1959 in architecture
The year 1959 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.


1959 in association football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1959 throughout the world.


1959 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1959  throughout the world.


1959 in comics
Notable events of 1959 in comics. See also List of years in comics.


1959 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1959.


1959 in film
The year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.


1959 in film, Top-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1959 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:


1959 in fine arts of the Soviet Union
The year 1959 was marked by many events that left an imprint on the history of Soviet and Russian Fine Arts.


1959 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1959.


1959 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1959.


1959 in motorsport
The following is an overview of the events of 1959 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.


1959 in motorsport, Annual events
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.


1959 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1959.


1959 in music, Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest in the charts of 1959.


1959 in paleontology
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1959.


1959 in paleontology, Arthropods, Newly named insects
A bibionid fly Moved from Penthetria curtula (1910) Senior synonym of Penthetria avunculus (1910)


1959 in paleontology, Arthropods, Newly named insects
A bibionid fly Moved from Mycetophaetus intermedius (1892) Moved to Penthetria intermedia (1999)


1959 in paleontology, Arthropods, Newly named insects
A bibionid fly Moved from Penthetria pictipennis (1910) Senior synonym of Penthetria lambei, Pe. ovalis, & Pe. separanda (1910)


1959 in paleontology, Arthropods, Newly named insects
A bibionid fly Moved from Penthetria pulla (1910) Senior synonym of Penthetria brevipes (1910)


1959 in paleontology, Arthropods, Newly named insects
A bibionid fly Moved from Penthetria transitoria (1910) Senior synonym of Penthetria falcatula & Pe. fragmentum (1910)


1959 in paleontology, Conodonts
German paleontologist Klaus J. Müller (1923-2010) described the conodont family Westergaardodinidae.


1959 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).


1959 in poetry, Works published in English
Listed by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:


1959 in poetry, Works published in other languages
Listed by language and often by nation where the work was first published and again by the poet's native land, if different; substantially revised works listed separately:


1959 in poetry, Works published in other languages, French language, France
Alain Bosquet and Pierre Seghers, editors, Les poèmes de l'année 1959, with poems by:


1959 in poetry, Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1959 in poetry, Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1959 in professional wrestling
1959 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.


1959 in radio
The year 1959 saw a number of significant happenings in radio broadcasting history.


1959 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1959.


1959 in science
The year 1959 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.


1959 in spaceflight
Luna 1 was the first spacecraft to leave the gravitational influence of Earth. Also in 1959, Luna 2 was the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another celestial body, impacting the Moon, and Luna 3 returned the first images of the far side of the Moon.


1959 in sports
1959 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


1959 in television
The year 1959 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events during that year.


1959 in the Belgian Congo
The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Belgian Congo.


1959 in the Soviet Union
The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.


1959 in the United States
Events from the year 1959 in the United States. With the admittance of Alaska and Hawaii, this is the last year in which states are added to the union.


1959 in the United States, Births
Tim Flakoll, national education expert and President Pro Tempore - ND Senate


1959 in the Vietnam War
1959 saw Vietnam still divided into South (ruled by President Ngô Đình Diệm) and North (lead by communist Ho Chi Minh). North Vietnam authorized the Viet Cong (VC) to undertake limited military action as well as political action to subvert the Diệm government. North Vietnam also authorized the construction of what would become known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail to supply the VC in South Vietnam. Armed encounters between the VC and the government of South Vietnam became more frequent and with larger numbers involved. In September, 360 soldiers of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) were ambushed by a force of about 100 VC guerrillas.


1959 in the Vietnam War
In August an election chose the members of South Vietnam's National Assembly. The election was marred by intimidation and fraud by Diệm's party which won the majority of seats. Diệm's most prominent critic, Phan Quang Đán, was elected but was prevented from serving in the Assembly.


1959 in the Vietnam War
Diệm began the year seeming to be firmly in control of South Vietnam, but VC military successes began to impact his government by the end of the year.


1959 in the Vietnam War, January
Summing up President Ngô Đình Diệm's accomplishments over the preceding several years, a United States Army historian said, "Bolstered by some $190 million a year in American military and economic aid, Diệm enforced at least a degree of governmental authority throughout South Vietnam. His regime resettled the refugees, achieved a measure of economic prosperity, and promulgated what was, on paper, a progressive land reform policy. By means of a series of harsh and indiscriminate but effective anti-Communist 'denunciation' campaigns, Diệm made progress in destroying the remaining Viet Minh organization in the countryside. His troops kept the surviving sect and Communist guerrillas on the run, and his government attempted to establish mass organizations of its own to control and indoctrinate the people."


1959 in the Vietnam War, January
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of North Vietnam met in Hanoi to "discuss the situation inside the country since the signing of the Geneva Accords of 1954 and bring forward the revolutionary line for the entire country and the southern revolution." Lê Duẩn, General Secretary of the Party, who had recently returned from a clandestine visit to South Vietnam, spoke about the losses the VC had suffered as a result of the increasing aggressiveness of the Diệm Government aided by more that $965 million (about $6.7 billion in 2014 dollars) in U.S. assistance, mostly military, since 1955. Lê Duẩn proposed that it was time to complement the political struggle in South Vietnam with military action. The North Vietnamese communists were being accused by the VC of cowardice for not helping it in their struggle against Diệm.


1959 in the Vietnam War, January
Influenced by the reports of Lê Duẩn and others, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of North Vietnam adopted Resolution 15. The resolution sanctioned armed force to "end the plight of the poor and miserable people in the South" and "defeat each wicked policy of the American imperialists and their puppets." The content and adoption of Resolution 15 remained a closely held secret among senior Party members until details were worked out for its implementation.


1959 in the Vietnam War, January
Moderates, probably including Ho Chi Minh and General Võ Nguyên Giáp, were reluctant to support a revolutionary struggle in South Vietnam. However, Party members, in the words of one historian, were convinced that they "could no longer continue to advocate restraint without losing the control and allegiance of the southern communists as well as the reunification struggle with Diệm."


1959 in the Vietnam War, January
Under Project Hotfoot United States Army Special Forces secretly began training the Royal Lao Army.


1959 in the Vietnam War, March
A 45-man platoon of highland Montagnard tribesmen was formed in Quảng Ngãi Province, the first armed Communist military unit in the area since the end of the war with the French in 1954. The platoon awaited guidance from Hanoi before undertaking any armed actions.


1959 in the Vietnam War, March
United States Ambassador to South Vietnam Elbridge Durbrow met with President Diệm's brother, Ngô Đình Nhu, to urge him to curtail the repressive tactics of the Cần Lao organization, headed by Nhu, dominated by Catholics, and the only legal political party in South Vietnam. Nhu resisted the U.S. pressure. Durbrow concluding that Cần Lao's "undercover operations had so antagonized large sections of the population that an effort had to be made to greatly curtail the operations." Durbrow later brought up the subject with Diệm to no apparent effect.


1959 in the Vietnam War, April
President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower refers to the "inescapable conclusion that U.S. interests are linked to those of South Vietnam."


1959 in the Vietnam War, May
South Vietnam's Marine Corps launch their first operation attacking the VC in An Xuyên Province in the Mekong Delta.


1959 in the Vietnam War, May
In response to an increasing number of attacks by VC guerrillas, the National Assembly of South Vietnam adopted Law 10-59 authorizing military tribunals to impose death sentences on persons suspected of a wide variety of terrorist and destructive actions.


1959 in the Vietnam War, May
The Communist Party of North Vietnam finalized the policy for implementing Resolution 15 and communicated its guidelines to VC leaders in South Vietnam. The guidelines authorized "armed self defense" combined with "political struggle" but did not authorize a full-fledged war of national liberation. Political assassinations and small-scale guerrilla actions against the ARVN were authorized.


1959 in the Vietnam War, May
Communist Party leaders in Hanoi established the Special Military Operations Corps Group 559 to maintain a supply route from North to South Vietnam along the backbone of the Annamese Cordillera. Later, in September 1959, Group 959 was created to construct supply lines through Laos to South Vietnam and to provide military support to the Pathet Lao communist guerrillas. These decisions marked the beginning of the development of the north–south network of roads that would later be called the Ho Chi Minh Trail.


1959 in the Vietnam War, May
American advisers to the ARVN were authorized to accompany units on operational missions, "provided they do not become involved in actual combat." Previously American advisers had been prohibited from accompanying the ARVN on combat missions.


1959 in the Vietnam War, July
President Diệm celebrated the fifth anniversary of his leadership of South Vietnam. Eisenhower congratulated Diệm for "the progress made by Viet-Nam in the years since you assumed leadership." The New York Times congratulated him for building a "constitutional democracy.' Four hundred prominent Americans, including Senator Mike Mansfield, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and Catholic Cardinal Spellman sent a letter of congratulation to Diệm. Mansfield said that South Vietnam was "fortunate in having a man of Diệm's vision, strength, and selflessness as their leader."


