1959–60 Stoke City F.C. season
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The 1959–60 season was Stoke City's 53rd season in the Football League and the 20th in the Second Division.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
1959–60 season | ||
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Chairman | Albert Henshall | |
Manager | Frank Taylor | |
Stadium | Victoria Ground | |
Football League Second Division | 17th (35 Points) | |
FA Cup | Third Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Dennis Wilshaw & Frank Bowyer (13) All: Frank Bowyer (14) | |
Highest home attendance | 27,212 vs Aston Villa (30 September 1959) | |
Lowest home attendance | 4,070 vs Ipswich Town (30 April 1960) | |
Average home league attendance | 14,506 | |
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Stoke had a very poor end to an uneventful 1950s as for most of the season the side looked capable of mounting a promotion challenge but a truly awful run of results in March and April (10 straight defeats) meant that Stoke dropped down the table and only avoided relegation by five points as they finished in 17th position. At the end of the season new chairman Albert Hensall decided that a change of manager was needed and so sacked Frank Taylor and replaced him with Tony Waddington who would bring a new era to the club.[1]