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Summary of Season 1958-59

Football League Division 1

Home Away
Pl W D L F A W D L F A GA Pts
  1.  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 15 3 3 68 19 13 2 6 42 30 2.244 61
  2.  Manchester United 42 14 4 3 58 27 10 3 8 45 39 1.56 55
  3.  Arsenal 42 14 3 4 53 29 7 5 9 35 39 1.294 50
  4.  Bolton Wanderers 42 14 3 4 56 30 6 7 8 23 36 1.196 50
  5.  West Bromwich Albion 42 8 7 6 41 33 10 6 5 47 35 1.294 49
  6.  West Ham United 42 15 3 3 59 29 6 3 12 26 41 1.214 48
  7.  Burnley 42 11 4 6 41 29 8 6 7 40 41 1.157 48
  8.  Blackpool 42 12 7 2 39 13 6 4 11 27 36 1.346 47
  9.  Birmingham City 42 14 1 6 54 35 6 5 10 30 33 1.235 46
10.  Blackburn Rovers 42 12 3 6 48 28 5 7 9 28 42 1.085 44
11.  Newcastle United 42 11 3 7 40 29 6 4 11 40 51 1 41
12.  Preston North End 42 9 3 9 40 39 8 4 9 30 38 0.909 41
13.  Nottingham Forest 42 9 4 8 37 32 8 2 11 34 42 0.959 40
14.  Chelsea 42 13 2 6 52 37 5 2 14 25 61 0.785 40
15.  Leeds United 42 8 7 6 28 27 7 2 12 29 47 0.77 39
16.  Everton 42 11 3 7 39 38 6 1 14 32 49 0.816 38
17.  Luton Town 42 11 6 4 50 26 1 7 13 18 45 0.957 37
18.  Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 3 8 56 42 3 7 11 29 53 0.894 36
19.  Leicester City 42 7 6 8 34 36 4 4 13 33 62 0.683 32
20.  Manchester City 42 8 7 6 40 32 3 2 16 24 63 0.673 31
21.  Aston Villa 42 8 5 8 31 33 3 3 15 27 54 0.666 30
22.  Portsmouth 42 5 4 12 38 47 1 5 15 26 65 0.571 21

Matches

Aug 23 Manchester United Away 2-5 Greaves(2)
Aug 27 Tottenham Hotspur Home 4-2 Greaves, Tindall(2), Nicholas
Aug 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home 6-2 Greaves(5), Block
Sep 3 Tottenham Hotspur Away 0-4
Sep 6 Portsmouth Away 2-2 Tindall, Nicholas
Sep 10 Newcastle United Home 6-5 Brabrook, Greaves(2), Tindall(2), Nicholas
Sep 13 Aston Villa Home 2-1 Sillett, Greaves
Sep 17 Newcastle United Away 2-1 Mortimore, Harrison
Sep 20 West Ham United Away 2-4 Greaves(2)
Sep 27 Nottingham Forest Home 4-1 Greaves(3), Nicholas
Oct 4 Burnley Away 0-4
Oct 11 Bolton Wanderers Home 0-1
Oct 18 Luton Town Away 1-2 Tindall
Oct 25 Leicester City Home 5-2 Sillett, Saunders, Brabrook, Tindall(2)
Nov 1 Preston North End Away 0-2
Nov 8 Leeds United Home 2-0 Greaves(2)
Nov 15 Manchester City Away 1-5 Greaves
Nov 22 Arsenal Home 0-3
Nov 29 Everton Away 1-3 Tindall
Dec 6 Birmingham City Home 1-0 Greaves
Dec 13 West Bromwich Albion Away 0-4
Dec 20 Manchester United Home 2-3 Sillett(P), Brabrook
Dec 25 Blackburn Rovers Away 3-0 Sillett(2)(1P), Greaves
Dec 27 Blackburn Rovers Home 0-2
Jan 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 2-1 Tindall, Gibbs
Jan 17 Portsmouth Home 2-2 Greaves, Tindall
Jan 31 Aston Villa Away 1-3 Greaves
Feb 7 West Ham United Home 3-2 Bridges, Greaves, Tambling
Feb 21 Burnley Home 1-3 Greaves
Mar 4 Bolton Wanderers Away 0-6
Mar 7 Luton Town Home 3-3 Brabrook, Nicholas, Blunstone
Mar 14 Leicester City Away 3-0 Sillett, Brabrook, Greaves
Mar 21 Preston North End Home 3-1 Greaves(2), Tindall
Mar 27 Blackpool Away 0-5
Mar 28 Leeds United Away 0-4
Mar 30 Blackpool Home 3-1 Sillett(P), Brabrook, Harrison
Apr 4 Manchester City Home 2-0 Greaves, Blunstone
Apr 11 Arsenal Away 1-1 Greaves
Apr 15 Nottingham Forest Away 3-1 Brabrook, Greaves, Allen
Apr 18 Everton Home 3-1 Greaves(P), Allen(2)
Apr 22 West Bromwich Albion Home 0-2
Apr 25 Birmingham City Away 1-4 Tindall

