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1958–59 Arsenal F.C. season

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Arsenal
1958–59 season
ChairmanBracewell Smith
ManagerGeorge Swindin
First Division3rd
FA CupFifth round

During the 1958–59 English football season, Arsenal F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (C) 42 28 5 9 110 49 2.245 61 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Manchester United 42 24 7 11 103 66 1.561 55
3 Arsenal 42 21 8 13 88 68 1.294 50
4 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 79 66 1.197 50
5 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 13 11 88 68 1.294 49
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

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Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
23 August 1958 Preston North End A 1–2 30,588
26 August 1958 Burnley H 3–0 41,298
30 August 1958 Leicester City H 5–1 35,497
2 September 1958 Burnley A 1–3 28,444
6 September 1958 Everton A 6–1 40,557
9 September 1958 Bolton Wanderers H 6–1 45,276
13 September 1958 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–1 65,565
17 September 1958 Bolton Wanderers A 1–2 42,200
20 September 1958 Manchester City H 4–1 47,681
27 September 1958 Leeds United A 1–2 33,961
4 October 1958 West Bromwich Albion H 4–3 59,780
11 October 1958 Manchester United A 1–1 56,168
18 October 1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–1 49,199
22 October 1958 Aston Villa A 2–1 30,563
25 October 1958 Blackburn Rovers A 2–4 37,747
1 November 1958 Newcastle United H 3–2 62,569
8 November 1958 West Ham United A 0–0 37,871
15 November 1958 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 48,897
22 November 1958 Chelsea A 3–0 57,910
29 November 1958 Blackpool H 1–4 54,629
6 December 1958 Portsmouth A 1–0 32,721
13 December 1958 Aston Villa H 1–2 31,970
20 December 1958 Preston North End H 1–2 32,640
26 December 1958 Luton Town A 3–6 21,870
27 December 1958 Luton Town H 1–0 56,277
3 January 1959 Leicester City A 3–2 33,979
17 January 1959 Everton H 3–1 39,272
31 January 1959 Tottenham Hotspur A 4–1 60,241
7 February 1959 Manchester City A 0–0 31,819
21 February 1959 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 42,706
24 February 1959 Leeds United H 1–0 30,034
28 February 1959 Manchester United H 3–2 67,162
7 March 1959 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–6 40,480
14 March 1959 Blackburn Rovers A 1–1 39,955
21 March 1959 Newcastle United A 0–1 32,774
28 March 1959 West Ham United H 1–2 52,291
4 April 1959 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 32,708
11 April 1959 Chelsea H 1–1 40,772
14 April 1959 Birmingham City A 1–4 25,792
18 April 1959 Blackpool A 2–1 17,118
25 April 1959 Portsmouth H 5–2 24,369
4 May 1959 Birmingham City H 2–1 25,953

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 10 January 1959 Bury A 1–0 29,880
R4 24 January 1959 Colchester United A 2–2 16,000
R4 R 28 January 1959 Colchester United H 4–0 62,686
R5 14 February 1959 Sheffield United H 2–2 55,407
R5 R 18 February 1959 Sheffield United A 0–3 48,763

Squad

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[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK Wales WAL Jack Kelsey
- DF England ENG Len Wills
- DF Scotland SCO John Snedden
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Billy McCullough
- MF England ENG John Barnwell
- MF Scotland SCO Tommy Docherty
- FW Scotland SCO David Herd
- FW Scotland SCO Jackie Henderson
- FW England ENG Vic Groves
- GK Northern Ireland NIR Jack McClelland
- FW Wales WAL Mel Charles
- FW England ENG George Eastham
- FW England ENG Geoff Strong
- MF England ENG Danny Clapton
- MF England ENG Alan Skirton
No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Terry Neill
- DF England ENG Dave Bacuzzi
- FW England ENG Jimmy Bloomfield
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Joe Haverty
- MF England ENG Gerry Ward
- DF Northern Ireland NIR Eddie Magill
- DF England ENG Mike Everitt
- FW Scotland SCO Peter Kane
- DF England ENG Allan Young
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Frank O'Neill
- GK England ENG Jim Standen
- FW England ENG Dennis Clapton
- MF Wales WAL Arfon Griffiths
- MF England ENG John Petts

References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal results for the 1960-1961 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2017.