1959–60 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Before the start of the season Dinamo bought Haralambie Eftimie (from Dinamo Bacău). Dumitru Ivan and Lică Nunweiller are promoted from the Tineretul Dinamovist (Young Dinamo player).


1959–60 FC Steaua București season
The 1959–60 season was FC Steaua București's 12th season since its founding in 1947.


1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup was third 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 third straight time, an accomplishment only achieved again by Jugoplastika in the late 1980s, in 1989–1991. In the EuroLeague Finals, Riga defeated the Soviet Union League club, Dinamo Tbilisi, in both final games (51–61 & 62–69). Riga defeated Slovan Orbis Prague in the semifinals, and AŠK Olimpija in the quarterfinals.


1959–60 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.


1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup, First round
*Originally, the Champion of the Italian League was drawn to play against the Austrian champion, but the former was Simmenthal Milano, who was banned in European competition. Since the Italian Federation refused to name another entrant in Champions Cup, Union Babenberg received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.


1959–60 FIBA European Champions Cup, First round
* *Maccabi Tel Aviv withdrew before the competition due to internal problems and Fenerbahçe received a forfeit (2-0) in both games.


1959–60 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
The 1959–60 European Cup was the premier European women's basketball championship's second edition. Ten teams entered the competition, with defending champion Slavia Sofia receiving a bye for the semifinals.


1959–60 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
Soviet champion Daugava Riga won the championship in its debut appearance, defeating Slavia Sofia in the final. It was the first of Daugava's record 18 titles.


1959–60 FK Partizan season
The 1959–60 season was the 14th season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1959–60 season.


1959–60 FK Partizan season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1959–60 Football League
The 1959–60 season was the 61st completed (62nd overall) season of The Football League.


1959–60 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.


1959–60 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. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1959–60 Football League, Final league tables
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.


1959–60 Four Hills Tournament
The eighth annual Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria was influenced by the German flag controversy, which led to the teams of the Warsaw pact zone withdrawing from the tournament. In addition, Finland and Norway decided not to compete due to preparations for the upcoming 1960 Winter Olympics. Finland ultimately sent prospective athletes.


1959–60 Four Hills Tournament
The tournament was instead dominated by the host country and for the first time, the Four Hills were won by a West German ski jumper, Max Bolkart.


1959–60 Four Hills Tournament, German Flag Controversy
For ten years after its declared independence, the German Democratic Republic continued to use the German tricolour for official use. In October 1959, they finally adapted a distinctive flag, the East German coat of arms in front of the tricolour. The Four Hills tournament starting in December 1959 was one of the first sporting events on West German ground where East German athletes were supposed to compete under the new flag.


1959–60 Four Hills Tournament, German Flag Controversy
However, it was prohibited to display the new East German flag under West German law and the hosts refused to do so in Oberstdorf. The strong East German delegation including defending champion Helmut Recknagel refused to compete under the circumstances and withdrew. Teams of countries that accepted East Germany as a sovereign nation and thus their flag, withdrew in solidarity (Czechoslovakia, Poland and the Soviet Union). Originally, it was announced that they would compete at the two events in Austria.


1959–60 Four Hills Tournament, German Flag Controversy
Austria, however, did not yet have diplomatic relations with the GDR and it was left to the local government to deal with the situation. Innsbruck mayor Alois Lugger decided not to display the East German flag either. Although he offered compromises, such as the use of the Olympic German flag or using no flags at all, the Warsaw pact teams declared their withdrawal on the day of the Innsbruck event and left the day after.


1959–60 Four Hills Tournament, Participating nations and athletes
Many notable absences include the teams from East Germany, the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Norway and the top athletes from Finland.


1959–60 Four Hills Tournament, Participating nations and athletes
A French team, however, competed at the Four Hills for the first time.


1959–60 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
With his ninth place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Jacques Charland became the first non-European with a Top-Ten-finish at a Four Hills event.


1959–60 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Innsbruck
Thanks to close results so far, the overall ranking was still closely contested after the first two events. In Innsbruck however, Max Bolkart increased his lead to almost twenty points after a third, clearer victory.


1959–60 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Innsbruck
Curiously, three out of four Swedish competitors shared 21st place, equal in points (198.5).


1959–60 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
Max Bolkart was the third athlete within seven years to win the first three events but fail to achieve the 'Grand Slam' in Bischofshofen. He still became the first West German to win the tournament however, as Alwin Plank almost, but not quite closed the gap in the overall ranking.


1959–60 Four Hills Tournament, Results, Bischofshofen
The Austrians achieved their first triple victory, a feat that only the Finnish had produced so far (twice in 1954-55).


1959–60 French Division 1
Stade de Reims won Division 1 season 1959/1960 of the French Association Football League with 60 points.


1959–60 French Division 1, Final table
Promoted from Division 2, who will play in Division 1 season 1960/1961


1959–60 French Division 2, Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and Grenoble won the championship.


1959–60 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1958-59 French Rugby Union Championship was contested by 56 clubs divided in seven pools of eight clubs.


1959–60 French Rugby Union Championship
The four better of each pool and the four better classified as 5th (for a sum of 32 clubs) were qualified for the final phase.


1959–60 French Rugby Union Championship
The Championship was won by Lourdes who beat the Béziers in the final.


1959–60 French Rugby Union Championship, Context
The 1960 Five Nations Championship was won by France and by Ireland.


1959–60 French Rugby Union Championship, Context
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was won by Mont-de-Marsan that beat the Béziers (9-9 the score but Mont de Maresan won for the number of tries scored)


1959–60 French Rugby Union Championship, Semifinals
The  Béziers because with the same number of point and tries, had a better number of penalties (1 –0, Pau score only a drop)


1959–60 French Rugby Union Championship, Final
Lourdes team was renewed from the previous year because of the retirement of Maurice and Jean Prat, The farewell of François Labazuy (moved to Tarbes),  Henri Rancoule (to Touloun), Pierre Lacaze and Jean Barthe (to play rugby league). The departures was compensated by the arrivals of Michel Crauste and Arnaud Marquesuzaa and Roland Crancée.


1959–60 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1959–60 season was Galatasaray's 58th in existence and the 2nd consecutive season in the Milli Lig. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.


1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division college basketball season. Tom Nolan coached them in his fourth and final 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.. The team finished with a record of 11-12 and had no post-season play.


1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Diminutive junior guard Brian "Puddy" Sheehan, the team's point guard and a dominant player throughout his college career, had emerged the previous season as Georgetown's top scorer on an undersized team. He continued as such this season among taller teammates, averaging 21.3 points per game in his first six games, including a 29-point performance against Saint Peter's and 27 against Niagara. In the ninth game of the year, he scored 23 points against Providence in the championship game of the Providence Invitational Tournament. Despite usually playing against opponents who were six inches (15 cm) taller, he was Georgetown's top scorer for the second straight year, averaging 15.6 points per game for the season.


1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Either Sheehan or junior center Tom Coleman led the team in scoring in 15 games. In addition to providing a strong defensive presence, Coleman scored in double figures ten times, with 24 against Fordham and a season-high 26 versus Boston College.


1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Sophomore guard Jim Carrino joined the varsity team this year after a season on the freshman team. As reserve during the year, he nonetheless provided welcome assistance to Sheehan in the backcourt, coming off the bench to average 12.2 points per game and score in 12 games, including 18 points against Brown, 24 against Fordham, and 26 against Boston College. An injury cut his season short and he appeared in only 15 games, but his performance earned him a starting spot on the next year's team.


1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Sophomore forward Paul "Tag" Tagliabue also joined the varsity team this season after a year on the freshman team. He scored in double figures in eight of his last ten games and demonstrated a willingness to fight for rebounds under the basket; he led the Hoyas in rebounding for the season, and, as a three-year starter, was destined to become one of the top rebounders in school history.


1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Another sophomore, center Bob Sharpenter, had been a high school standout and a top scorer on the freshman team the previous season, but he struggled with the transition to the varsity this year. Playing in only 12 games, he averaged only 4.5 points per game and shot only 34% from the field, and also showed defensive weaknesses. He would correct his shooting and defense the following season, and by his senior year would emerge as one of Georgetown's great players.


1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Junior forward Tom Matan had been a standout the previous season, but with taller players like Tagliabue and Sharpenter now on the team, he moved to a swing role in which he was not as productive. Nonetheless, he scored in double figures six times and had a season-high 21 points against Fairfield.


1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The 1959-60 team finished with a record of 11-12 and had no post-season play. The last Georgetown men's basketball team with a losing record until the 1967-68 season, it was not ranked in the Top 20 in the Associated Press Poll or Coaches' Poll at any time.


1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Nolan left the head coaching position after the end of the season to focus on coaching the Georgetown baseball team, which he did through the 1978 season. He departed with a 40-49 record during his four-season tenure, with no winning seasons and no post-season tournament appearances. Georgetown hired assistant coach and former Georgetown and National Basketball Association (NBA) player Tommy O'Keefe as his replacement.


1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
From the 1958-59 season 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.


1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Senior guard and team captain 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.


