1958–59 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1958–59 season was the 60th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the First Division, then the highest level of English football, for a 22nd consecutive year.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1958–59 season
Chairman	James Baker
Manager	Stan Cullis
First Division	1st
FA Cup	4th round
FA Charity Shield	Runners-up
European Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Jimmy Murray (21) All: Peter Broadbent (22)
Highest home attendance	55,621 (vs Bolton Wanderers, 24 January 1959)
Lowest home attendance	26,790 (vs Leeds United, 14 February 1959)
Average home league attendance	38,441 (league), 39,512 (all competitions)
Home colours
← 1957–58 1959–60 →

The season was a major success as the club won the League championship for a third and final time, successfully defending their title they already held. For a second consecutive season they scored over 100 league goals. They also participated in European competition for the first time in their history.

Wolves achieved the double over local rivals Aston Villa, part of a run of seven between 1957 and 1960.^[1][2]

Results

Football League

See also: 1958–59 Football League

A total of 22 teams competed in the First Division in the 1958–59 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Two points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Nottingham Forest

23 August 1958 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–1	Nottingham Forest	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Mason     Broadbent   Deeley			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 52,659

West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

25 August 1958 2	West Ham United	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
19:00 BST	Smith   Dick			Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,487

Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers

30 August 1958 3	Chelsea	6–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 BST	Greaves       Block		Mason   Slater   (pen.)'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 62,118

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United

3 September 1958 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	West Ham United	Wolverhampton
19:00 BST	Broadbent		Grice	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 52,317

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackpool

6 September 1958 5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Blackpool	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Broadbent   Henderson			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 46,219

Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers

8 September 1958 6	Aston Villa	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birmingham
19:15 BST	Hitchens		Booth   Broadbent   Murray	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 43,138

Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

13 September 1958 7	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Blackburn
15:00 BST			Horne   Woods   (o.g.)'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 43,192

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa

17 September 1958 8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–0	Aston Villa	Wolverhampton
19:00 BST	Henderson    Murray			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 41,845

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United

20 September 1958 9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–3	Newcastle United	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Broadbent		White    Bottom	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 39,130

Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 September 1958 10	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 BST	Clayton   Smith		Clamp   (pen.)'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 48,563

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester United

4 October 1958 11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–0	Manchester United	Wolverhampton
19:00 BST	Murray    Mason   Mullen			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 36,840

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City

11 October 1958 12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Manchester City	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Broadbent   Deeley			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 33,769

Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers

18 October 1958 13	Arsenal	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 GMT	Biggs		Showell	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 49,199

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City

25 October 1958 14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Birmingham City	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Mullen    Showell			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 36,156

West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 November 1958 15	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT			Deeley	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 55,498

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End

8 November 1958 16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–0	Preston North End	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Mason			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 35,593

Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers

15 November 1958 17	Burnley	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burnley
15:00 GMT			Deeley   Jackson	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 23,067

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers

22 November 1958 18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Deeley			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 33,489

Luton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 November 1958 19	Luton Town	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Luton
14:15 GMT			Mullen	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 20,648

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton

6 December 1958 20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Everton	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Broadbent			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,074

Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

13 December 1958 21	Leicester City	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leicester
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 25,964

Nottingham Forest v Wolverhampton Wanderers

20 December 1958 22	Nottingham Forest	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Nottingham
14:15 GMT			Broadbent   Horne   Mason	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,079

Portsmouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers

26 December 1958 23	Portsmouth	3–5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT			Broadbent     Booth   Deeley	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 28,022

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth

27 December 1958 24	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7–0	Portsmouth	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Booth     Deeley     Horne			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 41,347

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea

3 January 1959 25	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Chelsea	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Deeley		Tindall   Gibbs	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 36,093

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

31 January 1959 26	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–0	Blackburn Rovers	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Mason    Deeley   Lill   Murray			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,743

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

7 February 1959 27	Newcastle United	3–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT			Lill    Mason   Murray	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 42,377

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United

14 February 1959 28	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6–2	Leeds United	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Broadbent    Deeley     Murray		Overfield   Shackleton	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 26,790

Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

21 February 1959 29	Manchester United	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Viollet   Charlton		Mason	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 62,794

Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

28 February 1959 30	Manchester City	1–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Hayes		Murray    Lill   Branaghan   (o.g.)'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 42,776

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Tottenham Hotspur

2 March 1959 31	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Wolverhampton
19:15 GMT	Lill		Harmer	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,437

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal

7 March 1959 32	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6–1	Arsenal	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Broadbent    Deeley    Lill   Murray		Haverty	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 40,480

Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

14 March 1959 33	Birmingham City	0–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birmingham
15:00 GMT			Murray    Broadbent	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 37,725

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion

21 March 1959 34	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–2	West Bromwich Albion	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Lill     Deeley   Mason			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 44,420

Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers

28 March 1959 35	Preston North End	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Preston
15:00 GMT			Lill	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,465

Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

31 March 1959 36	Leeds United	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leeds
15:00 GMT	Crowe		Broadbent   Clamp   Murray	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,819

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley

4 April 1959 37	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–3	Burnley	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Broadbent   Clamp   Murray			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 39,810

