1958–59 Football League

Football League, Second Division
Season	1958–59
Champions	Sheffield Wednesday (5th title)
Promoted	Fulham
Relegated	Barnsley,; Grimsby Town
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,604 (3.47 per match)
Top goalscorer	Brian Clough (Middlesbrough), 42
	← 1957–58 1959–60 →

Football League, First Division
Season	1958–59
Champions	Wolverhampton Wanderers (3rd English title)
European Cup 1959–60	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60	Birmingham City ; Chelsea
FA Cup winners	Nottingham Forest (2nd FA Cup title)
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,692 (3.66 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea), 33
	← 1957–58 1959–60 →

The Football League
Season	1958–59
Champions	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	← 1957–58 1959–60 →

The 1958–1959 season was the 60th completed season of The Football League.

This season saw the introduction of the Fourth Division.

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website^[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,^[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

Re-election: During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established on the eve of this season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.^[2]

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	15	3	3	68	19	13	2	6	42	30	110	49	2.245	+61	61	European Cup 1959–60 Premliminary Round
2	Manchester United	42	14	4	3	58	27	10	3	8	45	39	103	66	1.561	+39	55
3	Arsenal	42	14	3	4	53	29	7	5	9	35	39	88	68	1.294	+20	50
4	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	3	4	56	30	6	7	8	23	36	79	66	1.197	+13	50
5	West Bromwich Albion	42	8	7	6	41	33	10	6	5	47	35	88	68	1.294	+20	49
6	West Ham United	42	15	3	3	59	29	6	3	12	26	41	85	70	1.214	+15	48
7	Burnley	42	11	4	6	41	29	8	6	7	40	41	81	70	1.157	+11	48
8	Blackpool	42	12	7	2	39	13	6	4	11	27	36	66	49	1.347	+17	47
9	Birmingham City	42	14	1	6	54	35	6	5	10	30	33	84	68	1.235	+16	46	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
10	Blackburn Rovers	42	12	3	6	48	28	5	7	9	28	42	76	70	1.086	+6	44
11	Newcastle United	42	11	3	7	40	29	6	4	11	40	51	80	80	1.000	±0	41
12	Preston North End	42	9	3	9	40	39	8	4	9	30	38	70	77	0.909	–7	41
13	Nottingham Forest	42	9	4	8	37	32	8	2	11	34	42	71	74	0.959	–3	40	1958-59 FA Cup winners
14	Chelsea	42	13	2	6	52	37	5	2	14	25	61	77	98	0.786	–21	40	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
15	Leeds United	42	8	7	6	28	27	7	2	12	29	47	57	74	0.770	–17	39
16	Everton	42	11	3	7	39	38	6	1	14	32	49	71	87	0.816	–16	38
17	Luton Town	42	11	6	4	50	26	1	7	13	18	45	68	71	0.958	–3	37
18	Tottenham Hotspur	42	10	3	8	56	42	3	7	11	29	53	85	95	0.895	–10	36
19	Leicester City	42	7	6	8	34	36	4	4	13	33	62	67	98	0.684	–31	32
20	Manchester City	42	8	7	6	40	32	3	2	16	24	63	64	95	0.674	–31	31
21	Aston Villa	42	8	5	8	31	33	3	3	15	27	54	58	87	0.667	–29	30
22	Portsmouth	42	5	4	12	38	47	1	5	15	26	65	64	112	0.571	–48	21

