Issue 1959 / 4 moments
1959
Real Madrid won the European Cup.
Real Madrid won the European Cup. Also this year: Nottingham Forest won the FA Cup; Barcelona won the Copa del Rey; Schwarz-Weiß Essen won the DFB-Pokal.
League champions
Season 1958–59 / 1959
- EnglandWolverhampton Wanderers (list of England champions on Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
- SpainBarcelona (list of Spain champions on Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
- ItalyMilan (list of Italy champions on Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
- GermanyEintracht Frankfurt (list of Germany champions on Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
- FranceNice (list of France champions on Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Source: Wikipedia’s list of champions for each league.
Four moments from 1959
Biggest finals first
2–0
Real Madrid win the European Cup
Real Madrid v Reims, European Cup final, 3 June 1959
2–1
Nottingham Forest win the FA Cup
Nottingham Forest v Luton Town, FA Cup final, 2 May 1959
4–1
Barcelona win the Copa del Rey
Barcelona v Granada, Copa del Rey final, 21 June 1959
5–2
Schwarz-Weiß Essen win the DFB-Pokal
Schwarz-Weiß Essen v Borussia Neunkirchen, DFB-Pokal final, 27 December 1959