Bolton Wanderers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

11 April 1959 38	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bolton
15:00 GMT			Booth   Murray	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 26,019

Blackpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

13 April 1959 39	Blackpool	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Blackpool
19:30 BST			Murray	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 22,328

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Luton Town

18 April 1959 40	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–0	Luton Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Broadbent    Booth   Clamp   Murray			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 40,981

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City

22 April 1959 41	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Leicester City	Wolverhampton
19:15 BST	Deeley   Lill   Murray			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 41,220

Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers

25 April 1959 42	Everton	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Liverpool
15:15 BST			Murray	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 29,414

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	28	5	9	110	49	2.245	61
2	Manchester United	42	24	7	11	103	66	1.561	55
3	Arsenal	42	21	8	13	88	68	1.294	50

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Result	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W
Position	3	8	13	13	11	9	4	2	7	9	5	4	3	2	5	3	2	3	3	2	4	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

See also: 1958–59 FA Cup

As a First Division team, Wolves entered the competition at the third round stage. The draw for this round was made on 8 December 1958.

Barrow v Wolverhampton Wanderers

10 January 1959 R3	Barrow	2–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Barrow-in-Furness
14:15 GMT			Deeley    Booth   Lill	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 16,340

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers

24 January 1959 R4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Hennin   o.g.'		Parry   pen.' Lofthouse	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 55,621

FA Charity Shield

Main article: 1958 FA Charity Shield

Bolton Wanderers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

6 October 1958	Bolton Wanderers	4–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bolton
19:00 GMT	Hill   42' Bannister   44' Lofthouse   60', 70'		Durandt   90'	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 36,029 Referee: Arthur Holland

European Cup

See also: 1958–59 European Cup

In Wolves' first-ever competitive European tie they were drawn against West German champions Schalke 04 in the second round of the European Cup, having received a bye in the first round. Their appearance in the competition made them only the third English side at that time to ever play in a European competition.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Schalke 04

12 November 1958 R2.1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Schalke 04	Wolverhampton
19:15 GMT	Broadbent   52', 65'		Siebert   25' Koslowski   88'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 45,767 Referee: Albert Alsteen

Schalke 04 v Wolverhampton Wanderers

18 November 1958 R2.2	Schalke 04	2–1 (4–3 agg.)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Gelsenkirchen
	Kördell   12' Siebert   35'		Jackson   48'	Stadium: Glückauf-Kampfbahn Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Gérard Versyp

Players

Pos.	Nationality	Player	Football League	FA Cup	FA Charity Shield	European Cup	Total
GK	Scotland	Malcolm Finlayson	39	2	1	0	42	0
GK	England	Geoff Sidebottom	3	0	0	1	4	0
DF	England	Colin Booth	13	2	0	0	15	8
DF	England	Eddie Clamp	26	0	1	1	28	3
DF	England	Gerry Harris	40	2	1	2	45	1
DF	Wales	Gwyn Jones	4	0	0	0	4	0
DF	Ireland	Phil Kelly	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF	England	George Showell	8	0	0	0	8	2
DF	England	Bill Slater	27	2	0	1	30	1
DF	Union of South Africa	Eddie Stuart	38	2	1	2	43	0
DF	England	Billy Wright (Captain)	39	2	1	2	44	0
MF	England	Peter Broadbent	40	2	0	2	44	22
MF	England	Norman Deeley	38	2	0	2	42	19
MF	Union of South Africa	Cliff Durandt	1	0	1	0	2	1
MF	England	Ron Flowers	31	2	1	2	36	0
MF	Union of South Africa	Des Horne	8	1	1	0	10	3
MF	England	Mickey Lill	18	1	0	0	19	13
MF	England	Gerry Mannion	0	0	1	0	1	0
FW	Scotland	Jackie Henderson	8	0	0	0	8	3
FW	England	Alan Jackson	2	0	0	2	4	2
FW	England	Bobby Mason	34	2	1	2	39	13
FW	England	Jimmy Mullen	16	0	0	2	18	4
FW	England	Jimmy Murray	28	0	1	0	29	21

Top scorer

P.	Nationality	Player	Position	Football League	FA Cup	FA Charity Shield	European Cup	Total
1	England	Peter Broadbent	Inside forward	20	0	0	2	22
2	England	Jimmy Murray	Forward	21	0	0	0	21
3	England	Norman Deeley	Winger	17	2	0	0	19
4	England	Bobby Mason	Inside right	13	0	0	0	13
4	England	Mickey Lill	Winger	12	1	0	0	13

Most appearances

P.	Nationality	Player	Position	Football League	FA Cup	FA Charity Shield	European Cup	Total
1	England	Gerry Harris	Left back	40	2	1	2	45
2	England	Peter Broadbent	Inside forward	40	2	0	2	44
2	England	Billy Wright	Centre back	39	2	1	2	44
4	Scotland	Malcolm Finlayson	Goalkeeper	39	2	1	1	43
4	Union of South Africa	Eddie Stuart	Full back	38	2	1	2	43

Transfers

In

None

Out

Date	Player	From
October 1958	Jackie Henderson	Arsenal

References

1. "Stathead.com".
2. "Villa snatch win at Wolves with late penalty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2021.