1959-08-24
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Argyle | 4 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | Home Park | 25,888 | |
| Carter 2, Baker, Penk | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield United | 6 | 0 | Hull City | Bramall Lane | 16,532 | |
| Simpson, Russell, Pace 2, Hamilton 2 | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 4 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 2 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 3 | 0 | Stoke City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-27 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 4 | 0 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Sunderland | A |
| 5 | 1 | Swansea Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 6 | 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.667 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Sheffield United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Cardiff City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 8 | -6 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.429 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Liverpool | A |
| 9 | -1 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 10 | -1 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Derby County | A |
| 11 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 12 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-27 | Stoke City | H |
| 13 | -1 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Liverpool | A |
| 14 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 15 | -1 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Cardiff City | A |
| 16 | -1 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Lincoln City | A |
| 17 | -1 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Bristol City | H |
| 18 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 19 | -1 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Rotherham United | H |
| 20 | -1 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Portsmouth | H |
| 21 | 0 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Aston Villa | H |
| 22 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Swansea Town | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 2 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | Peel Park | 7,321 | |
| McCreadie 2 | Lineups | Russell 2 | ||||
| Chesterfield | 3 | 2 | Southampton | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 8,730 | |
| Frear 2, Havenhand | Lineups | Page, O'Brien | ||||
| Colchester United | 2 | 2 | Grimsby Town | Layer Road | 9,683 | |
| McLeod 2 | Lineups | Rafferty, Hunt | ||||
| Coventry City | 0 | 1 | Halifax Town | Highfield Road | 20,007 | |
| Lineups | Smith | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | Bradford City | Field Mill | 11,646 | Largest home gate 1959-60 |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Newport County | 3 | 2 | Reading | Somerton Park | 8,005 | |
| Jones 3 | Lineups | Lacey 2 | ||||
| Port Vale | 1 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Vale Park | 18,037 | |
| Barnett | Lineups | |||||
| Southend United | 3 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | Roots Hall | 12,197 | |
| Price 2, Hollis | Lineups | Whitelaw 2 | ||||
| York City | 1 | 0 | Bury | Bootham Crescent | 9,715 | |
| Edgar | Lineups | |||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 2 | 7 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 3 | -2 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.333 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Newport County | A |
| 4 | 1 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Swindon Town | A |
| 5 | 8 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 6 | -4 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Norwich City | A |
| 7 | -1 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-25 | Wrexham | H |
| 8 | -5 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | York City | A |
| 9 | -5 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Southend United | A |
| 10 | -2 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.333 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Chesterfield | A |
| 11 | 7 | Southend United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Bury | H |
| 12 | 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Port Vale | A |
| 13 | 8 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.571 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 14 | 10 | York City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Coventry City | H |
| 15 | -5 | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 16 | -5 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Brentford | A |
| 17 | 2 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Barnsley | H |
| 18 | 2 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.429 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Wrexham | H |
| 19 | -4 | Wrexham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-25 | Brentford | A |
| 20 | -8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 21 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Halifax Town | H |
| 22 | -6 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Norwich City | A |
| 23 | -6 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Swindon Town | A |
| 24 | -1 | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Barnsley | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 1 | 1 | Watford | Park Avenue | 8,052 | |
| Atkinson | Lineups | Uphill (p) | ||||
| Darlington | 4 | 0 | Aldershot | Feethams Ground | 6,146 | |
| Darbyshire, Carr 3 | Lineups | |||||
| Gateshead | 3 | 1 | Barrow | Redheugh Park | 5,654 | |
| Smith 3 | Lineups | Kerr | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace | Boundary Park | 8,224 | |
| Stringfellow | Lineups | |||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 0 | Exeter City | Edgeley Park | 9,922 | |
| Ritchie | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Stockport County | A |
| 2 | 13 | Stockport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 3 | -1 | Hartlepools United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-25 | Walsall | A |
| 4 | -1 | Millwall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-27 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 5 | -1 | Walsall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-25 | Hartlepools United | H |
| 6 | -1 | Notts County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 7 | 0 | Torquay United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-27 | Northampton Town | A |
| 8 | 0 | Gillingham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-27 | Rochdale | A |
| 9 | -8 | Barrow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.25 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Aldershot | A |
| 10 | 11 | Darlington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.25 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Gillingham | H |
| 11 | 6 | Gateshead | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.167 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Southport | H |
| 12 | 4 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Exeter City | A |
| 13 | -4 | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Chester | A |
| 14 | -3 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-27 | Gillingham | H |
| 15 | -3 | Southport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-27 | Workington | A |
| 16 | -2 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-27 | Torquay United | H |
| 17 | -7 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Notts County | H |
| 18 | -5 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Watford | H |
| 19 | 4 | Bradford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Carlisle United | H |
| 20 | -2 | Chester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Carlisle United | H |
| 21 | -2 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-27 | Millwall | H |
| 22 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-26 | Notts County | H |
| 23 | 1 | Workington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1959-08-27 | Southport | H |
| 24 | -2 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1959-08-29 | Barrow | H |
