English League Tables

1957/58 Tables◄ 1958/59 Tables ►1959/60 Tables

Football League First Division  1958/59

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 28 5 9 110 49 2.245 61 Champions ♦EC
2nd  Manchester United 42 24 7 11 103 66 1.561 55 Runners Up 
3rd  Arsenal 42 21 8 13 88 68 1.294 50 -
4th  Bolton Wanderers 42 20 10 12 79 66 1.197 50 -
5th  West Bromwich Albion 42 18 13 11 88 68 1.294 49 -
6th  West Ham United 42 21 6 15 85 70 1.214 48 -
7th  Burnley 42 19 10 13 81 70 1.157 48 -
8th  Blackpool 42 18 11 13 66 49 1.347 47 -
9th  Birmingham City 42 20 6 16 84 68 1.235 45 -
10th  Blackburn Rovers 42 17 10 15 76 70 1.086 44 -
11th  Newcastle United 42 17 7 18 80 80 1.000 41 -
12th  Preston North End 42 17 7 18 70 77 0.909 41 -
13th  Nottingham Forest 42 17 6 19 71 74 0.959 40 -
14th  Chelsea 42 18 4 20 77 98 0.786 40 -
15th  Leeds United 42 15 9 18 57 74 0.770 39 -
16th  Everton 42 17 4 21 71 87 0.816 38 -
17th  Luton Town 42 12 13 17 68 71 0.958 37 -
18th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 13 10 19 85 95 0.895 36 -
19th  Leicester City 42 11 10 21 67 98 0.684 32 -
20th  Manchester City 42 11 9 22 64 95 0.674 31 -
21st  Aston Villa 42 11 8 23 58 87 0.667 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Portsmouth 42 6 9 27 64 112 0.571 21 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1958/59

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Sheffield Wednesday 42 28 6 8 106 48 2.208 62 ▲Champions
2nd  Fulham 42 27 6 9 96 61 1.574 60 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Sheffield United 42 23 7 12 82 48 1.708 53 -
4th  Liverpool 42 24 5 13 87 62 1.403 53 -
5th  Stoke City 42 21 7 14 72 58 1.241 49 -
6th  Bristol Rovers 42 18 12 12 80 64 1.250 48 -
7th  Derby County 42 20 8 14 74 71 1.042 48 -
8th  Charlton Athletic 42 18 7 17 92 90 1.022 43 -
9th  Cardiff City 42 18 7 17 65 65 1.000 43 -
10th  Bristol City 42 17 7 18 74 70 1.057 41 -
11th  Swansea Town 42 16 9 17 79 81 0.975 41 -
12th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 15 11 16 74 90 0.822 41 -
13th  Middlesbrough 42 15 10 17 87 71 1.225 40 -
14th  Huddersfield Town 42 16 8 18 62 55 1.127 40 -
15th  Sunderland 42 16 8 18 64 75 0.853 40 -
16th  Ipswich Town 42 17 6 19 62 77 0.805 40 -
17th  Leyton Orient 42 14 8 20 71 78 0.910 36 -
18th  Scunthorpe United 42 12 9 21 55 84 0.655 33 -
19th  Lincoln City 42 11 7 24 63 93 0.677 29 -
20th  Rotherham United 42 10 9 23 42 82 0.512 29 -
21st  Grimsby Town 42 9 10 23 62 90 0.689 28 ▼Relegated
22nd  Barnsley 42 10 7 25 55 91 0.604 27 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1958/59