1959–60 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Sophomore forward Paul Tagliabue later became Commissioner of the National Football League.


1959–60 Greek Football Cup
The 1959–60 Greek Football Cup was the 18th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, replayed at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 11 September 1960, because of the previous match (7 August) draw. The match was contested by Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, with Olympiacos by winning 3–0.


1959–60 Greek Football Cup, Final
The 18th Greek Cup Final was played at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium and replayed at the Karaiskakis Stadium.


1959–60 Greenlandic Football Championship
The 1959–60 Greenlandic Football Championship (also known as the Danish: Fodboldturneringen Grønlandturneringen, Fodboldmesterskab i Grønland or Greenlandic: Angutit Inersimasut GM) was the 3rd edition of the Greenlandic Men's Football Championship. Played on a knock-out basis, the final round was held at Gamle Sandbane in Nuuk. It was won by Nanok who defeated Kissaviarsuk-33 in the final.


1959–60 Greenlandic Football Championship, Background
The first federation to organise a national football championship in Greenland was the GIF (Danish: Grønlands Idrætsforening), a general sports federation that organised more than just football tournaments, founded on 3 September 1953 at a meeting attended by eleven clubs from Upernavik, Uummannaq, Qeqertarsuatsiaat, Qasigiannguit, Aasiaat, Sisimiut, Maniitsoq, Nuuk, Paamiut and Qaqortoq. The 1954–55 tournament was the first national football tournament and GIF continued to organise the competition, usually announced as Fodboldturneringen, Grønlandturneringen or Fodboldmesterskab i Grønland, until 1970.


1959–60 Greenlandic Football Championship, Background
For the first decade of its existence, the tournament was held sporadically, with iterations often taking more than a year to complete. In 1971 a football specific federation, the Football Association of Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaanni Isikkamik Arsaattartut Kattuffiat; Danish: Grønlands Boldspil-Union), was founded, and took over the organisation of the tournament.


1959–60 Greenlandic Football Championship, Competing teams
A total of thirty four teams registered for the 1959–60 season of competition.


1959–60 Greenlandic Football Championship, Format
The tournament was played on a knock-out basis, with the teams divided into regional pools for the draw. As a result of this, the timing of matches was such that teams in certain areas were able to play their matches significantly more quickly than those in others. As a consequence of this, by the end of 1959, the various rounds of the competition do not tie to any overarching time frame and, by the end of 1959, Malamuk and K-33 had qualified for the semi-finals whilst the remaining quarter finals were still to be played.


1959–60 Hamburger SV season
The 1959–60 Hamburger SV season was the 13th consecutive season playing in the Oberliga Nord, the first-tier of football in the region. Hamburg also competed in this season's editions of the German football championship and the 1958–59 DFB-Pokal, which was contested in the late autumn of 1959.


1959–60 Hamburger SV season
In 1960, HSV became German champions for the first time since 1928, defeating 1. FC Köln 3–2 in the championship final. Seeler, who scored twice in the final, was named the inaugural winner of the West German Footballer of the Year.


1959–60 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1959–60 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1959–60 Hellenic Football League
The 1959–60 Hellenic Football League season was the seventh in the history of the Hellenic Football League, a football competition in England.


1959–60 Hellenic Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


1959–60 Hellenic Football League, Division One
The Division One featured 10 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs:


1959–60 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1959–60 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, came seventh out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1959–60 Hibernian F.C. season, Scottish First Division, Friendly matches
On 2 November 1959, Hibs played a friendly against Middlesbrough at Easter Road. Joe Baker scored a hat-trick for Hibs in a 6–6 draw.


1959–60 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1959–60 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 49th since its establishment.


1959–60 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1959–60 campaign was Town's best season following their relegation from Division 1 4 years earlier. The main points of the season were the resignation of Bill Shankly, who would then lead Liverpool to greatness in his years in charge. Their FA Cup win over West Ham United in the third round replay at Upton Park, which would inadvertently lead to the departure of Denis Law to Manchester City for a record-breaking fee of £55,000.


1959–60 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.


1959–60 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Bill Shankly made good progress with Town at the start of the season, leading them to 5 wins in their first 7 league games. A dreadful run of only 1 win in 10 games saw Town slide down the table and then on 1 December, Shankly resigned to take charge of league rivals Liverpool. Shankly's last match in charge of Town was against the Anfield outfit. Ex-Town player Eddie Boot took charge of Town for the rest of the season. He led Town on a charge up the table mainly consisting of alternating wins and losses. However, Town's form led them to a finish of 6th place, their best finish since relegation 4 years earlier.


1959–60 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, Review
Another highlight of the season was the astonishing win over West Ham United in the FA Cup third round replay at Upton Park with a score of 5 goals to 1. This win showcased the amazing talents of Denis Law, who within 2 months broke the transfer record for a British player after transferring to Manchester City for £55,000.


1959–60 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.


1959–60 IHL season
The 1959–60 IHL season was the 15th season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Eight teams participated in the regular season, and the St. Paul Saints won the Turner Cup.


1959–60 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division  basketball season. The independent Vandals were led by first-year head coach Dave Strack and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.


1959–60 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
In the four years between the demise of the Pacific Coast Conference (1959) and the founding of the Big Sky Conference (1963), Idaho was an independent; this season the Vandals had an 11–15 (.423) record.


1959–60 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
After just one season in Moscow, Strack resigned in May to return to Michigan, his alma mater; he was succeeded by Joe Cipriano, a former player (and assistant coach) at Washington in Seattle.


1959–60 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1959–60 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
Entering his 13th year as University of Illinois' head coach, Harry Combes and his Fighting Illini basketball team. Started gaining on the national scene once again by beginning the Big Ten season as a top 10 ranked team. The Associated Press would eventually rank the Illini as high as number eight during the course of the season; however, the team would falter late in the season, dropping three straight games and fall out of the rankings. The final AP and UPI rankings would include only two Big Ten teams, Ohio State (ranked 3) and Indiana (ranked 7/10).


1959–60 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
Ohio State would go on and win the NCAA Tournament. For the second time in the history of the Illini, they would play in a mid-season tournament. The tournament they would compete in would be the inaugural Los Angeles Basketball Classic held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena December 28–30.


1959–60 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1959-60 team utilized several returning lettermen including the leading scorer and team "MVP" Govoner Vaughn. It also saw the return of team "captain" Mannie Jackson as well as Ed Perry, Lou Landt, John Wessels, Lee Frandsen, Vern Altemeyer, Al Gosnell and Bruce Bunkenberg. Jerry Colangelo, a future sports mogul, also played a significant role as a sophomore. The Illini finished the season with a conference record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing tied for 3rd place in the Big Ten. They would finish with an overall record of 16 wins and 7 losses. The starting lineup included John Wessels at the center position, Vern Altemeyer, Lou Landt and Mannie Jackson at guard and Govoner Vaughn and Ed Perry at the forward slots.


1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 19th year. For the last time, the team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–4 and a conference record of 11–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.


1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1959–60 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.


1959–60 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 15–9, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in fourth place. They were Big Eight Holiday Tournament champions, defeating Kansas State, Colorado and Kansas in the December tournament.


1959–60 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup
The 1959–60 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup was the 12th 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. Al-Athori beat Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 3–0 in the final on 6 May 1960 to win their first title.


1959–60 Iraq Central FA First Division Cup, Third round, Winners bracket
The match was ended five minutes early after two Amanat Al-Asima players walked off the field in protest at a refereeing decision


1959–60 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1959–60. It was contested by 12 teams, and Glenavon won the championship.


1959–60 Isthmian League
The 1959–60 season was the 45th in the history of the Isthmian League, an English football competition.


1959–60 Isthmian League
At the end of the previous season Romford were transferred to the Southern Football League, while Maidstone United were newly admitted to the league.


1959–60 Isthmian League
Tooting & Mitcham United were champions, winning their second Isthmian League title.


1959–60 Juventus F.C. season
During the 1959–60 season Juventus Football Club competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the Friendship Cup.


1959–60 Juventus F.C. season, Summary
Juventus Football Club won the domestic title with a 7 points gap from runners-up Fiorentina, including a record of 92 goals scored.


1959–60 Juventus F.C. season, Summary
The Double came along clinching the Coppa Italia. The match was played on 18 September 1960 between Juventus and Fiorentina. Juventus won 3–2; it was their fourth victory.


1959–60 Juventus F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1959–60 Kangaroo tour
The 1959–60 Kangaroo tour was the tenth Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team traveled to Europe and played thirty-seven matches against British, French and Italian teams, including the Ashes series of three Test matches against Great Britain, two Test matches against the French and an additional two non-Test matches against an Italian representative team. It followed the tour of 1956-57 and the next was staged in 1963-64.


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, The squad's leadership
The team was coached by Clive Churchill. The team captain was Balmain Tigers Fullback Keith Barnes while the vice-captain was Manly-Warringah's dual rugby international forward Rex Mossop. Tour co-managers were Jack Argent and Ern Keffer. In the five matches in which neither Barnes nor Mossop played, the Kangaroos were captained by five different players: Harry Wells (against Leigh), Brian Hambly (combined Workington and Whitehaven), Brian Clay (Bradford Northern), Brian Carlson (Swinton) and Billy Wilson (Huddersfield).