1959 in the Vietnam War, July
President Diệm announced the creation of the Agroville Program. The Minister of Interior explained that the rural people of South Vietnam were "living in such spread out manner that the government cannot protect them and they are obliged to furnish supplies to the Viet Cong. Therefore, it is necessary to concentrate this population..."  The objective of the Agroville program was to build fortified settlements in rural areas which could be protected by the ARVN and thereby to isolate the population from the VC.


1959 in the Vietnam War, July
Six VC guerrillas attacked a Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) compound in Biên Hòa, a town about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Saigon. Two U.S. soldiers (Dale R. Buis and Chester M. Ovnand) and three Vietnamese were killed by the guerrillas. Security for 2,000 American military and civilian officials working in South Vietnam was increased and MAAG personnel began carrying weapons.


1959 in the Vietnam War, July
Journalist Albert Colegrove published a series of newspaper articles that prompted an investigation of U.S. aid to the Diệm government. "The American aid program in little free Vietnam is an outrageous scandal", he said. "We have wasted many millions of dollars." The President of the pro-Diệm lobbying organization, American Friends of Vietnam, General John O'Daniel charged that "what the Communists failed to achieve in five years - to cast doubt on the Free Vietnamese and American aid program there - was accomplished in one week of headlines." Senator William Fulbright said that "these articles have done a great deal of damage...to our efforts in Vietnam."


1959 in the Vietnam War, July
People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces attacked Royal Lao Army forces along the North Vietnam-Laos border.


1959 in the Vietnam War, July
General Samuel L. Myers, Deputy MAAG commander for South Vietnam, told a United States Senate committee hearing that the ARVN was "now able to maintain internal security and...should there be renewed aggression from the north they can give a really good account of themselves." The committee praised the MAAG group for its work but called the U.S. mission 'the weakest country team we have met."


1959 in the Vietnam War, August
The Draper Committee, a bi-partisan committee of prominent Americans appointed by President Eisenhower to study the impact of foreign aid, praised the "effectiveness of the [South] Vietnamese armed forces" and endorsed the Eisenhower Administration's policies in Vietnam. A dissenter on the committee was General Lawton Collins who criticized Diệm for his "refusal to admit the development of a loyal opposition" and opposed Diệm's proposal to increase the size of the ARVN from 150,000 to 170,000 soldiers. The Draper Committee was created in reaction to the publication of the novel The Ugly American which had characterized much of American foreign aid as ineffective in fighting communism.


1959 in the Vietnam War, August
The first arms shipment from North Vietnam to the VC arrived in South Vietnam. Three hundred and eight men carried 4 rifles and 44 pounds (20 kg) of ammunition each, departing June 10 and making their way through the demilitarized zone to the upper end of the A Shau Valley where the arms and ammunition were turned over to the VC. The trek was carried out during the rainy season.


1959 in the Vietnam War, August
The 1959 South Vietnamese legislative election chose the members of South Vietnam's National Assembly to serve three-year terms. The election was comfortably won, with abundant fraud, by the party of President Diệm. The most prominent critic of the Diệm government, Phan Quang Dan, won despite efforts by the government to defeat him by bussing in soldiers to vote multiple times. However, Dan and another independent deputy were not permitted to attend the first meeting of the National Assembly and were arrested and charged with electoral fraud.


1959 in the Vietnam War, August
Ngo Dinh Nhu, the younger brother and chief adviser to President Diệm, failed in an attempt to assassinate Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Two suitcases were delivered to Sihanouks' palace, one addressed to the head of state, and the other to Prince Vakrivan, his head of protocol. The deliveries were labeled as originating from an American engineer who had previously worked in Cambodia and purported to contain gifts from Hong Kong. Sihanouk's package contained a bomb, but the other did not; however, Vakrivan opened both on behalf of the monarch and was killed instantly, as was a servant. The explosion happened adjacent to a room in the palace where Sihanouk's parents were present.


1959 in the Vietnam War, September
A conference of U.S. Army intelligence officers concluded that the VC were not a serious threat and that "the general security situation in the South Vietnam countryside shows a steady improvement."


1959 in the Vietnam War, September
In the Mekong Delta near the Cambodian border, approximately 100 VC guerrillas identified only as the "2nd Liberation Battalion" ambushed 360 ARVN soldiers. The ARVN unit lost 12 killed, 14 wounded, 9 missing or captured and most of their weapons. This was the largest military engagement between the VC and the ARVN to date. Two weeks later, in the same province, 45 ARVN surrendered to a smaller number of VC.


1959 in the Vietnam War, September
President Diệm told General Williams that "the strategic battle against the VC has been won; now remains the tactical battle, which means the complete cleaning out of the many small centers of VC activity.


1959 in the Vietnam War, November
MAAG in Saigon reported that the ARVN was conducting "operations...against remnants of dissidents and Viet Cong guerrillas" and that "successful operations against these anti-government forces has facilitated the release of the majority of Vietnamese military units from pacification missions and has permitted increased emphasis on training." The emphasis of U.S. training and assistance continued to be to develop a conventional army of 150,000 soldiers to repel an invasion from North Vietnam. MAAG had not yet provided any training to the para-military Self-Defense Corps (numbering 43,000) or the Civil Guard (numbering 53,000) which were responsible for most aspects of security in rural areas.


1959 in the Vietnam War, December
General Phoumi Nosavan takes power in Laos in a bloodless coup.


1959 in the Vietnam War, December
In the last four months of 1959, the VC assassinated 110 local government leaders, mostly in rural areas.


1959 in the Vietnam War, December
Between 1956 and the end of 1959, four American soldiers were killed in South Vietnam.


1959 in the Vietnam War, December
U.S. military personnel in South Vietnam numbered 760. South Vietnamese armed forces numbered 243,000, including the Civil Guard and Self-Defense Corps.


1959 nine-pin bowling World Championships
The 1959 nine-pin bowling World Championships was the fourth edition of the championships and was held in Bautzen, East Germany, from 22 to 27 September 1959.


1959 nine-pin bowling World Championships
In the men's competition the title was won by Yugoslavia in the team competition and by Eberhard Luther (East Germany) in the individual event. In the women's competition the title was won by East Germany in the team competition and by Hilde Beljan (East Germany) in the individual event.


1959 nine-pin bowling World Championships, Results, Men - team
The competition was played with 200 throws mixed (100 full, 100 clean). Teams were composed of 6 competitors and the scores were added up.


1959 nine-pin bowling World Championships, Results, Women - team
The competition was played with 100 throws mixed (50 full, 50 clean). Teams were composed of 6 competitors and the scores were added up.


1959 Úrvalsdeild, Overview
1959 was the 48th league championships in Iceland, six teams played and for the first time teams met both home and away. KR won the championship. KR's Þórólfur Beck was the top scorer with 11 goals.


1959 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)
The 1959 Icelandic Basketball Tournament was the 8th season of the top tier men's basketball in Iceland. It was orginized by Körfuknattleiksráð Reykjavíkur and started on 15 March 1959 and ended on 17 April 1959. ÍS won its first title by posting the best record in the league.


1959 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), Competition format
The participating teams played each other once for a total of 3 games and the top placed team won the national championship. If two teams where tied at the seasons end in first place, an extra game would be played for the championship. The 1959 tournament used was the first one to use the new rulebook, translated by Bogi Þorsteinsson and Benedikt Jakobsson.


1959/60 NTFL season
The 1959/60 NTFL season was the 39th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


1959/60 NTFL season
St Marys have won their fourth premiership title while defeating the Buffaloes in the grand final by 47 points.


1959–1960 Massachusetts legislature
The 161st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1959 and 1960 during the governorship of Foster Furcolo. John E. Powers served as president of the Senate and John F. Thompson served as speaker of the House.


1959–60 1re série season
The 1959–60 1re série season was the 39th season of the 1re série, the top level of ice hockey in France. Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt won their second league title.


1959–60 A Group
Statistics of Bulgarian A Football Group in the 1959–1960 season.


1959–60 A Group, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and CSKA Sofia won the championship.


1959–60 AHL season
The 1959–60 AHL season was the 24th season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 72 games each in the schedule. The Quebec Aces become the first Canada-based team in the league. The Springfield Indians finished first overall in the regular season, and won their first Calder Cup championship.


1959–60 AHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;


1959–60 AHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1959–60 AHL season, All Star Classic
The 7th AHL All-Star Game was played on December 10, 1959, at the Eastern States Coliseum, in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The Springfield Indians defeated the AHL All-Stars by an 8-3 score.


1959–60 Aberdeen F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was Aberdeen's 47th season in the top flight of Scottish football and their 49th season overall. Aberdeen competed in the Scottish League Division One, Scottish League Cup, and the Scottish Cup


1959–60 Allsvenskan (men's handball)
The 1959–60 Allsvenskan was the 26th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 10 teams competed in the league. IK Heim won the league and claimed their fourth Swedish title. IF Guif and IFK Malmö were relegated.


1959–60 Alpha Ethniki
The 1959–60 Alpha Ethniki was the 24th season of the highest football league of Greece and the first season of the nationwide league after the league replaced the Panhellenic Championship. The season began on 25 October 1959 and ended on 31 July 1960 with the play-off matches. Panathinaikos won their fourth Greek title and their first in seven years.


