English Football League Tables

Season 1958-59

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1959 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Nottingham Forest 2 1 Luton Town D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 100,000
  Dwight, Wilson     Pacey      
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1959 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Luton Town 1 1 Norwich CityD 3 White Hart Lane, London 65,000
  Brown     Brennan      
D 1 Nottingham Forest 1 0 Aston Villa D 1 Hillsborough, Sheffield 64,882
  Quigley            
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1959 Replay Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Luton Town 1 0 Norwich CityD 3 St Andrew's, Birmingham 49,500
  Bingham            
Final Table for Season 1958-59
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup Euro
1 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 15 3 3 68 19 13 2 6 42 30 2.245 61 Rd 4 EC Rd 2
2 7 Manchester United 42 14 4 3 58 27 10 3 8 45 39 1.561 55 Rd 3
3 9 Arsenal 42 14 3 4 53 29 7 5 9 35 39 1.294 50 Rd 5
4 11 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 3 4 56 30 6 7 8 23 36 1.197 50Rd 6
5 -1 West Bromwich Albion 42 8 7 6 41 33 10 6 5 47 35 1.294 49 Rd 5
6 D 2 West Ham United 42 15 3 3 59 29 6 3 12 26 41 1.214 48 Rd 3
7 -1 Burnley 42 11 4 6 41 29 8 6 7 40 41 1.157 48Rd 6
8 -1 Blackpool 42 12 7 2 39 13 6 4 11 27 36 1.347 47Rd 6
9 4 Birmingham City 42 14 1 6 54 35 6 5 10 30 33 1.235 46 Rd 5
10 D 2 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 3 6 48 28 5 7 9 28 42 1.086 44 Rd 4
11 8 Newcastle United 42 11 3 7 40 29 6 4 11 40 51 1.000 41 Rd 3
12 -10 Preston North End 42 9 3 9 40 39 8 4 9 30 38 0.909 41 Rd 5
13 -3 Nottingham Forest 42 9 4 8 37 32 8 2 11 34 42 0.959 40 Win
14 -3 Chelsea 42 13 2 6 52 37 5 2 14 25 61 0.786 40 Rd 4 Fairs QF
15 2 Leeds United 42 8 7 6 28 27 7 2 12 29 47 0.770 39 Rd 3
16 0 Everton 42 11 3 7 39 38 6 1 14 32 49 0.816 38 Rd 5
17 -9 Luton Town 42 11 6 4 50 26 1 7 13 18 45 0.958 37Final
18 -15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 3 8 56 42 3 7 11 29 53 0.895 36 Rd 5
19 -1 Leicester City 42 7 6 8 34 36 4 4 13 33 62 0.684 32 Rd 4
20 -15 Manchester City 42 8 7 6 40 32 3 2 16 24 63 0.674 31 Rd 3
21 -7 Aston Villa 42 8 5 8 31 33 3 3 15 27 54 0.667 30 SF
22 -2 Portsmouth 42 5 4 12 38 47 1 5 15 26 65 0.571 21 Rd 5
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup Euro
1 D 1 Sheffield Wednesday 42 18 2 1 68 13 10 4 7 38 35 2.208 62 Rd 3
2 3 Fulham 42 18 1 2 65 26 9 5 7 31 35 1.574 60 Rd 4
3 3 Sheffield United 42 16 2 3 54 15 7 5 9 28 33 1.708 53Rd 6