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, Touring squad
The Rugby League News published a  and details of the touring team including the players' ages and weights. Match details - listing surnames of both teams and the point scorers - were included in E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook, as was a summary of the players' point-scoring. Beattie, Boden, Kelly, Muir, Parcell, Paterson and Rasmussen were selected from Queensland clubs. Chapman, Hambly, Parish and Walsh were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad had played for Sydney based clubs during the 1959 season.


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, Great Britain
The largest non-test attendance of the tour was 29,156 when the Kangaroos defeated St. Helens at Knowsley Road.


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, Great Britain, Test Venues
The three Ashes series tests took place at the following venues.


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, Great Britain, The Ashes series
The Ashes series against Great Britain saw an aggregate crowd of 91,604 attending the Test series. The largest attendance of the tour came during the Kangaroos 22-14 first test win over Great Britain at Station Road in Swinton with 35,224 in attendance.


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, Great Britain, The Ashes series, First Test
The first Ashes series test was played at Station Road, Swinton and drew the tours largest attendance of 35,224. Australia won the first test 22-14 with Reg Gasnier playing in his first ever test match against Great Britain named as the man of the match with 3 tries.


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, Great Britain, The Ashes series, First Test
5 days prior to the match against Bradford Northern, the Kangaroos played the first test against France.


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, Great Britain, The Ashes series, Second Test
The Kangaroos went within one penalty goal of becoming the first All-Australian team to win The Ashes on British soil and the first touring side to win The Ashes since 1911-12. However, the Lions survived and the series would go on to a deciding 3rd test.


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, Great Britain, The Ashes series, Third Test
This would be the final time that Great Britain (or England) would win the Ashes on home soil (as of 2017).


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, France
The first two games of the French leg of the tour were actually played while The Kangaroos were still completing the British leg.


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, France, First Test
Australia won the first test against the French at the Parc des Princes in Paris. Kangaroos winger Eddie Lumsden crossed for 3 tries while legendary winger Ken Irvine made the first of 33 test appearances for Australia.


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, France, First Test
The game against the French Army XIII was played 4 days before the third Ashes test against Great Britain


1959–60 Kangaroo tour, Italy
To finish the tour, the Kangaroos played two games against an Italian representative team.


1959–60 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1959–60 college men's basketball season.


1959–60 LFF Lyga
The 1959–60 LFF Lyga was the 39th season of the LFF Lyga football competition in Lithuania. It was contested by 12 teams, and Elnias Šiauliai won the championship.


1959–60 La Liga
The 1959–60 La Liga was the 29th season since its establishment. The season started on September 13, 1959, and finished on April 17, 1960.


1959–60 La Liga, Relegation play-offs
Play-off between Córdoba and Real Sociedad was decided after a tie-break match, where Real Sociedad won 1–0.


1959–60 Lancashire Cup
The 1959–60 Lancashire Cup was the forty-seventh occasion on which the competition had been held. Warrington won the trophy by beating St. Helens by the score of 5-4.


1959–60 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 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


1959–60 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Round 1
Involved  7 matches (with no bye but one “blank” fixture) and 14 clubs


1959–60 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final
The match was played at Central Park, Wigan, (historically in the county of Lancashire). The attendance was 39,237 and receipts were £6,424. This is the last time the attendance at a Lancashire Cup final would approach 40,000.


1959–60 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1959–60 Lancashire Cup, Notes and comments
1 * The first Lancashie Cup match to be played since the stadium was renamed after the former chairman James Hilton 2 * The fixture date was given in the official St. Helens archives as Wednesday 30 September - but RUGBY LEAGUE review gives the date as Tuesday 29 September 3 * Central Park was the home ground of Wigan with a final capacity of 18,000, although the record attendance was  47,747 for Wigan v St Helens 27 March 1959


1959–60 Landsdelsserien
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1959–60 Landsdelsserien
The 1959–60 Landsdelsserien was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.


1959–60 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, Ørn and Frigg promoted directly to the 1960–61 Hovedserien. The other five group winners qualified for promotion play-offs to compete for two spots in the following season's top flight. Stavanger and Rosenborg won the play-offs and were promoted.


1959–60 Landsdelsserien, Promotion play-offs
Rosenborg won 9–0 on aggregate and were promoted to Hovedserien.


1959–60 League of Ireland, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Limerick won the championship and qualified to play in the European Cup for following season 1960/61.


1959–60 Liga Alef
The 1959–60 Liga Alef season saw Shimshon Tel Aviv win the title and promotion to Liga Leumit.


1959–60 Liga Bet
The 1959–60 Liga Bet season saw Hapoel HaMechonit,  Hapoel Herzliya, Hapoel Lod and Maccabi Sha'arayim win their regional divisions, and qualify for promotion play-offs. Hapoel Herzliya and Maccabi Sha'arayim won the promotion play-offs and promoted to Liga Alef.


1959–60 Liga Bet, North Division A
Maccabi Tiberias withdrew from the league during the season and their results were nullified.


1959–60 Liga Bet, Promotion play-offs
A promotion play-off was played between the two winners of the North divisions, and another promotion play-off was played between the two winners of the South divisions. the play-offs format was of two legs, with a decisive match played in neutral venue, if two teams are level. the play-off winners set to be promoted to Liga Alef.


1959–60 Liga Española de Baloncesto
The 1959–60 season was the 4th season of the Liga Española de Baloncesto. R. Madrid won their title.


1959–60 Liga Leumit
The 1959–60 Liga Leumit season took place between September 1959 and June 1960. Hapoel Petah Tikva won their second consecutive title, whilst Hapoel Ramat Gan were relegated. Rafi Levi of Maccabi Tel Aviv was the league's top scorer with 19 goals.


1959–60 Liga Leumit
The league used two points for a win and one for a draw.


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


1959–60 Liverpool F.C. season, Pre-season
On 12 June, having spent three years at Liverpool and missing only six matches, 29-year-old goalkeeper Tommy Younger was allowed to leave to take on a player-manager role at Scottish Second Division side Falkirk. In exchange, Liverpool signed Falkirk's 23-year-old goalkeeper Bert Slater. Slater had made 134 appearances for Falkirk, winning a Scottish Cup winners medal in the process, before the club were relegated at the end of the 1958-59 season. Slater was small for a goalkeeper standing at just 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.740 m) and was nicknamed 'Shorty' but he was immediately put into the Liverpool goal upon his arrival.


1959–60 Liverpool F.C. season, Pre-season
There were promotions to the first-team for local-born 22-year-old defender John Nicholson and 18-year-old inside forward Willie Carlin - the latter a promising youngster who had represented his country at schoolboy and youth levels; 19-year-old full back Alan Jones, a Welsh schoolboy international who had signed professional forms for Liverpool two years earlier; Wrexham-born forward Reginald Blore who had risen through the junior ranks at Anfield; 17-year-old midfielder Ian Callaghan from Toxteth, considered by Liverpool legend Billy Liddell to be his successor; and 20-year-old striker Roger Hunt, signed a year earlier by Phil Taylor when he was brought to his attention playing for Stockton Heath.


1959–60 Liverpool F.C. season, Season Summary
The early stages of the campaign saw Liverpool struggle for consistency, putting manager Phil Taylor under increasing pressure after his previous three seasons in charge had all resulted in narrow failures to achieve promotion. The situation further deteriorated when Liverpool failed to win a single match in October, and while a victory over Aston Villa at the start of November gave hope that the club might have turned the corner, it was followed by a humiliating 4-2 loss to strugglers Lincoln City.


1959–60 Liverpool F.C. season, Season Summary
This proved the end of the road for Taylor, who resigned three days later with the team stuck in 11th place. First team trainer Bob Paisley stepped in as caretaker manager for the next two matches, which saw a 4-3 win over Leyton Orient, and then a 1-0 loss to Huddersfield Town. As it turned out, it would be the Yorkshire side who would provide Liverpool with their next manager, as Bill Shankly accepted the offer to take over at Anfield shortly after the match.


1959–60 Liverpool F.C. season, Season Summary
Liverpool's form picked up under Shankly, leaving a promotion challenge suddenly looking feasible after all. In the end, their mediocre early-season form and then another poor spell of form around Easter would leave promotion out of their hands, though a third-place finish still represented an improvement of one place on the previous season.


1959–60 Luxembourg National Division
The 1959–60 Luxembourg National Division was the 46th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1959–60 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was performed in 12 teams, and Jeunesse Esch won the championship.


1959–60 MJHL season
The Transcona Rangers change their name to the Winnipeg Rangers.


1959–60 Maltese Premier League
The 1959–60 Maltese First Division was the 45th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 8 teams, and Valletta F.C. won the championship.


1959–60 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was Manchester United's 58th season in the Football League, and their 15th consecutive season in the top division of English football. They finished seventh in the league, and striker Dennis Viollet scored a record 32 league goals in a season for the club.


