Huddersfield Town's 1958–59 campaign was a season under Bill Shankly, which saw Town make little progress up the Division 2 table, with the team finishing in 14th place.
Squad at the start of the season
Review Bill Shankly attempted to improve on Town's 9th-place finish the previous season. Their form was mixed for a large portion of the season with many wins, draws and losses at exactly the wrong time of the season. Their best wins were a 5–0 win over Liverpool, a 5–1 win over Middlesbrough and a 5–2 away win at Leyton Orient.
They finished in 14th place with just 40 points, although they were 12 points clear of relegated Grimsby Town, but they were 20 points behind promoted Fulham.
Squad at the end of the season
Results Division Two DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendancePosition23 August 1958Derby CountyH1–1Massie16,9778th27 August 1958Cardiff CityH3–0Malloy (og), Massie, Hawksworth13,2664th30 August 1958BarnsleyA0–117,68411th3 September 1958Cardiff CityA2–3Hawksworth (2, 1 pen)13,07812th6 September 1958Rotherham UnitedH3–0Massie (2), Law14,3308th9 September 1958Bristol CityH0–113,8849th13 September 1958Sheffield UnitedA0–022,98011th16 September 1958Bristol CityA1–2Massie29,14812th20 September 1958Brighton & Hove AlbionH3–2McGarry, Burtenshaw (og), Massie13,24412th27 September 1958Grimsby TownA1–2Jobling (og)14,40115th4 October 1958LiverpoolH5–0Hawksworth (2), Massie, Taylor, Wilson15,93411th11 October 1958Bristol RoversA1–2McHale16,75314th18 October 1958Ipswich TownA0–014,57813th25 October 1958Swansea TownH3–2McGarry (2), McHale15,62910th1 November 1958Leyton OrientA5–2Howard, McKnight (og), Massie, Hawksworth, McHale13,8288th8 November 1958SunderlandH1–1Massie20,3019th15 November 1958Lincoln CityA1–1Hawksworth9,3619th22 November 1958FulhamH2–1Hawksworth, Massie19,7789th29 November 1958Sheffield WednesdayA1–4Massie25,3949th6 December 1958Scunthorpe UnitedH0–113,88811th13 December 1958Stoke CityA1–5Hawksworth (pen)12,76111th20 December 1958Derby CountyA1–3Howard13,87414th25 December 1958Charlton AthleticH1–0Howard14,29511th27 December 1958Charlton AthleticA1–2Massie20,38113th1 January 1959MiddlesbroughA1–3Howard28,15416th3 January 1959BarnsleyH2–1Massie, Hawksworth (pen)17,93312th31 January 1959Sheffield UnitedH0–217,40215th7 February 1959Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–218,82816th14 February 1959Grimsby TownH2–0Bain, Hawksworth11,38915th21 February 1959LiverpoolA2–2McHale, White (og)28,86015th28 February 1959SunderlandA0–127,26416th7 March 1959Ipswich TownH3–0Low, Bain, Howard9,60414th14 March 1959Swansea TownA1–0Bain8,17614th21 March 1959Leyton OrientH0–010,06514th28 March 1959Bristol RoversA1–1McHale16,02915th30 March 1959MiddlesbroughH5–1Howard, Low, Sinclair, McHale, Massie14,67113th4 April 1959Lincoln CityH2–1Low, Howard12,64612th11 April 1959FulhamA0–124,00015th18 April 1959Sheffield WednesdayH1–2Sinclair19,96015th22 April 1959Stoke CityH1–2McGarry (pen)9,81915th25 April 1959Scunthorpe UnitedA3–0Law, Howard, Wilson9,03515th30 April 1959Rotherham UnitedA1–0Massie10,55314th
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendance10 January 1959Round 3Ipswich TownA0–114,521
Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAlex BainFW10300103John CoddingtonDF37010380Jack ConnorDF12010130Tony ConwellDF26010270Harry FearnleyGK100010Tony FranceFW100010Brian GibsonDF12000120Derek HawksworthMF3311103411Stan HeptonMF101020Stan HowardMF40810418Sandy KennonGK19000190Denis LawMF26200262Bob LedgerMF900090Gordon LowDF36300363Les MassieFW4215104315Bill McGarryDF32400324Kevin McHaleMF37610386Willie SinclairFW820082Ken TaylorDF15110161Brian TickellFW100010Ray WilsonDF42210432Ray WoodGK22010230
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