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 856,676 62,118 24,356 40,794
Away 616,303 52,382 16,676 29,348
Total 1,472,979 62,118 16,676 35,071

F.A. Cup

Round 4

Matches

Jan 19 Newcastle United Away 4-1 Mortimore, Brabrook, Greaves, Gibbs
Jan 24 Aston Villa Home 1-2 Greaves

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 55,994 55,994 55,994 55,994
Away 57,038 57,038 57,038 57,038
Total 113,032 57,038 55,994 56,516

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Round 2

Matches

Sep 30 Frem Copenhagen Away 3-1 Greaves, Nicholas, Harrison
Nov 4 Frem Copenhagen Home 4-1 Sillett, Greaves(2), O.G.
Apr 29 Ville de Belgrade Home 1-0 Brabrook
May 13 Ville de Belgrade Away 1-4 Brabrook

Attendances

Total Highest Lowest Average
Home 38,875 25,771 13,104 19,438
Away 29,200 19,200 10,000 14,600
Total 68,075 25,771 10,000 17,019

Diary

19/07/1958 Jack Harrow died

10/08/1958 Chelsea lost to CDNA Sofia 1-2 in a friendly

17/08/1958 Chelsea beat Levski Sofia 2-0 in a friendly

23/08/1958 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 2-5 in Football League Division 1

27/08/1958 Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 in Football League Division 1

30/08/1958 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-2 in Football League Division 1

03/09/1958 Chelsea lost to Tottenham Hotspur 0-4 in Football League Division 1

06/09/1958 Chelsea drew with Portsmouth 2-2 in Football League Division 1

10/09/1958 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 6-5 in Football League Division 1

13/09/1958 Chelsea beat Aston Villa 2-1 in Football League Division 1

17/09/1958 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 2-1 in Football League Division 1

20/09/1958 Chelsea lost to West Ham United 2-4 in Football League Division 1

27/09/1958 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 4-1 in Football League Division 1

30/09/1958 Chelsea beat Frem Copenhagen 3-1 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 (First Leg)

04/10/1958 Chelsea lost to Burnley 0-4 in Football League Division 1

11/10/1958 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 0-1 in Football League Division 1

18/10/1958 Chelsea lost to Luton Town 1-2 in Football League Division 1

25/10/1958 Chelsea beat Leicester City 5-2 in Football League Division 1

28/10/1958 Chelsea beat South Africans 1-0 in a friendly

01/11/1958 Chelsea lost to Preston North End 0-2 in Football League Division 1

04/11/1958 Chelsea beat Frem Copenhagen 4-1 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 1 (Second Leg)

04/11/1958 Les Stubbs transfered to Southend

04/11/1958 Alan Dicks transfered to Southend

08/11/1958 Chelsea beat Leeds United 2-0 in Football League Division 1

15/11/1958 Chelsea lost to Manchester City 1-5 in Football League Division 1

17/11/1958 George Key died

22/11/1958 Chelsea lost to Arsenal 0-3 in Football League Division 1

27/11/1958 John Bumstead born

29/11/1958 Chelsea lost to Everton 1-3 in Football League Division 1

06/12/1958 Chelsea beat Birmingham City 1-0 in Football League Division 1

12/12/1958 Harry Wilding died

13/12/1958 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-4 in Football League Division 1

16/12/1958 Stan Crowther transfered from Manchester Utd for 10,000

17/12/1958 Wally Bellett transfered to Plymouth

17/12/1958 Leonard Casey transfered to Plymouth

20/12/1958 Chelsea lost to Manchester United 2-3 in Football League Division 1

25/12/1958 Chelsea beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in Football League Division 1