4 0 Liverpool 42 15 3 3 57 25 9 2 10 30 37 1.403 53 Rd 3
5 6 Stoke City 42 16 2 3 48 19 5 5 11 24 39 1.241 49 Rd 4
6 4 Bristol Rovers 42 13 5 3 46 23 5 7 9 34 41 1.250 48 Rd 3
7 9 Derby County 42 15 1 5 46 29 5 7 9 28 42 1.042 48 Rd 3
8 -5 Charlton Athletic 42 13 3 5 53 33 5 4 12 39 57 1.022 43 Rd 4
9 6 Cardiff City 42 12 2 7 37 26 6 5 10 28 39 1.000 43 Rd 4
10 7 Bristol City 42 11 3 7 43 27 6 4 11 31 43 1.057 41 Rd 4
11 8 Swansea Town 42 12 5 4 52 30 4 4 13 27 51 0.975 41 Rd 3
12 D 3S Brighton & Hove Albion 42 10 9 2 46 29 5 2 14 28 61 0.822 41 Rd 3
13 -6 Middlesbrough 42 9 7 5 51 26 6 3 12 36 45 1.225 40 Rd 3
14 -5 Huddersfield Town 42 12 3 6 39 20 4 5 12 23 35 1.127 40 Rd 3
15 D 1 Sunderland 42 13 4 4 42 23 3 4 14 22 52 0.853 40 Rd 3
16 -8 Ipswich Town 42 12 4 5 37 27 5 2 14 25 50 0.805 40 Rd 5
17 -5 Leyton Orient 42 9 4 8 43 30 5 4 12 28 48 0.910 36 Rd 3
18 D 3N Scunthorpe United 42 7 6 8 32 37 5 3 13 23 47 0.655 33 Rd 3
19 1 Lincoln City 42 10 5 6 45 37 1 2 18 18 56 0.677 29 Rd 3
20 -2 Rotherham United 42 9 5 7 32 28 1 4 16 10 54 0.512 29 Rd 3
21 -8 Grimsby Town 42 7 7 7 41 36 2 3 16 21 54 0.689 28 Rd 4
22 -8 Barnsley 42 8 4 9 34 34 2 3 16 21 57 0.604 27 Rd 3
Third Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup Euro
1 D 3S Plymouth Argyle 46 14 7 2 55 27 9 9 5 34 32 1.508 62 Rd 3
2 D 3N Hull City 46 19 3 1 65 21 7 6 10 25 34 1.636 61 Rd 1
3 D 3S Brentford 46 15 5 3 49 22 6 10 7 27 27 1.551 57 Rd 4
4 D 3S Norwich City 46 13 6 4 51 29 9 7 7 38 33 1.435 57 SF
5 D 3S Colchester United 46 15 2 6 46 31 6 8 9 25 36 1.060 52 Rd 4
6 D 3S Reading 46 16 4 3 51 21 5 4 14 27 42 1.238 50 Rd 1
7 D 3N Tranmere Rovers 46 15 3 5 53 22 6 5 12 29 45 1.224 50 Rd 2
8 D 3S Southend United 46 14 6 3 52 26 7 2 14 33 54 1.063 50 Rd 1
9 D 3N Halifax Town 46 14 5 4 48 25 7 3 13 32 52 1.039 50 Rd 2
10 D 3N Bury 46 12 9 2 51 24 5 5 13 18 34 1.190 48 Rd 3
11 D 3N Bradford City 46 13 4 6 47 25 5 7 11 37 51 1.105 47 Rd 4
12 D 3S Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 12 9 2 40 18 5 3 15 29 51 1.000 46 Rd 1
13 D 3S Queens Park Rangers 46 14 6 3 49 28 5 2 16 25 49 0.961 46 Rd 2
14 D 3S Southampton 46 12 7 4 57 33 5 4 14 31 47 1.100 45 Rd 3
15 D 3S Swindon Town 46 13 4 6 39 25 3 9 11 20 32 1.035 45 Rd 2
16 D 3N Chesterfield 46 12 5 6 40 26 5 5 13 27 38 1.047 44 Rd 3
17 D 3S Newport County 46 15 2 6 43 24 2 7 14 26 44 1.015 43 Rd 4
18 D 3N Wrexham 46 12 6 5 40 30 2 8 13 23 47 0.818 42 Rd 1
19 D 3N Accrington Stanley 46 10 8 5 42 31 5 4 14 29 56 0.816 42 Rd 4
20 D 3N Mansfield Town 46 11 5 7 38 42 3 8 12 35 56 0.745 41 Rd 1
