1959-02-27
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | Hillsborough | 27,843 | |
| Fantham, Ellis, Finney, Kay | Lineups | Lawrie | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 2.563 | 46 | W | L | W | W | D | 1959-03-07 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Fulham | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 1.438 | 42 | W | W | L | W | W | 1959-02-28 | Bristol City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Liverpool | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 1.442 | 39 | D | L | W | W | W | 1959-02-28 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 4 | 0 | Stoke City | 30 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 1.286 | 36 | L | W | L | D | L | 1959-02-28 | Barnsley | H |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield United | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 1.8 | 35 | W | W | W | L | W | 1959-03-07 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 6 | 0 | Derby County | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 1 | 35 | W | W | W | D | W | 1959-02-28 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Cardiff City | 28 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 1.19 | 33 | D | W | L | W | W | 1959-02-28 | Lincoln City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Bristol City | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 1.154 | 32 | W | L | D | L | D | 1959-02-28 | Fulham | A |
| 9 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 1.2 | 31 | W | L | W | L | D | 1959-02-28 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 10 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 42 | 1 | 31 | L | W | W | W | L | 1959-03-07 | Sunderland | H |
| 11 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 0.791 | 29 | W | W | W | L | D | 1959-02-28 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 12 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 0.882 | 28 | W | L | L | L | L | 1959-03-07 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 13 | 0 | Sunderland | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 0.842 | 28 | L | W | W | W | L | 1959-02-28 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Swansea Town | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 1 | 27 | L | L | W | L | W | 1959-02-28 | Rotherham United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 0.957 | 26 | D | W | L | L | W | 1959-02-28 | Sunderland | A |
| 16 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 29 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 1.18 | 25 | D | D | L | D | W | 1959-02-28 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Barnsley | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 0.733 | 24 | D | L | L | D | L | 1959-02-28 | Stoke City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 30 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 0.638 | 23 | L | L | L | W | L | 1959-02-28 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 19 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 0.803 | 22 | L | D | L | W | L | 1959-02-28 | Derby County | A |
| 20 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 30 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 0.672 | 20 | D | L | L | L | L | 1959-02-28 | Liverpool | H |
| 21 | 0 | Lincoln City | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 0.606 | 19 | D | L | L | W | L | 1959-02-28 | Cardiff City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Rotherham United | 28 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 0.475 | 17 | L | W | D | L | L | 1959-02-28 | Swansea Town | A |
