SHERIDAN DICTATES

SEASON STATISTICS: 1959-60

RELEGATED TO DIVISION TWO

Back Row: Jim Ashall, Jackie Overfield, Ted Burgin, Jack Charlton, Grenville Hair.

Front Row: George Meek, John McCole, Wilbur Cush, Bobby Cameron, Chris Crowe, Archie Gibson.

SATURDAY 22nd AUGUST 1959

LEEDS UNITED 2

Cush penalty 64', Charlton 84'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, McConnell, Charlton, Cush, Humphries, Revie, Shackleton, Crowe, Meek

unknown

DIVISION ONE

BURNLEY 3

Pilkington 23', Connelly 34', Pointer 82'

Blacklaw, Angus, Cummings, Seith, Miller, Adamson, Connelly, Mcllroy, Pointer, Robson, Pilkington

Attendance: 20,233

WEDNESDAY 26th AUGUST 1959

LEICESTER CITY 3

Hines 16', 40', Cheesebrough 41'

MacLaren, Chalmers, Baillie, Knapp, Appleton, Riley, Newman, Cheesebrough, Willis, Hines, Leek

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 2

Cush 31', Crowe 81'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, McConnell, Charlton, Cush, Meek, Revie, Shackleton, Crowe, Overfield

Attendance: 24,790

SATURDAY 29th AUGUST 1959

LUTON TOWN 0

Baynham, Dunne, Hawkes, Morton, Kelly, Groves, Bingham, Kilgannon, Brown, Cummins, Gregory

H. Horner

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Revie 24'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, McConnell, Charlton, Cush, Meek, Cameron, Revie, Crowe, Overfield

Attendance: 15,822

WEDNESDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 1959

LEEDS UNITED 1

Crowe 52'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, McConnell, Charlton, Cush, Meek, Cameron, Revie, Crowe, Overfield

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEICESTER CITY 1

Leek 40'

MacLaren, Chalmers, Baillie, Knapp, Appleton, Stephenson, Newman, Cheesebrough, Willis, Hines, Leek

Attendance: 18,384

SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 1959

WEST HAM UNITED 1

Keeble 15'

Gregory, Bond, Cantwell, Malcolm, Brown, Smith, Grice, Woosnam, Keeble, Smillie, Musgrove

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 2

Crowe 42', penalty 50'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, McConnell, Charlton, Cush, Meek, Cameron, Revie, Crowe, Overfield

Attendance: 27,777

WEDNESDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 1959

MANCHESTER UNITED 6

Charlton 7', 70', Bradley 26', 35', Viollet 85',

Scanlon 89'

Gregg, Cope, Carolan, Brennan, Foulkes, McGuinness, Bradley, Quixall, Viollet, Charlton, Scanlon

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Revie, Charlton, Cush, Francis, Meek, Cameron, Peyton, Overfield

ℹ Ted Burgin left the field for treatment after 26 minutes, Grenville Hair took over in goal until Burgin returned five minutes later

Attendance: 48,619

SATURDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 1959

LEEDS UNITED 2

Crowe 64', 87'

Burgin, Ashall, Kilford, Gibson, Charlton, Cush, Meek, Cameron, Revie, Crowe, Overfield

F. Stringer

DIVISION ONE

CHELSEA 1

Greaves 3'

Matthews, P. Sillett, Tindall, McMillan, Scott, Anderton, Brabrook, Greaves, Livesey, Tambling, Blunstone

Attendance: 17,011

WEDNESDAY 16th SEPTEMBER 1959

LEEDS UNITED 2

Crowe 2', Cush 37'

Burgin, Ashall, Kilford, Gibson, Charlton, Cush, Meek, Peyton, Revie, Crowe, Overfield

unknown

DIVISION ONE

MANCHESTER UNITED 2

Charlton 29', Cush own goal 67'

Gregg, Cope, Carolan, Brennan, Foulkes, McGuiness, Bradley, Quixall, Violett, Charlton, Scanlon

Attendance: 34,048

SATURDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 1959

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3

Robson 67', Allen 86', 87'

