1958–69, three Montenegrin teams played in higher leagues of SFR Yugoslavia. Budućnost was a member of 1958–59 Yugoslav First League, while Sutjeska and Lovćen played in 1959–60 Yugoslav Second League.


1958–59 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1958–59 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 50th season of play. The Canadiens won the Stanley Cup for the fourth consecutive season, and the 11th time in club history.


1958–59 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup finals
Rocket Richard, hampered by injuries, did not score at all during the playoffs. Toronto was making its first finals appearance since 1951.


1958–59 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1958–59 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the third edition of the competition.


1958–59 Moroccan Throne Cup
The teams played a one-legged match. In case of a draw, the matches were replayed at the opponent's ground.


1958–59 Moroccan Throne Cup
FAR de Rabat beat Mouloudia Club d'Oujda 1–0 in the final, played at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. FAR de Rabat won the competition for the first time in their history.


1958–59 Moroccan Throne Cup, Competition
The final took place between the winners of the two semi-finals, FAR de Rabat and Mouloudia Club d'Oujda, on 16 November 1957 at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. The match was refereed by Abdelkrim Ziani. It was the third consecutive final for MC Oujda in the competition. FAR de Rabat won the competition for the first time in their history thanks to a goal from Houcine Zemmouri ( 18').


1958–59 NBA season
The 1958–59 NBA Season was the 13th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship (the first of what would be 8 straight), beating the Minneapolis Lakers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals.


1958–59 NBA season, Playoffs
* Division winnerBold Series winnerItalic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals


1958–59 NBA season, Statistics leaders
Note: Prior to the 1969–70 season, league leaders in points, rebounds, and assists were determined by totals rather than averages.


1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
The 1958–59 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.


1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
The 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1958, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1959 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 21, 1959, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The California Golden Bears won their first NCAA national championship with a 71–70 victory over the West Virginia Mountainneers.


1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Season outlook, Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UPI Coaches Poll during the pre-season.


1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1958–59 NCAA football bowl games
The 1958–59 NCAA football bowl games were a series of post-season games played in December 1958 and January 1959 to end the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. A total of 8 team-competitive games, and two all-star games, were played. The post-season began with the Bluegrass Bowl on December 13, 1958, and concluded on January 3, 1959, with the season-ending Senior Bowl.


1958–59 NCAA men's ice hockey season
The 1958–59 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1958 and concluded with the 1959 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 14, 1959 at the RPI Field House in Troy, New York. This was the 12th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 64th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1958–59 NCAA men's ice hockey season
After the previous season the WIHL dissolved due to an argument between member universities over recruiting practices, namely the tendency of Colorado College, Denver and North Dakota to recruit overage Canadian players. In time the practice would eventually lead to Denver's appearance in the 1973 tournament being vacated but rules prohibiting such recruits did not exist at the time. Due to the dissolution of the WIHL the three schools belonging to the Big Ten Conference formed their own ice hockey division.


1958–59 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1958–59 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1958–59 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1958–59 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1958–59 NHL season
The 1958–59 NHL season was the 42nd season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Montreal Canadiens were the Stanley Cup champions as they beat the Toronto Maple Leafs four games to one in the best-of-seven final series. This marked the fourth consecutive Stanley Cup win for the Canadiens as they became the first team to win four in a row.


1958–59 NHL season, League business
The NHL and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) negotiated a new professional-amateur agreement, since the previous deal had expired in 1955, and the groups had operated on a gentleman's agreement. CAHA secretary George Dudley announced that NHL would pay C$40,000 towards developing amateur players, and the agreement set rules for negotiation lists and reserve lists and an earlier deadline to decide which players might be moved from a junior team to a professional team. The CAHA agreed that amateurs aged 17 and older would use same rules as the professionals except for overtime.


1958–59 NHL season, Regular season
The Toronto Maple Leafs, last-place finishers the previous season, brought up Johnny Bower to share goaltending duties with Ed Chadwick and bolstered the defence by adding Carl Brewer and Allan Stanley to aid Tim Horton and Bobby Baun. Toronto was on its way up.


1958–59 NHL season, Regular season
Ralph Backstrom and Jean Beliveau each had two goals apiece in a 9–1 Montreal win at the Montreal Forum on October 23. Rudy Pilous, coach of the Black Hawks, was far from pleased with his team's performance and fined his team $100 for the poor performance.


1958–59 NHL season, Regular season
Beliveau had the hat trick November 29 as Montreal beat Detroit 6–2 at the Forum. Gordie Howe was injured in a collision with Doug Harvey near the end of the first period and was taken to hospital. There was no serious damage and Howe was given an ovation when he returned in the third period. The next night, Montreal sneeringly pasted the Red Wings 7–0 as Jacques Plante got his third shutout of the season.


1958–59 NHL season, Regular season
On January 3, Harvey was back in the Canadiens lineup and scored two goals in a 5–1 win over the New York Rangers at the Forum. A crowd of 14,711 saw a free-for-all at the end of the game. In the last minute of play, Plante got two penalties, one of them a major that sparked the fight. Jimmy Bartlett had skated right into Plante, and Plante retaliated by punching Bartlett. In no time at all, every player on the ice was involved except Rangers' net minder Gump Worsley, who decided to have none of the nonsense. Referee Dalton McArthur gave Bartlett a double major, one for charging and one for fighting, and a misconduct penalty. Harvey and Lou Fontinato also received major penalties.


1958–59 NHL season, Regular season
On February 1, the Rangers downed the Red Wings 5–4 at Madison Square Garden. Lou Fontinato became incensed when Gordie Howe whacked Eddie Shack over the ear with his stick, and challenged the right wing. Howe terminated the fight with an uppercut that broke Fontinato's nose and left it several degrees off centre. On February 5, the Rangers beat the Wings 5–0 on Worsley's shutout. Detroit coach Sid Abel, formerly Howe's centreman, was furious at his team and fined 14 players $100 each for playing what he described as "the worst game of hockey he had seen in 20 years".


1958–59 NHL season, Regular season
On February 15 at Madison Square Garden, the Gumper had Montreal shut out with ten minutes remaining. Then the Canadiens scored 5 goals to win 5–1. Coach Phil Watson was red-faced and screaming at his Ranger players and ordered every player except Worsley out on the ice for an after-game workout. Watson said Worsley hadn't played so bad. General manager Muzz Patrick said the workout was in lieu of fines.


1958–59 NHL season, Regular season
With five games left in the season, the Rangers had a seven-point lead over Toronto. Then the Rangers went into a fatal tailspin, and the Leafs got hot. The key game was played March 19 between Toronto and the Canadiens. Plante could not play due to a severe case of boils, and so the Canadiens used Claude Pronovost in goal. He was bombed for five goals before coach Toe Blake yanked him in the third period. He was replaced by another goalie, Claude Cyr. It was his first and last NHL game.


1958–59 NHL season, Regular season
He gave up only one goal the rest of the way, but the damage was done. Toronto won 6–3. The Canadiens brought up the more capable Charlie Hodge from the Montreal Royals and on March 22, he beat the Rangers 4–2. The Rangers still had a  chance to make the playoffs if Detroit beat Toronto. The Red Wings had a 3–0 lead that collapsed, and the Leafs won 6–4 and ousted the Rangers, making the playoffs themselves.