1959–60 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was Mansfield Town's 22nd season in the Football League and 2nd season in Third Division, they finished in 22nd position with 36 points and were relegated to the Fourth Division.


1959–60 Mexican Primera División season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1959–60 season.


1959–60 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Guadalajara won the championship and becomes second team to win consecutive championships.


1959–60 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1959–60 Mexican Segunda División was the 10th season of the Mexican Segunda División. The season started on 19 July 1959 and concluded on 20 March 1960. It was won by Monterrey, which became the first club to win two championships in this category.


1959–60 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1959–60 season. The team finished the season in tenth place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 4–20 and 1–10 against conference opponents.


1959–60 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
William Perigo was in his eighth and final year as the team's head coach. Junior John Tidwell was the team's leading scorer with 520 points in 24 games for an average of 21.6 points per game. Tidwell broke the Michigan record for single game scoring record on February 27, 1960, as he hit 17 of 25 field goals and seven of ten free throws for 41 points in a 72–65 win against Michigan State. Tidwell's 41 points also broke the Yost Fieldhouse record which had been set by Indiana's Don Schlundt with 29 points in 1953. Tidwell also broke the season scoring record with 520 points. At the end of the 1959–60 basketball season, Tidwell was selected as the team's most valuable player and elected captain of the 1960–61 team.


1959–60 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
One player from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers season
The 1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers season was the 12th season for the franchise in the NBA and final season in Minneapolis. The Lakers finished in third-place in the NBA Western Division with a record of 25–50, 21 games behind the St. Louis Hawks. In their final season in the Twin Cities, the Lakers made the playoffs and defeated the Detroit Pistons two games to none in the Western Division Semifinals, before losing the West Finals to the Hawks, four games to three. The Lakers roster had 5 1st overall picks, Elgin Baylor, Hot Rod Hundley, Chuck Share, Ray Felix, and Frank Selvy, the most among any NBA teams in a season.


1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers season
On January 18, the team had a harrowing flight in a snowstorm, returning to Minneapolis from St. Louis. The team's DC-3 had electrical problems and made an emergency landing in a cornfield near Carroll, Iowa.


1959–60 Minneapolis Lakers season
On April 27, 1960, The NBA approved the relocation of the Lakers to Southern California and they became the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1960–61 season.


1959–60 Montenegrin Republic League
The 1959–60 Montenegrin Republic League was 15th season of Montenegrin Republic League. Similar to previous season League was organised as tournament, during the April and May 1960.


1959–60 Montenegrin Republic League, Season, Qualifiers
In the qualifiers, 16 teams were placed into three regional groups. Winners of the groups (Zmaj, FK Jedinstvo and Lovćen) qualified for Montenegrin Republic League. Below are the final tables of each qualifying group.


1959–60 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 Lovćen, who finished season with three wins and one draw.


1959–60 Montenegrin Republic League, Season, Qualifiers for Yugoslav Second League
In the qualifiers for 1960–61 Second League - East, Lovćen played in the finals but didn't succeed to gain promotion.


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


1959–60 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1959–60 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's 51st season of play. The team had another outstanding season, placing first in the league and winning the Stanley Cup for the fifth consecutive season, and the 12th time in team history.


1959–60 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
On November 1, 1959, at 3:06 of the first period, Jacques Plante was hit in the face by a shot fired by Andy Bathgate. Plante came back in the game wearing a mask (the second goaltender in NHL history to wear a mask after Clint Benedict) starting a trend where all NHL goaltenders today wear a mask.


1959–60 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season, Jacques Plante
The use of the goalie mask was Plante's most enduring contribution to the game, however, occurred as a result of an incident on November 1, 1959. He was hit in the face by a shot from New York Rangers player Andy Bathgate, needing to go to the dressing room for stitches. When he returned, he was wearing the crude home-made goalie mask that he'd been using in practices. His coach, Toe Blake, was livid, but he had no other goalie to call upon, and Plante refused to return to the goal unless he kept the mask.


1959–60 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season, Jacques Plante
Blake agreed on the condition that Plante discard the mask when the cut healed. Only Camille Henry beat him in that game, which the Canadiens won 3–1. In the ensuing days Plante refused to discard the mask, and as the Canadiens continued to win, Blake became less obstinate. The unbeaten streak stretched to 18 games. Plante didn't wear the mask, at Blake's request, against Detroit on March 8, 1960. The Canadiens lost 3–0, and the mask returned for good the next night. Plante subsequently designed his own mask and masks for other goalies. Although Plante was not the first NHL goalie known to wear a facemask (Montreal Maroons goaltender Clint Benedict had done so thirty years before), Plante introduced the mask as everyday equipment, which continues to this day.


1959–60 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
The Canadiens placed first in the standings and met the Chicago Black Hawks in the first round of the playoffs. The Canadiens would sweep the Hawks 4–0 to move on to the finals against Toronto.


1959–60 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup finals
Montreal swept the Maple Leafs, outscoring them 15–5, en route to being the first team since the 1952 Detroit Red Wings to go without a loss in the playoffs.


1959–60 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup finals
After the series Rocket Richard retired. He went out with style, finishing with his 34th finals goal in game three.


1959–60 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1959–60 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the fourth edition of the competition.


1959–60 Moroccan Throne Cup
The teams played one-legged matches. In case of a draw, the matches were replayed at the opponents' stadium.


1959–60 Moroccan Throne Cup
Mouloudia Club d'Oujda beat Fath Union Sport 1–0 in the final, played at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. Mouloudia Club d'Oujda won the cup for the third time in their history.


1959–60 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament
The final took place between the winners of the two semi-finals, Mouloudia Club d'Oujda and Fath Union Sport, on 24 April 1960 at the Stade d'honneur in Casablanca. The match was refereed by Salih Mohamed Boukkili. It was the fourth consecutive final for MC Oujda in the competition. MC Oujda won the competition for the third time in their history, thanks to a penalty by Madani ( 13' (pen)).


1959–60 NBA season
The 1959–60 NBA season was the 14th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 2nd straight NBA title, beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.


1959–60 NBA season, Playoffs
* Division winnerBold Series winnerItalic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals


1959–60 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.


1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
The 1959–60 NCAA men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.


1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
The 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1959, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 19, 1960, at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. The Ohio State Buckeyes won their first NCAA national championship with a 75–55 victory over the California Golden Bears.


1959–60 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.


1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1959–60 NCAA men's ice hockey season
The 1959–60 NCAA men's ice hockey season began in November 1959 and concluded with the 1960 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on March 19, 1960 at the Boston Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. This was the 13th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 65th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1959–60 NCAA men's ice hockey season
This was the first season of play for the WCHA. All seven universities were the same from the previous MCHL/WIHL conference that dissolved after the 1957–58 season. Michigan, Michigan State and Minnesota would continue with both the Big Ten and the WCHA concurrently until 1981 when Michigan and Michigan State left the WCHA and no longer played sufficient games against the other Big Ten schools to warrant the continuation of the Big Ten ice hockey conference.


1959–60 NCAA men's ice hockey season
The creation of the WCHA also brought the first formalized conference tournament in NCAA hockey history with the winner(s) receiving the first automatic bids into the postseason championship.


1959–60 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1959–60 NCAA men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1959–60 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.


1959–60 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


1959–60 NHL season
The 1959–60 NHL season was the 43rd season of the National Hockey League. The Montreal Canadiens were the Stanley Cup winners as they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs four games to none for their fifth straight Stanley Cup.


1959–60 NHL season, Regular season
This regular season, like the two preceding it and the two following it, belonged to the Montreal Canadiens, who were in the midst of five straight first overall finishes and at the tail end of five straight Stanley Cup victories. The Detroit Red Wings, who were dead last and missed the playoffs the previous season, squeaked into the playoffs by riding a Hart Memorial Trophy performance by their ageless star right-winger, Gordie Howe.


1959–60 NHL season, Regular season
The season was marked by important changes in the NHL, as Canadiens goaltender Jacques Plante, like Clint Benedict before him, began to wear a mask in hockey games. Plante, who had asthma-related problems throughout his career, first began wearing a mask in practice shortly after a sinus operation in 1957. On November 1, 1959, Plante's nose was broken by a shot from New York Rangers right-winger Andy Bathgate. After being stitched up, Plante insisted on wearing a mask for the remainder of the game.


1959–60 NHL season, Regular season
Montreal coach Toe Blake was bitterly opposed to the idea, but did not have a backup goaltender and relented after Plante said he would not return to the ice without a mask. Although many in the NHL disapproved of Plante's decision due to NHL tradition at the time, many followed suit after Plante went undefeated in ten games with the mask on.


1959–60 NHL season, Regular season
Phil Watson suffered an ulcer and was quietly dismissed as Ranger coach and replaced by Alf Pike. Gump Worsley was demoted to the Springfield Indians of the AHL and Worsley screamed he was finished with hockey, but reported to Springfield anyway. Indians owner Eddie Shore, known for his criticism of his players, gave Worsley a surprise vote of confidence. Gump played well for the Indians.


