1958–59 Football League

The Football League
Season 1958–59
Champions Wolverhampton Wanderers

The 19581959 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. 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

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 1692 (3.66 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea), 33 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1Wolverhampton Wanderers421533681913264230110492.245+6161European Cup 1959–60
Premliminary Round
2 Manchester United 421443582710384539103661.561+3955
3 Arsenal 4214345329759353988681.294+2050
4 Bolton Wanderers 4214345630678233679661.197+1350
5 West Bromwich Albion 4287641331065473588681.294+2049
6 West Ham United 42153359296312264185701.214+1548
7 Burnley 4211464129867404181701.157+1148
8 Blackpool 42127239136411273666491.347+1747
9 Birmingham City 42141654356510303384681.235+1646Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
10 Blackburn Rovers 4212364828579284276701.086+644
11 Newcastle United 42113740296411405180801.000±041
12 Preston North End 429394039849303870770.909–741
13 Nottingham Forest 4294837328211344271740.959–3401958-59 FA Cup winners
14 Chelsea 42132652375214256177980.786–2140Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
15 Leeds United 4287628277212294757740.770–1739
16 Everton 42113739386114324971870.816–1638
17 Luton Town 42116450261713184568710.958–337
18 Tottenham Hotspur 42103856423711295385950.895–1036
19 Leicester City 4276834364413336267980.684–3132
20 Manchester City 4287640323216246364950.674–3131
21 Aston Villa 4285831333315275458870.667–2930
22 Portsmouth 425412384715152665641120.571–4821

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

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBLBBLPBOLBURCHEEVELEELEILUTMCIMUNNEWNOTPORPNETOTWBAWHUWOL
Arsenal 12 21 11 14 61 30 11 31 10 51 10 41 32 32 31 52 12 31 43 12 11
Aston Villa 12 11 10 11 21 00 31 24 21 12 31 11 02 21 23 32 20 11 14 12 13
Birmingham City 41 41 30 42 13 21 41 21 41 42 01 61 04 10 03 22 51 51 06 30 03
Blackburn Rovers 42 23 32 00 11 41 03 21 24 50 31 21 13 30 30 21 41 50 00 12 12
Blackpool 12 21 20 11 40 11 50 11 30 21 30 00 21 30 10 11 42 00 11 20 01
Bolton Wanderers 21 13 20 31 40 12 60 03 40 33 42 41 63 11 32 21 21 41 21 02 22
Burnley 31 31 01 00 31 01 40 31 31 33 22 34 42 22 02 21 10 31 13 10 02
Chelsea 03 21 10 02 31 01 13 31 20 52 33 20 23 65 41 22 31 42 02 32 62
Everton 16 21 31 22 31 10 12 31 32 01 31 31 32 02 13 21 14 21 33 22 01
Leeds United 21 00 00 21 11 34 11 40 10 11 11 04 12 32 10 11 13 31 01 10 13
Leicester City 23 63 24 11 03 00 11 03 20 01 31 31 21 01 03 31 22 34 22 11 10
Luton Town 63 21 01 11 11 00 62 21 01 11 43 51 00 42 51 31 41 12 11 41 01
Manchester City 00 00 41 01 02 33 14 51 13 21 31 11 11 51 11 32 11 51 02 31 14
Manchester United 11 21 10 61 31 30 13 52 21 40 41 21 41 44 11 61 02 22 12 41 21
Newcastle United 10 10 11 15 10 20 52 12 40 22 31 10 41 11 13 20 12 12 12 31 34
Nottingham Forest 11 20 17 11 20 30 12 13 21 03 14 31 40 03 30 50 01 11 11 40 13
Portsmouth 01 52 11 21 12 01 42 22 23 20 41 22 34 13 15 01 12 11 26 12 35
Preston North End 21 42 30 12 03 00 04 20 31 12 31 00 20 34 34 35 31 22 24 21 12
Tottenham Hotspur 14 32 04 31 23 11 22 40 104 23 60 30 31 13 13 10 44 12 50 14 21
West Bromwich Albion 11 11 22 23 31 11 24 40 23 12 22 20 30 13 22 20 12 11 43 21 21
West Ham United 00 72 12 63 10 43 10 42 32 23 03 00 51 32 30 53 60 11 21 31 20
Wolverhampton Wanderers 61 40 31 50 20 12 33 12 10 62 30 50 20 40 13 51 70 20 11 52 11

