Good Friday 1959-03-27

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Blackburn Rovers 30 Nottingham ForestEwood Park26,589
Vernon, Dobing 2 Lineups    
Blackpool 50 ChelseaBloomfield Road19,887
Perry 2, Mudie 2, Charnley Lineups    
Bolton Wanderers 33 Leicester CityBurnden Park21,212
OgilvieOG, Stevens, Lofthouse Lineups Wills, Leek, Ogilvie (p)    
Burnley 10 Preston North EndTurf Moor18,322
Connelly Lineups    
Luton Town 01 EvertonKenilworth Road22,954
Lineups OG    
Manchester United 61 PortsmouthOld Trafford52,004
Charlton 2, Viollet 2, Bradley, OG Lineups Newman    
Tottenham Hotspur 32 Aston VillaWhite Hart Lane45,059
Medwin, Smith, Jones Lineups McParland 2    
West Ham United 30 Newcastle UnitedUpton Park34,619
Dick, Musgrove, Obeney Lineups    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 1 Manchester United 36 12 4 3 54 27 9 2 6 39 32 1.576 48 W W W W W 1959-03-28 Burnley A
2 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 13 2 3 57 16 9 1 6 33 26 2.143 47 W W W D W 1959-03-28 Preston North End A
3 0 Arsenal 35 12 2 3 44 23 6 4 8 31 33 1.339 42 L D L W W 1959-03-28 West Ham United H
4 0 Blackpool 34 10 7 0 33 10 5 3 9 22 29 1.41 40 W W L L W 1959-03-28 West Bromwich Albion A
5 2 West Ham United 34 13 1 3 50 25 5 2 10 22 35 1.2 39 W W L W L 1959-03-28 Arsenal A
6 -1 Bolton Wanderers 33 12 2 4 47 26 3 6 6 18 30 1.161 38 D L L L W 1959-03-28 Tottenham Hotspur H
7 1 Blackburn Rovers 35 10 2 6 43 26 5 6 6 25 33 1.153 38 W W D W L 1959-03-31 Nottingham Forest A
8 1 Burnley 34 9 3 5 33 23 7 3 7 31 36 1.085 38 W W W W W 1959-03-28 Manchester United H
9 -3 Birmingham City 33 10 1 5 37 29 6 4 7 28 27 1.161 37 D W L W W 1959-04-08 Bolton Wanderers H
10 0 West Bromwich Albion 32 4 5 6 28 29 8 5 4 43 30 1.203 34 L L L L D 1959-03-28 Blackpool H
11 0 Preston North End 35 8 1 7 33 29 7 3 9 27 36 0.923 34 L L L W L 1959-03-28 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
12 0 Nottingham Forest 32 8 2 5 31 20 7 1 9 29 33 1.132 33 L L W L L 1959-03-28 Manchester City A
13 0 Newcastle United 35 9 1 7 32 25 6 2 10 34 43 0.971 33 L W L W L 1959-03-28 Luton Town A
14 1 Everton 35 9 3 5 33 32 5 1 12 26 41 0.808 32 W L W L W 1959-03-28 Aston Villa H
15 -1 Chelsea 34 10 2 5 44 33 4 1 12 20 51 0.762 31 L W W D L 1959-03-28 Leeds United A
16 0 Leeds United 35 5 7 5 20 23 6 1 11 24 42 0.677 30 L W L D L 1959-03-28 Chelsea H
17 1 Tottenham Hotspur 35 8 2 8 46 40 3 5 9 24 41 0.864 29 W W L W D 1959-03-28 Bolton Wanderers A
18 -1 Luton Town 30 8 4 4 37 21 1 5 8 16 29 1.06 27 L L D W W 1959-03-28 Newcastle United H
19 0 Manchester City 33 7 5 4 36 26 3 2 12 22 51 0.753 27 L W W L W 1959-03-28 Nottingham Forest H
20 0 Aston Villa 34 8 3 7 29 30 3 1 12 23 45 0.693 26 L W W W L 1959-03-28 Everton A
21 1 Leicester City 34 5 4 8 28 33 2 4 11 26 54 0.621 22 D L L L L 1959-03-28 Portsmouth H
22 -1 Portsmouth 34 5 4 8 34 38 1 5 11 21 52 0.611 21 L D L L D 1959-03-28 Leicester City A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Bristol City30Ipswich TownAshton Gate20,117