1959–60 NHL season, Regular season
There was trouble brewing for Rangers right-winger Andy Bathgate, who had ripped open Plante's nose on the night of the goalie mask's official NHL debut. In a January 1960 True Magazine article ghosted by Dave Anderson, the defending league MVP listed the names of players whom he considered guilty of the dangerous act of spearing. This was brought to the attention of NHL President Clarence Campbell, who fined Bathgate $500 and Ranger general manager Muzz Patrick $100 on the grounds the article was prejudicial to and against the welfare of the league.


1959–60 NHL season, Regular season
After being demoted to Springfield, Gump Worsley was brought back up as Marcel Paille was even worse in goal for New York. Gump and the Rangers beat the Canadiens 8–3 in his first game back on January 3, but on January 21, Montreal bombed Worsley 11-2. Later against the Chicago Black Hawks, Worsley suffered an injury that finished him for the season; Hawks' winger Bobby Hull skated over his catching glove and severed two tendons in his fingers. Al Rollins was called up to replace him. Later, Olympic hero Jack McCartan played a few games for the Rangers, acquitting himself very well.


1959–60 NHL season, Regular season
The Boston Bruins narrowly missed the playoffs despite a flurry of offense, sparked by the "Uke Line" of Johnny Bucyk, Vic Stasiuk, and Bronco Horvath. Horvath finished a close second to Chicago's Bobby Hull in the scoring race and was named to the Second All-Star Team. Slick centre Don McKenney led the NHL in assists while winning the Lady Byng Trophy and versatile Doug Mohns also contributed. 1959–60 saw two veteran Bruins, centre Fleming MacKell and goaltender Harry Lumley, play their last campaigns before retirement.


1959–60 NHL season, Regular season
This season marked the first season of the Original Six era during which every active player had played for Original Six teams only. Ken Mosdell, the last player to play for another team, retired the previous season.


1959–60 NHL season, Stanley Cup playoffs
Montreal played the minimum number of games to win the Stanley Cup and in the process, became the last Cup winners in NHL history to go undefeated in the playoffs to date. After winning the Stanley Cup, Maurice Richard retired from the NHL as a champion.


1959–60 NHL season, Awards
Gordie Howe won the Hart Trophy to become the first five-time winner of the Hart. In voting, he received 118 votes of a possible 180, twice as many as runner-up Bobby Hull. Howe was the last winner of the original Hart Trophy. The trophy was retired to the Hockey Hall of Fame and the NHL began presenting a new trophy, which was dubbed the Hart Memorial Trophy in its place. Hull won the Art Ross Trophy for the scoring championship, his first.


1959–60 NHL season, Awards
Doug Harvey won the Norris Trophy for the fifth time, and the fifth time in the seven times it had been awarded. The Canadiens had the lowest goals against average, for the fifth consecutive time, and Jacques Plante was awarded his fifth Vezina Trophy. The Black Hawks' Glenn Hall was named to the First All-Star team as goaltender.


1959–60 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points


1959–60 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; MIN = Minutes played; GA = Goals against; SO = Shut outs; AVG = Goals against average


1959–60 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1959–60 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1959–60 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1959–60 (listed with their last team):


1959–60 NYU Violets men's basketball team
The 1959–60 NYU Violets men's basketball team represented New York University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1959–60 season. The team finished the season with a 22–5 overall record while winning the Metropolitan New York Conference with a perfect 4–0 record in league play. The Violets earned their second NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament Final Four appearance (their first was in 1944–45). They were led by second-year head coach Lou Rossini.


1959–60 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1959–60 National Football League was the 29th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.


1959–60 National Football League (Ireland)
The first all-Ulster final attracted a record crowd for a League final and was won by Down.


1959–60 National Hurling League
The 1959–60 National Hurling League was the 29th season of the National Hurling League.


1959–60 National Hurling League, Division 1
Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1958-59 season. Carlow entered Division 1 as the promoted team.


1959–60 National Hurling League, Division 1
On 1 May 1960, Tipperary won the title after a 2-15 to 3-8 win over Cork in the final. It was their second league title in succession and their 9th league title overall.


1959–60 National Hurling League, Division 1
Cork's Christy Ring was the league's top scorer with 12-09.


1959–60 National Hurling League, Division 2
Laois won the title following a 5-9 to 1-8 win over Roscommon in the final.


1959–60 Nationalliga A, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and BSC Young Boys won the championship.


1959–60 Nationalliga A season
The 1959–60 Nationalliga A season was the 22nd season of the Nationalliga A, the top level of ice hockey in Switzerland. Eight teams participated in the league, and HC Davos won the championship.


1959–60 New York Knicks season
The 1959–60 NBA season was the Knicks' 14th season in the NBA.


1959–60 New York Rangers season
The 1959–60 New York Rangers season was the 34th season for the team in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the regular season, the Rangers had a 17–38–15 record, and finished with 49 points. Their last-place finish caused them to miss the NHL playoffs.


1959–60 New York Rangers season, Playoffs
The Rangers finished in last place in the NHL and failed to qualify for the 1960 Stanley Cup playoffs.


1959–60 New York Rangers season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.


1959–60 Newport County A.F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was Newport County's second consecutive season in the Football League Third Division. It was their 31st season in the third tier and 32nd season overall in the Football League.


1959–60 Northern Football League
The 1959–60 Northern Football League season was the 62nd in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.


1959–60 Northern Football League, Clubs
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season
The 1959–60 Rugby Football League season was the 65th season of rugby league football played in England. The championship, which involved thirty teams, started in August 1959 and culminated in a finals play-off series in May 1960 which resulted in a championship final between Wigan and Wakefield Trinity.


1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
A number of clubs complained to the Rugby Football League over BBC televising rugby league matches live on TV, stating that it was affecting attendances.


1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season, Season summary
St. Helens won the Lancashire League, and Wakefield Trinity won the Yorkshire League. Warrington beat St. Helens 5–4 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Featherstone Rovers beat Hull F.C. 15–14 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season, Championship, Play-offs, Final
The Championship Final was played between Joe Egan' Wigan outfit against Wakefield Trinity at 3 o'clock on a warm afternoon on Saturday, 21 May 1960 at Odsal Stadium, Bradford. A crowd of 83,190 turned out for the game which was refereed by Eric Clay (Leeds).


1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season, Championship, Play-offs, Final
Tries (5): Billy Boston (2), Eric Ashton (2), Bill SayerGoals: Fred Griffiths (6)


1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
The 1959–60 Challenge Cup tournament ended in a final between Wakefield Trinity and Hull F.C. The match was played at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 79,773, with Wakefield Trinity winning 38 – 5. Despite being on the losing team, Hull's hooker, Tommy Harris was awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance.


1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Neil Fox of Wakefield Trinity scored a Cup Final record 20 points (two tries and seven goals) in the final for Wakefield, a feat that would not be repeated for another 39 years 1999.


1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
September until December also saw the appearance of the Australian team in England on their 1959–60 Kangaroo Tour. Other than the three test Ashes series against Great Britain (won 2–1 by Australia), the Kangaroos played 21 matches against club and county representative sides.


1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
The Kangaroos were coached by "The Little Master" Clive Churchill and were captained by Welsh born Balmain Tigers fullback Keith Barnes.


1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season, Kangaroo Tour
As of 2017, this remains the last time that Great Britain or England won The Ashes on home soil.


1959–60 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season
The 1959–60 Norwegian 1. Divisjon season was the 21st season of ice hockey in Norway. Eight teams participated in the league, and Valerenga Ishockey won the championship.


1959–60 Norwegian Main League
The 1959–1960 Hovedserien was the 16th completed season of top division football in Norway.


1959–60 Norwegian Main League, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Fredrikstad won the championship, their eighth league title. This was the first season a bronze medal was awarded.


1959–60 OB I bajnoksag season
The 1959–60 OB I bajnokság season was the 23rd season of the OB I bajnokság, the top level of ice hockey in Hungary. Five teams participated in the league, and Ujpesti Dozsa SC won the championship.


1959–60 Oberliga
The 1959–60 Oberliga  was the fifteenth season of the Oberliga, the first tier of the football league system in West Germany. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and the runners-up from the west, south, southwest and north then entered the 1960 German football championship which was won by Hamburger SV. It was Hamburg's fourth national championship and its first since 1928.


1959–60 Oberliga
The 1960 German championship saw an attendance record for the Oberliga era with 87,739 seeing Tasmania 1900 Berlin hosting 1. FC Köln.


1959–60 Oberliga
A similar-named league, the DDR-Oberliga, existed in East Germany, set at the first tier of the East German football league system. The 1960 DDR-Oberliga was won by ASK Vorwärts Berlin.


1959–60 Oberliga, Oberliga Nord
The 1959–60 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfB Lübeck and Eintracht Osnabrück, both promoted from the Amateurliga. The league's top scorer was Uwe Seeler of Hamburger SV with 36 goals, the highest total for any scorer in the five Oberligas in 1959–60.


