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 12 June, 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  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 14 December.

Squad

Goalkeepers
  Doug Rudham
  Bert Slater

Defenders
  Gerry Byrne
  Alan Jones
  John Molyneux
  Ronnie Moran
  John Nicholson
  Geoff Twentyman
  Dick White

Midfielders
  Alan A'Court
  Reginald Blore
  Ian Callaghan
  Bobby Campbell
  Jimmy Harrower
  Tommy Leishman
  Billy Liddell
  Jimmy Melia
  Fred Morris
  Johnny Morrissey
  Johnny Wheeler
  Barry Wilkinson

Forwards
  Alan Arnell
  Alan Banks
  Louis Bimpson
  Willie Carlin
  Dave Hickson
  Roger Hunt
  Bobby Murdoch

Results

Second Division

FA Cup

References
 LFC History.net – 1959–60 season
 Liverweb - 1959–60 Season

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