Etheridge 2 (1p), Watkins Lineups   
Fulham62Sheffield WednesdayCraven Cottage39,377Largest home gate 1958-59
Leggat, Langley (p), Cook, Hill 3 LineupsWilkinson D, Shiner   
Grimsby Town11Rotherham UnitedBlundell Park15,145
Rafferty LineupsKirkman   
Lincoln City33Scunthorpe UnitedSincil Bank14,679
Graver 3 LineupsHarburn, Waldock, Jones M   
Liverpool32BarnsleyAnfield Road52,546Largest home gate 1958-59
Melia, Liddell 2 LineupsHolmes, Beaumont   
Swansea Town21Bristol RoversVetch Field14,921
Webster 2 LineupsBiggs   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 1 Fulham 35 15 1 2 57 26 7 4 6 22 28 1.463 49 W L W D W 1959-03-28 Grimsby Town H
2 -1 Sheffield Wednesday 33 14 1 1 55 10 8 3 6 31 29 2.205 48 L L W W L 1959-03-28 Brighton & Hove Albion H
3 0 Liverpool 33 12 3 2 47 22 8 1 7 24 28 1.42 44 W L D W D 1959-03-28 Lincoln City A
4 0 Stoke City 34 14 1 2 41 16 4 3 10 20 33 1.245 40 W L L W L 1959-03-28 Charlton Athletic H
5 0 Derby County 35 12 1 4 36 25 4 7 7 25 35 1.017 40 D W L W W 1959-03-28 Barnsley H
6 0 Sheffield United 31 12 1 3 40 10 4 4 7 19 25 1.686 37 W L L W W 1959-03-28 Scunthorpe United A
7 0 Bristol Rovers 34 10 3 3 34 16 4 6 8 28 33 1.265 37 L D W D W 1959-03-28 Huddersfield Town H
8 2 Bristol City 35 10 3 5 41 24 6 2 9 26 34 1.155 37 W D L W L 1959-03-28 Swansea Town A
9 -1 Cardiff City 32 11 2 4 33 19 5 2 8 20 28 1.128 36 D W L L D 1959-03-28 Ipswich Town A
10 -1 Charlton Athletic 33 12 2 3 48 27 3 4 9 29 45 1.069 36 W D W L W 1959-03-28 Stoke City A
11 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 34 7 8 2 35 25 5 2 10 24 48 0.808 34 W D W L W 1959-03-28 Sheffield Wednesday A
12 3 Swansea Town 34 10 4 3 43 22 3 3 11 21 42 1 33 W L L W W 1959-03-28 Bristol City H
13 -1 Sunderland 34 12 2 4 37 21 2 3 11 18 41 0.887 33 D W L W L 1959-03-28 Middlesbrough H
14 -1 Middlesbrough 34 8 5 5 43 20 4 2 10 29 37 1.263 31 W L W L W 1959-03-28 Sunderland A
15 -1 Huddersfield Town 34 10 3 4 30 14 2 4 11 18 33 1.021 31 D W W L D 1959-03-28 Bristol Rovers A
16 0 Ipswich Town 34 9 2 5 28 21 4 2 12 21 42 0.778 30 L L W L W 1959-03-28 Cardiff City H
17 0 Grimsby Town 34 6 7 4 35 27 2 3 12 19 43 0.771 26 D D W L L 1959-03-28 Fulham A
18 1 Scunthorpe United 35 6 5 6 25 27 3 3 12 18 42 0.623 26 D W L L L 1959-03-28 Sheffield United H
19 -1 Barnsley 34 7 4 5 28 22 2 3 13 20 47 0.696 25 L L L D L 1959-03-28 Derby County A
20 1 Lincoln City 35 8 5 5 40 33 1 2 14 16 49 0.683 25 D L D W W 1959-03-28 Liverpool H
21 -1 Leyton Orient 34 5 4 8 26 29 3 4 10 21 39 0.691 24 D D W L D 1959-03-28 Rotherham United H
22 0 Rotherham United 33 7 3 5 26 22 1 3 14 9 47 0.507 22 D W L W L 1959-03-28 Leyton Orient A

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Brentford30Plymouth ArgyleGriffin Park28,725Largest home gate 1958-59
Towers, Rainford, Francis Lineups   
Chesterfield30BurySaltergate Recreation Ground9,858
MacCabe 2, Maddison Lineups   