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
	Relegated

First Division results

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First Division maps

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1958–1959 teams

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1958–1959

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sheffield Wednesday	42	18	2	1	68	13	10	4	7	38	35	106	48	2.208	+58	62
2	Fulham	42	18	1	2	65	26	9	5	7	31	35	96	61	1.574	+35	60
3	Sheffield United	42	16	2	3	54	15	7	5	9	28	33	82	48	1.708	+34	53
4	Liverpool	42	15	3	3	57	25	9	2	10	30	37	87	62	1.403	+25	53
5	Stoke City	42	16	2	3	48	19	5	5	11	24	39	72	58	1.241	+14	49
6	Bristol Rovers	42	13	5	3	46	23	5	7	9	34	41	80	64	1.250	+16	48
7	Derby County	42	15	1	5	46	29	5	7	9	28	42	74	71	1.042	+3	48
8	Charlton Athletic	42	13	3	5	53	33	5	4	12	39	57	92	90	1.022	+2	43
9	Cardiff City	42	12	2	7	37	26	6	5	10	28	39	65	65	1.000	±0	43
10	Bristol City	42	11	3	7	43	27	6	4	11	31	43	74	70	1.057	+4	41
11	Swansea Town	42	12	5	4	52	30	4	4	13	27	51	79	81	0.975	–2	41
12	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	10	9	2	46	29	5	2	14	28	61	74	90	0.822	–16	41
13	Middlesbrough	42	9	7	5	51	26	6	3	12	36	45	87	71	1.225	+16	40
14	Huddersfield Town	42	12	3	6	39	20	4	5	12	23	35	62	55	1.127	+7	40
15	Sunderland	42	13	4	4	42	23	3	4	14	22	52	64	75	0.853	–11	40
16	Ipswich Town	42	12	4	5	37	27	5	2	14	25	50	62	77	0.805	–15	40
17	Leyton Orient	42	9	4	8	43	30	5	4	12	28	48	71	78	0.910	–7	36
18	Scunthorpe United	42	7	6	8	32	37	5	3	13	23	47	55	84	0.655	–29	33
19	Lincoln City	42	10	5	6	45	37	1	2	18	18	56	63	93	0.677	–30	29
20	Rotherham United	42	9	5	7	32	28	1	4	16	10	54	42	82	0.512	–40	29
21	Grimsby Town	42	7	7	7	41	36	2	3	16	21	54	62	90	0.689	–28	28
22	Barnsley	42	8	4	9	34	34	2	3	16	21	57	55	91	0.604	–36	27

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Welsh Cup winners
	Relegated

Second Division results

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Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division 1958–1959 teams

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1958–1959

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season	1958–59
Champions	Plymouth Argyle (1st title)
Promoted	Hull City
Relegated	Doncaster Rovers, Notts County, Rochdale Stockport County
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,733 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jim Towers (Brentford), 32 ^[3]
← 1957–58 1959–60 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	7	2	55	27	9	9	5	34	32	89	59	1.508	+30	62
2	Hull City	46	19	3	1	65	21	7	6	10	25	34	90	55	1.636	+35	61
3	Brentford	46	15	5	3	49	22	6	10	7	27	27	76	49	1.551	+27	57
4	Norwich City	46	13	6	4	51	29	9	7	7	38	33	89	62	1.435	+27	57
5	Colchester United	46	15	2	6	46	31	6	8	9	25	36	71	67	1.060	+4	52
6	Reading	46	16	4	3	51	21	5	4	14	27	42	78	63	1.238	+15	50
7	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	3	5	53	22	6	5	12	29	45	82	67	1.224	+15	50
8	Southend United	46	14	6	3	52	26	7	2	14	33	54	85	80	1.063	+5	50
9	Halifax Town	46	14	5	4	48	25	7	3	13	32	52	80	77	1.039	+3	50
10	Bury	46	12	9	2	51	24	5	5	13	18	34	69	58	1.190	+11	48
11	Bradford City	46	13	4	6	47	25	5	7	11	37	51	84	76	1.105	+8	47
12	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	12	9	2	40	18	5	3	15	29	51	69	69	1.000	±0	46
13	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	6	3	49	28	5	2	16	25	49	74	77	0.961	–3	46
14	Southampton	46	12	7	4	57	33	5	4	14	31	47	88	80	1.100	+8	45
15	Swindon Town	46	13	4	6	39	25	3	9	11	20	32	59	57	1.035	+2	45
16	Chesterfield	46	12	5	6	40	26	5	5	13	27	38	67	64	1.047	+3	44
17	Newport County	46	15	2	6	43	24	2	7	14	26	44	69	68	1.015	+1	43
18	Wrexham	46	12	6	5	40	30	2	8	13	23	47	63	77	0.818	–14	42
19	Accrington Stanley	46	10	8	5	42	31	5	4	14	29	56	71	87	0.816	–16	42
20	Mansfield Town	46	11	5	7	38	42	3	8	12	35	56	73	98	0.745	–25	41
21	Stockport County	46	9	7	7	33	23	4	3	16	32	55	65	78	0.833	–13	36
22	Doncaster Rovers	46	13	2	8	40	32	1	3	19	10	58	50	90	0.556	–40	33
23	Notts County	46	5	9	9	33	39	3	4	16	22	57	55	96	0.573	–41	29
24	Rochdale	46	8	7	8	21	26	0	5	18	16	53	37	79	0.468	–42	28