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Plymouth Argyle 46 23 16 7 89 59 1.508 62 ▲Champions
2nd  Hull City 46 26 9 11 90 55 1.636 61 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Brentford 46 21 15 10 76 49 1.551 57 -
4th  Norwich City 46 22 13 11 89 62 1.435 57 -
5th  Colchester United 46 21 10 15 71 67 1.060 52 -
6th  Reading 46 21 8 17 78 63 1.238 50 -
7th  Tranmere Rovers 46 21 8 17 82 67 1.224 50 -
8th  Southend United 46 21 8 17 85 80 1.063 50 -
9th  Halifax Town 46 21 8 17 80 77 1.039 50 -
10th  Bury 46 17 14 15 69 58 1.190 48 -
11th  Bradford City 46 18 11 17 84 76 1.105 47 -
12th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 46 17 12 17 69 69 1.000 46 -
13th  Queens Park Rangers 46 19 8 19 74 77 0.961 46 -
14th  Southampton 46 17 11 18 88 80 1.100 45 -
15th  Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 59 57 1.035 45 -
16th  Chesterfield 46 17 10 19 67 64 1.047 44 -
17th  Newport County 46 17 9 20 69 68 1.015 43 -
18th  Wrexham 46 14 14 18 63 77 0.818 42 -
19th  Accrington Stanley 46 15 12 19 71 87 0.816 42 -
20th  Mansfield Town 46 14 13 19 73 98 0.745 41 -
21st  Stockport County 46 13 10 23 65 78 0.833 36 ▼Relegated
22nd  Doncaster Rovers 46 14 5 27 50 90 0.556 33 ▼Relegated
23rd  Notts County 46 8 13 25 55 96 0.573 29 ▼Relegated
24th  Rochdale 46 8 12 26 37 79 0.468 28 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1958/59

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Port Vale 46 26 12 8 110 58 1.897 64 ▲Champions
2nd  Coventry City 46 24 12 10 84 47 1.787 60 ▲Runners Up
3rd  York City 46 21 18 7 73 52 1.404 60 ▲Promoted
4th  Shrewsbury Town 46 24 10 12 101 63 1.603 58 ▲Promoted
5th  Exeter City 46 23 11 12 87 61 1.426 57 -
6th  Walsall 46 21 10 15 95 64 1.484 52 -
7th  Crystal Palace 46 20 12 14 90 71 1.268 52 -
8th  Northampton Town 46 21 9 16 85 78 1.090 51 -
9th  Millwall 46 20 10 16 76 69 1.101 50 -
10th  Carlisle United 46 19 12 15 62 65 0.954 50 -
11th  Gillingham 46 20 9 17 82 77 1.065 49 -
12th  Torquay United 46 16 12 18 78 77 1.013 44 -
13th  Chester 46 16 12 18 72 84 0.857 44 -
14th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 18 7 21 75 77 0.974 43 -
15th  Watford 46 16 10 20 81 79 1.025 42 -
16th  Darlington 46 13 16 17 66 68 0.971 42 -
17th  Workington 46 12 17 17 63 78 0.808 41 -
18th  Crewe Alexandra 46 15 10 21 70 82 0.854 40 -
19th  Hartlepools United 46 15 10 21 74 88 0.841 40 -
20th  Gateshead 46 16 8 22 56 85 0.659 40 -
21st  Oldham Athletic 46 16 4 26 59 84 0.702 36 Re-Elected
22nd  Aldershot 46 14 7 25 63 97 0.649 35 Re-Elected
23rd  Barrow 46 9 10 27 51 104 0.490 28 Re-Elected
24th  Southport 46 7 12 27 41 86 0.477 26 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom four clubs in Division 4 were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 14 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
46 Oldham Athletic Re Elected to the League
34 Southport Re Elected to the League
32 Barrow Re Elected to the League
31 Aldershot Re Elected to the League
26 Peterborough United Not Elected to the League
7 Headington United Not Elected to the League
7 Worcester City Not Elected to the League
3 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
2 Cambridge City Not Elected to the League
1 Gloucester City Not Elected to the League
1 Kettering Town Not Elected to the League
1 Scarborough Not Elected to the League
1 South Shields Not Elected to the League
0 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
0 Hereford United Not Elected to the League
0 King's Lynn Not Elected to the League
0 Morecambe Not Elected to the League
0 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League

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