1958–59 in English football
- 1958–59 in English football
The 1958-59 season was the 79th season of competitive football in England.
Overview
Events
* The Football League was re-organised - Divisions Three North and South were discontinued. The top half of each regional Division Three from the previous season formed a new Division Three, while the lower halves formed the new Division Four.
Awards
Football Writers' Association
* Footballer of the Year - Syd Owen (Luton Town)Top goalscorer
* Jimmy Greaves, (Chelsea), 33
Honours
=Third Division=
=Fourth Division=
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
National team
Although the England national football team eventually shared victory in the 1959 British Home Championship with Northern Ireland, it was a tough year without so many of the squad's key players lost in the Munich air disaster the year before. The season concluded with a disastrous tour of the Americas, in which the team lost three successive games before restoring some pride in the final match against the USA. The final game against the USA was also the last match for veteran defender and captain Billy Wright after a then record 105 caps. The match was played in front of just 13,000 fans on a gravel pitch in Los Angeles.
Tour of the Americas
footballbox
date = May 13, 1959
team1 = fb-rt|BRA
score = 2–0
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Henrique, Julinho
goals2 =
stadium = Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro----footballbox
date = May 17, 1959
team1 = fb-rt|PER
score = 4–1
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Juan Seminario 3, Juan Joya
goals2 = Jimmy Greaves
stadium = Estadio Nacional, Lima----footballbox
date = May 24, 1959
team1 = fb-rt|MEX
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Raul Cardenas, Salvador Reyes
goals2 = Derek Kevan
stadium = Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City----footballbox
date = May 28, 1959
team1 = fb-rt|USA|1912
score = 1–8
team2 = fb|ENG
goals1 = Ed Murphy
goals2 = Bobby Charlton 3 (1P), Ron Flowers 2, Warren Bradley, Derek Kevan, Johnny Haynes
stadium = Wrigley Field, Los Angeles
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