Colchester United13SouthamptonLayer Road8,943
McCurley LineupsPaine, Reeves, Hoskins   
Doncaster Rovers20Swindon TownBelle Vue6,435
Fletcher 2 Lineups   
Queens Park Rangers21Notts CountyLoftus Road12,044
Whitelaw, Pearson LineupsRoby   
Rochdale22Mansfield TownSpotland3,537
McGlennon, finney LineupsUphill, Griffiths   
Stockport County11Bradford CityEdgeley Park9,137
Ritchie LineupsMcCole   
Tranmere Rovers10Hull CityPrenton Park15,956
Williams K Lineups   
Wrexham01ReadingRacecourse Ground10,096
LineupsWheeler   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Plymouth Argyle 38 13 4 2 51 24 7 7 5 30 30 1.5 51 L W L W W 1959-03-28 Newport County A
2 0 Hull City 37 16 2 1 57 17 6 4 8 20 25 1.833 50 L W W W W 1959-03-28 Norwich City H
3 0 Brentford 36 12 4 2 37 16 6 7 5 24 19 1.743 47 W W W W D 1959-03-28 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic H
4 2 Tranmere Rovers 39 13 3 5 42 21 5 4 9 24 36 1.158 43 W L W W L 1959-03-28 Chesterfield A
5 2 Reading 37 12 4 2 38 16 5 4 10 25 33 1.286 42 W W L W W 1959-03-28 Mansfield Town A
6 -2 Colchester United 37 12 2 5 38 26 4 8 6 22 27 1.132 42 L L W L W 1959-03-28 Swindon Town A
7 -2 Southend United 37 11 5 2 43 21 6 2 11 26 38 1.169 41 W L W L L 1959-03-28 Bradford City A
8 0 Bury 38 10 6 2 42 17 5 3 12 18 32 1.224 39 L W W L W 1959-03-28 Wrexham A
9 0 Norwich City 32 9 4 4 40 25 6 4 5 19 19 1.341 38 W W W W W 1959-03-28 Hull City A
10 1 Southampton 38 9 6 3 47 28 5 4 11 31 41 1.13 38 W L W L L 1959-03-28 Queens Park Rangers H
11 -1 Accrington Stanley 38 9 6 5 35 26 5 4 9 26 31 1.07 38 W L L L W 1959-03-28 Rochdale H
12 2 Queens Park Rangers 37 11 5 3 38 26 4 2 12 24 45 0.873 37 W W W L W 1959-03-28 Southampton A
13 -1 Newport County 37 13 2 4 38 21 1 6 11 21 38 1 36 L W W W L 1959-03-28 Plymouth Argyle H
14 -1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 38 10 6 2 29 12 4 2 14 24 48 0.883 36 L W D D L 1959-03-28 Brentford A
15 1 Chesterfield 38 8 5 6 34 24 5 4 10 25 33 1.035 35 W L L D L 1959-03-28 Tranmere Rovers H
16 -1 Halifax Town 34 9 4 3 27 19 6 1 11 27 44 0.857 35 L W L W D 1959-03-28 Doncaster Rovers H
17 1 Bradford City 38 8 4 6 32 22 4 5 11 31 48 0.9 33 D L L L W 1959-03-28 Southend United H
18 2 Mansfield Town 36 10 2 5 34 33 2 7 10 29 50 0.759 33 D L L L W 1959-03-28 Reading H
19 -2 Swindon Town 36 10 2 6 31 21 2 6 10 13 26 0.936 32 L L W L L 1959-03-28 Colchester United H
20 -1 Wrexham 35 9 3 4 30 25 2 7 10 20 35 0.833 32 L L D W D 1959-03-28 Bury H
21 0 Stockport County 37 8 6 6 28 21 3 2 12 26 44 0.831 30 D W L D W 1959-03-28 Notts County A
22 0 Notts County 38 5 9 5 32 32 3 3 13 19 45 0.662 28 L W L L L 1959-03-28 Stockport County H
23 0 Doncaster Rovers 39 12 1 7 36 29 1 1 17 8 49 0.564 28 W W W L W 1959-03-28 Halifax Town A
24 0 Rochdale 38 7 6 7 20 23 0 4 14 13 43 0.5 24 D W L L D 1959-03-28 Accrington Stanley A

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Bradford12Northampton TownPark Avenue5,898
Williams LineupsO'Neil, Woan   