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Relegated

Third Division results

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Third Division maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1958–1959

Brentford

Queens Park Rangers

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Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1958–1959

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season	1958–59
Champions	Port Vale (1st title)
Promoted	Coventry City, York City Shrewsbury Town
Failed re-election	none
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,794 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorer	Arthur Rowley (Shrewsbury Town), 37 ^[3]
← 1957–58 1959–60 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Port Vale	46	14	6	3	62	30	12	6	5	48	28	110	58	1.897	+52	64
2	Coventry City	46	18	4	1	50	11	6	8	9	34	36	84	47	1.787	+37	60
3	York City	46	12	10	1	37	17	9	8	6	36	35	73	52	1.404	+21	60
4	Shrewsbury Town	46	15	5	3	59	24	9	5	9	42	39	101	63	1.603	+38	58
5	Exeter City	46	16	4	3	55	24	7	7	9	32	37	87	61	1.426	+26	57
6	Walsall	46	13	5	5	56	25	8	5	10	39	39	95	64	1.484	+31	52
7	Crystal Palace	46	12	8	3	54	27	8	4	11	36	44	90	71	1.268	+19	52
8	Northampton Town	46	14	5	4	48	25	7	4	12	37	53	85	78	1.090	+7	51
9	Millwall	46	13	6	4	46	23	7	4	12	30	46	76	69	1.101	+7	50
10	Carlisle United	46	11	6	6	37	30	8	6	9	25	35	62	65	0.954	–3	50
11	Gillingham	46	14	6	3	53	27	6	3	14	29	50	82	77	1.065	+5	49
12	Torquay United	46	11	5	7	45	32	5	7	11	33	45	78	77	1.013	+1	44
13	Chester	46	10	5	8	39	33	6	7	10	33	51	72	84	0.857	–12	44
14	Bradford Park Avenue	46	15	1	7	51	29	3	6	14	24	48	75	77	0.974	–2	43
15	Watford	46	10	6	7	46	36	6	4	13	35	43	81	79	1.025	+2	42
16	Darlington	46	7	8	8	37	36	6	8	9	29	32	66	68	0.971	–2	42
17	Workington	46	9	10	4	40	32	3	7	13	23	46	63	78	0.808	–15	41
18	Crewe Alexandra	46	11	5	7	52	32	4	5	14	18	50	70	82	0.854	–12	40
19	Hartlepools United	46	11	4	8	50	41	4	6	13	24	47	74	88	0.841	–14	40
20	Gateshead	46	11	3	9	33	30	5	5	13	23	55	56	85	0.659	–29	40
21	Oldham Athletic	46	15	0	8	39	29	1	4	18	20	55	59	84	0.702	–25	36
22	Aldershot	46	8	4	11	37	45	6	3	14	26	52	63	97	0.649	–34	35
23	Barrow	46	6	6	11	34	45	3	4	16	17	59	51	104	0.490	–53	28
24	Southport	46	7	8	8	26	25	0	4	19	15	61	41	86	0.477	–45	26

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Fourth Division results

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Fourth Division maps

Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1958–1959

Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1958–1959

References

^ "England 1958-59". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ ^a ^b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[rsssf-1] "England 1958-59". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[Rothmans-2] Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[topscorers-3] "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

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v t e 1958–59 in European football (UEFA)
« 1957–58 1959–60 »
Domestic leagues	Albania '58 '59 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Denmark '58 '59 England Faroe Islands '58 '59 Finland '58 '59 France East Germany '58 '59 West Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary Iceland '58 '59 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland '58 '59 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '58 '59 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania '58 Austria Bulgaria Cyprus Denmark England Faroe Islands '58 '59 Finland '58 '59 France East Germany '58 '59 West Germany Greece Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '58 '59 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '58 Spain Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	Scotland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final)
Non-UEFA competitions	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Final league tables

First Division

First Division results

First Division maps

Second Division

Second Division results

Second Division maps

Third Division

Third Division results

Third Division maps

Fourth Division

Fourth Division results

Fourth Division maps

See also

References