1959–60 Alpha Ethniki
Τhe 16 teams that formed the first national championship were resulted as follows:


1959–60 Alpha Ethniki
The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.


1959–60 Alpha Ethniki, Qualification Round
Innitialy there were going to be 18 teams in the first division, however, the delay of 6 weeks in the start of the event due to the financial negotiations between the involved parties General Secretary of Sport, OPAP, HFF and in some places FCAs, put its serious completion in a timely manner. The HFF took the decision to reduce the number of teams to 16 and as a consequence a promotional play-off round was formed to decide the last two places of the championship.


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


1959–60 Arsenal 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 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season, NIT
League rules prevented ACC teams from playing in the NIT, 1954–1966


1959–60 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1959–60 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Joel Eaves, who was in his eleventh season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Auburn Sports Arena in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 19–3, 12–2 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship.


1959–60 Austrian Hockey League season
The 1959–60 Austrian Hockey League season was the 30th season of the Austrian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Austria. Six teams participated in the league, and EC KAC won the championship.


1959–60 Austrian football championship, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and SK Rapid Wien won the championship.


1959–60 Belgian First Division, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Lierse S.K. won the championship.


1959–60 Belgian First Division, League standings
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1959–60 Beşiktaş J.K. season
The 1959–60 season, was the second season of the Turkish First Football League. Beşiktaş finished first place, winning their first League title. Beşiktaş also qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the third time.


1959–60 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 1959–60 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 57th in the Football League and their 33rd in the First Division. They finished in 19th position in the 22-team division. They lost their opening third-round 1959–60 FA Cup-tie to Watford. In the 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Birmingham reached the final, in which they lost 4–1 on aggregate to Barcelona.


1959–60 Birmingham City F.C. season
Twenty-two players made at least one appearance in senior first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Half backs Trevor Smith and Johnny Watts played in 46 of the 47 first-team matches over the season, and Johnny Gordon finished as leading goalscorer with 19 goals in all competitions, of which 16 were scored in the league.


1959–60 Birmingham City F.C. season
Pat Beasley resigned as manager at the end of May 1960, to be replaced by club appearance record-holder Gil Merrick following his retirement as a player.


1959–60 Birmingham City F.C. season, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The early rounds of the 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup were completed during Birmingham's 1958–59 season, leaving the semi-finals and final to be played this season. In the semi-final, Birmingham beat Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise 4–2 in each leg to reach the final, in which they played Barcelona, who had eliminated them at the semi-final stage in the previous edition of the competition.


1959–60 Birmingham City F.C. season, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The first leg of the final was played in "bitter, slanting rain" on a St Andrew's pitch that "almost from one goal to the other down the centre, was a series of little lakes". Birmingham played a "fast, open game" more suited to the conditions, while Barcelona's technical superiority was blunted both by the mud and by the "hard-tackling, grafting, bustling Birmingham defence, in which Smith and Neal in particular stood out like rocks long before the end".


1959–60 Birmingham City F.C. season, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
In the second half, Barcelona tired; El Mundo Deportivo noted that they had played a league match in Seville only 48 hours earlier and the players were not machines. The home side had three good chances: Ramallets dived at Hooper's feet, Weston ran the ball out of play when under no pressure, and a "sliding tackle from nowhere by Gensana turned away what looked like a certain goal", again for Weston.


1959–60 Birmingham City F.C. season, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Times' correspondent's fears that Birmingham had missed their opportunity – "here was a setting that favoured Birmingham's particular style, and they did not win" – were realised in the second leg. In a one-sided match in front of a crowd of 75,000, Barcelona were two goals up after six minutes, and doubled their tally before Murphy broke down the left and sent a long pass towards Hooper, whose mobility helped him beat Ramallets to the ball and score with a header.


1959–60 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was Blackpool F.C. 's 52nd season (49th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing eleventh, mid-table.


1959–60 Blackpool F.C. season
Ray Charnley was the club's top scorer for the second consecutive season, with eighteen goals.


1959–60 Blackpool F.C. season
Hugh Kelly retired at the end of the season after seventeen years of service for Blackpool, his only professional club. George Farm left mid season to join Queen of the South after becoming the first player to make 500 first team appearances for Blackpool.


1959–60 Boston Bruins season
The 1959–60 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fifth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 28 wins, 34 losses, and 8 ties for 64 points.


1959–60 Boston Bruins season, Playoffs
Boston's fifth-place finish caused them to miss the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 1955–56 season.


1959–60 Boston Bruins season, Transactions
Claim Aut Erikson from Chicago, Charlie Burns from Detroit and Bruce Gamble from New York.


1959–60 Boston Celtics season
The 1959–60 Boston Celtics season was the 14th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season by winning their third NBA Championship.


1959–60 Botola
The 1959–60 Botola is the 4th season of the Moroccan Premier League. KAC Kénitra are the holders of the title.


1959–60 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The 1959–60 Bradford City A.F.C. season was the 47th in the club's history.


1959–60 Bradford City A.F.C. season
The club finished 19th in Division Three, and reached the 5th round of the FA Cup.


1959–60 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1959–60 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. A strong run in the final 13 matches of the season lifted the Bees from mid-table to a 6th-place finish.


1959–60 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
After two strong pushes for promotion from the Third Division, Brentford manager Malky MacDonald conducted little transfer business in the 1959 off-season, with his main signing being that of former Chelsea centre half Bill Livingstone as cover for the injured Ian Dargie. However, two youngsters MacDonald signed from Scotland in June and July 1959 between them would go on to make nearly 700 appearances for the club – Tommy Higginson and John Docherty. As a testament how little the squad had changed over the previous three years, by the end of the season MacDonald had 12 players on the books who had all made over 100 appearances for Brentford – Cakebread, Wilson, Horne, Coote, Bristow, Goundry, Dargie, Parsons, Heath, Rainford, Francis and Towers.


1959–60 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Despite runs of one defeat in seven matches in August and September 1959 and six wins in seven matches in October, Brentford had uneven first half of the season and were rooted firmly in mid-table at the turn of the year. Jim Towers became the Bees' record Football League goalscorer courtesy of a hattrick in a 3–0 defeat of Accrington Stanley on 24 October 1959 and he had taken 19 fewer matches to pass Jack Holliday's record.


1959–60 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Towers' strike partner George Francis followed up with a hattrick in a 4–2 derby victory over rivals Queens Park Rangers and eclipsed that performance with a four-goal haul in a 5–0 FA Cup first round victory over non-league club Ashford Town on 14 November. With the Brentford's so-so league form, the FA Cup looked to be the focus of the Bees' efforts, but they met their end in the following round versus Fourth Division club Exeter City.


1959–60 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford welcomed the 1960s with a 2–0 defeat to the eventual-promoted side Southampton at The Dell on 2 January 1960 and continued to muddle through to March, when a 1–0 victory over Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic on the 5th of the month kicked off a strong run which would last until the end of the season. In the remaining 13 matches of the campaign, George Francis and Jim Towers each scored eight goals to fire Brentford to a 6th-place finish. Francis ended the season as top scorer with 31 goals, the second time he had managed to better his fellow "Terrible Twin" Towers' total.


1959–60 British Home Championship
The 1959–60 British Home Championship football tournament was played by the British Home Nations throughout the 1959–60 season and was shared between three of the competing teams at the expense of Ireland. Football at the United Kingdom was at a low point in 1959 and 1960, following the failure of the national sides (except Wales and Ireland), to perform well in the 1958 FIFA World Cup two years before. A part of the problem involved the deaths of senior members of all four national sides at the Munich air disaster in early 1958. England had also suffered a further loss of confidence following poor form in a pre-season tour of the Americas, losing three games in a row to Brazil, Peru 4–1 and Mexico. An 8–1 victory over a weak United States in the final match did little to raise their spirits.


1959–60 British Home Championship
The title was shared between three teams who were unable to beat each other but all managed a victory over the hapless Irish. The Scots started well, with a 4–0 drubbing of their opponents in Belfast whilst the English and Welsh played out a tame draw. This set the tone for the tournament, with the Irish losing their subsequent matches with more respectable scorelines but still unable to gain a point.


1959–60 British Home Championship
The Scots could not capitalise on their good start and were held by England and Wales in their subsequent matches whilst the Welsh took their draws and narrowly beat Ireland in their last match to claim their own third share of the title. Goal difference was not at this stage used to differentiate between the teams. if it had been, Scotland would have won with Wales and England again tied for second.


1959–60 British National League season
The 1959–60 British National League season was the sixth and final season of the British National League (1954–1960). Five teams participated in the league, and the Streatham Royals won the championship.


1959–60 Bulgarian Cup
The 1959–60 Bulgarian Cup was the 20th season of the Bulgarian Cup (in this period the tournament was named Cup of the Soviet Army). Septemvri Sofia won the competition, beating Lokomotiv Plovdiv 4–3 after extra time in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium.


