1959–60 Aston Villa F.C. season
Appearance
1959–60 season | |
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Manager | ![]() |
Stadium | Villa Park |
Second Division | 1st |
FA Cup | Semi-finals |
1959–60 English football season in the Football League Second Division
. Aston Villa earned an immediate return to the First Division as Second Division champions, and were joined in promotion by runners-up Cardiff City.
There were debuts for
Jimmy MacEwan (143), Bobby Thomson (140), Mike Tindall (120), John Neal (96), Jimmy Adam (24), Terry Morrall (8), Kevin Keelan (5), Norman Ashe (5) and Brian Handley (3).[1]
Deakin signed for the club as a 15-year-old. He became a regular in the side during the
League Cup winners' tankard at the start of the following season. He broke his ankle during the 1964–65 season, but recovered to skipper the side for the 1966–67 season. Deakin also played for the England under 23 team.[2]
Harry Burrows was born in
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aston Villa (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 89 | 43 | 2.070 | 59 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Cardiff City (P) | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 58 | |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 90 | 66 | 1.364 | 50 | |
4 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 51 | 1.333 | 50 | |
5 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 90 | 64 | 1.406 | 48 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
See also
References
- ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
- ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ ISBN 1-874287554.