1959–60 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1959–60 season was the 68th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their 5th consecutive year in the Second Division, and covers the period from 1959-08-22 to 1960-04-30.
Pre-season
On June 12, having spent three years at Liverpool and missing only six matches, 29 year-old goalkeeper Tommy Younger was allowed to leave to take on a player-manager role at Scottish Second Division side Falkirk. In exchange, Liverpool signed Falkirk's 23 year-old goalkeeper Bert Slater. Slater had made 134 appearances for Falkirk, winning a Scottish Cup winners medal in the process, before the club were relegated at the end of the 1958-59 season. Slater was small for a goalkeeper standing at just 5 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1.740 m) and was nicknamed 'Shorty' but he was immediately put into the Liverpool goal upon his arrival.
There were promotions to the first-team for local-born 22 year-old defender John Nicholson and 18 year-old inside forward Willie Carlin - the latter a promising youngster who had represented his country at schoolboy and youth levels; 19 year-old full back Alan Jones, a Welsh schoolboy international who had signed professional forms for Liverpool two years earlier; Wrexham-born forward Reginald Blore who had risen through the junior ranks at Anfield; 17 year-old midfielder Ian Callaghan from Toxteth, considered by Liverpool legend Billy Liddell to be his successor; and 20 year-old striker Roger Hunt, signed a year earlier by Phil Taylor when he was brought to his attention playing for Stockton Heath.
Taylor resigned as manager on 17 November and was succeeded by Bill Shankly on 1 December.
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
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Match results
| Match won |
Match drawn |
Match lost |
| Kick Off |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Report |
| 1959-08-22 |
Cardiff City |
A |
2–3 |
Malloy 38' (o.g.), 42' (o.g.) |
34,000 |
MR |
| 1959-08-26 |
Bristol City |
H |
4–2 |
Liddell 4', 30', Melia 53' (pen), A'Court 65' |
33,071 |
MR |
| 1959-08-29 |
Hull City |
H |
5–3 |
Harrower 52', Melia 58', Moran 65', A'Court 80', Liddell 85' |
35,520 |
MR |
| 1959-09-01 |
Bristol City |
A |
0–1 |
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22,528 |
MR |
| 1959-09-05 |
Sheffield United |
A |
1–2 |
Morrissey 62' |
25,073 |
MR |
| 1959-09-09 |
Scunthorpe United |
H |
2–0 |
Melia 25', Hunt 64' |
31,713 |
MR |
| 1959-09-12 |
Middlesbrough |
H |
1–2 |
Liddell 7' |
39,000 |
MR |
| 1959-09-17 |
Scunthorpe United |
A |
1–1 |
Melia 21' |
18,851 |
MR |
| 1959-09-19 |
Derby County |
A |
2–1 |
A'Court 30', Hunt 58' |
11,822 |
MR |
| 1959-09-26 |
Plymouth Argyle |
H |
4–1 |
Melia 12', A'Court 43', Hunt 56', Moran 78' |
29,278 |
MR |
| 1959-10-03 |
Swansea Town |
A |
4–5 |
Kennedy 8' (o.g.), Melia 28' (pen), Hunt 32', Moran 70' |
16,500 |
MR |
| 1959-10-10 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
