1959-10-12
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 3 | 1 | Swindon Town | Peel Park | 3,895 | |
| Anders J 2, McCreadie | Lineups | Gauld | ||||
| Colchester United | 2 | 1 | Brentford | Layer Road | 7,790 | |
| Wright, Langman | Lineups | Francis | ||||
| Newport County | 3 | 1 | Chesterfield | Somerton Park | 7,217 | |
| Herrity B 2, McPherson | Lineups | McLaren | ||||
| Port Vale | 4 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Vale Park | 9,230 | |
| Jackson, Oscroft, Barnett, Wilkinson | Lineups | Jones | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | Coventry City | Prenton Park | 9,134 | |
| Finney, Jones, McDonnell | Lineups | Straw | ||||
| York City | 3 | 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Bootham Crescent | 8,278 | |
| Farmer, Wragg, Twissell | Lineups | Bumstead, Coxon | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 0 | Halifax Town | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.786 | 22 | W | L | D | W | W | 1959-10-17 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2.25 | 20 | L | D | W | W | W | 1959-10-13 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 3 | 1 | Bury | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1.909 | 19 | W | W | W | W | L | 1959-10-14 | Reading | A |
| 4 | -1 | Coventry City | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1.688 | 19 | L | L | W | W | L | 1959-10-17 | Barnsley | H |
| 5 | 0 | Norwich City | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.579 | 19 | L | L | W | L | W | 1959-10-17 | Accrington Stanley | A |
| 6 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.519 | 19 | W | W | W | D | L | 1959-10-17 | Chesterfield | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 1.107 | 19 | L | W | W | L | L | 1959-10-17 | Brentford | H |
| 8 | 0 | Southampton | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1.333 | 18 | W | L | L | D | L | 1959-10-14 | Barnsley | H |
| 9 | 0 | Swindon Town | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 18 | L | L | L | W | W | 1959-10-17 | Reading | H |
| 10 | 3 | Newport County | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 0.926 | 17 | W | L | L | W | W | 1959-10-19 | Port Vale | H |
| 11 | -1 | Barnsley | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.167 | 16 | D | W | L | W | W | 1959-10-14 | Southampton | A |
| 12 | -1 | Brentford | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1.077 | 16 | L | W | W | W | L | 1959-10-17 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 13 | 1 | Colchester United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 0.97 | 16 | W | W | L | L | W | 1959-10-17 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 14 | 1 | York City | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.955 | 16 | W | D | L | W | D | 1959-10-17 | Southampton | H |
| 15 | -3 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1.28 | 15 | L | D | L | D | L | 1959-10-13 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Port Vale | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 0.733 | 15 | W | W | W | L | L | 1959-10-19 | Newport County | A |
| 17 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 1.227 | 13 | W | L | L | L | W | 1959-10-17 | Colchester United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Bradford City | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 0.844 | 12 | L | L | W | W | L | 1959-10-13 | Wrexham | H |
| 19 | -1 | Southend United | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0.613 | 12 | W | W | L | L | W | 1959-10-17 | Wrexham | A |
| 20 | 1 | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 0.474 | 11 | W | L | W | L | D | 1959-10-17 | Norwich City | H |
| 21 | -1 | Reading | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 0.941 | 10 | W | L | D | D | D | 1959-10-14 | Bury | H |
| 22 | 0 | Chesterfield | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 0.622 | 8 | L | L | W | L | L | 1959-10-17 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 23 | 0 | Wrexham | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 0.571 | 8 | L | W | L | L | W | 1959-10-13 | Bradford City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 0.5 | 8 | L | W | L | L | D | 1959-10-17 | Grimsby Town | A |
