1959-09-01
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Highbury | 41,585 | |
| Herd | Lineups | Whitefoot | ||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | W | D | W | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 2 | 0 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Leeds United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.75 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 4 | 0 | Blackpool | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.333 | 5 | D | L | W | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 5 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2.333 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 6 | 5 | Arsenal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1.4 | 4 | D | D | W | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 7 | -1 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.286 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Everton | A |
| 8 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.2 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 9 | -1 | Fulham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Manchester City | A |
| 10 | -1 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Leeds United | A |
| 11 | -1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Newcastle United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.875 | 3 | L | D | D | D | # | 1959-09-05 | Newcastle United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Chelsea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.857 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Manchester United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.833 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Leicester City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.833 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Chelsea | A |
| 17 | 0 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.571 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Fulham | H |
| 18 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | L | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Luton Town | A |
| 19 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | D | D | L | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Blackpool | A |
| 20 | -1 | Luton Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | L | D | # | 1959-09-05 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 21 | -1 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.556 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Burnley | H |
| 22 | 0 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Birmingham City | H |
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.5 | 7 | W | D | W | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Liverpool | H |
| 2 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | W | W | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 3 | 0 | Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 4 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Stoke City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | D | W | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Lincoln City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Cardiff City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 7 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.25 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1959-09-05 | Aston Villa | H |
| 8 | -1 | Liverpool | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.222 | 4 | L | W | W | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Sheffield United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.167 | 4 | W | D | D | # | # | 1959-09-05 | Hull City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | L | W | D | D | # | 1959-09-05 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Cardiff City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1959-09-03 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 13 | 0 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.2 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 14 | 5 | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.75 | 3 | W | L | L | D | # | 1959-09-05 | Cardiff City | A |
| 15 | -1 | Derby County | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.455 | 3 | W | L | D | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Stoke City | A |
| 16 | -1 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.333 | 3 | L | D | W | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Swansea Town | A |
| 17 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.667 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1959-09-03 | Swansea Town | A |
| 18 | -1 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1959-09-03 | Ipswich Town | H |
| 19 | -1 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0.429 | 2 | L | L | L | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 20 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.143 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1959-09-03 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 22 | 0 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Portsmouth | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 4 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Valley Parade | 11,409 | |
| Webb, Stokes, McCole, Jackson D | Lineups | Thomas | ||||
| Bury | 2 | 0 | York City | Gigg Lane | 14,666 | |
| Hepton, Jackson | Lineups | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | Colchester United | Blundell Park | 14,455 | |
| Scott, Hunt 3 | Lineups | Wright | ||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3.25 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Accrington Stanley | H |
| 2 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | W | W | D | D | # | 1959-09-05 | Norwich City | H |
| 3 | 4 | Bury | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.5 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 4 | -2 | Norwich City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 | 6 | D | W | W | D | # | 1959-09-05 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 5 | -2 | Halifax Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | D | D | W | W | # | 1959-09-05 | York City | A |
| 6 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.667 | 5 | D | W | L | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Newport County | H |
| 7 | -1 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 | 5 | D | W | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Wrexham | A |
| 8 | 4 | Bradford City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | W | L | D | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Chesterfield | H |
| 9 | -1 | Coventry City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.25 | 4 | D | D | L | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Swindon Town | H |
| 10 | -1 | Port Vale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.8 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 11 | -1 | Swindon Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Barnsley | A |
| 12 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | D | L | L | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Port Vale | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Port Vale | H |
| 14 | 0 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Reading | A |
| 15 | 1 | Southend United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | D | L | W | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Barnsley | A |
| 16 | -1 | York City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 | 3 | L | D | W | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Halifax Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.857 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Chesterfield | H |
| 18 | 0 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Swindon Town | H |
| 19 | 1 | Wrexham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Brentford | H |
| 20 | -1 | Colchester United | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.545 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Southampton | A |
| 21 | 0 | Chesterfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.364 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Southampton | A |
| 22 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.357 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 23 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.286 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Bury | A |
| 24 | 0 | Reading | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.6 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Newport County | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | Chester | Brunton Park | 9,344 | Largest home gate 1959-60 |
| Tickell, Hunt OG | Lineups | Davis | ||||
| Southport | 2 | 2 | Workington | Haig Avenue | 4,651 | |
| Harrison, Green | Lineups | Brownlee, Morrison | ||||
| Watford | 1 | 0 | Bradford | Vicarage Road | 8,801 | |
| Holton | Lineups | |||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 2 | 0 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | D | W | D | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Gateshead | H |
| 3 | 3 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 6 | W | D | W | D | # | 1959-09-05 | Stockport County | H |
| 4 | -1 | Stockport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Exeter City | A |
| 5 | -1 | Gateshead | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.25 | 5 | D | W | W | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Millwall | A |
| 6 | -1 | Darlington | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.4 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Aldershot | A |
| 7 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.333 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 8 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | D | W | D | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Watford | H |
| 9 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1959-09-03 | Notts County | A |
| 10 | 0 | Torquay United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Northampton Town | H |
| 11 | 11 | Watford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.667 | 4 | W | L | D | D | # | 1959-09-05 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 12 | -1 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Torquay United | A |
| 13 | -1 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | W | L | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Stockport County | H |
| 14 | -1 | Hartlepools United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.2 | 3 | L | L | D | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Chester | H |
| 15 | -1 | Notts County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | D | L | W | # | # | 1959-09-03 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 16 | -1 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | L | W | D | # | # | 1959-09-03 | Gillingham | A |
| 17 | 3 | Southport | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.833 | 3 | D | L | D | D | # | 1959-09-05 | Darlington | H |
| 18 | -2 | Barrow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0.667 | 3 | D | L | L | W | # | 1959-09-05 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 19 | -2 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.857 | 2 | L | L | W | # | # | 1959-09-03 | Rochdale | H |
| 20 | -2 | Aldershot | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.75 | 2 | W | L | L | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Darlington | H |
| 21 | -2 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1959-09-02 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 22 | -1 | Bradford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | L | D | D | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Notts County | A |
| 23 | 0 | Workington | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.375 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Northampton Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | Chester | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.375 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1959-09-05 | Hartlepools United | A |