1959–60 Bulgarian Hockey League season
The 1959–60 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the eighth season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. 10 teams participated in the league, and Cerveno Zname Sofia won the championship.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was Burnley's 61st season in the Football League, and their 13th consecutive campaign in the First Division. Managed by Harry Potts, the team endured a tense season, in which Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers were the other contenders for the league title. Burnley won their second First Division championship, and their first since 1920–21, on the last matchday with a 2–1 victory at Manchester City; they had not topped the table until the last match was played out.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season
Only two players—Jimmy McIlroy and Alex Elder—had cost a transfer fee, while the others were recruited from Burnley’s youth academy. With 80,000 inhabitants, the town of Burnley became one of the smallest to have an English first-tier champion. In the FA Cup, Burnley reached the sixth round before being defeated by main rivals Blackburn Rovers after a replay. The team won the local Lancashire Cup for the fifth time in their history after defeating Manchester United in the final.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season
During the season, 18 players made at least one appearance for the club, with Brian Miller, Jimmy Adamson and Ray Pointer present in all 50 competitive matches. Their top goalscorer was John Connelly with 24 competitive goals, including 20 in the league. The highest attendance recorded at Turf Moor was 52,850 for the FA Cup fifth round replay match against Bradford City; the lowest was 17,398 for the league game against Leeds United. The average attendance during the season was 26,869; about 33 per cent of the town's population, the highest percentage in the top flight. After the regular season ended, the Burnley squad travelled to the United States to participate in the International Soccer League, the first modern international American football tournament.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Background and pre-season
The 1959–60 campaign was Burnley's 13th consecutive season in the Football League First Division, since promotion from the Football League Second Division in 1946–47. The team had finished the previous season in seventh place and had reached the sixth round of the FA Cup. They ended the season with 8 wins out of 13 in the league, and approached the new season with confidence. Burnley's chairman, Bob Lord, was elected to the position in 1955. He only appointed managers with a previous playing career at the club; he selected Harry Potts for the post in February 1958.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Background and pre-season
Burnley had become one of the most progressive clubs under Lord, who was described by Arthur Hopcraft as "the Khrushchev of Burnley" as a result of his authoritative attitude. They were one of the first to set up a purpose-built training centre (at Gawthorpe in 1955), which included a medical room, a gymnasium, three full-size pitches and an all-weather surface. Burnley also became renowned for their youth policy and scouting system. Their scouts—including Jack Hixon—were particularly based in North East England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Background and pre-season
During matches, Potts often employed the then unfashionable 4–4–2 formation and he implemented a total football playing style. Billy Wright of Wolverhampton Wanderers described Burnley's playing style as "progressing [from defense to attack] by nicely controlled patterns with every man searching hungrily for space". Jimmy Greaves labelled their style of play as "smooth, skilled football that was a warming advertisement for all that was best about British football".


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Background and pre-season
Potts' team mainly revolved around the duo of captain Jimmy Adamson and Jimmy McIlroy, the team's playmaker, while his squad consisted mostly of players who were recruited from the club's youth academy—only McIlroy and left-back Alex Elder had cost a transfer fee. Both players were bought from Northern Irish club Glentoran; McIlroy transferred to Burnley for £8,000 in 1950, while Elder cost the club £5,000 in January 1959.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Background and pre-season
Potts made no major additions to the squad during pre-season, while Ken Bracewell (to Tranmere Rovers), Albert Cheesebrough (to Leicester City for £20,000), Doug Newlands (to Stoke City for £12,000) and Les Shannon (retired) left the club. On 17 August, the team played a pre-season friendly against Glentoran, which was organised as part of Elder's transfer. Burnley defeated their opponents 8–1, with Jimmy Robson scoring four times. Their kit remained unchanged from the previous seasons—a claret jersey with light blue sleeves, a light blue stripe around the collar, and white shorts along with claret and light blue socks.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, August to December
The club's First Division campaign began with a 3–2 win over Leeds United at Elland Road on 22 August, with goals from Brian Pilkington, John Connelly and forward Ray Pointer. Tommy Cummings played the game in an unfamiliar left-back role, where he would remain the following six matches before being reinstated at centre-back. Ahead of Burnley's first home match of the season against Everton at Turf Moor, Potts wrote in the club's matchday programme: "We pride ourselves on being a footballing team and no club can be more eager to meet the demand for better play.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, August to December
That being so strongly ingrained in our intentions we confidently anticipate providing you with good displays". The team defeated Everton 5–2, with two goals from Connelly, and one each from Pilkington, Pointer and Robson. A 3–1 defeat at home against West Ham United followed, despite taking the lead through Connelly, before Everton were beaten 2–1 in the reverse fixture after being 1–0 down. Burnley's form remained inconsistent: a 4–1 away loss against Chelsea was followed by two 2–1 wins at home against Preston North End and West Bromwich Albion, after coming from behind on both occasions.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, August to December
McIlroy picked up an injury against West Brom, after he landed on his shoulder following a hard challenge from Maurice Setters. Potts had selected the same starting line-up for the first seven matches, but he made several changes to his side before the reverse fixture against local rivals Preston on 15 September: McIlroy was replaced by Billy White, while Bobby Seith had contacted giant urticaria and was replaced by Cummings, leaving the left-back position open for the 18-year old Elder to make his debut. Burnley lost the fixture 1–0 but Elder played well against his opponent Tom Finney and remained in the starting line-up.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, August to December
They ended September by beating Newcastle United and Birmingham City, both by a scoreline of 3–1, to go into the top four and a point behind league leaders Tottenham Hotspur, who were Burnley's next opponents at White Hart Lane on 3 October. Both teams missed key players—Spurs missed midfielders Dave Mackay and Danny Blanchflower, the latter due to international duty, while McIlroy was absent for Burnley. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with defender Brian Miller equalising in the 87th minute.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, August to December
Burnley then faced Lancashire rivals Blackpool at home; the team took the lead through Robson but the visitors scored four goals to win 4–1. Before the East Lancashire derby at Blackburn Rovers on 17 October, Potts received criticism from the supporters who objected his "confusing" playing style, such as the defenders switching positions during matches, and the occasional errors the back line made. Against Blackburn, the team equalised twice, but the hosts scored a third goal ten minutes before time to win 3–2; goalkeeper Adam Blacklaw was at fault for two Rovers' goals including the winner.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, August to December
McIlroy was back to full fitness for the match against Manchester City and inspired the team to a 4–3 victory. They ended October with a 1–1 draw at Luton Town, after being 1–0 down. Potts pointed to Kenilworth Road's small pitch dimensions as one of the reasons for the point loss.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, August to December
Burnley's next match at Turf Moor saw them face Wolverhampton Wanderers, who were the First Division champions of the previous two seasons. Burnley won 4–1, with two goals from Pointer, and one each from Robson and Connelly, to go into the top five of the table. The team then drew 1–1 against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough, before beating last season's FA Cup winners Nottingham Forest 8–0 at Turf Moor. It was Burnley's biggest post-war league win; Robson scored five times, while Pointer found the net twice and Pilkington once. Burnley kept their first clean sheet of the season, and Robson, who was previously criticised for his "weak ball control", became the club's first player in over 30 years to score five goals in one match. It was followed by a 1–0 loss against newly-promoted Fulham on 28 November.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, August to December
Bolton Wanderers were the next opponents and were comfortably beaten 4–0, before Burnley defeated Arsenal 4–2 at Highbury on 12 December. Arsenal led 2–0 after the first half; during half-time Potts instructed McIlroy to adopt a deeper midfield role, while Miller was also pushed forward. The team turned the match around: Adamson scored a penalty kick halfway through the second half and Connelly completed his hat-trick inside 16 minutes. McIlroy received many plaudits for his performance, even though he had picked up a groin strain injury early during the game.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, August to December
With McIlroy absent, Burnley hosted last-place Leeds United in front of a season-lowest crowd of 17,398. Leeds won 1–0 and Burnley slipped down from third to fourth place in the table, three points behind leaders Tottenham. A 2–1 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Boxing Day followed, with forward Ian Lawson coming back into the side after three years and scoring the winner. In the return fixture against United two days later, Burnley lost 4–1 in front of 47,696 spectators—the biggest home league crowd of the season. McIlroy returned in the starting line-up, but was unfit and contributed little in attack.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, January to May
On 2 January, Burnley defeated title contenders West Ham 5–2 with McIlroy absent; Lawson and Connelly both scored twice, while Pilkington added a further goal. The Sunday Pictorial concluded: "If they go on playing like this they'll soon have nobody above them". A 2–1 victory against Chelsea on a snowy Turf Moor pitch followed, before Burnley were held to a 0–0 draw at The Hawthorns by West Bromwich Albion to end January in second place in the table.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, January to May
The team started February well by beating Newcastle United 2–1, the scorers being Robson with a 30-yard strike and Pointer with an "exquisite" lob. Their match against Birmingham City on 13 February was postponed due to poor weather. Burnley lost their following league game, against Bolton Wanderers, by two goals to one, which sent them down to fourth place in the table. On 1 March, Burnley hosted league leaders Tottenham at Turf Moor. Pointer and Connelly both scored to give Burnley a 2–0 win and to close the gap to three points but with two games in hand on Spurs. The team also beat Blackburn Rovers 1–0 and Arsenal 3–2 to win three league matches in a row. On 30 March, they travelled to second-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers; Burnley were overwhelmed by "Wolves' fast, direct power play" and were defeated 6–1.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, January to May
The following game, at home against Sheffield Wednesday on 2 April, ended in a 3–3 draw after an equaliser from Miller in the 88th minute. It was Seith's last match for the club; he read in the Burnley Express that he would not play against Nottingham Forest and was aggrieved at not being told directly by Potts. A dispute followed, after which he was put on the transfer list. Adamson was moved to the centre-half position to partner Cummings, while Miller was placed in midfield.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, January to May
This resulted in three consecutive wins: Forest and Leicester City were both defeated 1–0, while Burnley beat Luton 3–0 despite only having 10 men for most of the game. Connelly scored the winning goal against Leicester, his 20th league goal of the season, but picked up a cartilage injury during the match and was out for the remainder of the season; he was replaced by Trevor Meredith. On 18 April, Meredith scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss in the return game at Leicester, with former Burnley player Cheesebrough netting the winner for the home team.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, January to May
On 23 April, Burnley made the trip to Bloomfield Road to play Blackpool. The "jittery" Jim Furnell replaced the injured Blacklaw and made his debut for the club. Burnley went ahead through Meredith but the hosts equalised with six minutes remaining. The team's main rivals for the league title, Tottenham and Wolves, met on the same day at Molineux; Spurs won 3–1 to leave the title race open. This was the penultimate match for both sides, while Burnley still had three games to play. Burnley's next opponents were Birmingham City.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, January to May
Blacklaw returned in goal, while Cummings, McIlroy and Miller also played despite carrying knocks; the team won 1–0 after a late goal from Pilkington. The team moved up to second place behind Wolves on goal average and one point ahead of Tottenham. Fulham were the visitors at Turf Moor for Burnley's final home game of the season but it ended in a goalless draw. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham both won their final games; Burnley needed to win their last match at Manchester City to win the league title.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, January to May
On 2 May, in front of almost 66,000 spectators at Maine Road—including Wolves manager Stan Cullis and several of his players—Burnley went ahead after four minutes when Pilkington's shot deflected off City's Bert Trautmann into the net. The hosts soon equalised through Joe Hayes but Meredith's volley put the team back in front after half an hour. Blacklaw made several saves and the team held on to the lead. Burnley were crowned First Division champions for the second time; their first top flight title in 39 years. They had not led the table until the last match was played out. The Daily Mirror noted: "Burnley, the team of quiet men—five of them are part-timers and the whole outfit cost less than £15,000—snatched the First Division Championship from the teeth of the famous Wolves".


