NUFC Season Summaries
NUFC Season 1959/60
| Manager | Mitten |
| Lge Pos | D1 - 8th |
| FA Cup | 3rd |
| Lge Cup | |
| Euro | |
| Attendance | 37,237 |
| Top Scorer | White [29] |
United once again opened with a 5-1 defeat at home; this time Spurs were their vanquishers and by the end of October they had slumped into 18th. But in the next game they beat Everton 8-2 and they went off on a goal blitz, scoring 33 goals in only ten games (including a 7-3 victory over Man Utd.
Eastham, Allchurch and White had formed a devastating inside forward combination which was as good as any in the country. By the end of March they had climbed to 5th, but one win in the last seven meant they settled in 8th.
In the FA Cup 3rd Round they played out a couple of classics against Wolves but lost the replay at Molineux 4-2.
With Wally Hurford now installed as Chairman it seemed possible that peace was about to break out; in reality the clubs troubles were only just beginning.