Huddersfield Town's 1959–60 campaign was Town's best season following their relegation from Division 14 years earlier. The main points of the season were the resignation of Bill Shankly, who would then lead Liverpool to greatness in his years in charge. Their FA Cup win over West Ham United in the third round replay at Upton Park, which would inadvertently lead to the departure of Denis Law to Manchester City for a record-breaking fee of £55,000.
Bill Shankly made good progress with Town at the start of the season, leading them to 5 wins in their first 7 league games. A dreadful run of only 1 win in 10 games saw Town slide down the table and then on 1 December, Shankly resigned to take charge of league rivals Liverpool. Shankly's last match in charge of Town was against the Anfield outfit. Ex-Town player Eddie Boot took charge of Town for the rest of the season. He led Town on a charge up the table mainly consisting of alternating wins and losses. However, Town's form led them to a finish of 6th place, their best finish since relegation 4 years earlier.
Another highlight of the season was the astonishing win over West Ham United in the FA Cup third round replay at Upton Park with a score of 5 goals to 1. This win showcased the amazing talents of Denis Law, who within 2 months broke the transfer record for a British player after transferring to Manchester City for £55,000.
Squad at the end of the seasonedit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1959 60 Huddersfield Town A F C season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Huddersfield Town s 1959 60 campaign was Town s best season following their relegation from Division 1 4 years earlier The main points of the season were the resignation of Bill Shankly who would then lead Liverpool to greatness in his years in charge Their FA Cup win over West Ham United in the third round replay at Upton Park which would inadvertently lead to the departure of Denis Law to Manchester City for a record breaking fee of 55 000 Huddersfield Town1959 60 seasonChairmanStephen ListerManagerBill Shankly until 1 December 1959 Eddie Boot from 19 January 1960 Football League Second Division6thFA CupFourth round knocked out by Luton Town Top goalscorerLeague Les Massie 18 All Les Massie 20 Highest home attendance30 526 vs West Ham United 9 January 1960 Lowest home attendance9 336 vs Derby County 14 November 1959 Biggest win6 1 vs Bristol City 12 December 1959 Biggest defeat0 4 vs Aston Villa 6 February 1960 1958 591960 61 Contents 1 Squad at the start of the season 2 Review 3 Squad at the end of the season 4 Results 4 1 Division Two 4 2 FA Cup 5 Appearances and goalsSquad at the start of the season editNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK nbsp ENG Harry Fearnley GK nbsp ENG Ray Wood DF nbsp ENG Terry Caldwell DF nbsp ENG John Coddington DF nbsp ENG Jack Connor DF nbsp ENG Brian Gibson DF nbsp ENG Bob Ledger DF nbsp SCO Gordon Low DF nbsp ENG Bill McGarry DF nbsp ENG Bob Parker No Pos Nation Player DF nbsp ENG Ken Taylor DF nbsp ENG Ray Wilson MF nbsp ENG Peter Dinsdale MF nbsp ENG Kevin McHale FW nbsp ENG Tony France FW nbsp ENG Derek Hawksworth FW nbsp ENG Stan Howard FW nbsp SCO Denis Law FW nbsp SCO Les Massie FW nbsp SCO Willie SinclairReview editBill Shankly made good progress with Town at the start of the season leading them to 5 wins in their first 7 league games A dreadful run of only 1 win in 10 games saw Town slide down the table and then on 1 December Shankly resigned to take charge of league rivals Liverpool Shankly s last match in charge of Town was against the Anfield outfit Ex Town player Eddie Boot took charge of Town for the rest of the season He led Town on a charge up the table mainly consisting of alternating wins and losses However Town s form led them to a finish of 6th place their best finish since relegation 4 years earlier Another highlight of the season was the astonishing win over West Ham United in the FA Cup third round replay at Upton Park with a score of 5 goals to 1 This win showcased the amazing talents of Denis Law who within 2 months broke the transfer record for a British player after transferring to Manchester City for 55 000 Squad at the end of the season editNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player GK nbsp ENG Harry Fearnley GK nbsp ENG Ray Wood DF nbsp ENG Denis Atkins DF nbsp ENG John Coddington DF nbsp ENG Jack Connor DF nbsp ENG Brian Gibson DF nbsp ENG Bob Ledger DF nbsp SCO