1959–60 Oberliga, Oberliga Berlin
The  1959–60 season saw one new club in the league, SV Norden-Nordwest, promoted from the Amateurliga Berlin. The league's top scorer was Klaus Heuer of Berliner SV 1892 with 21 goals.


1959–60 Oberliga, Oberliga West
The 1959–60 season saw two new clubs in the league, Sportfreunde Hamborn and 1958–59 DFB-Pokal winner Schwarz-Weiß Essen, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga West. The league's top scorer was Jürgen Schütz of Borussia Dortmund with 31 goals, the highest total for any top scorer in the history of the Oberliga West.


1959–60 Oberliga, Oberliga Südwest
The 1959–60 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfR Kaiserslautern and Ludwigshafener SC, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Südwest. The league's top scorer was Helmut Kapitulski of FK Pirmasens with 27 goals.


1959–60 Oberliga, Oberliga Süd
The  1959–60 season saw two new clubs in the league, Stuttgarter Kickers and FC Bayern Hof, both promoted from the 2. Oberliga Süd. The league's top scorer was Heinz Strehl of 1. FC Nürnberg with 30 goals.


1959–60 Oberliga, German championship
The 1960 German football championship was contested by the nine qualified Oberliga teams and won by Hamburger SV, defeating 1. FC Köln in the final. The runners-up of the Oberliga West and Süd played a pre-qualifying match. The remaining eight clubs then played a home-and-away round in two groups of four. The two group winners then advanced to the final.


1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team is the only basketball team to win a national title in Ohio State history. They were coached by Hall of Fame coach Fred Taylor and had three future Hall of Famers on their roster—center Jerry Lucas, forward John Havlicek, and reserve forward Bob Knight, who entered the Hall for his storied coaching career, most notably at Indiana.


1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Season summary
Coach Fred Taylor started two sophomores at the beginning of the season, Lucas and Mel Nowell, with returnees Joe Roberts, Larry Siegfried and Dick Furry. An injury to Furry got Havlicek inserted into that first game, and he started thereafter.


1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Season summary
In this era, freshman could not play varsity college basketball. The recruiting class of Lucas, Nowell, Havlicek, Knight, and Gary Gearhart were not eligible to lead the Buckeyes until 1959–60. This was their first college season of play as the game is considered today.


1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Season summary
The 1959–60 team posted the best shooting, highest-scoring team in college basketball that season at over 90 points per game. The key to the attack was the rebounding and outlet passing of Lucas. The other four athletes routinely overwhelmed opponents with fast break baskets. In 1960, this kind of offensive play was then the cutting edge of the game, and a big reason why all five starters were later drafted into the NBA. There were only eight NBA teams at this time, so this was not an easy feat.


1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Season summary
Lucas shot a then-record 63% from the floor that season in an era when some college starters commonly shot 35% from the floor. More than just a great rebounder, he also had a great shooting eye from as far out as 25 feet (there was no three-point line then), and also had a hook shot that was nearly automatic. While the statistic was not well-kept then, Lucas probably led this team in assists, at 5–6 per game, he was an outstanding passer as well.


1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Season summary
He came very close to leading the country in both individual scoring and rebounding as well as shooting. After the outstanding Lucas, the Bucks may have had the best backcourt in the country in Siegfried and Nowell. Siegfried was then rated very highly as an all-around guard at both ends of the court. With Havlicek looked to contribute to the great offensive team with his hustling defense, Siegfried became active this season in this area as well and was outstanding. Nowell had one-on-one playground skills that were well-developed and effective immediately that season. With three sophomores now starting, Ohio State did have two early-season losses to Utah and Kentucky, but then clicked through the rest of the schedule. A late-season loss to Indiana came after they had clinched the Big Ten.


1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Season summary
The Buckeyes steamrolled through the NCAA tournament by an average of 19.5 points a game, dusting off California 75–55 in the final behind two future NBA stars, Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek, two excellent guards in Larry Siegfried and Mel Nowell and a defensive work ethic that limited opponents to .388 shooting over the course of the season. While the offensive star power of the team is very noteworthy, it is important to say that the team was also very well-coached. After Hall of Famer Taylor, Graf had coached at Harvard and was very strong on defense. Truitt later led as a college coach at several NCAA schools.


1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, NCAA Basketball Championship
In that game, the Buckeyes shooting was off the charts, but it was also defense that won them the championship. Lucas gave Darrall Imhoff room only when he was far away from the basket; in close, he was always between Imhoff and the ball. Still, very few in the noisy capacity audience at the Cow Palace -most of them, to be sure, California partisans- were ready to concede defeat to the Big Ten champions. Often enough in the past, California had come from behind to win on the wings of its mistake-inducing press.


1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, NCAA Basketball Championship
Pete Newell brought his team back into play in the second half, with a crushing defense and within five minutes, Cal scored 10 points to Ohio State's 5. Ironically, though, it was this fanatical defense that eventually proved to be Cal's undoing. Covering on the Ohio State man with the ball, the Bears were obliged to uncover a free man somewhere else. After a short period of fumbling, Ohio State began to find him. Two or three furiously quick breaks with more than five minutes to go destroyed California for good. When the flurry was over, Ohio State's shooting percentage was a remarkable 67.4 percent, and its victory margin was the largest in the 22-year history of the NCAA finals.


1959–60 Philadelphia Warriors season
Overbrook High School phenom Wilt Chamberlain joined the Warriors. Chamberlain would have an immediate impact as he won the Rookie of the Year Award and the NBA Most Valuable Player. He led the league in scoring and rebounds. He averaged 37.6 points per game and 27.0 rebounds per game. The Warriors finished in 2nd place with a 49–26 record. In the playoffs, the Warriors played the Syracuse Nationals. The Warriors beat them 2 games to 1. In the Eastern Finals, Chamberlain was matched against Bill Russell. In the end, the Boston Celtics would emerge victorious in 6 games.


1959–60 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
The 1959–60 Polska Liga Hokejowa season was the 25th season of the Polska Liga Hokejowa, the top level of ice hockey in Poland. Eight teams participated in the league, and Gornik Katowice won the championship.


1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1958–59 season was Port Vale's 48th season of football in the English Football League, and their first season in the Third Division following their promotion from the Fourth Division. Progressing to the Fifth Round of the FA Cup, there they set a Vale Park and club-record attendance of 49,768, in a 2–1 defeat by Aston Villa on 20 February. In the first of a short-lived Supporters' Clubs' Trophy, they lost to rivals Stoke City 5–3 on aggregate; whilst in the league they finished a respectable fourteenth, thirteen points from both promotion and relegation.


1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The pre-season saw the arrival of Morgan Hunt from Norwich City for a four-figure fee, and outside-left Cliff Portwood from Preston North End for £750.


1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
The season began with a 3–2 win over Reading at Elm Park, Norman Low having selected a first eleven without any of the new signings. However, after a 1–0 win over Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Vale began to struggle, picking up just a point in their next six games. Low tried to sign Stanley Matthews, still going strong aged 44 for Blackpool, but a deal could not be reached. On 5 September, Tranmere Rovers beat Vale 6–0 at Prenton Park after Roy Sproson left the field in the first half with a gashed leg.


1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
Low then traded John Cunliffe and £2,000 to Stoke City in exchange for winger Harry Oscroft and centre-half Peter Ford. An improvement took place, and despite trouble in front of goal, the team won seven successive games at Burslem. In October, Jack Wilkinson was sold to Exeter City for £2,500, having lost his place in the starting eleven. On 28 December, Vale recorded a 7–0 win over Halifax Town, causing The Sentinel's "T.G.F." to remark that "rarely have the opposition been so completely outplayed".


1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
In March, Graham Barnett was sold to Tranmere Rovers for £5,000, having lost his form. The "Valiants" continued to perform well at home, but lose on their travels. The departure of top-scorer Barnett meant the club 'urgently needed a top-class inside-forward'. This was proven with a run of just four goals in seven matches, culminating in only two points and dashed hopes of promotion. In danger of relegation, the players rallied to win seven points from the final five games. The penultimate match was a 6–3 loss to Mansfield Town at Field Mill, whilst Vale then won against Swindon Town 6–1 in a game that was alleged to have been fixed by Jimmy Gauld.


1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Third Division
They finished in fourteenth spot with 46 points, a good finish for a club just promoted. Stan Steele had put in his third successive ever-present season, whilst Barnett was the top-scorer despite leaving in March. The club toured Czechoslavakia at the end of the season, due to Stoke-on-Trent's close relationship with the town of Lidice that developed from local MP Barnett Stross's Lidice Shall Live campaign. The team defeated Cottwaldov, Přerov, Karlovy Vary; drew with FK Teplice; and were beaten by Jihlava.


1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
On the financial side, a £1,454 loss was announced despite a £10,352 donation from the Sportsmen's Association. Gate receipts had risen by £1,680 due to the Aston Villa game, however average home attendance was down by around 2,000. Wages also increased by a more considerable £7,064, though there was a transfer credit of £3,500. There were 22 players retained, Roy Pritchard and Morgan Hunt were not amongst them, leaving for Wellington Town and Boston United respectively.


