1959-09-28
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 0 | 0 | Reading | Peel Park | 4,189 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Halifax Town | 1 | 0 | Brentford | The Shay | 8,243 | |
| Smith | Lineups | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 1 | 3 | Colchester United | Field Mill | 5,406 | |
| Hollett | Lineups | King 3 | ||||
| Newport County | 5 | 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Somerton Park | 8,683 | |
| Sherwood, Riggs, Jones, McPherson, Herrity B | Lineups | Coxon, Burton OG | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | Coventry City | Loftus Road | 16,154 | |
| Golding 2 | Lineups | Stewart | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | Southampton | Gay Meadow | 8,240 | |
| Rowley | Lineups | Paine | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | Chesterfield | Prenton Park | 10,064 | |
| Jones 2, Eglington | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 | Halifax Town | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1.727 | 19 | W | W | D | W | W | 1959-10-03 | Reading | A |
| 2 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3.143 | 17 | W | W | D | W | D | 1959-10-03 | Wrexham | H |
| 3 | -2 | Norwich City | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2.083 | 17 | W | W | W | L | W | 1959-09-29 | Bury | A |
| 4 | 2 | Southampton | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1.346 | 16 | D | L | W | W | W | 1959-10-03 | Bury | H |
| 5 | -1 | Coventry City | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1.818 | 15 | L | W | D | D | W | 1959-10-03 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 6 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1.263 | 15 | L | W | W | L | W | 1959-10-03 | Coventry City | A |
| 7 | 2 | Newport County | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1.053 | 15 | W | W | L | D | D | 1959-10-03 | Swindon Town | A |
| 8 | -1 | Swindon Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1.294 | 14 | W | W | W | L | D | 1959-09-30 | Wrexham | A |
| 9 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1.706 | 13 | L | D | D | W | L | 1959-09-29 | York City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1.286 | 13 | D | L | L | W | W | 1959-10-03 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 11 | 3 | Colchester United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0.962 | 12 | W | W | W | L | L | 1959-10-03 | Norwich City | A |
| 12 | -1 | Bury | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1.5 | 11 | L | L | L | W | L | 1959-09-29 | Norwich City | H |
| 13 | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1.353 | 11 | W | L | L | D | D | 1959-10-03 | Bradford City | A |
| 14 | -2 | Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1.308 | 11 | W | L | L | W | W | 1959-09-30 | Port Vale | H |
| 15 | -2 | Brentford | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.909 | 10 | L | L | D | L | L | 1959-10-03 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 16 | -1 | York City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0.8 | 10 | L | D | W | D | D | 1959-09-29 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 17 | 0 | Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 0.481 | 9 | L | W | W | L | L | 1959-09-30 | Barnsley | A |
| 18 | 0 | Bradford City | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0.87 | 8 | L | L | L | L | L | 1959-09-29 | Southend United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Southend United | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.52 | 8 | W | W | L | D | L | 1959-09-29 | Bradford City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Reading | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 0.862 | 7 | D | D | W | W | L | 1959-10-03 | Halifax Town | H |
| 21 | 3 | Accrington Stanley | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 0.438 | 7 | D | L | L | W | L | 1959-10-03 | York City | A |
| 22 | -1 | Chesterfield | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 0.556 | 6 | L | L | W | L | L | 1959-10-03 | Barnsley | H |
| 23 | -1 | Wrexham | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 0.52 | 6 | W | L | L | L | L | 1959-09-30 | Swindon Town | H |
| 24 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 0.452 | 6 | L | D | L | L | D | 1959-10-03 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow | 3 | 0 | Rochdale | Holker Street | 5,368 | |
| Murdoch 2, Robertson | Lineups | |||||
| Gateshead | 4 | 1 | Aldershot | Redheugh Park | 5,794 | |
| Stephenson, Armstrong 2, Hogg | Lineups | Jackson | ||||
| Millwall | 2 | 1 | Northampton Town | The Den, New Cross | 18,950 | |
| Pierce 2 | Lineups | English | ||||
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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 | 1 | Millwall | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3.667 | 19 | W | D | W | W | W | 1959-10-03 | Gillingham | H |
| 2 | -1 | Walsall | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2.3 | 18 | W | W | W | D | W | 1959-09-30 | Darlington | A |
| 3 | 0 | Torquay United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1.917 | 17 | W | W | L | W | W | 1959-09-30 | Stockport County | H |
| 4 | 0 | Gillingham | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.643 | 15 | W | D | W | W | W | 1959-09-30 | Workington | H |
| 5 | 0 | Carlisle United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | W | L | W | D | W | 1959-09-29 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 6 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.5 | 13 | L | W | D | W | W | 1959-09-29 | Watford | A |
| 7 | 0 | Notts County | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.467 | 12 | L | W | W | W | L | 1959-10-01 | Hartlepools United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Watford | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1.125 | 12 | W | L | L | W | W | 1959-09-29 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 9 | 0 | Darlington | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0.933 | 12 | W | L | W | D | D | 1959-09-30 | Walsall | H |
| 10 | 0 | Stockport County | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1.231 | 11 | W | L | L | L | W | 1959-09-30 | Torquay United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Rochdale | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0.933 | 11 | L | D | W | L | D | 1959-10-03 | Carlisle United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0.833 | 11 | L | W | W | D | L | 1959-10-03 | Darlington | H |
| 13 | 6 | Gateshead | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 0.875 | 10 | W | W | L | L | L | 1959-10-03 | Workington | A |
| 14 | 6 | Barrow | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0.864 | 10 | W | D | L | L | D | 1959-10-03 | Torquay United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Workington | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.813 | 10 | D | D | W | L | W | 1959-09-30 | Gillingham | A |
| 16 | -3 | Aldershot | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 0.808 | 10 | L | L | W | L | W | 1959-10-03 | Northampton Town | A |
| 17 | -2 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.75 | 10 | D | W | D | L | D | 1959-09-29 | Carlisle United | A |
| 18 | -2 | Northampton Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0.864 | 9 | L | L | L | W | L | 1959-10-03 | Aldershot | H |
| 19 | -2 | Exeter City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0.786 | 9 | L | L | L | W | L | 1959-09-30 | Bradford | H |
| 20 | -2 | Hartlepools United | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0.909 | 8 | L | L | W | W | L | 1959-10-01 | Notts County | A |
| 21 | 0 | Chester | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.667 | 8 | W | D | L | L | D | 1959-09-29 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 22 | 0 | Bradford | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.5 | 8 | D | W | L | L | L | 1959-09-30 | Exeter City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0.476 | 6 | L | D | L | L | L | 1959-09-29 | Chester | H |
| 24 | 0 | Southport | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0.364 | 6 | L | L | W | L | D | 1959-10-03 | Crystal Palace | H |