Potter, Howe, S. Williams, Setters, Kennedy, Robson, Aitken, Jackson, Allen, Kevan, Hogg

Allen, saved by Burgin 11'

Howe, saved by Burgin 49'

K. Aston

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Cush, Meek✙35', Cameron, McCole, Crowe, Overfield

Attendance: 26,364

SATURDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 1959

LEEDS UNITED 2

McCole 2', Revie 32'

Wood, Ashall, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Cush, Humphries, Revie, McCole, Crowe, Overfield

A. Jobling

DIVISION ONE

NEWCASTLE UNITED 3

Allchurch 34', Scott 52', 72'

Mitchell, Whitehead, McMichael, Scott, Stokoe, Bell, Scoular, Mitchell, White, Eastham, Allchurch

Attendance: 28,306

SATURDAY 3rd OCTOBER 1959

BIRMINGHAM CITY 2

Barrett 25', Taylor 90'

Merrick, Farmer, Sissons, Watt, Smith, Neal, Hooper, Gordon, Stubbs, Barrett, Taylor

K. Collinge

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Wood, Ashall, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Cameron, Crowe, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Overfield

Attendance: 25,301

SATURDAY 10th OCTOBER 1959

LEEDS UNITED 3

Crowe penalty 5', McCole 31', Francis 58'

Wood, Ashall, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Cush, Francis, Cameron, McCole, Crowe, Overfield

A. Sparling

DIVISION ONE

EVERTON 3

Hickson 11', 83', Collins 46'

Dunlop, Parker, Bramwell, King, Jones, B. Harris, J. Harris, Thomas, Hickson, Collins, Shackleton

Attendance: 19,122

Everton goalkeeper Dunlop denies Gerry Francis at Elland Road.

SATURDAY 17th OCTOBER 1959

BLACKPOOL 3

Kaye 15' Durie 44', Peterson 50'

Farm, Armfield, Martin, J. Kelly, Gratix, H. Kelly, Hill, Peterson, Mudie, Durie, Kaye

W. Clements

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 3

Francis 18', McCole 66', 67'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Cush, Francis, Revie, McCole, Crowe, Overfield

Attendance: 22,301

SATURDAY 24th OCTOBER 1959

LEEDS UNITED 0

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Cush, Francis, Revie, McCole, Crowe, Overfield

unknown

DIVISION ONE

BLACKBURN ROVERS 1

Vernon 29'

Leyland, Bray, Whelan, R. Clayton, Woods, McGrath, Airey, Dobbing, Dougan, Vernon, MacLeod

Attendance: 17,159

SATURDAY 31st OCTOBER 1959

BOLTON WANDERERS 1

Hennin 61'

Hopkinson, Hartle, Farrimond, Stanley, Higgins, G. Edwards, Birch, Hill, Hennin, Parry, Holden

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

McCole 13'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Cameron, Charlton, Gibson, Francis, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Crowe

Attendance: 20,183

SATURDAY 7th NOVEMBER 1959

LEEDS UNITED 3

Peyton 39', 49', McCole 88'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Cameron, Charlton, Gibson, Francis, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Crowe

R. Jordan

DIVISION ONE

ARSENAL 2

Herd 44', Henderson 62'

Standen, Willis, McCullough, Groves, Dodgin, Petts, Henderson, Barnwell, Herd, Bloomfield, Haverty

Attendance: 21,617

SATURDAY 14th NOVEMBER 1959

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 4

Mason 12', 40', Murray 44', Horne 53'

Finlayson, Stuart, Harris, Clamp, Showell, Flowers, Deeley, Mason, Murray, Broadbent, Horne

H. Husband

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 2

Crowe 24', Peyton 48'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Cameron, Charlton, McConnell, Crowe, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Meek

Attendance: 29,252

SATURDAY 21st NOVEMBER 1959

LEEDS UNITED 1

McCole 64'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Cameron, Charlton, Cush, Crowe, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Francis

F. Collinge

DIVISION ONE

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 3

Ellis 21', 84', Fantham 36'

Springett, Johnson, Megson, T. McAnearney, Swan, Kay, Wilkinson, Craig, Ellis, Fantham, Finney

