1959-09-29
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 3 | 1 | Southend United | Valley Parade | 8,569 | |
| Rea, Jackson D, McQuaid | Lineups | Houghton | ||||
| Bury | 1 | 0 | Norwich City | Gigg Lane | 15,190 | |
| Hubbard | Lineups | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 2 | York City | Blundell Park | 11,500 | |
| Scott, Hunt | Lineups | Hughes, Wilkinson | ||||
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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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1.923 | 17 | L | W | W | W | L | 1959-10-03 | Colchester United | H |
| 4 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1.632 | 14 | D | L | D | D | W | 1959-10-03 | Brentford | H |
| 9 | -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 |
| 10 | 2 | Bury | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1.6 | 13 | W | L | L | L | W | 1959-10-03 | Southampton | A |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 1 | York City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0.824 | 11 | D | L | D | W | D | 1959-10-03 | Accrington Stanley | H |
| 16 | 2 | Bradford City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0.958 | 10 | W | L | L | L | L | 1959-10-03 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 17 | -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 |
| 18 | -1 | 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 |
| 19 | 0 | Southend United | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0.5 | 8 | L | W | W | L | D | 1959-10-03 | Port Vale | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle United | 4 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | Brunton Park | 7,571 | |
| Mooney, Murray, McGill, Thompson R | Lineups | Llewellyn 2 | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 0 | 0 | Chester | Boundary Park | 2,970 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Watford | 4 | 2 | Crystal Palace | Vicarage Road | 14,881 | |
| Uphill, Holton 2, Hartle | Lineups | Summersby, Sexton | ||||
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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 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Carlisle United | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1.133 | 17 | W | W | L | W | D | 1959-10-03 | Rochdale | A |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | 2 | Watford | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1.222 | 14 | W | W | L | L | W | 1959-10-03 | Walsall | A |
| 7 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1.318 | 13 | L | L | W | D | W | 1959-10-03 | Southport | A |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0.7 | 10 | L | D | W | D | L | 1959-10-03 | Stockport County | H |
| 18 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Chester | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.667 | 9 | D | W | D | L | L | 1959-10-03 | Bradford | H |
| 21 | -1 | 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 |
| 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 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0.476 | 7 | D | L | D | L | L | 1959-10-03 | Notts County | A |
| 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 |
