1958–59 West Ham United F.C. season

After winning the Second Division title the previous season, West Ham equalled their highest ever league finish of the 1926–1927 season, coming a very respectable 6th. This was in spite of the fact that the only signing they made was of the Leyton Orient Inside Forward Phil Woosnam in November 1958.

West Ham beat the champions of that season (and the previous one) Wolves 2-0 in their first home match back in the top flight.

The team featured Andy Malcolm who was West Ham's first ever England Youth International. This indicated the progress Manager Ted Fenton had made in establishing West Ham's successful Academy.

No.	Player	Position	Lge Apps	Lge Gls	FAC Apps	Total Apps	Total Gls	Date Signed	Previous Club
West Ham United F.C. 1958–1959 First XI (Most appearances)
1	Ernie Gregory	GK	32		1	33		1939	Leytonstone
2	John Bond	RB	42	7	1	43	7	1951	Amateur
3	Noel Cantwell (Captain)	LB	42	3	1	43	3	1952	Cork United F.C.
4	Andy Malcolm	RH	42		1	43		1950	Academy
5	Ken Brown (Hammer of the Year)	CH	42		1	43		1952	Academy
6	John Smith	LH	36	4	1	37	4	1956	Academy
7	Mike Grice	OR	42	6	1	43	6	1955	Colchester United
8	Phil Woosnam	IR	13	2		13	2	November 1958	Leyton Orient
9	Vic Keeble	CF	32	20	1	33	20	1957	Newcastle United
10	John Dick	IL	41	27	1	42	27	1953	Crittall Athletic
11	Malcolm Musgrove	OL	40	7	1	41	7	1953	Lynmouth Colliery
Other players with appearances
6	Andy Nelson	LH	12	1		12	1	1957	Academy
2	Joe Kirkup	RB	11			11		1958	Academy
1	Noel Dwyer	GK	10			10		1958	Wolves
6	Bill Lansdowne	LH	6	1		6	1	1955	Woodford Town
8	Harry Obeney	IR	6	3		6	3	1956	Briggs Sports
6	Bobby Moore	LH	5			5		1958	Academy
8	Andy Smillie	IR	4		1	5		1958	Academy
9	Billy Dare	CF	2	1		2	1	1954	Brentford
8	Doug Wragg	OR	2			2		1956	Academy

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First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Burnley Chelsea Everton Leeds United Leicester City Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Portsmouth Preston North End Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division	Barnsley Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Derby County Fulham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Liverpool Middlesbrough Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Sunderland Swansea Town

Third Division	Accrington Stanley Bradford City Brentford Bury Chesterfield Colchester United Doncaster Rovers Halifax Town Hull City Mansfield Town Newport County Norwich City Notts County Plymouth Argyle Queens Park Rangers Reading Rochdale Southend United Southampton Stockport County Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Wrexham

Fourth Division	Aldershot Barrow Bournemouth Bradford Park Avenue Carlisle United Chester Coventry City Crewe Alexandra Crystal Palace Darlington Exeter City Gateshead Gillingham Hartlepools United Millwall Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Port Vale Shrewsbury Town Southport Torquay United Walsall Watford Workington York City

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