Attendance: 21,260

SATURDAY 28th NOVEMBER 1959

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 4

Gray penalty 4', Booth 46', 50', Wilson 53'

Thomson, McDonald, Patrick, Whitefoot, McKinlay, Iley, Gray, Vowden, Booth, Imlach

L. Hamer

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Revie 33'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, McConnell, Charlton, Gibson, Crowe, Revie, McCole, Cameron, Meek

Attendance: 21,366

SATURDAY 5th DECEMBER 1959

LEEDS UNITED 1

McCole 12'

Burgin, Caldwell, Hair, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Meek, Revie, McCole, Crowe, Overfield

unknown

DIVISION ONE

FULHAM 4

Haynes 20', Chamberlain 64', Leggat 85', 89'

Macedo, Cohen, Langley, Mullery, Lampe, Lowe, Key, Hill, Leggat, Haynes, Chamberlain

Attendance: 18,846

SATURDAY 12th DECEMBER 1959

MANCHESTER CITY 3

McAdams 45', Barlow 46', 57'

Trautmann, Branagan, Sear, Cheetham, McTavish, Barnes, Barlow, Hannah, McAdams, Hayes, Fagan

D. Howell

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 3

Revie 26', Crowe 28', Gibson 82'

Burgin, Caldwell, Hair, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Meek, Revie, McCole, Crowe, Overfield

Attendance: 19,715

SATURDAY 19th DECEMBER 1959

BURNLEY 0

Blacklaw, Angus, Elder, Seith, Miller, Adamson, Connelly, White, Pointer, Robson, Pilkington

C. Cant

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Overfield 39'

Burgin, Caldwell, Hair, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Meek, Cameron, McCole, Crowe, Overfield

Attendance: 17,398

SATURDAY 26th DECEMBER 1959

LEEDS UNITED 2

McCole 68', 82'

Burgin, Caldwell, Hair, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Meek, Cameron, McCole, Crowe, Francis

unknown

DIVISION ONE

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 4

Allen 17', 48', B. Smith 33', Harmer 77'

Brown, Baker, Henry, Blanchflower, Norman, Mackay, White, Harmer, B. Smith, Allen, Jones

Attendance: 36,037

MONDAY 28th DECEMBER 1959

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1

Mackay 20'

Brown, Baker, Henry, Blanchflower, Norman, Mackay, White, Harmer, B. Smith, Allen, Jones

Jones, hit the post xx'

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 4

Meek 46', McCole 47', 85', Cameron 60'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Crowe, Cameron, McCole, Peyton, Meek

Attendance: 54,170

SATURDAY 2nd JANUARY 1960

LEEDS UNITED 1

McCole 14'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Crowe, Cameron, McCole, Peyton, Meek

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LUTON TOWN 1

Turner 8'

Baynham, Dunne, Daniel, Groves, Kelly, Pacey, Bingham Turner, Brown, Cummins, Gregory

Attendance: 19,921

SATURDAY 9th JANUARY 1960

ASTON VILLA 2

McParland 30', Wylie 50'

Sims, Lynn, Neal, Crowe, Dugdale, Saward, MacEwan, Thomson, Hitchens, Wylie, McParland

H. Husband

FA CUP 3rd ROUND

LEEDS UNITED 1

McCole 26'

Wood, Ashall, Hair, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Crowe, Cameron, McCole, Peyton, Meek

Attendance: 43,421

SATURDAY 16th JANUARY 1960

LEEDS UNITED 3

McCole 36', Crowe 80', Meek 88'

Wood, Ashall, Hair, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Crowe, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Meek

unknown

DIVISION ONE

WEST HAM UNITED 0

Rhodes, Bond, Cantwell, Malcolm, Brown, Moore, Musgrove, Smith, Keeble, Obeney, Woosnam

Attendance: 15,284

SATURDAY 23rd JANUARY 1960

CHELSEA 1

Ashall own goal 8'

Matthews, J. Sillett, P. Sillett, Anderton, Scott, Crowther, Brabrook, Brooks, Livesey, Greaves, Blunstone

E. Jennings

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 3

McCole 7', 62', Peyton 54'

