| LUTON | ..... Town, losing finalists in the 1959 FA Cup Final (5) |
| PERU | Losing finalists in the 2019 Copa America (4) |
| WHITEFOOT | 1950-57 Manchester United, 1957-58 Grlmsby and 1958-67 Nottingham Forest wing-half; 1959 FA Cup final winner against Luton (4,9) |
| JEFF | 1950-57 Manchester United, 1957-58 Grlmsby and 1958-67 Nottingham Forest wing-half; 1959 FA Cup final winner against Luton (4,9) |
| RUNNERSUP | Losing finalists (7-2) |
| TOMAS | ..... Berdych, losing finalist in the 2010 Wimbledon men's singles final (5) |
| GARRISON | Zina ___, losing finalist in the women's singles final at Wimbledon in 1990 (8) |
| ZINA | Garrison, losing finalist in the women's singles at Wimbledon in 1990 (4) |
| MAYOTTE | Tim, losing finalist in the 1988 Olympic men's singles tennis event (7) |
| WALSH | Member of Girls Aloud who was a finalist in the 2012 series of Strictly Come Dancing (9,5) |
| ENNIS | Clare's town losing time in activity in court |
| RAFTER | Pat, Australian ex-tennis player and losing finalist in the 2000 and 2001 Wimbledon men's singles (6) |
| NORTH | ..... Korea, FIFA World Cup quarter-finalists in 1966 (5) |
| TEDDY | Singer who, with his wife Pearl Carr, represented the UK in the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest, coming second with the song Sing, Little Birdie (5,7) |
| TEMPO | Finalists in foot race warm up to pace (5) |
| EVANS | Edith ***** , actress who starred in the 1959 film 'The Nun's Story' directed by Fred Zinnemann (5) |
| FLORA | Leader of the three good fairies in the 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, companion of Fauna and Merryweather (5) |
| SETTO | Finalists in lawless melee recalled extreme fight |
| SIRAJ | Mohammed, India bowler; 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup losing finalist (5) |
| WHYTE | Surname of Dillian. the boxer who was a Celebrity MasterChef finalist in 2019 (5) |