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

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

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1958–59
Champions Sheffield Wednesday (5th title)
Promoted Fulham
Relegated Barnsley,
Grimsby Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1604 (3.47 per match)
Top goalscorer Brian Clough (Middlesbrough), 42 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Sheffield Wednesday421821681310473835106482.208+5862
2 Fulham 4218126526957313596611.574+3560
3 Sheffield United 4216235415759283382481.708+3453
4 Liverpool 42153357259210303787621.403+2553
5 Stoke City 42162348195511243972581.241+1449
6 Bristol Rovers 4213534623579344180641.250+1648
7 Derby County 4215154629579284274711.042+348
8 Charlton Athletic 42133553335412395792901.022+243
9 Cardiff City 42122737266510283965651.000±043
10 Bristol City 42113743276411314374701.057+441
11 Swansea Town 42125452304413275179810.975–241
12 Brighton & Hove Albion 42109246295214286174900.822–1641
13 Middlesbrough 4297551266312364587711.225+1640
14 Huddersfield Town 42123639204512233562551.127+740
15 Sunderland 42134442233414225264750.853–1140
16 Ipswich Town 42124537275214255062770.805–1540
17 Leyton Orient 4294843305412284871780.910–736
18 Scunthorpe United 4276832375313234755840.655–2933
19 Lincoln City 42105645371218185663930.677–3029
20 Rotherham United 4295732281416105442820.512–4029
21 Grimsby Town 4277741362316215462900.689–2828
22 Barnsley 4284934342316215755910.604–3627

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

Home ╲ Away BAR BHA BRIBROCARCHADERFULGRIHUDIPSLEYLINLIVMIDROTSCUSHUSHWSTKSUNSWA
Barnsley 02 47 00 32 71 00 24 31 10 30 13 22 02 10 11 01 13 01 21 02 31
Brighton & Hove Albion 11 22 11 22 22 31 30 20 20 41 22 21 22 46 30 20 20 13 22 20 22
Bristol City 31 30 11 23 24 13 11 10 21 30 01 10 13 22 61 01 31 12 21 41 40
Bristol Rovers 02 20 12 20 21 21 00 73 11 11 13 30 30 31 41 40 11 21 10 21 44
Cardiff City 01 31 10 24 12 00 12 41 32 12 21 30 30 32 10 02 31 22 21 21 01
Charlton Athletic 40 23 41 43 00 12 21 21 21 51 41 32 23 10 52 23 11 33 12 32 21
Derby County 30 13 41 32 13 32 20 30 31 32 12 10 32 03 11 31 21 14 30 20 31
Fulham 52 31 10 10 21 21 42 30 10 32 52 42 01 32 40 11 42 62 61 62 12
Grimsby Town 33 11 20 12 51 15 30 22 21 23 41 42 23 32 11 11 12 02 22 11 01
Huddersfield Town 21 32 01 12 30 10 11 21 20 30 00 21 50 51 30 01 02 12 12 11 32
Ipswich Town 31 53 11 02 33 31 11 12 21 00 21 41 20 21 10 31 10 02 02 02 32
Leyton Orient 51 22 42 13 30 61 13 02 01 25 20 00 13 52 20 21 11 02 01 60 00
Lincoln City 21 42 02 41 42 33 14 24 44 11 31 20 21 11 10 33 12 01 31 31 12
Liverpool 32 50 32 21 12 30 30 00 33 22 31 30 32 12 40 30 21 32 34 31 40
Middlesbrough 31 90 00 22 11 13 50 23 10 31 23 42 12 21 12 61 00 22 00 00 62
Rotherham United 30 01 12 33 10 43 30 40 21 01 12 11 10 01 14 10 22 10 00 04 33
Scunthorpe United 10 23 33 00 10 33 22 12 13 03 11 20 31 12 03 20 13 14 11 32 31
Sheffield United 50 31 40 52 11 50 12 20 21 00 20 23 61 20 01 20 41 10 21 31 20
Sheffield Wednesday 50 20 23 31 31 41 11 22 60 41 31 20 70 10 20 50 20 20 41 60 21
Stoke City 21 30 21 22 01 21 21 41 40 51 10 32 10 02 31 30 43 12 30 00 30
Sunderland 22 41 31 31 02 03 30 12 10 10 02 40 20 21 00 11 31 41 33 31 21
Swansea Town 21 42 10 21 13 22 44 12 11 01 42 33 31 33 52 30 30 02 40 10 50