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, First Division, January to May
Burnley's population had reduced by around 20 per cent since they last won the First Division in 1921; with 80,000 inhabitants in 1960, the town became one of the smallest to have an English first-tier champion. During the season, Turf Moor attracted an average crowd of 26,869; about 33 per cent of the town's population, the highest percentage in the top flight. The team won the title with one of the lowest post-war point tallies (55), one of the smallest goal differences (+24), and one of the highest numbers of goals conceded (61). Burnley's title-winning squad cost only £13,000 in transfer fees—£8,000 on McIlroy and £5,000 on Elder—while the other players came from their youth academy; they set the record for being the "cheapest post-war champions".


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, FA Cup
Burnley entered the season's FA Cup in the third round where they were drawn away on 9 January against Second Division side Lincoln City. Without the ill McIlroy, Pointer opened the scoring midway through the first half. Lincoln began to push forward in the second half and equalised through Ron Harbertson in the 65th minute to send the tie to a replay. Three days later, although not fully fit, McIlroy returned in the starting line-up and opened the scoring from the penalty spot.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, FA Cup
He provided the assist for Pilkington's headed goal to lead Burnley to a 2–0 victory and qualification for the fourth round. On 30 January, the team faced mid-table Second Division side Swansea Town at Vetch Field. The home side took the lead in the 65th minute through Reg Davies but the goal was disallowed for offside. The tie ended in a 0–0 draw; the Swansea manager Trevor Morris was confident and stated: "We'll win the replay". Burnley were again without the services of McIlroy in the replay, who continued to struggle against injury. Robson scored twice to put the team 2–0 ahead, before Swansea's Mel Nurse halved the lead in the 83rd minute. They held on to the lead to set up a fifth-round tie with West Yorkshire club Bradford City.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, FA Cup
On 20 February, Burnley travelled to Valley Parade to play Third Division side Bradford City, who were undefeated in 18 matches and had beaten Everton 3–0 in the third round. The Valley Parade pitch was very muddy; Potts wore Wellington boots to inspect the field before the game. As a result of the state of the pitch, Burnley were hindered in their passing game, and City took a 2–0 lead through Bobby Webb and Derek Stokes. With ten minutes remaining, Connelly dribbled through the Bradford defense and put the ball past their goalkeeper.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, FA Cup
He scored his second goal in injury time to salvage a replay for Burnley, following a scramble in City's penalty area. The second clash between the clubs took place three days later at Turf Moor, in front of an official attendance of 52,850; some of the gates were broken down, however, and many uncounted fans poured into the ground. Due to the traffic, the road from Bradford over the Moss at Colne was closed; the Bradford City supporters and numerous Burnley fans were excluded by the local police, while Connelly had to abandon his car and run to the ground. On an icey Turf Moor pitch, Burnley ran out 5–0 winners to advance to the sixth round, with Pointer and Robson both scoring braces and Connelly adding a further goal.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, FA Cup
Burnley were drawn at home for the first time in the FA Cup campaign. On 12 March, they faced arch-rivals Blackburn Rovers in front of 51,501 spectators at Turf Moor. Burnley quickly went 2–0 up after the first half had remained goalless: McIlroy set up both goals, with Pilkington and then Pointer finding the net. Connelly added a third in the 61st minute before Blackburn pulled one back from the penalty spot with 15 minutes remaining after a handball from Elder. Peter Dobing and Mick McGrath added further goals for Rovers in the following ten minutes to force a replay.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, FA Cup
Although the team had thrown away a three-goal lead, the Burnley players were optimistic they could win the replay. On 16 March, Burnley travelled to Ewood Park; after a goalless 90 minutes, the replay went into extra time during which Rovers scored twice through Dobing and Ally MacLeod to eliminate their rivals from the competition. Robson had played while being ill; McIlroy was again not fully fit and concluded: "I had probably my poorest ever game in a Burnley shirt". It also meant Burnley were deprived of becoming the first English club in the 20th century to achieve the First Division and FA Cup double. Blackburn advanced to the final where they lost 3–0 to Wolves.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Minor competitions, Lancashire Cup
Burnley also participated in the Lancashire Cup, although their line-ups consisted primarily of reserve and youth players. Their first game, in the group stage against Manchester City on 23 November, ended in a 5–1 victory with five different goalscorers for the club—White, Ron Fenton, Ian Towers, Andy Lochhead and Gordon Harris. The team's second and final group stage match at Chester ended in a 3–1 win and progression to the semi-final, with Meredith and Harris (2) both on the scoresheet. In the semi-final, they were drawn away against Preston North End.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Minor competitions, Lancashire Cup
Burnley's side ultimately proved too strong for Preston as it ended 3–0 with Lochhead, Peter Simpson and Harris scoring. Manchester United were their opponents in the final on 12 April as Burnley secured their fifth Lancashire Cup title after winning 4–2 at Turf Moor. Walter Joyce and Harris each scored one goal, while Lochhead netted a brace.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Minor competitions, International Soccer League
After the regular season ended, the Burnley squad travelled to the United States to represent England in the initial edition of the International Soccer League, the first modern international American football competition. The team entered the first group, together with five other clubs from Europe or North America. Their first opponents were Bayern Munich on 28 May; the Germans were beaten 3–0 through goals from Pointer, Pilkington and Miller. On 1 June, Burnley faced Kilmarnock, the 1959–60 Scottish Football League runners-up, and lost 2–0.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Minor competitions, International Soccer League
The team then drew 3–3 with home side New York Americans before winning 6–2 against Northern Irish club Glenavon. In the latter game, Pilkington scored a hat-trick, while Miller netted a brace and Harris added a further goal. Their final group match on 19 June saw them face French club Nice, who had won four Ligue 1 titles during the 1950s, and most recently in 1958–59. Burnley proved too strong for Nice; they won 4–0 with two goals from Lawson and one each from Pilkington and Robson.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Minor competitions, International Soccer League
Burnley finished runners-up in the group behind Kilmarnock, who advanced to the final but lost against Brazilian side Bangu. Although the team faced strong opponents, the players found it hard to take the tournament seriously. The stadium announcer often misinterpreted the referee's decisions, the crowd showed little interest in the games, and every match would end with a countdown "worthy of a space-rocket launching".


