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Second Division
Champions
1st of 22
Promoted
2nd Title

Season 71 | 1959-60

Joe Mercer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Starters

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RB Stan Lynn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

47

โšฝ

7

47

๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

47

League:

42

FA Cup:

5

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

29

62%

๐ŸŸจ

9

19%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

9

19%

81%

PPG

2.04

M Vic Crowe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

46

โšฝ

2

46

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

46

League:

41

FA Cup:

5

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

28

61%

๐ŸŸจ

9

20%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

9

20%

80%

PPG

2.02

W Peter McParland | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

46

โšฝ

25

46

๐Ÿ”ฅ

15

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

46

League:

41

FA Cup:

5

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

29

63%

๐ŸŸจ

8

17%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

9

20%

80%

PPG

2.07

FB John Neal | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

46

โšฝ

0

46

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

46

League:

41

FA Cup:

5

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

28

61%

๐ŸŸจ

9

20%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

9

20%

80%

PPG

2.02

M Pat Saward | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

45

โšฝ

0

45

๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

45

League:

40

FA Cup:

5

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

29

64%

๐ŸŸจ

8

18%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

8

18%

82%

PPG

2.11

CB Jimmy Dugdale | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

44

โšฝ

1

44

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

44

League:

39

FA Cup:

5

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

27

61%

๐ŸŸจ

9

20%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

8

18%

82%

PPG

2.05

GK Nigel Sims | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

44

โšฝ

0

44

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

44

League:

39

FA Cup:

5

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

26

59%

๐ŸŸจ

9

20%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

9

20%

80%

PPG

1.98

CF Ron Wylie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

43

โšฝ

5

43

๐Ÿ”ฅ

10

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

43

League:

38

FA Cup:

5

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

27

63%

๐ŸŸจ

8

19%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

8

19%

81%

PPG

2.07

CF Gerry Hitchens | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

41

โšฝ

25

41

๐Ÿ”ฅ

11

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

41

League:

36

FA Cup:

5

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

28

68%

๐ŸŸจ

7

17%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

6

15%

85%

PPG

2.22

CF Bobby Thomson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

39

โšฝ

22

39

๐Ÿ”ฅ

10

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

39

League:

34

FA Cup:

5

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

24

62%

๐ŸŸจ

8

21%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

7

18%

82%

PPG

2.05

W Jimmy MacEwan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

33

โšฝ

5

33

๐Ÿ”ฅ

17

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

1

Starts:

33

League:

28

FA Cup:

5

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

21

64%

๐ŸŸจ

7

21%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

5

15%

85%

PPG

2.12

W Jimmy Adam | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

21

โšฝ

3

21

๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

21

League:

21

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

12

57%

๐ŸŸจ

3

14%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

6

29%

71%

PPG

1.86

F Johnny Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

4

โšฝ

0

4

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

4

League:

4

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

2

50%

๐ŸŸจ

0

0%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

2

50%

50%

PPG

1.50

CF Brian Handley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

3

โšฝ

0

3

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

3

League:

3

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

0

0%

๐ŸŸจ

2

67%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

1

33%

67%

PPG

0.67

CB Terry Morrall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

3

โšฝ

0

3

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

3

League:

3

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

2

67%

๐ŸŸจ

0

0%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

1

33%

67%

PPG

2.00

GK Kevin Keelan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

3

โšฝ

0

3

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

3

League:

3

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

3

100%

๐ŸŸจ

0

0%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

0

0%

100%

PPG

3.00

M Mike Tindall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

2

โšฝ

0

2

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

2

League:

2

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

0

0%

๐ŸŸจ

2

100%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

0

0%

100%

PPG

1.00

F Jackie Sewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

2

โšฝ

1

2

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

2

League:

2

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

1

50%

๐ŸŸจ

0

0%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

1

50%

50%

PPG

1.50

M Alan Deakin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

โšฝ

0

1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

1

League:

1

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

0

0%

๐ŸŸจ

0

0%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

1

100%

0%

PPG

0.00

FB Doug Winton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

โšฝ

0

1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

1

League:

1

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

1

100%

๐ŸŸจ

0

0%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

0

0%

100%

PPG

3.00

W Norman Ashe | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

โšฝ

0

1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

1

League:

1

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

1

100%

๐ŸŸจ

0

0%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

0

0%

100%

PPG

3.00

W Harry Burrows | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

โšฝ

0

1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

1

League:

1

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

1

100%

๐ŸŸจ

0

0%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

0

0%

100%

PPG

3.00

M Trevor Birch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
1959-60

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ‡บ

1

โšฝ

0

1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

0

๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Starts:

1

League:

1

FA Cup:

0

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

Season Performance:
๐ŸŸฉ

0

0%

๐ŸŸจ

1

100%

๐ŸŸฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ

0

0%

100%

PPG

1.00

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Reserve Cup
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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