Huddersfield Town F.C. season 1959-60

Infobox Football club season
club = Huddersfield Town

season = 1959-60
manager = flagicon|SCO Bill Shankly "(until December 1st, 1959)"
flagicon|ENG Eddie Boot "(from January 19th, 1960)"
chairman = flagicon|ENG Stephen Lister
league = Division Two
league result = 6th
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = Fourth Round
league topscorer =
Les Massie (18)
season topscorer =
Les Massie (20)
highest attendance = 30,526 vs West Ham United (9 January 1960)
lowest attendance = 9,336 vs Derby County (14 November 1959)

Huddersfield Town's 1959-60 campaign was Town's best season following their relegation from Division 1 4 years earlier. The main points of the season were the resignation of Bill Shankly, who would then lead Liverpool to greatness in his years in charge. Their FA Cup win over West Ham United in the third round replay at Upton Park, which would inadvertantly lead to the departure of Denis Law to Manchester City for a record-breaking fee of £55,000.

quad at the start of the season

Review

Bill Shankly made good progress with Town at the start of the season, leading them to 5 wins in their first 7 league games. A dreadful run of only 1 win in 10 games saw Town slide down the table and then on December 1st, Shankly resigned to take charge of league rivals Liverpool, ironically Shankly's last match in charge of Town was against the Anfield outfit. Ex-Town player Eddie Boot toom charge of Town for the rest of the season. He would lead Town on a charge up the table mainly consisting of alternating wins and losses. However, Town's form would lead them to a finish of 6th place, their best finish since relegation 4 years earlier.

Another main highlight of the season was the astonishing win over West Ham United in the FA Cup third round replay at Upton Park with a score of 5 goals to 1. This win showcased the amazing talents of Denis Law, who within 2 months broke the transfer record for a British player after transferring to Manchester City for £55,000.

quad at the end of the season

Results

= Division Two=

FA Cup