21 D 3N Stockport County 46 9 7 7 33 23 4 3 16 32 55 0.833 36 Rd 3
22 D 2 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 2 8 40 32 1 3 19 10 58 0.556 33 Rd 3
23 D 2 Notts County 46 5 9 9 33 39 3 4 16 22 57 0.573 29 Rd 1
24 D 3N Rochdale 46 8 7 8 21 26 0 5 18 16 53 0.468 28 Rd 1
Fourth Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Fourth Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup Euro
1 D 3S Port Vale 46 14 6 3 62 30 12 6 5 48 28 1.897 64 Rd 1
2 D 3S Coventry City 46 18 4 1 50 11 6 8 9 34 36 1.787 60 Rd 2
3 D 3N York City 46 12 10 1 37 17 9 8 6 36 35 1.404 60 Rd 1
4 D 3S Shrewsbury Town 46 15 5 3 59 24 9 5 9 42 39 1.603 58 Rd 2
5 D 3S Exeter City 46 16 4 3 55 24 7 7 9 32 37 1.426 57 Rd 1
6 D 3S Walsall 46 13 5 5 56 25 8 5 10 39 39 1.484 52 Rd 1
7 D 3S Crystal Palace 46 12 8 3 54 27 8 4 11 36 44 1.268 52 Rd 3
8 D 3S Northampton Town 46 14 5 4 48 25 7 4 12 37 53 1.090 51 Rd 2
9 D 3S Millwall 46 13 6 4 46 23 7 4 12 30 46 1.101 50 Rd 2
10 D 3N Carlisle United 46 11 6 6 37 30 8 6 9 25 35 0.954 50 Rd 2
11 D 3S Gillingham 46 14 6 3 53 27 6 3 14 29 50 1.065 49 Rd 1
12 D 3S Torquay United 46 11 5 7 45 32 5 7 11 33 45 1.013 44 Rd 3
13 D 3N Chester 46 10 5 8 39 33 6 7 10 33 51 0.857 44 Rd 2
14 D 3N Bradford 46 15 1 7 51 29 3 6 14 24 48 0.974 43 Rd 2
15 D 3S Watford 46 10 6 7 46 36 6 4 13 35 43 1.025 42 Rd 2
16 D 3N Darlington 46 7 8 8 37 36 6 8 9 29 32 0.971 42 Rd 3
17 D 3N Workington 46 9 10 4 40 32 3 7 13 23 46 0.808 41 Rd 1
18 D 3N Crewe Alexandra 46 11 5 7 52 32 4 5 14 18 50 0.854 40 Rd 1
19 D 3N Hartlepools United 46 11 4 8 50 41 4 6 13 24 47 0.841 40 Rd 2
20 D 3N Gateshead 46 11 3 9 33 30 5 5 13 23 55 0.659 40 Rd 1
21 D 3N Oldham Athletic 46 15 0 8 39 29 1 4 18 20 55 0.702 36 Rd 3
22 D 3S Aldershot 46 8 4 11 37 45 6 3 14 26 52 0.649 35 Rd 1
23 D 3N Barrow 46 6 6 11 34 45 3 4 16 17 59 0.490 28 Rd 3
24 D 3N Southport 46 7 8 8 26 25 0 4 19 15 61 0.477 26 Rd 1

 

1959 Election to the Fourth Division of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 4 Oldham Athletic 5,322 Rd 3 46 Re-elected
D 4 Southport 3,393 Rd 1 34 Re-elected
D 4 Barrow 4,325 Rd 3 32 Re-elected
D 4 Aldershot 4,189 Rd 1 31 Re-elected
ML Peterborough United Rd 3 26 Failed
SL Headington United Rd 2 7 Failed
SL Worcester City Rd 4 7 Failed
Lan Wigan Athletic Q4 3 Failed
SL Cambridge City Q1 2 Failed
SL Gloucester City Q3 1 Failed
SL Kettering Town Rd 1 1 Failed
ML Scarborough Q4 1 Failed
ML South Shields Rd 2 1 Failed
SL Bedford Town Q4 0 Failed
SL Hereford United Rd 2 0 Failed
SL King's Lynn Rd 2 0 Failed
Lan Morecambe Rd 1 0 Failed
SL Yeovil Town Rd 2 0 Failed