First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division Although the England national football team eventually shared victory in the 1959 British Home Championship with Northern Ireland , it was a tough year without so many of the squad 's key players lost in the Munich air disaster the year before . The season concluded with a disastrous tour of the Americas , in which the team lost three successive games before restoring some pride in the final match against the USA . The final game against the USA was also the last match for veteran defender and captain Billy Wright after a then record 105 caps . The match was played in front of just 13,000 fans on a gravel pitch in Los Angeles
Munich air disaster
Munich air disaster
1958–59 in English football