| Season | 1958–59 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1959–60 → | |
The1958–59 season was the 60th completed season ofThe Football League.
This season saw the introduction of theFourth Division.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and inRothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From this season, the bottom four teams of the Fourth Division were required to apply forre-election.[2]
| Season | 1958–59 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers 3rdEnglish title |
| Relegated | Aston Villa Portsmouth |
| European Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,692 (3.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Greaves (33 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–0Portsmouth (27 December 1958) |
| Biggest away win | Birmingham City 0–6West Bromwich Albion (3 September 1958) Nottingham Forest 1–7Birmingham City (7 March 1959) |
| Highest scoring | Tottenham Hotspur 10–4Everton (11 October 1958) |
1959–60 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers(C) | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 110 | 49 | 2.245 | 61 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 103 | 66 | 1.561 | 55 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 88 | 68 | 1.294 | 50 | |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 79 | 66 | 1.197 | 50 | |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 88 | 68 | 1.294 | 49 | |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 85 | 70 | 1.214 | 48 | |
| 7 | Burnley | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 81 | 70 | 1.157 | 48 | |
| 8 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 49 | 1.347 | 47 | |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 84 | 68 | 1.235 | 46 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 70 | 1.086 | 44 | |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 80 | 80 | 1.000 | 41 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 77 | 0.909 | 41 | |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 71 | 74 | 0.959 | 40 | |
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 77 | 98 | 0.786 | 40 | |
| 15 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 74 | 0.770 | 39 | |
| 16 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 71 | 87 | 0.816 | 38 | |
| 17 | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 71 | 0.958 | 37 | |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 85 | 95 | 0.895 | 36 | |
| 19 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 67 | 98 | 0.684 | 32 | |
| 20 | Manchester City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 95 | 0.674 | 31 | |
| 21 | Aston Villa(R) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 58 | 87 | 0.667 | 30 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Portsmouth(R) | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 64 | 112 | 0.571 | 21 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BLP | BOL | BUR | CHE | EVE | LEE | LEI | LUT | MCI | MUN | NEW | NOT | POR | PNE | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Aston Villa | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Birmingham City | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 0–6 | 3–0 | 0–3 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Blackpool | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Burnley | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Chelsea | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 6–5 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Everton | 1–6 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Leeds United | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Leicester City | 2–3 | 6–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Luton Town | 6–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Manchester City | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | |
| Manchester United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–4 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–7 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | |
| Portsmouth | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 3–5 | |
| Preston North End | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 10–4 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| West Ham United | 0–0 | 7–2 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 |
| Season | 1958–59 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Promoted | Sheffield Wednesday Fulham |
| Relegated | Grimsby Town Barnsley |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,604 (3.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Brian Clough (42 goals)[3] |
1959–60 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday(C, P) | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 106 | 48 | 2.208 | 62 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Fulham(P) | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 96 | 61 | 1.574 | 60 | |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 48 | 1.708 | 53 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 87 | 62 | 1.403 | 53 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | 49 | |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 64 | 1.250 | 48 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 71 | 1.042 | 48 | |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 92 | 90 | 1.022 | 43 | |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 65 | 1.000 | 43 | |
| 10 | Bristol City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 70 | 1.057 | 41 | |
| 11 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 81 | 0.975 | 41 | |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 74 | 90 | 0.822 | 41 | |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 71 | 1.225 | 40 | |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 55 | 1.127 | 40 | |
| 15 | Sunderland | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 75 | 0.853 | 40 | |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 62 | 77 | 0.805 | 40 | |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 36 | |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 84 | 0.655 | 33 | |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 63 | 93 | 0.677 | 29 | |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 82 | 0.512 | 29 | |
| 21 | Grimsby Town(R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 62 | 90 | 0.689 | 28 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 22 | Barnsley(R) | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 91 | 0.604 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | B&HA | BRI | BRR | CAR | CHA | DER | FUL | GRI | HUD | IPS | LEY | LIN | LIV | MID | ROT | SCU | SHU | SHW | STK | SUN | SWA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 0–2 | 4–7 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–6 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Bristol City | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 7–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | |
| Cardiff City | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 4–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Derby County | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Fulham | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 6–1 | 6–2 | 1–2 | |
| Grimsby Town | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Ipswich Town | 3–1 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Leyton Orient | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | |
| Lincoln City | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Liverpool | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 3–1 | 9–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–2 | |
| Rotherham United | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–3 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | |
| Stoke City | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Sunderland | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Swansea Town | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 |
| Season | 1958–59 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Plymouth Argyle (1st title) |
| Promoted | Hull City |
| Relegated | Doncaster Rovers, Notts County, Rochdale Stockport County |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,733 (3.14 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jim Towers (Brentford), 32[3] |