Gordon Low DF nbsp ENG Bill McGarry DF nbsp ENG Bob Parker No Pos Nation Player DF nbsp ENG Ken Taylor DF nbsp ENG Ray Wilson MF nbsp ENG Peter Dinsdale MF nbsp ENG Kevin McHale MF nbsp ENG Michael O Grady FW nbsp ENG Chris Balderstone FW nbsp ENG Tony France FW nbsp ENG Stan Howard FW nbsp SCO Les Massie FW nbsp SCO Willie SinclairResults editDivision Two edit Date Opponents Home Away ResultF A Scorers Attendance Position 22 August 1959 Ipswich Town A 4 1 Ledger Low Hawksworth 2 14 441 1st 26 August 1959 Brighton amp Hove Albion H 2 0 McHale Dinsdale 15 221 2nd 29 August 1959 Scunthorpe United H 2 0 Massie 2 14 370 1st 2 September 1959 Brighton amp Hove Albion A 2 3 Dinsdale Wilson 22 588 3rd 5 September 1959 Leyton Orient H 1 1 Dinsdale 15 192 3rd 9 September 1959 Swansea Town H 4 3 Massie Ledger 2 Sinclair 12 369 3rd 12 September 1959 Lincoln City A 2 0 Massie 2 10 406 2nd 17 September 1959 Swansea Town A 1 3 Sinclair 15 250 5th 19 September 1959 Aston Villa H 0 1 22 522 6th 26 September 1959 Sunderland A 0 0 31 655 7th 3 October 1959 Portsmouth H 6 3 Connor 2 Massie 2 McHale Taylor 15 452 4th 10 October 1959 Rotherham United A 1 1 Law 17 029 4th 17 October 1959 Cardiff City H 0 1 18 367 6th 24 October 1959 Hull City A 1 1 Howard 15 864 5th 31 October 1959 Sheffield United H 0 1 18 466 8th 7 November 1959 Middlesbrough A 0 1 23 077 11th 14 November 1959 Derby County H 2 2 France Coddington pen 9 336 10th 21 November 1959 Plymouth Argyle A 3 1 McHale 2 Law 18 250 6th 28 November 1959 Liverpool H 1 0 Massie 16 185 5th 5 December 1959 Charlton Athletic A 1 1 Law 12 333 5th 12 December 1959 Bristol City H 6 1 Dinsdale Law Massie 2 Taylor Coddington pen 10 705 5th 19 December 1959 Ipswich Town H 3 1 Hawksworth Massie Coddington pen 10 648 4th 26 December 1959 Stoke City A 1 1 McHale 20 183 5th 28 December 1959 Stoke City H 2 3 Massie 2 25 728 5th 2 January 1960 Scunthorpe United A 2 0 McHale Massie 12 228 5th 16 January 1960 Leyton Orient A 1 2 Connor 11 652 5th 23 January 1960 Lincoln City H 3 0 McHale Massie Gibson 14 995 5th 6 February 1960 Aston Villa A 0 4 44 879 5th 13 February 1960 Sunderland H 1 1 Law 9 648 6th 20 February 1960 Portsmouth A 2 0 Law Coddington pen 14 062 5th 27 February 1960 Rotherham United H 1 1 Coddington pen Law 19 560 5th 5 March 1960 Cardiff City A 1 2 Balderstone 32 733 7th 12 March 1960 Hull City H 1 0 Massie 12 167 3rd 19 March 1960 Liverpool A 2 2 McHale Balderstone 30 009 6th 26 March 1960 Middlesbrough H 2 0 McHale Massie 13 887 3rd 2 April 1960 Derby County A 2 3 Massie McHale 13 297 7th 9 April 1960 Plymouth Argyle H 2 0 McHale Balderstone 10 660 4th 15 April 1960 Bristol Rovers A 0 2 16 069 4th 16 April 1960 Bristol City A 3 2 McHale Etheridge og Massie 17 483 4th 18 April 1960 Bristol Rovers H 0 1 13 820 4th 23 April 1960 Charlton Athletic H 4 0 Balderstone Massie Connor 2 10 932 5th 30 April 1960 Sheffield United A 0 2 16 393 6th FA Cup edit Date Round Opponents Home Away ResultF A Scorers Attendance 9 January 1960 Round 3 West Ham United H 1 1 Law 30 526 13 January 1960 Round 3 Replay West Ham United A 5 1 Massie 2 McGarry Connor 2 22 605 30 January 1960 Round 4 Luton Town H 0 1 28 220Appearances and goals editName Nation Position League Apps League Goals FA Cup Apps FA Cup Goals Total Apps Total Goals Denis Atkins nbsp England DF 1 0 0 0 1 0 Chris Balderstone nbsp England MF 8 4 0 0 8 4 Terry Caldwell nbsp England DF 4 0 0 0 4 0 John Coddington nbsp England DF 41 5 3 0 44 5 Jack Connor nbsp England DF 23 5 2 2 25 7 Peter Dinsdale nbsp England DF 16 4 1 0 17 4 Harry Fearnley nbsp England GK 3 0 0 0 3 0 Tony France nbsp England FW 4 1 0 0 4 1 Brian Gibson nbsp England DF 36 1 3 0 39 1 Derek Hawksworth nbsp England MF 22 3 3 0 25 3 Stan Howard nbsp England MF 9 1 0 0 9 1 Denis Law nbsp Scotland MF 24 7 3 1 27 8 Bob Ledger nbsp England MF 24 2 1 0 25 2 Gordon Low nbsp Scotland DF 19 1 0 0 19 1 Les Massie nbsp Scotland FW 40 20 3 2 43 22 Bill McGarry nbsp England DF 35 0 3 1 38 1 Kevin McHale nbsp England MF 32 14 2 0 34 14 Michael O Grady nbsp England MF 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bob Parker nbsp England DF 2 0 0 0 2 0 Willie Sinclair nbsp Scotland FW 7 3 0 0 7 3 Ken Taylor nbsp England DF 31 2 3 0 34 2 Ray Wilson nbsp England DF 41 1 3 0 44 1 Ray Wood nbsp England GK 39 0 3 0 42 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1959 60 Huddersfield Town A F C season amp oldid 1010248651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