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Player details
Potts used only 18 different players in the First Division and FA Cup during the season, the lowest number in the division; ten players scored at least one goal and one opposition player scored an own goal. The team played in a 4–4–2 formation throughout the season, with four defenders, four midfielders and two forwards. Miller, Adamson and Pointer featured in all 50 league and cup games; Blacklaw, John Angus and Pilkington each missed one First Division match and made 49 appearances for the club.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Player details
Angus would go on to set a club record for appearances for outfield players with 521. Harris made just two appearances for Burnley in the First Division, while Billy Marshall and Furnell featured in only one match during the campaign. Connelly was the top goalscorer for Burnley with 24 competitive goals, including 20 in the league. With a tally of 23 goals, Pointer was the second-highest scorer, followed by Robson with 22; both players also scored four goals in the FA Cup. Connelly, Pointer and Robson scored two-thirds of the club's 85 league goals.


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Player details
GK = Goalkeeper, DF = Defender, MF = Midfielder, FW = Forward


1959–60 Burnley F.C. season, Aftermath
Seith, who had been put on the transfer list by the club, was sold to Dundee in the summer for £7,500. Although he had made 27 First Division appearances during the season, Seith was not awarded a championship medal, although he would finally receive one in 1999. He would go on to win the 1961–62 Scottish Division One and reach the semi-finals of the 1962–63 European Cup with Dundee. The championship-winning team remained intact going into the 1960–61 season and was strengthened with reserve and youth players such as Joyce and Lochhead. Burnley would go on to compete in six different competitions the following season—the First Division, the FA Cup, the newly created Football League Cup, the FA Charity Shield, the European Cup and the Lancashire Cup.


1959–60 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 33rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division One.


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


1959–60 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1959–60 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Four.


1959–60 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1959–60 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One.


1959–60 Challenge Cup
The 1959–60 Challenge Cup was the 59th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.


1959–60 Challenge Cup, Final
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 Challenge Cup, Final
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 Chester F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was the 22nd season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1959–60 Chester F.C. season
Also, it was the second season spent in the Fourth Division after its creation. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup and the Welsh Cup.


1959–60 Chicago Black Hawks season
The 1959–60 Chicago Black Hawks season was the Hawks' 34th season in the NHL, and the club was coming off of a third-place finish in 1958–59, as they finished the season with a club record 28 wins, and tying a club record with 69 points, and earned their first playoff berth since 1953. Chicago then lost to the Montreal Canadiens in the first round, losing in six games.


1959–60 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
After winning the season opener, the Black Hawks would struggle, going on a 14-game winless streak to fall into last place in the league. Chicago would snap out of their slump, and in their next 26 games, the Hawks would have a record of 11–10–5, bringing them back into the playoff race with the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, and Detroit Red Wings.


1959–60 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
The Black Hawks would then get very hot, posting a record of 16–8–5 in their remaining 29 games to finish the season with a 28–29–13 record, which was identical to the previous season, and once again finish in third place in the league, earning a playoff spot. This was the first time since the 1940–41 and 1941–42 seasons that the Black Hawks had consecutive playoff appearances.


1959–60 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
Offensively, Chicago was led by Bobby Hull, who scored a team record 39 goals, and finished at the top of the NHL scoring race with a club record 81 points, winning the Art Ross Trophy. Rookie Bill Hay finished second to Hull in team scoring, earning 18 goals and 55 points, and winning the Calder Memorial Trophy. Tod Sloan had another solid season, scoring 20 goals and 40 points. Pierre Pilote led the defense, scoring 7 goals and 45 points, while Stan Mikita led the club with 110 penalty minutes.


1959–60 Chicago Black Hawks season, Regular season
In goal, Glenn Hall played in all 70 games, winning 28 of them, while posting a 2.56 GAA, and earning 6 shutouts.


1959–60 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs
Chicago would face the Montreal Canadiens in the best of seven NHL semi-final for the second consecutive season. The Canadiens finished the season with an NHL best 92 points, and had won four consecutive Stanley Cups. The series opened up with two games at the Montreal Forum, and the Canadiens took a 2–0 series lead by winning both games by scores of 4–3, including an overtime win in the second game.


1959–60 Chicago Black Hawks season, Playoffs
The series moved to Chicago Stadium for the next two games, however, it was the Canadiens who stayed hot, shutting out the Black Hawks 4–0 in the third game, followed by another shutout victory in the fourth game, as Montreal won the game 2–0, and swept the series in four games.


1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati. The head coach was George Smith.


1959–60 Cincinnati Royals season
The 1959–60 Cincinnati Royal season was the 15th season of the franchise, its 12th season in the NBA and third season in Cincinnati.


1959–60 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was Colchester United's 18th season in their history and their tenth season in the third tier of English football, the Third Division. Alongside competing in the Third Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, with Colchester being knocked out by league rivals Queens Park Rangers in the first round. Colchester ended the season in ninth place in the Third Division.


1959–60 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Colchester's first game under floodlights at Layer Road was on 24 August 1959 when 9,689 watched the 2–2 draw with Grimsby Town. The ground became somewhat of a fortress, losing only twice throughout the campaign. However, Colchester struggled on their travels, earning just three wins. The mixed form led to a ninth position finish in the Third Division table.


1959–60 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
The most notable bonus for the season was Martyn King's completion of national service meaning he was available for every game. Playing in 40 matches, forward King equalled Kevin McCurley's club record of 30 Football League goals in a season which included a trio of hat-tricks.


1959–60 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1959–60 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fourteenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.


1959–60 Copa México
The Copa México 1959–60 was the 43rd edition of the Copa México and the 17th staging in the professional era.


1959–60 Copa México
The competition started on March 6, 1960, and concluded on April 17, 1960, with the Final, held at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, in which Necaxa defeated Tampico Madero 4–1.


1959–60 Copa del Generalísimo
The 1959–60 Copa del Generalísimo was the 58th staging of the Spanish Cup. The competition began on 22 November 1959 and ended on 26 June 1960 with the final.


1959–60 Coppa Italia
The 1959–60 Coppa Italia was the 13th Coppa Italia, the major Italian domestic cup. The competition was won by Juventus.


1959–60 Coppa Italia, Round of 16
Genoa, Torino, Venezia, Fiorentina, Juventus, Bologna, Lazio, Internazionale are added.


1959–60 Coupe de France
The Coupe de France's results of the 1959–60 season. AS Monaco FC won the final played on 15 May 1960, beating AS Saint-Étienne.


1959–60 Cupa României
The 1959–60 Cupa României was the 22nd edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1959–60 Cupa României
The title was won by Progresul București against Dinamo Obor București.


1959–60 Cupa României, Format
In the first round proper, two pots were made, first pot with Divizia A teams and other teams till 16 and the second pot with the rest of teams qualified in this phase. Each tie is played as a single leg.


1959–60 Cupa României, Format
It is the third season in the history of Cupa României when all the games are played on a neutral location.


1959–60 Cupa României, Format
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, and if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then a replay will be played. In case the game is still tight after the replay, then the team from lower division will qualify for the next round.


1959–60 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1959–60 Cypriot First Division
Statistics of Cypriot First Division for the 1959–60 season. It is the highest football league in Cyprus.


1959–60 Cypriot First Division, Overview
It was contested by 11 teams, and Anorthosis Famagusta FC won the championship.


1959–60 Cypriot Second Division
The 1959–60 Cypriot Second Division was the 6th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Alki Larnaca FC won their 1st title.


1959–60 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Nine teams participated in the 1959–60 Cypriot Second Division. The league was split to two geographical groups, depending from Districts of Cyprus each participated team came from. All teams of a group played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned group champions. The winners of each group were playing against each other in the final phase of the competition and the winner were the champions of the Second Division.


1959–60 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1959–60 Cypriot Second Division, Champions Playoff
Alki Larnaca FC were the champions of the Second Division. Alki Larnaca FC promoted to Cypriot First Division after promotion playoffs with Aris Limassol FC.


1959–60 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1959–60 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 17th season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and Ruda Hvezda Brno won the championship.


1959–60 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams, and Spartak Hradec Králové won the championship. Michal Pucher was the league's top scorer with 18 goals.


1959–60 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1959–60 DDR-Oberliga season was the 12th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Eight teams participated in the league, and SG Dynamo Weißwasser won the championship.


1959–60 DFB-Pokal
The 1959–60 DFB-Pokal was the 17th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 7 September 1960 and ended on 5 October 1960. 4 teams competed in the tournament of two rounds. In the final Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated Karlsruher SC 3 – 2.


1959–60 DFB-Pokal, Matches, Semi-finals
* The game was nullified and repeated because FK Pirmasens lined up a player (Rolf Fritzsche) who was not entitled to play.