Wood, Ashall, Hair, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Bremner, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Meek

Attendance: 18,963

SATURDAY 6th FEBRUARY 1960

LEEDS UNITED 1

McCole penalty 90'

Wood, Ashall, Hair, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Bremner, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Meek

unknown

DIVISION ONE

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4

Burnside 10', 85', Hogg 12', Kevan 62'

Wallace, Howe, G. Williams, Drury, Kennedy, Robson, Jackson, Burnside, Kevan, Hogg

Attendance: 23,520

SATURDAY 13th FEBRUARY 1960

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2

Hughes 6', White 50'

Harvey, Keith, McMichael, Stokoe, Bell, Scoular, Luke, Hughes, White, Eastham, Allchurch

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Revie 38'

Wood, Ashall, Hair, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Crowe, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Meek

Attendance: 16,148

Jack Charlton defending on a snow covered pitch as Leeds lose at Newcastle.

SATURDAY 27th FEBRUARY 1960

FULHAM 5

Leggat 46', 70', 74', 82', Langley penalty 55'

Macedo, Cohen, Langley, Lowe, Lampe, Lawler, Key, Cook, Jones, Haynes, Leggat

G. Pullin

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Humphreys, Ashall, Hair, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Crowe, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Meek

Attendance: 23,355

SATURDAY 5th MARCH 1960

LEEDS UNITED 2

Meek 25', McCole 43'

Humphreys, Ashall, Kilford, Cush, Charlton, Gibson, Bremner, Revie, McCole, Crowe, Meek

K. Stokes

DIVISION ONE

BLACKPOOL 4

Durie 8', Charnley 51', 60', 70'

Waiters, Armfield, Martin, J. Kelly, Gratix, Durie, Matthews, Kaye, Charnley, Green, Perry

Attendance: 23,127

WEDNESDAY 9th MARCH 1960

LEEDS UNITED 3

Revie 13', 34', Bremner 73'

Humphreys, Ashall, Kilford, McConnell, Cush, Gibson, Bremner, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Meek

unknown

DIVISION ONE

BIRMINGHAM CITY 3

Hume 43', Hooper 77', McConnell own goal 79'

Schofield, Farmer, Allen, Watts, Smith, Neal, Astall, Gordon, Weston, Hume, Hooper

Attendance: 8,557

SATURDAY 19th MARCH 1960

LEEDS UNITED 4

Peyton 13', Bremner 24',

McCole penalty 80', penalty 89'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Goodwin, Bremner, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Meek

D. Martin

DIVISION ONE

MANCHESTER CITY 3

Gibson own goal 17', Law 25', Barlow 63'

Trautmann, Branagan, Sear, Barnes, McTavish, Oakes, Barlow, Law, McAdams, Hayes, Colbridge

Attendance: 32,545

SATURDAY 26th MARCH 1960

ARSENAL 1

Herd 53'

Kelsey, Magill, McCullough, Charles, Dodgin, Groves, Henderson, Barnwell, Herd, Bloomfield, Haverty

H. Horner

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Gibson 82'

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Goodwin, Bremner, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Meek

ℹ On the hour, Leeds were reduced to nine men. Ted Burgin and Archie Gibson both left the field after clashing heads and Grenville Hair took over in goal. The pair returned ten minutes later.

Attendance: 19,597

SATURDAY 2nd APRIL 1960

LEEDS UNITED 0

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Goodwin, Bremner, Revie, Cush, Peyton, Meek

K. Dagnall

DIVISION ONE

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3

Mannion 37', 64', 84'

Finlayson, Showell, Harris, Clamp, Slater, Flowers, Mannion, Mason, Murray, Broadbent, Horne

Attendance: 29,492

SATURDAY 9th APRIL 1960

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 1

Finney 15'

McLaren, Johnson, Megson, McAnearney, Swan, Kay, Wilkinson, Craig, Ellis, Fantham, Finney

R. Jordan

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Burgin, Ashall, Hair, Gibson, Charlton, Goodwin, Bremner, Revie, McCole, Cameron, Meek