Crewe Alexandra20Port ValeGresty Road15,330Largest home gate 1958-59
Riley, Llewellyn Lineups   
Crystal Palace31Torquay UnitedSelhurst Park18,197
Noakes 2, Byrne LineupsBond   
Gateshead41Carlisle UnitedRedheugh Park 7,623Largest home gate 1958-59
Smith K (1), Smith K (2), Baldridge 2 LineupsBradley   
Gillingham30AldershotPriestfield Stadium7,470
Edgar, Bacon, Terry Lineups   
Hartlepools United43WatfordVictoria Park6,716
Luke 2 (1p), Smith, Burlison LineupsFleming 2, Walker   
Millwall11Exeter CityThe Den, New Cross16,868
Moyse LineupsCalland   
Oldham Athletic20BarrowBoundary Park5,397
Robinson, Phoenix Lineups   
Southport11ChesterHaig Avenue4,384
Green LineupsJepson   
York City22WorkingtonBootham Crescent10,278
Wilkinson, Wragg LineupsBlakeman 2   

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Port Vale 37 12 4 3 52 26 11 3 4 39 19 2.022 53 L W L W W 1959-03-28 Exeter City A
2 0 Coventry City 36 16 2 1 47 11 5 6 6 29 25 2.111 50 D W W L W 1959-03-28 Bradford H
3 0 York City 37 9 8 1 29 12 8 6 5 31 26 1.579 48 D D W W W 1959-03-28 Shrewsbury Town A
4 1 Exeter City 35 13 2 2 41 16 6 6 6 29 30 1.522 46 D W L L D 1959-03-28 Port Vale H
5 -1 Shrewsbury Town 37 10 4 3 44 19 8 5 7 34 31 1.56 45 D W W W D 1959-03-28 York City H
6 0 Crystal Palace 38 11 7 2 48 20 6 3 9 28 37 1.333 44 W L W L W 1959-03-28 Gillingham A
7 0 Millwall 38 12 3 4 41 20 6 3 10 23 35 1.164 42 D L D L W 1959-03-28 Crewe Alexandra H
8 0 Carlisle United 37 8 6 5 28 24 7 4 7 22 26 1 40 L W W L D 1959-03-28 Chester H
9 1 Northampton Town 36 10 4 3 37 23 6 4 9 31 46 0.986 40 W L L W W 1959-03-28 Walsall A
10 3 Gillingham 36 11 5 3 45 23 4 3 10 21 36 1.119 38 W L D L W 1959-03-28 Crystal Palace H
11 -2 Darlington 37 7 6 6 33 28 6 6 6 27 27 1.091 38 W L D D L 1959-03-28 Workington H
12 -1 Chester 37 8 4 6 34 28 6 6 7 29 39 0.94 38 D W W L L 1959-03-28 Carlisle United A
13 -1 Walsall 35 8 4 5 37 23 6 4 8 33 33 1.25 36 L W D D D 1959-03-28 Northampton Town H
14 0 Torquay United 36 9 4 5 40 27 3 7 8 26 39 1 35 L W D W L 1959-03-28 Aldershot A
15 0 Watford 38 8 4 6 37 28 5 4 11 30 40 0.985 34 L W L L W 1959-03-28 Barrow A
16 0 Bradford 39 12 1 7 40 25 3 3 13 21 42 0.91 34 L L D L W 1959-03-28 Coventry City A
17 2 Hartlepools United 38 8 4 8 35 38 4 5 9 22 37 0.76 33 W D W W D 1959-03-28 Oldham Athletic A
18 0 Workington 38 7 9 3 35 29 2 5 12 18 41 0.757 32 D D L L D 1959-03-28 Darlington A
19 -2 Aldershot 38 6 4 8 30 35 6 3 11 25 41 0.724 31 L W L L W 1959-03-28 Torquay United H
20 0 Gateshead 36 9 1 8 29 26 4 4 10 19 48 0.649 31 W D W W L 1959-03-28 Southport H
21 0 Crewe Alexandra 39 9 5 7 42 32 2 3 13 14 47 0.709 30 W W D L D 1959-03-28 Millwall A
22 0 Oldham Athletic 37 10 0 8 31 28 1 3 15 18 45 0.671 25 W L L L L 1959-03-28 Hartlepools United H
23 1 Southport 37 7 7 5 24 20 0 3 15 13 51 0.521 24 D L D D L 1959-03-28 Gateshead A
24 -1 Barrow 38 4 5 9 28 37 3 4 13 16 46 0.53 23 L L W L L 1959-03-28 Watford H
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