1959–60 Danish Ice Hockey Championship season
The 1959–60 Danish Ice Hockey Championship season was the third season of ice hockey in Denmark. Three teams participated in the final tournament, and KSF Copenhagen won the championship.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season
The 1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey team represented University of Denver in college ice hockey. In its 4th year under head coach Murray Armstrong the team compiled a 27–4–3 record and reached the NCAA tournament for the second time. The Pioneers defeated Michigan Tech 5–3 in the championship game at the Boston Arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Denver set a record for the most wins by a team in one season, breaking the previous high of 25 set by Colorado College in 1956–57.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
After Denver was left out of the 1959 NCAA Tournament despite having the best record of any NCAA team at 22-5-1, the Pioneers knew they had to make changes. First, the argument between Denver and Minnesota over recruiting practices (teenage Americans vs. overage Canadians) was not settled but was put to the side. As part of a compromise between the two Minnesota would agree to rejoin with the 4 former WIHL schools so long as they did not have to schedule Denver during the season.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
The deal was eventually struck where they would play the Pioneers during the 1959–60 season but were not required to afterwards (Minnesota would not play Denver outside of playoff meetings until 1972). That settlement allowed all seven schools to rejoin in the new WCHA which improved upon the previous conference principally by introducing the first official conference tournament in college hockey history. The second improvement came from counting all league games equally in the standings; rather than have a total of four points available between each pair of teams. The WCHA sorted their unbalanced schedule based on winning percentage.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Being in a conference once more also settled the second problem Denver had faced the year before; playing away games. Denver had only once left Colorado the year before and lost both games on the road. For 1959–60 they began the season with a compressed road trip where they played six games over a nine-day period. The trip started out well with Denver tying Minnesota 4–4 in the team's only overtime game all season before winning the following night. Two days later they were hosted by Michigan Tech and dropped both games to a very strong team. With no time to lick their wounds the Pioneers got one day off to travel to North Dakota and take on the defending national champion Fighting Sioux. The Pioneers redeemed themselves by winning both games comfortably and pulling back above .500.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
After a 9-day break Denver opened its home schedule and thoroughly dominated the previous year's runner-up Michigan State by a combined score of 21-1. Those two games could have set the tone for the rest of Denver's season but the very next week they invited Michigan Tech to Denver and after winning the first game easily they lost their third game of the year to the Huskies and slipped to 6–3–1 in the WCHA.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Similar to their last series against MTU, Denver got one day off before hosting Minnesota and avenged their loss with two 5-goal wins over the Golden Gophers. After winning two games against a visiting senior team Denver ended the first half of their conference schedule by splitting a pair of games against North Dakota. Denver found themselves sitting atop the WCHA at the end of January with a 9-4-1 record and were in prime position to earn the top seed in the WCHA tournament.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Denver began February playing a series of games against several national teams who were preparing to play in the Olympics at the end of the month along with Colorado College. After starting with a non-conference win over CC Denver defeated the eventual gold medalist US National Team and then tied them the following day. Two days later they tied the powerhouse Soviet National Team before defeating both West Germany and Sweden.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Once the Olympics began Denver returned to its conference schedule, winning both games of a home-and-home against Colorado College before hitting the road for a second time. On this trip they ended up playing two series in five days against Michigan and Michigan State and won all four games. After returning home and winning a second series against the CC Tigers Denver ended with a 23-4-3 record and won the inaugural WCHA championship.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Denver received the top seed in the WCHA Tournament which, rather than acting as a traditional tournament, had two 2-game series played between the top four teams to determine the two WCHA co-champions. The two series were total goal affairs rather than being best-of contests so when Denver opened against Colorado College with a 9–2 victory they would have to lose the succeeding game by 8 goals to miss out on the NCAA tournament. Unsurprisingly it was a much more defensive effort from the regular season champions and the Pioneers scored only three times on the night but was still able win the game and were joined by Michigan Tech as the inaugural WCHA Tournament co-champions.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
As the better of the two teams Denver was given the top western seed in the NCAA tournament and opened against Boston University who were playing in their home building. Despite the mostly partisan crowd rooting them on, BU was unable to overcome the best offense in the nation and surrendered six goals to Denver who advanced to their second championship game. Denver was met in the final by their nemesis Michigan Tech and began the game at a conservative pace.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Denver scored the first goal of the game just after the 10-minute mark and took another 22 minutes before the got their second. With the Pioneers holding a 2-0 advantage the Huskies came to life at the end of the second and scored three times in under five minutes to take their first lead of the game. After George Konik tied the game two and a half minutes into the third Denver was able to quell the MTU offense for the remainder of the period, holding the Huskies to only six shots.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
The Pioneers continued firing the puck at George Cuculick and with just over a minutes to go in regulation team captain John MacMillan scored the winning goal in his final college game. Just for good measure he added an empty-net goal 50 seconds later that sealed the game for Denver and sent the Pioneers to the top of the podium for the second time.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Because the entire tournament had been played fairly evenly the voters could not decide on one person to win the MOP so for the first (and only as of 2018) time the award was split, going to three players but none of whom belonged to the national champion. Instead Denver had to settle for only two of the six spots on the All-Tournament first team in the form of Marty Howe and George Konik while John MacMillan and goaltender George Kirkwood were placed on the second team.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Season
Howe, Konik and Bill Masterton were named to the AHCA All-American West Team while Kirkwood, Howe and Masterton received All-WCHA First Team nods. While Konik and MacMillan found themselves on the WCHA second team Kirkwood was named as the top sophomore in the WCHA (along with MTU's Lou Angotti) and set the record for more wins a season by a goaltender with 27.


1959–60 Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey season, Notes
After graduating in 1960, John MacMillan was signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs and became the first Denver alumnus to play in the NHL. Though his career was short he would end up winning two Stanley cups. several years after MacMillan's retirement George Konik and Bill Masterton would make their NHL debuts in the 1967–68 season. While Konik would play 51 games for Pittsburgh before returning to the minors, Masterton became the only player in the history of professional North American sports to die as a direct result of injuries sustained in a game.


1959–60 Detroit Pistons season
The 1959–60 NBA season was the Pistons' 12th season in the NBA and third season in the city of Detroit.


1959–60 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1959–60 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 26 wins, 29 losses, and 15 ties for 67 points. They lost in the Semi-finals to the Toronto Maple Leafs, four games to two.


1959–60 Detroit Red Wings season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average;  SO = Shutouts;


1959–60 Divizia A
The 1959–60 Divizia A was the forty-second season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1959–60 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Ion Voinescu (16 / 0); Costică Toma (6 / 0). Defenders: Vasile Zavoda (21 / 0); Alexandru Apolzan (11 / 0); Traian Ivănescu (10 / 0); Alexandru Dragomirescu (2 / 0); Gheorghe Staicu (8 / 0); Ferdinand Cepolski (3 / 0). Midfielders: Emerich Jenei (19 / 0); Tiberiu Bone (14 / 1); Vasile Mihăilescu (14 / 1). Forwards: Gheorghe Cacoveanu (20 / 5); Gheorghe Constantin (21 / 20); Ion Alecsandrescu (20 / 7); Francisc Zavoda (14 / 0); Gabriel Raksi (21 / 5); Nicolae Tătaru (19 / 10); Ion Crișan (1 / 0); Alexandru Constantinescu (2 / 2). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1959–60 Divizia B
The 1959–60 Divizia B was the 20th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1959–60 Divizia B
The league was expanded from two series to three series of 14 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last two places from each series relegated to Regional Championship.


1959–60 Divizia B, Team changes, Teams spared from relegation
Știința Cluj was spared from relegation to Divizia B, after the merge of TAROM București with Locomotiva GR București.


1959–60 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
TAROM București merged with its mother club, Locomotiva GR București, being absorbed.


1959–60 Divizia B, Team changes, Other teams
Dinamo Miliție București and Dinamo Pitești merged, the first one being absorbed by the second one.


1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1959–60 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 8th year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).


1959–60 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The team finished the season 12–7, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season.


1959–60 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1959–60 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 1959–60 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Vic Bubas and the team finished the season with an overall record of 17–11.


1959–60 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was the 76th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. In addition Dumbarton competed in the Stirlingshire Cup.


1959–60 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Second Division
A perfect start of 4 wins from the first four games was followed by a run of 13 games with only a single win, meaning that Dumbarton fell away and were never serious challengers for the Division 2 title, finishing in 6th place with 43 points, 10 behind champions St Johnstone.


1959–60 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish League Cup
With only a single win and a draw from their 6 qualifying games, Dumbarton again failed to progress to the knock out stages of the League Cup.


1959–60 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish Cup
Dumbarton were to fall at the first hurdle in the national cup, losing to Queen of the South.


1959–60 Dumbarton F.C. season, Stirlingshire Cup
In the county cup, Dumbarton lost out to Falkirk in the semi final, after a drawn game.


1959–60 Dumbarton F.C. season, Friendlies
A number of friendlies were played during the season, including home and away fixtures against English Midland League opponents, North Shields, and a benefit match against Clyde for long serving player, Hughie Gallacher.


1959–60 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, International Caps
Willie McCulloch earned his first and second caps playing for Scotland Amateurs against England on 26 March and Northern Ireland on 25 April respectively.


1959–60 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Transfers
Amongst those players joining and leaving the club were the following:


1959–60 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton played only one competitive 'reserve' match in the Scottish Second XI Cup, losing to Clyde in the second round.