1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
In May, the club took a five-match tour of Czechoslovakia. They experienced a culture shock, playing with a smaller, 'half-inflated' ball, and finding referees much more strict. However the tour was a success and much enjoyed by the players and their hosts.


1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale eased past Dorchester Town of the Western League 2–1 after Graham Barnett injured Dorchester's keeper. In the next round Vale beat Queens Park Rangers 2–1 in a replay, after a fifty-yard strike from David Raine helped them to a 3–3 draw in the original match. In the Third Round, they met Second Division high-flyers Cardiff City at Ninian Park, and were not concerned as Graham Barnett responded to Low's warning that the Wales captain faced them by saying "So fucking what? My mother could play for Wales". They beat Cardiff 2–0 with a solid performance.


1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Drawn against Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park, 'the defence took the honours' in a 1–0 win. The Fifth Round draw saw Vale face a home tie with Aston Villa, another second tier club. A still-standing club-record attendance of 49,768 turned up for the game on 20 February, resulting in £8,500 worth of gate receipts for the Vale. Brian Jackson gave Vale a 36th-minute lead, but the "Villans" came back to win the match with six minutes to spare.


1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the Supporters' Clubs' Trophy, Vale lost to Stoke 5–3 on aggregate.


1959–60 Primeira Divisão
The 1959–60 Primeira Divisão was the 26th season of top-tier football in Portugal.


1959–60 Primeira Divisão, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.


1959–60 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The head coach was Franklin Cappon and the team captain was Jim Brangan. The team played its home games in the Dillon Gymnasium in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the champion of the Ivy League, earning an invitation to the 25-team 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. During the following the season, Jake McCandless would take over as head coach.


1959–60 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team posted a 15–9 overall record and an 11–3 conference record. The team lost its NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament East region first round contest against the Duke Blue Devils by an 84–60 margin at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1960.


1959–60 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Peter C. Campbell, who won the conference in scoring title with a 23.0 points per game average in conference games, and Jim Brangan were both first team All-Ivy League selections, and Brangan was drafted by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 9th Round of the 1960 NBA Draft with the 47th overall selection.


1959–60 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
During the season, Campbell set several of his records, including single-season points (501) and single-season points per game (20.9). Both records surpassed Harold Haabestad, Jr.'s 1954–55 performances (500 and 20.0), and both were surpassed by Bill Bradley during the 1963–64 season (682 and 27.3). While establishing these records he also established the single-season field goals made record of 183, which Bradley would eclipse with 212. Donald Swan led the conference in field goal percentage with a 54.1%.


1959–60 Rangers F.C. season
The 1959–60 season is the 80th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1959–60 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 1959–60 season.


1959–60 Ranji Trophy
The 1959–60 Ranji Trophy was the 26th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Mysore in the final.


1959–60 Real Madrid CF season
The 1959–60 season was Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 57th season in existence and the club's 29th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1959–60 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
During the summer French playmaker Raymond Kopa returned to Just Fontaine's Stade de Reims after three successful campaigns at Chamartín. Chairman Santiago Bernabéu, impressed by Brazil's style of play at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, made an offer to buy Pelé from Santos FC however, it was rejected by the player. Then, the club hired a new manager, former Brazilian tournament winner Manuel Fleitas Solich from Flamengo and transferred in Brazilian World Cup winner playmaker Didí (who only played 19 matches and abandoned the team in January). Also, from América-RJ, came Brazilian midfielder Canário and in April arrived from Real Betis youngstar Luis del Sol, who played a superb season.


1959–60 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
In the Spanish league the team reached the second spot, behind champions FC Barcelona: both squads tied in points (46), although Real Madrid had a record 92 goals scored in 30 rounds, finishing runners-up due to goal average. After the squad lost the league title mathematically in round 29, Fleitas was fired. Then, former club player Miguel Muñoz took the head coach job in time for the semi-final and final of the European Cup.


1959–60 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
In the Copa del Generalísimo the team defeated Barakaldo (4–1), Cultural Leonesa (9–0) and Sporting Gijón (13–1), reaching the semi-finals against Athletic Bilbao: at Bilbao, the basque team won 3–0, nevertheless Real Madrid won the second leg by 8–1. In the final, at Chamartín, the team lost the match in front of 100,000 spectators against Atlético Madrid by 3–1.


1959–60 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
In the European Cup, the team won its fifth consecutive title. In the round of sixteen, they won the series against Jeunesse Esch from Luxembourg (12–2, including four goals for Puskas, three for Enrique Mateos) and in the quarterfinals defeated French champions Nice 7–2, the second leg in front of 100,000 spectators.


1959–60 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
In the semi-finals against CF Barcelona, without star player László Kubala, out due to a technical decision by Helenio Herrera, the team won both legs of the series with a 3–1 score (Alfredo Di Stéfano and Puskas were crucial to achieve victory), reaching the Final for the 5th time in a row. In the title match the squad (this time with Puskas as starter) defeated West Germany champions Eintracht Frankfurt by a 7–3 score in front of 120,000 spectators at Hampden Park, Glasgow.


1959–60 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1959–60 Rheinlandliga
The 1959–60 Rheinlandliga was the eighth season of the highest amateur class of the Rhineland Football Association under the name of 1. Amateurliga Rheinland. It was a predecessor of today's Rheinlandliga. It was the fourth season in which the league played with two game divisions, East and West. The Rhineland champion was determined through a game between the division champions.


1959–60 Rheinlandliga
The 1. Amateurliga was below II. Division Southwest until 1963 and therefore the third-class in the hierarchy. In the seasons 1956–57 to 1962–63 the league was played in two divisions (East and West). The two division champions played to determine the Rhineland champion. With the introduction of the regional league Southwest as second highest class, starting in the 1963–64 season, the Amateur league Rheinland was again combined into one division.


1959–60 Rheinlandliga
Beginning in the 1974–75 season, the league played a role as a sub-team to the newly introduced 2. Bundesliga, where the Rhineland champion played in a relegation against the champion of the Verbandsliga Südwest and the Saarlandliga, for a position in the south divisions of the 2. Bundesliga. Starting from the 1978–79 season, the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar was introduced as the highest amateur class and this class was renamed to the "Verbandsliga Rheinland" and since then only fourth class.


1959–60 Rheinlandliga, Results
Rhineland champion was the winner of the West Division, Germania Metternich, after a victory over East division champion, Sportsfreunde Herdorf. The following move up to the II. Division Southwest, Metternich successfully managed to place second, which was sufficient for the promotion.


1959–60 Rheinlandliga, Results
TuS Montabaur, SC Wirges, SC Moselweiß and FC Bitburg had to move down to the 2. Amateur League.


1959–60 Rheinlandliga, Results
For the following season 1960–61, promoted from the 2. Amateur league were:


1959–60 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1959–60 season saw Rochdale compete for their first season in the Football League Fourth Division, following relegation the previous season.


1959–60 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1959–60 Romanian Hockey League season was the 30th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and Vointa Miercurea Ciuc won the championship.


1959–60 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1959–60 Rugby Union County Championship was the 60th edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1959–60 Rugby Union County Championship
Warwickshire won the competition for the fourth time and third in succession after defeating Surrey in the final.


1959–60 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1959–60 SK Rapid Wien season was the 62nd season in club history.


1959–60 SM-sarja season
The 1959–60 SM-sarja season was the 29th season of the SM-sarja, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Ilves Tampere won the championship.


1959–60 Scottish Cup
The 1959–60 Scottish Cup was the 75th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Kilmarnock in the final.


1959–60 Scottish Division One
The 1959–60 Scottish Division One was won by Heart of Midlothian by four points over nearest rival Kilmarnock. Stirling Albion and Arbroath finished 17th and 18th respectively and were relegated to the 1960-61 Second Division.


1959–60 Scottish Division Two
The 1959–60 Scottish Second Division was won by St Johnstone who, along with second placed Dundee United, were promoted to the First Division. Cowdenbeath finished bottom.


1959–60 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1959–60 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.


1959–60 Scottish Inter-District Championship
South, North and Midlands and Edinburgh District won the competition with two wins and a loss each.


1959–60 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Glasgow's 32 - 0 loss to the South led to calls for the Glasgow District to be partitioned into Glasgow (northwards to Stirling) as a 'city' team and a South-West district (Renfrewshire and Ayrshire to Stranraer and Wigtownshire).


1959–60 Scottish League Cup
The 1959–60 Scottish League Cup was the fourteenth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Heart of Midlothian for a second successive season, after they defeated Third Lanark 2–1 in the final. Hearts would later go on to become the only Scottish club outside the Old Firm to win a League and League Cup double.


1959–60 Segunda División
The 1959–60 Segunda División season was the 29th since its establishment and was played between 12 September 1959 and 17 April 1960.


1959–60 Segunda División, Overview before the season
32 teams joined the league, including two relegated from the 1958–59 La Liga and 5 promoted from the 1958–59 Tercera División.


1959–60 Serie A, Events
A modern professional structure was introduced, together with a third relegation.


