SEASON 1959-1960

Lancashire Combination League Division One

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
22/08/1959 Bacup Borough A 2 - 0 Corfield, Turner
24/08/1959 Chorley H 1 - 4 Higham 6,611
29/08/1959 Lytham St Annes H 2 - 0 Corfield 2 2,795
05/09/1959 Oldham Athletic Reserves H 0 - 0
08/09/1959 Oldham Athletic Reserves A 2 - 2 Fielding, Twidle 200
12/09/1959 Ashton United A 1 - 1 Turner
14/09/1959 Chorley A 1 - 4 Vizard 4,300
19/09/1959 Skelmersdale United H 8 - 0 Twidle 3, Vizard 2, Fielding, McDermott, Turner 2,961
21/09/1959 Earlestown H 4 - 1 Turner 2, Twidle 2 1,968
26/09/1959 Lancaster City A 2 - 2 Connor, Turner
03/10/1959 Horwich RMI H 3 - 2 Higham, Taberner, Twidle 3,979
10/10/1959 Horwich RMI A 3 - 2 Higham, McDermott, Vizard 2,300
17/10/1959 South Liverpool H 2 - 0 Higham, Vizard 3,113
24/10/1959 Burscough A 1 - 1 Taberner 1,200
07/11/1959 Morecambe A 2 - 0 McDermott, Twidle 1,700
14/11/1959 New Brighton H 5 - 2 Higham 3, Taberner 2 2,466
28/11/1959 Southport Reserves H 3 - 0 McDermott 2, Higham 2,461
05/12/1959 Fleetwood Town A 1 - 0 Higham
12/12/1959 Darwen H 5 - 0 Taberner 4, Higham 1,800
19/12/1959 Bacup Borough H 5 - 1 Higham 4, Taberner 2,007
26/12/1959 Nelson A 2 - 0 Taberner, Twidle 1,200
28/12/1959 Nelson H 1 - 2 McDermott 2,554
02/01/1960 Lytham A.F.C A 1 - 4 Higham
09/01/1960 Rossendale United A 2 - 1 Twidle, McDermott
23/01/1960 Ashton United H 5 - 0 Higham (2), McDermott, Taberner, Connor 2,096
30/01/1960 Rossendale United H 6 - 4 Taberner (3), Higham, Corfield, McDermott 2,100
20/02/1960 Prescot Cables A 1 - 2 Twidle
05/03/1960 South Liverpool A 1 - 1 Twidle 700
12/03/1960 Burscough H 4 - 1 Taberner, Twidle (2), OG 2,379
02/04/1960 New Brighton A 2 - 1 Twidle 2,500
11/04/1960 Earlestown A 4 - 0 Lydon, Taberner, Twidle (2)
13/04/1960 Lancaster City H 0 - 2
15/04/1960 Netherfield H 3 - 0 OG, Higham (2) 2,153
16/04/1960 Southport Reserves A 2 - 0 McDermott (2) 953
18/04/1960 Netherfield A 1 - 4 Fielding 603
21/04/1960 Morecambe H 3 - 0 Twidle, Fielding, Riley 1,700
23/04/1960 Fleetwood Town H 1 - 3 Fielding 2,200
26/04/1960 Marine A 1 - 0 Waller
27/04/1960 Marine H 4 - 0 Twidle (3), Brown 1,561
30/04/1960 Darwen A 2 - 1 Taberner (2)
04/05/1960 Skelmersdale United A 1 - 0 Waller
06/05/1960 Prescot Cables H 1 - 3 Waller

FA Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
31/10/1959 Rhyl (4Q) H 1 - 1 Higham 5,676
04/11/1959 Rhyl (4QR) A 1 - 3 Higham

Lancashire Junior Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
16/01/1960 Earle (1) H 8 - 0 Higham 3, Jones (og), Twidle, Taberner 2 2,243
13/02/1960 South Liverpool (2) H 4 - 1 Taberner, McDermott (2), OG 2,214
19/03/1960 Marine (3) H 3 - 3 McDermott, Taberner (2) 2,209
26/03/1960 Marine (3R) A 3 - 0 OG, Taberner, Higham
09/04/1960 Fleetwood Town (SF) H 2 - 0 Higham, Houghton 2,567
03/05/1960 Chorley (F) N 2 - 1 Taberner, Herron 7,100

Lancashire Combination Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
31/08/1959 Cromptons Recreation (1) H 6 - 1 Higham (2), McDermott (2), Corfield, Turner 2,200
04/04/1960 Marine (2) H 1 - 1 Fielding
06/04/1960 Marine (2R) A 6 - 1 Lydon, Fielding, Houghton, Twidle, Higham (2)
12/04/1960 Morecambe (3) H 2 - 2 Higham, Fielding 1,851
14/04/1960 Morecambe (3R) A 1 - 0 McDermott
25/04/1960 Chorley (SF) H 2 - 0 Houghton, McDermott 6,239
05/06/1960 Nelson (F) A 0 - 1

Liverpool County Non League Senior Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
01/01/1960 Prescot Cables H 6 - 0 Twidle, Higham (2), Connor, OG, McDermott 3,000
20/04/1960 New Brighton N 0 - 2 3,300

Friendly

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
27/02/1960 Stirling Albion A 1 - 5 Twidle 1,706
1958-1959
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