27/12/1958 Chelsea lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-2 in Football League Division 1

03/01/1959 Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 in Football League Division 1

07/01/1959 Jack Kirwan died

10/01/1959 Maurizio Sarri born

17/01/1959 Chelsea drew with Portsmouth 2-2 in Football League Division 1

19/01/1959 Chelsea beat Newcastle United 4-1 in F.A. Cup Round 3

24/01/1959 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 1-2 in F.A. Cup Round 4

31/01/1959 Chelsea lost to Aston Villa 1-3 in Football League Division 1

00/02/1959 Gordon Bolland transfered from Boston United

07/02/1959 Chelsea beat West Ham United 3-2 in Football League Division 1

12/02/1959 Michael Harford born

17/02/1959 Bobby Laverick transfered to Everton

21/02/1959 Chelsea lost to Burnley 1-3 in Football League Division 1

27/02/1959 Bob McRoberts died

04/03/1959 Chelsea lost to Bolton Wanderers 0-6 in Football League Division 1

07/03/1959 Chelsea drew with Luton Town 3-3 in Football League Division 1

13/03/1959 Sylvan Anderton transfered from Reading for 10,000

14/03/1959 Chelsea beat Leicester City 3-0 in Football League Division 1

20/03/1959 Dave Beasant born

21/03/1959 Chelsea beat Preston North End 3-1 in Football League Division 1

21/03/1959 Pat Holton transfered from Motherwell for 6,000

27/03/1959 Chelsea lost to Blackpool 0-5 in Football League Division 1

28/03/1959 Chelsea lost to Leeds United 0-4 in Football League Division 1

30/03/1959 Chelsea beat Blackpool 3-1 in Football League Division 1

00/04/1959 Peter Bonetti signed professional forms

04/04/1959 Chelsea beat Manchester City 2-0 in Football League Division 1

11/04/1959 Chelsea drew with Arsenal 1-1 in Football League Division 1

13/04/1959 Percy Humphreys died

15/04/1959 Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 in Football League Division 1

18/04/1959 Chelsea beat Everton 3-1 in Football League Division 1

22/04/1959 Chelsea lost to West Bromwich Albion 0-2 in Football League Division 1

25/04/1959 Chelsea lost to Birmingham City 1-4 in Football League Division 1

29/04/1959 Chelsea beat Ville de Belgrade 1-0 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 (First Leg)

00/05/1959 Derek Saunders Retired

03/05/1959 Harold Brittan died

03/05/1959 Eddie Niedzwiecki born

10/05/1959 Leslie Knighton died

13/05/1959 Chelsea lost to Ville de Belgrade 1-4 in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Round 2 (Second Leg)

15/05/1959 Colin Court transfered to Torquay

16/05/1959 Cliff Huxford transfered to Southampton

16/05/1959 Charlie Livesey transfered from Southampton for 15,000

10/06/1959 Carlo Ancelotti born

Players Statistics

 

Appearances

Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls App Sub Gls
J Greaves 42 32 2 2 3 3 47 37
P Brabrook 39 7 2 1 3 2 44 10
JA Mortimore 37 1 1 1 3 41 2
PR Sillett 35 7 2 4 1 41 8
M Scott 34 2 2 38
RD Matthews 32 2 3 37
RA Tindall 29 13 2 2 33 13
JC Sillett 27 2 2 31
S Crowther 21 2 2 25
F Blunstone 21 2 2 23 2
A Nicholas 21 5 2 1 23 6
DW Saunders 19 1 1 2 22 1
M Harrison 16 2 3 1 19 3
R Whittaker 16 2 18
MJ Block 13 1 2 1 16 1
LW Allen 11 3 3 14 3
WG Robertson 10 1 11
SJ Anderton 8 2 10
DW Gibbs 8 1 2 1 10 2
C Huxford 6 1 7
D Cliss 3 3
LJ Casey 3 3
W Bellett 3 3
K Shellito 2 2
BJ Bridges 2 1 2 1
L Stubbs 2 2
P Holton 1 1
RV Tambling 1 1 1 1
C Court 1 1
Own Goal 1 1

Disciplinary

SY=Single Yellow    DY=Double Yellow (Red)

SR=Straight Red

Sq Player League F.A. Cup League Cup Europe Others Total
SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR SY DY SR
F Blunstone 1 1
JC Sillett 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1