1959–60 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1959–60 Serie A season was the 26th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Four teams participated in the league, and HC Diavoli Milano won the championship.


1959–60 Serie B
The Serie B 1959–60 was the twenty-eighth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1959–60 Serie B, Teams
Mantova and Catanzaro had been promoted from Serie C, while Triestina and Torino had been relegated from Serie A.


1959–60 Serie B, Events
Consequently to the reform of the professional football in Italy following the Belfast Disaster, the first-ever elimination of the Italy football team into the World Cup Qualifiers, both a third promotion and relegation was introduced.


1959–60 Serie C
The 1959–60 Serie C was the twenty-second edition of Serie C, the third highest league in the Italian football league system.


1959–60 Sheffield Shield season
The 1959–60 Sheffield Shield season was the 58th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship for the seventh consecutive year.


1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season featured the beginning of tropical cyclone naming in the basin.


1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, November tropical cyclone
A tropical cyclone was observed northeast of Madagascar on November 26. The storm moved westward, passing north of the island on December 6. Two days later, the storm moved through the Comoros. On December 9, the cyclone struck northeastern Mozambique, dissipating soon after.


1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, December tropical cyclone
On December 26, a tropical cyclone was first observed west of Diego Garcia. The system moved westward at first, passing north of Tromelin Island on December 30. The track shifted to the southwest, bringing the storm between Madagascar and Réunion. The storm was last observed on January 4, moving southward away from land.


1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alix
A tropical cyclone developed south of Diego Garcia on January 10, which would eventually become Cyclone Alix, the first named storm in the basin. The storm moved westward for several days, eventually moving near St. Brandon on January 17. After turning southward, Cyclone Alix passed between Mauritius and Réunion on January 19, producing wind gusts of 200 km/h (120 mph), and a barometric pressure of 970 mbar (29 inHg). The storm turned to the southeast and was last observed on January 21.


1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alix
During its passage near Mauritius, Cyclone Alix killed eight people, and injured more than 100 others. The cyclone destroyed more than 20,000 huts and buildings, leaving 21,000 people homeless. Rainfall on the island reached 168 mm (6.6 in).


1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Carol
On February 27, 1960, Cyclone Carol struck Mauritius, producing wind gusts of 256 km/h (159 mph), the strongest on record at the time and only surpassed by Cyclone Gervaise in 1975. Carol killed 42 people on Mauritius and seriously injured 95 others. The storm destroyed or seriously damaged about 100,000 houses, leaving over 15% of the island's population homeless, or over 100,000 people, of whom 70,000 stayed in emergency shelters. The high winds also wrecked about 60% of the sugar crop. Storm damage was estimated at RS450 million (US$95 million). King's African Rifles personnel and the Red Cross distributed relief supplies in its aftermath.


1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression Diane
Tropical Depression Diane formed in the southwestern Mozambique Channel on March 18. It moved northeastward and later eastward, striking western Madagascar north of Morondava on March 22. Diane crossed the island and proceeded to the southeast over the Indian Ocean. On March 24, the depression passed southwest of Réunion, and was last observed four days later.


1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression Elise
The final known storm of the season – Tropical Depression Elise – developed on March 30, southeast of Diego Garcia. Elise moved southwestward and gradually turned more to the south, attaining estimated winds of 120 km/h (75 mph). After the storm accelerated southeastward, it was last observed on April 7 departing the tropics.


1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
A tropical depression was first observed northeast of Madagascar on October 27. On November 2, the storm struck northern Madagascar, and dissipated three days later.


1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
From November 20–26, a tropical depression existed in the northeast portion of the basin. The system moved west, then south, and again to the west before dissipating.


1959–60 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Other storms
From January 15–18, a tropical depression existed near the Comoros. Tropical Depression Brigitte formed in the Mozambique Channel on January 28, near Juan de Nova Island. It moved to the west-southwest, and was last noted on February 1.


1959–60 Southern Football League
The 1959–60 Southern Football League season was the 57th in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1959–60 Southern Football League
The league split into a Premier Division and Division One, the first time the league had had two hierarchical divisions since 1919–20. Bath City won the championship, whilst Clacton Town, Romford, Folkestone Town and Guildford City were all promoted to the Premier Division. Eleven Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful.


1959–60 Southern Football League, Premier Division
Premier Division was formed at the end of the previous season, with eleven top clubs from both North-West and South-East divisions joined.


1959–60 Southern Football League, Premier Division
At the end of the season Headington United was renamed Oxford United.


1959–60 Southern Football League, Division One
Division One was formed at the end of the previous season with clubs finished below eleventh place in North-West and South East divisions joined. Also, Division One featured ten new clubs:


1959–60 Southern Football League, Football League elections
Eleven Southern League clubs (including Guildford City and Romford from Division One) applied for election to the Football League. Although none were successful, Peterborough United were elected at the expense of Gateshead.


1959–60 Soviet Cup
The 1959–60 Soviet Cup was an association football cup competition of the Soviet Union.


1959–60 Soviet Cup, Competition schedule, Preliminary stage, Group 5
ADMIRALTEYETS Leningrad       4-0  Textilshchik Ivanovo SHAKHTYOR Shakhty             3-0  Energiya Volzhskiy TRAKTOR Stalingrad            4-1  Spartak Ulyanovsk


1959–60 Soviet League season
The 1959–60 Soviet Championship League season was the 14th season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. Eighteen teams participated in the league, and CSKA Moscow won the championship.


1959–60 Spartan League
The 1959–60 Spartan League season was the 42nd in the history of Spartan League. The league consisted of 15 teams.


1959–60 Spartan League, League table
The division featured 15 teams, 13 from last season and 2 new teams:


1959–60 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The 1959–60 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1959–60 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Daniel Lynch, who was in his twelfth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The team was a member of the Metropolitan New York Conference and played their home games at the II Corps Artillery Armory in Park Slope, Brooklyn.


1959–60 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The Terriers finished the season at 13–8 overall and 2–1 in conference play. The Terriers squad was led by Richie Dreyer, the leading scorer and rebounder.


1959–60 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1959–60 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1959–60 college basketball season.


1959–60 St. Louis Hawks season
The 1959–60 St. Louis Hawks season was the 14th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Hawks claimed their 4th straight division title. They won the division by 16 games with a 46–29 record. Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, and Clyde Lovellette all averaged more than 20 points per game. In the Western Finals, the Hawks faced the Minneapolis Lakers and needed a win in Game 6 to stay alive. Game 6 was played in Minneapolis and the Hawks dominated the Lakers, as they won the match by 21 points to force a 7th game.


1959–60 St. Louis Hawks season
In St. Louis the Hawks won 97–86 to earn a trip to the NBA Finals. The Hawks challenged the Boston Celtics for the 3rd time in 4 years. The Hawks and Celtics alternated wins as the series went to a 7th game. In Game 7 the Celtics would claim the title as Bill Russell scored 18 points in the 2nd Quarter.


1959–60 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was Stoke City's 53rd season in the Football League and the 20th in the Second Division.


1959–60 Stoke City F.C. season
Stoke had a very poor end to an uneventful 1950s as for most of the season the side looked capable of mounting a promotion challenge but a truly awful run of results in March and April (10 straight defeats) meant that Stoke dropped down the table and only avoided relegation by five points as they finished in 17th position. At the end of the season new chairman Albert Hensall decided that a change of manager was needed and so sacked Frank Taylor and replaced him with Tony Waddington who would bring a new era to the club.


1959–60 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The 1959–60 season began well with new signing from Burnley, Doug Newlands tormenting the Sunderland defence in a 3–1 victory. But thereafter their form rate was erratic although Lincoln City were beaten 6–1 with Dennis Wilshaw grabbing a fine hat trick. Soon after that win over Lincoln a 19-year-old Tony Allen won his first England cap.


1959–60 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
But it was proving difficult on the pitch for Stoke as after a 1–0 home win against Plymouth Argyle on 27 February 1960 Stoke sat in 6th position in the table looking to start a push for promotion, but 10 matches later they were in 17th five points away from relegation.


1959–60 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
It was in defence where the problems lay as manager Frank Taylor used four different keepers one of which was Tommy Younger a fine keeper for Liverpool but in his ten matches for Stoke he lost nine of them conceding 22 goals and he quickly left. Ken Thomson was sold to Middlesbrough and legendary striker Frank Bowyer decided to retire.


1959–60 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
However the biggest move at the end of the season was made by new chairman Alfred Henshall who decided that after eight years at the club it was time for a change of manager and so Frank Taylor was sacked. In truth Stoke were as far away from top flight football than ever with crowds dropping and overall performances on the pitch had been the biggest disappointment. Despite this Taylor was shocked at being fired and vowed never to be associated with football again. In his place Henshall appointed Taylor's assistant Tony Waddington and Len Graham became Waddington's assistant.


1959–60 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke failed to make it past the third round this season losing 3–1 away at Preston North End in a replay.


1959–60 Sussex County Football League
The 1959–60 Sussex County Football League season was the 35th in the history of the competition.