1959–60 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle(C, P) | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 89 | 59 | 1.508 | 62 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Hull City(P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 90 | 55 | 1.636 | 61 | |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 76 | 49 | 1.551 | 57 | |
| 4 | Norwich City | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 89 | 62 | 1.435 | 57 | |
| 5 | Colchester United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 67 | 1.060 | 52 | |
| 6 | Reading | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 78 | 63 | 1.238 | 50 | |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 82 | 67 | 1.224 | 50 | |
| 8 | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 85 | 80 | 1.063 | 50 | |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 77 | 1.039 | 50 | |
| 10 | Bury | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 69 | 58 | 1.190 | 48 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 84 | 76 | 1.105 | 47 | |
| 12 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 69 | 1.000 | 46 | |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 77 | 0.961 | 46 | |
| 14 | Southampton | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 88 | 80 | 1.100 | 45 | |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 57 | 1.035 | 45 | |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 64 | 1.047 | 44 | |
| 17 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 68 | 1.015 | 43 | |
| 18 | Wrexham | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 42 | |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 71 | 87 | 0.816 | 42 | |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 73 | 98 | 0.745 | 41 | |
| 21 | Stockport County(R) | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 65 | 78 | 0.833 | 36 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers(R) | 46 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 50 | 90 | 0.556 | 33 | |
| 23 | Notts County(R) | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 55 | 96 | 0.573 | 29 | |
| 24 | Rochdale(R) | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 79 | 0.468 | 28 |
| Home \ Away | ACC | B&BA | BRA | BRE | BRY | CHF | COL | DON | HAL | HUL | MAN | NPC | NWC | NTC | PLY | QPR | REA | ROC | SOU | STD | STP | SWI | TRA | WRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 5–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bradford City | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Brentford | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | |
| Bury | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| Chesterfield | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Colchester United | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 8–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–6 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Halifax Town | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| Hull City | 4–2 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Mansfield Town | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Newport County | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Norwich City | 2–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Notts County | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 8–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Reading | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Rochdale | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | |
| Southampton | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Southend | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | |
| Stockport County | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Swindon Town | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Tranmere | 9–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Wrexham | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 |
| Season | 1958–59 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Port Vale (1st title) |
| Promoted | Coventry City, York City Shrewsbury Town |
| Failed re-election | none |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,794 (3.25 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Arthur Rowley (Shrewsbury Town), 37[3] |
1959–60 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Vale(C, P) | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 110 | 58 | 1.897 | 64 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 2 | Coventry City(P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 84 | 47 | 1.787 | 60 | |
| 3 | York City(P) | 46 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 73 | 52 | 1.404 | 60 | |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town(P) | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 101 | 63 | 1.603 | 58 | |
| 5 | Exeter City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 87 | 61 | 1.426 | 57 | |
| 6 | Walsall | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 95 | 64 | 1.484 | 52 | |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 90 | 71 | 1.268 | 52 | |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 85 | 78 | 1.090 | 51 | |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 76 | 69 | 1.101 | 50 | |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 65 | 0.954 | 50 | |
| 11 | Gillingham | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 82 | 77 | 1.065 | 49 | |
| 12 | Torquay United | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 78 | 77 | 1.013 | 44 | |
| 13 | Chester | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 72 | 84 | 0.857 | 44 | |
| 14 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 75 | 77 | 0.974 | 43 | |
| 15 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 81 | 79 | 1.025 | 42 | |
| 16 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 66 | 68 | 0.971 | 42 | |
| 17 | Workington | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 63 | 78 | 0.808 | 41 | |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 70 | 82 | 0.854 | 40 | |
| 19 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 74 | 88 | 0.841 | 40 | |
| 20 | Gateshead | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 85 | 0.659 | 40 | |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 59 | 84 | 0.702 | 36 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Aldershot | 46 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 63 | 97 | 0.649 | 35 | |
| 23 | Barrow | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 51 | 104 | 0.490 | 28 | |
| 24 | Southport | 46 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 86 | 0.477 | 26 |
| Home \ Away | ALD | BRW | BPA | CRL | CHE | COV | CRE | CRY | DAR | EXE | GAT | GIL | HAR | MIL | NOR | OLD | PTV | SHR | SOU | TOR | WAL | WAT | WRK | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 8–1 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Barrow | 3–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Carlisle United | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Chester | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Coventry City | 7–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 5–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | |
| Crystal Palace | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Darlington | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Exeter City | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Gateshead | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Gillingham | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
| Hartlepool | 0–3 | 10–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–5 | |
| Millwall | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | |
| Northampton Town | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Port Vale | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 6–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Southport | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Torquay United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Walsall | 2–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| Watford | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | |
| Workington | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| York City | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 |