1959-10-19
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County | 4 | 3 | Port Vale | Somerton Park | 7,996 | |
| McPherson 2, Meyer, McSeveney | Lineups | Whalley 2, Barnett | ||||
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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 | Queens Park Rangers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2.067 | 22 | W | L | L | D | W | 1959-10-24 | Bury | A |
| 2 | 0 | Bury | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | D | W | W | W | W | 1959-10-24 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Halifax Town | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1.471 | 22 | L | W | L | D | W | 1959-10-24 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Coventry City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 1.706 | 21 | W | L | L | W | W | 1959-10-24 | Southampton | A |
| 5 | 0 | Norwich City | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.545 | 21 | W | L | L | W | L | 1959-10-24 | Newport County | H |
| 6 | 0 | Southampton | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1.333 | 21 | D | W | W | L | L | 1959-10-24 | Coventry City | H |
| 7 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 1.483 | 20 | D | W | W | W | D | 1959-10-24 | Swindon Town | H |
| 8 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1.37 | 19 | W | W | L | D | L | 1959-10-24 | Halifax Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 1.067 | 19 | L | L | W | W | L | 1959-10-24 | Colchester United | A |
| 10 | 4 | Newport County | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 0.967 | 19 | W | W | L | L | W | 1959-10-24 | Norwich City | A |
| 11 | -1 | Brentford | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 1.111 | 18 | W | L | W | W | W | 1959-10-24 | Accrington Stanley | H |
| 12 | -1 | Swindon Town | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 0.871 | 18 | L | L | L | L | W | 1959-10-24 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 13 | -1 | Colchester United | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 0.971 | 17 | D | W | W | L | L | 1959-10-24 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 14 | -1 | York City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.958 | 17 | D | W | D | L | W | 1959-10-24 | Reading | A |
| 15 | 0 | Barnsley | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1.045 | 16 | L | L | D | W | L | 1959-10-24 | Bradford City | H |
| 16 | 0 | Port Vale | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 0.735 | 15 | L | W | W | W | L | 1959-10-24 | Chesterfield | H |
| 17 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 1.217 | 14 | D | W | L | L | L | 1959-10-24 | Southend United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Bradford City | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 0.853 | 14 | D | D | L | L | W | 1959-10-24 | Barnsley | A |
| 19 | 0 | Reading | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 1.029 | 12 | W | L | W | L | D | 1959-10-24 | York City | H |
| 20 | 0 | Southend United | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 0.588 | 12 | L | W | W | L | L | 1959-10-24 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Wrexham | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 0.658 | 11 | W | D | L | W | L | 1959-10-24 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 0.5 | 11 | L | W | L | W | L | 1959-10-24 | Brentford | A |
| 23 | 0 | Chesterfield | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 0.641 | 9 | D | L | L | W | L | 1959-10-24 | Port Vale | A |
| 24 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 0.5 | 8 | L | L | W | L | L | 1959-10-24 | Wrexham | H |