H |
2–2 |
A'Court 21', Melia 90' |
30,366 |
MR |
| 1959-10-17 |
Stoke City |
A |
1–1 |
Harrower 53' |
17,000 |
MR |
| 1959-10-24 |
Portsmouth |
H |
1–1 |
Moran 5' |
21,075 |
MR |
| 1959-10-31 |
Sunderland |
A |
1–1 |
Hunt 80' |
30,208 |
MR |
| 1959-11-07 |
Aston Villa |
H |
2–1 |
Hickson 54', 82' |
49,981 |
MR |
| 1959-11-14 |
Lincoln City |
A |
2–4 |
Hickson 28', Hunt 84' |
10,801 |
MR |
| 1959-11-21 |
Leyton Orient |
H |
4–3 |
Morris 15', 81', Melia 32', Hickson 50' |
34,321 |
MR |
| 1959-11-28 |
Huddersfield Town |
A |
0–1 |
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16,185 |
MR |
| 1959-12-05 |
Ipswich Town |
H |
3–1 |
Hunt 33', 39', Hickson 44' |
24,843 |
MR |
| 1959-12-12 |
Bristol Rovers |
A |
2–0 |
Melia 9', 85' |
15,615 |
MR |
| 1959-12-19 |
Cardiff City |
H |
0–4 |
|
27,291 |
MR |
| 1959-12-26 |
Charlton Athletic |
A |
0–3 |
|
15,491 |
MR |
| 1959-12-28 |
Charlton Athletic |
H |
2–0 |
A'Court 58', Hunt 63' |
25,658 |
MR |
| 1960-01-02 |
Hull City |
A |
1–0 |
Melia 31' |
18,681 |
MR |
| 1960-01-16 |
Sheffield United |
H |
3–0 |
Melia 9', Hunt 15', 68' |
33,297 |
MR |
| 1960-01-23 |
Middlesbrough |
A |
3–3 |
Thomson 10' (o.g.), Hickson 35', Hunt 40' |
28,550 |
MR |
| 1960-02-13 |
Plymouth Argyle |
A |
1–1 |
Hickson 32' |
16,996 |
MR |
| 1960-02-20 |
Swansea Town |
H |
4–1 |
Hickson 11', 44', Hunt 58', 89' |
31,663 |
MR |
| 1960-02-27 |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
A |
2–1 |
Hickson 40', 60' |
21,118 |
MR |
| 1960-03-05 |
Stoke City |
H |
5–1 |
Hunt 14', Harrower 19', 58', Liddell 39', Hickson 51' |
35,101 |
MR |
| 1960-03-12 |
Portsmouth |
A |
1–2 |
Harrower 13' |
14,622 |
MR |
| 1960-03-19 |
Huddersfield Town |
H |
2–2 |
Hickson 13', Wheeler 16' |
30,009 |
MR |
| 1960-03-30 |
Aston Villa |
A |
4–4 |
Hunt 19', Hickson 24', 60', Molyneux 44' |
27,000 |
MR |
| 1960-04-02 |
Lincoln City |
H |
1–3 |
Moran 30' (pen) |
24,081 |
MR |
| 1960-04-06 |
Derby County |
H |
4–1 |
Hunt 59', A'Court 63', Wheeler 68', Hickson 75' |
19,411 |
MR |
| 1960-04-09 |
Leyton Orient |
A |
0–2 |
|
13,007 |
MR |
| 1960-04-16 |
Bristol Rovers |
H |
4–0 |
Melia 21', A'Court 56', Campbell 59', Hunt 67' |
27,317 |
MR |
| 1960-04-18 |
Rotherham United |
H |
3–0 |
Hunt 35', Hickson 65', 82' |
26,776 |
MR |
| 1960-04-19 |
Rotherham United |
A |
2–2 |
Hickson 51', Hunt 73' |
10,123 |
MR |
| 1960-04-23 |
Ipswich Town |
A |
1–0 |
Hickson 5' |
12,048 |
MR |
| 1960-04-30 |
Sunderland |
H |
3–0 |
Hickson 8', Hunt 47', Melia 85' |
25,916 |
MR |
Other games
| Floodlit Challenge Cup |
| Round |
Kick Off |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Report |
| F |
1959-10-07 |
Everton |
A |
3 – 0 |
Hunt (2), Wheeler |
30,016 |
MR |
| F |
1959-10-28 |
Everton |
H |
0 – 2 |
|
20,408 |
MR |
| Friendlies |
| Kick Off |
Opponents |
H / A |
Result |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Report |
| 1960-03-23 |
Dundee |
A |
0 – 1 |
|
12,000 |
MR |
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