1959–60 Dundee F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was the fifty-eighth season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, where the club would finish in 4th place for the second straight season. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup. They would be knocked out in the group stage of the League Cup, and would be eliminated by Hibernian in the Scottish Cup.


1959–60 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was the 52nd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1959 to 30 June 1960. United finished in second place in the Second Division and therefore promoted to the First Division.


1959–60 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 44 competitive matches during the 1959–60 season.


1959–60 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results, Legend
All results are written with Dundee United's score first. Own goals in italics


1959–60 EPHL season
The 1959–60 Eastern Professional Hockey League season was the first season of the Eastern Professional Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Six teams participated in the regular season, and the Montreal Royals were the league champions.


1959–60 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1959–60 season was contested by 33 teams, divided in one group of sixteen and one group of seventeen teams. GVAV and Alkmaar '54 won the championship.


1959–60 Egyptian Premier League
The 1959–60 Egyptian Premier League, was the 10th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season started on 11 September 1959 and concluded on 17 June 1960. Zamalek managed to win the league for the first time.


1959–60 Egyptian Premier League, League Table
(C)= Champions, (R)= Relegated, Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; ± = Goal difference; Pts = Points.


1959–60 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 1959–60 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 60th season in the club's football history. In 1959–60 the club played in the Oberliga Süd, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 15th season in the Oberliga Süd.


1959–60 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1959–60 season was contested by 18 teams. AFC Ajax won the championship, after a decision match against Feijenoord which was won by 5–1.


1959–60 Eredivisie, Relegation play-off
Note: No edition of the KNVB Cup was held this year.


1959–60 European Cup
The 1959–60 European Cup was the fifth season of the European Cup, Europe's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Real Madrid, who beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7–3 in the final at Hampden Park, Glasgow. It remains the record score for the European Cup final. It was Real Madrid's fifth consecutive European Cup title. It was also the first time that a German team, Eintracht Frankfurt, reached the final.


1959–60 European Cup
The tournament saw the first participation by a Greek club, having withdrawn from the previous season.


1959–60 European Cup, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round took place in Cernobbio, Como, Italy, on 6 July 1959. As title holders, Real Madrid received a bye, and the remaining 26 teams were grouped geographically into two pots. The first two teams drawn in each pot also received byes, while the remaining clubs would play the preliminary round in September.


1959–60 European Cup, Preliminary round
The calendar was decided by the involved teams, with all matches to be played by 30 September.


1959–60 European Cup, Preliminary round
1 Kuopion Palloseura withdrew after the draw, Eintracht Frankfurt walkover.


1959–60 European Cup, First round
1 Sparta Rotterdam won 3–1 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.


1959–60 European Cup, First round
2 Nice won 5–1 in a play-off to qualify for the quarter-finals.


1959–60 European Cup, Quarter-finals
1 Rangers won 3–2 in a play-off to qualify for the semi-finals.


1959–60 European Cup, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1959–60 European Cup (including preliminary round) are as follows:


1959–60 European Cup (handball)
The 1959–60 European Cup was the third edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


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


1959–60 Everton F.C. season, Final League Table
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


1959–60 FA Cup
The 1959–60 FA Cup was the 79th staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. Wolverhampton Wanderers won the competition for the fourth time, beating Blackburn Rovers 3–0 in the final at Wembley.


1959–60 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1959–60 FA Cup, First round proper
At this stage clubs from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions joined those 30 non-league clubs having come through the qualifying rounds. Crook Town and Barnet also given byes to this round. Matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 14 November 1959. Ten were drawn and went to replays, played on 17–19 November.


1959–60 FA Cup, Second Round Proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 5 December 1959, with three matches taking place later. Five matches were drawn, with replays taking place later the same week.


1959–60 FA Cup, Third round proper
The 44 First and Second Division clubs entered the competition at this stage. The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 9 January 1960. Eight matches were drawn and went to replays, with the Rotherham United–Arsenal match requiring a second replay.


1959–60 FA Cup, Fourth Round Proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 30 January 1960. Six matches were drawn and went to replays, which were all played in the following midweek match. For the second round in a row, Rotherham United were held to a second replay, this time against Brighton & Hove Albion.


1959–60 FA Cup, Fifth Round Proper
The matches were scheduled for Saturday, 20 February 1960. One match went to a replay in the following mid-week fixture.


1959–60 FA Cup, Sixth Round Proper
The draw for the semi-finals was made on Monday, 22 February 1960. All the original matches were played on Saturday, 12 March 1960.


1959–60 FA Cup, Semi-Finals
The draw for the semi-finals was made on Monday, 14 March 1960. Both matches were played on Saturday, 26 March 1960.


1959–60 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1959–60 is the 79th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 30 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1959–60 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 4th qualifying round
The teams that given byes to this round are Bishop Auckland, Wycombe Wanderers, Bedford Town, Peterborough United, Wigan Athletic, Yeovil Town, Hereford United, South Shields, Worcester City, Headington United, King's Lynn, Weymouth, Rhyl, Blyth Spartans, Guildford City, Dorchester Town, Margate, Chelmsford City, Bath City, Durham City, Kettering Town, Boston United, Wisbech Town and Tooting & Mitcham United.


1959–60 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1959–60 FA Cup
See 1959-60 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1959–60 FC Basel season
The 1959–60 season was Fussball Club Basel 1893's 66th season in their existence. It was their 14th consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football since their promotion from the Nationalliga B the season 1945–46. They played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein Quarter in Kleinbasel. Ernst Weber was the club's new chairman taking over from Jules Düblin after the AGM on 27 May 1959. Düblin presided the club during the period July 1946 until Mai 1959 and in the club's history he is the most permanent president that the club has had to date.


1959–60 FC Basel season, Overview
Jenő Vincze was hired as new team manager, following René Bader who had been trainer ad-interim. The Hungarian ex-international footballer Vincze had been team manager of Servette the previous two seasons. Defender Ulrich Vetsch joined the club from Young Fellows Zürich, Hungarian striker Ferenc Stockbauer joined from SV Wiesbaden, Paul Speidel from lower tier club FC Olten and Jean-Louis Gygax from lower tier FC Moutier. In the other direction Hans Hügi moved on to Young Fellows Zürich after 11 seasons and 220 league and cup games for Basel. Hermann Suter, who had played 16 seasons for Basel and in 229 league and cup games had scored 104 goals, ended his active football career. Antoine Kohn moved on to play for Fortuna '54. Fredy Kehrli, Charles Turin and Gottlieb Stäuble returned to or moved on to newly promoted Biel-Bienne.


1959–60 FC Basel season, Overview
Basel played a total of 44 games this season. Of these 44 matches 26 were in the domestic league, four were in the Swiss Cup and 14 were friendly matches. Only two of these friendly games were played at home, the rest were played away, including two in the Easter tournament in Bruges against Polonia Bytom and Club Brugge KV. The friendly games resulted with six victories, four draws and four defeats. The team scored 33 goals and conceded 18.


1959–60 FC Basel season, Overview
Fourteen teams contested the 1959–60 Nationalliga A, these were the top 12 teams from the previous season and the two newly promoted teams FC Winterthur and FC Biel-Bienne. The Championship was played in a double round-robin and the last two teams in the table to be relegated. Basel started badly into the new season, losing five of the first seven games. In fact, the team won only one of their first 16 games and were always in the lower regions of the league table.


1959–60 FC Basel season, Overview
However, with five victories in their last ten league matches, the team lifted themselves to tenth position in the table, but were still lower positioned than the afore mentioned two newly promoted teams. In fact, Biel-Bienne managed to end the season in second position behind the reigning and new champions Young Boys who won the championship for the fourth successive season. Two of these last five victories were against Lugano and Bellinzona and these two teams then suffered relegation. Basel's top league goal scorers were Roberto Frigerio and Josef Hügi both of whom managed 15 league goals. Frigerio managed a hat-trick in the away game against Zürich on 20 March 1960.


1959–60 FC Basel season, Overview
Basel entered the Swiss Cup in the third principal round. They were drawn away against third tier SC Derendingen and won 1–0 through a goal by their Hungarian striker Ferenc Stockbauer. In the next round Basel were drawn at home at the Landhof against lower tier team FC Porrentruy and this ended with a 5–2 victory. In the round of 16 Basel played a home 1–1 draw with the Young Boys, but then lost the replay 3–5. Luzern won the competition winning the final against Grenchen.


1959–60 FC Basel season, Players
The following is the list of the Basel first team squad during the season 1959–60. The list includes players that were in the squad on the day that the Nationalliga A season started on 23 August 1959 but subsequently left the club after that date.


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


1959–60 FC Dinamo București season
The 1959–60 season was Dinamo București's 11th season in Divizia A. Dinamo finished eighth in the championship, closer to relegation zone than to the title. Dinamo won only 3 of 11 home games. After the loss against Rapid in the 9th day, Iuliu Baratky was sacked and replaced by Traian Ionescu.


1959–60 FC Dinamo București season
After the derby against CCA, won by Dinamo 2–1, both teams sent an open letter to the fans, apologising for the poor show that they offered, and promised that in the future they would play more respectable football.