Attendance: 27,073

SATURDAY 16th APRIL 1960

LEEDS UNITED 1

Charlton 79'

Burgin, Ashall, Caldwell, Gibson, Charlton, Goodwin, Bremner, Revie, McCole, Cameron, Meek

unknown

DIVISION ONE

BOLTON WANDERERS 0

Bollands, Hartle, Farrimond, Stanley, Higgins, Cunliffe, Birch, Hill, Stevens, Parry, Holden

Attendance: 19,272

MONDAY 18th APRIL 1960

PRESTON NORTH END 1

Sneddon xx'

Else, R. Wilson, Walton, Fullam, Dunn, Smith, Dagger, Milne, Finney, Sneddon, Campbell

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 1

Gibson 90'

Burgin, Ashall, Caldwell, Gibson, Charlton, Goodwin, Francis, Revie, McCole, Cush, Meek

Attendance: 15,879

TUESDAY 19th APRIL 1960

LEEDS UNITED 2

Charlton 58', Francis 68'

Burgin, Ashall, Caldwell, Gibson, Charlton, Goodwin, Francis, Revie, McCole, Cush, Meek

K. Collinge

DIVISION ONE

PRESTON NORTH END 1

Campbell xx'

Else, R. Wilson, Walton, Fullam, Dunn, Smith, Dagger, Milne, Finney, Farrell, Campbell

Attendance: 23,764

SATURDAY 23rd APRIL 1960

EVERTON 1

Tyrer 37'

Dunlop, Parker, Jones, Gabriel, Labone, Meagan, Lill, Tyrer, J. Harris, Collins, Ring

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 0

Burgin, Ashall, Caldwell, Gibson, Charlton, Goodwin, Bremner, Revie, McCole, Cameron, Meek

Attendance: 37,885

Don Revie in action at Everton as Leeds lose on Merseyside.

WEDNESDAY 27th APRIL 1960

BLACKBURN ROVERS 3

Isherwood 39', 41', Dougan 81'

Leyland, Bray, Whelan, R. Clayton, Woods, McGrath, Isherwood, Dobbing, Dougan, Douglas, MacLeod

unknown

DIVISION ONE

LEEDS UNITED 2

Meek 40', McCole 59'

Burgin, Ashall, Caldwell, Gibson, Charlton, Goodwin, Francis, Revie, McCole, Peyton, Meek

Attendance: 19,295

SATURDAY 30th APRIL 1960

LEEDS UNITED 1

McCole penalty 43'

Burgin, Ashall, Caldwell, Gibson, Charlton, Goodwin, Bremner, Cameron, McCole, Peyton, Francis

T. Cooper

DIVISION ONE

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0

Thomson, Patrick, McDonald, Whitefoot, McKinlay, Burkitt, Barton, Quigley, Iley, Younger, Gray

Attendance: 11,699

P
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
1 Burnley
42
24
7
11
85
61
55
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
42
24
6
12
106
67
54
3 Tottenham Hotspur
42
21
11
10
86
50
53
4 West Bromwich Albion
42
19
11
12
83
57
49
5 Sheffield Wednesday
42
19
11
12
80
59
49
6 Bolton Wanderers
42
20
8
14
59
51
48
7 Manchester United
42
19
7
16
102
80
44
8 Newcastle United
42
18
8
16
82
78
44
9 Preston North End
42
16
12
14
79
76
44
10 Fulham
42
17
10
15
73
80
44
11 Blackpool
42
15
10
17
59
71
40
12 Leicester City
42
13
13
16
66
75
39
13 Arsenal
42
15
9
18
68
80
39
14 West Ham United
42
16
6
20
75
91
38
15 Everton
42
13
11
18
73
78
37
16 Manchester City
42
17
3
22
78
84
37
17 Blackburn Rovers
42
16
5
21
60
70
37
18 Chelsea
42
14
9
19
76
91
37
19 Birmingham City
42
13
10
19
63
80
36
20 Nottingham Forest
42
13
9
20
50
74
35
⇩
 LEEDS UNITED
42
12
10
20
65
92
34
⇩
 Luton Town
42
9
12
21
50
73
30