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 |
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| 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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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Stockport County were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Doncaster Rovers were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Notts County were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Rochdale were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Port Vale were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Coventry City were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲York City were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Shrewsbury Town were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ♦ Oldham Athletic were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Aldershot were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Barrow were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Southport were Re-Elected to the League |