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

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 1733 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorer Jim Towers (Brentford), 32 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Plymouth Argyle4614725527995343289591.508+3062
2 Hull City 46193165217610253490551.636+3561
3 Brentford 46155349226107272776491.551+2757
4 Norwich City 4613645129977383389621.435+2757
5 Colchester United 4615264631689253671671.060+452
6 Reading 46164351215414274278631.238+1550
7 Tranmere Rovers 46153553226512294582671.224+1550
8 Southend United 46146352267214335485801.063+550
9 Halifax Town 46145448257313325280771.039+350
10 Bury 46129251245513183469581.190+1148
11 Bradford City 46134647255711375184761.105+847
12 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46129240185315295169691.000±046
13 Queens Park Rangers 46146349285216254974770.961–346
14 Southampton 46127457335414314788801.100+845
15 Swindon Town 46134639253911203259571.035+245
16 Chesterfield 46125640265513273867641.047+344
17 Newport County 46152643242714264469681.015+143
18 Wrexham 46126540302813234763770.818–1442
19 Accrington Stanley 46108542315414295671870.816–1642
20 Mansfield Town 46115738423812355673980.745–2541
21 Stockport County 4697733234316325565780.833–1336
22 Doncaster Rovers 46132840321319105850900.556–4033
23 Notts County 4659933393416225755960.573–4129
24 Rochdale 4687821260518165337790.468–4228

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

Home ╲ Away ACC BOU BRABREBRYCHFCOLDONHALHULMANNPCNORNTCPLYQPRREAROCSOUSTDSTPSWITRAWRE
Accrington Stanley (1891) 32 13 11 02 31 11 20 42 01 20 22 02 30 11 24 43 42 00 30 22 00 31 11
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 52 40 00 20 21 11 10 30 10 33 11 20 00 11 20 01 00 21 14 20 33 40 00
Bradford City 00 01 30 10 10 13 30 13 21 11 10 22 41 00 10 12 71 23 61 42 12 20 32
Brentford 21 11 40 00 11 21 01 20 11 20 30 04 40 30 10 31 21 20 61 14 22 52 21
Bury 31 51 22 11 10 00 50 31 21 22 00 32 01 11 31 11 61 10 23 33 00 42 30
Chesterfield 01 10 20 12 30 22 20 23 21 31 31 11 10 12 23 10 00 33 40 10 13 32 11
Colchester United 10 31 32 04 13 10 10 31 13 13 32 21 41 20 30 31 21 13 01 82 10 11 11
Doncaster Rovers 30 51 03 10 01 21 21 12 02 02 10 01 21 46 20 25 11 32 21 41 20 20 11
Halifax Town 02 01 33 00 42 32 41 51 12 00 31 11 11 01 21 41 21 20 10 43 10 30 41
Hull City 42 53 40 31 20 31 30 51 40 52 23 33 50 11 10 20 21 30 32 31 00 10 10
Mansfield Town 32 14 21 11 02 21 32 31 43 11 21 11 30 14 34 10 00 16 14 21 00 02 31
Newport County 21 41 32 01 11 01 01 31 02 13 10 22 31 01 31 21 10 42 31 20 30 30 21
Norwich City 24 22 42 41 32 21 12 30 31 01 10 30 33 11 51 10 21 31 40 13 11 00 22
Notts County 11 43 13 00 11 31 01 22 44 11 34 11 13 12 01 31 11 12 14 02 10 11 20
Plymouth Argyle 24 31 11 11 30 20 11 40 11 11 83 32 01 30 32 22 21 10 31 21 32 40 22
Queens Park Rangers 31 04 30 12 21 22 42 31 31 11 11 42 21 21 21 20 30 22 13 00 21 11 50
Reading 50 20 32 31 10 12 00 20 30 20 33 13 31 31 02 22 30 41 30 21 31 00 21
Rochdale 10 21 03 00 10 00 01 10 10 01 22 11 12 12 02 22 10 10 11 02 11 14 31
Southampton 31 00 12 06 42 00 30 11 50 61 32 33 11 30 51 10 33 61 32 21 11 23 12
Southend 42 20 11 20 10 25 11 50 32 11 51 10 10 52 00 40 22 31 11 31 02 13 41
Stockport County 00 31 11 11 01 11 01 20 01 21 41 21 23 11 22 23 01 10 40 01 20 10 22
Swindon Town 12 01 22 11 00 12 20 00 02 20 21 21 43 31 34 20 20 21 31 21 30 12 10
Tranmere 90 40 31 12 40 20 33 30 12 10 22 21 01 03 20 20 21 21 20 11 31 31 12
Wrexham 22 10 33 21 00 34 20 21 11 51 21 00 12 32 11 10 01 10 13 31 31 10 25

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division maps

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 1794 (3.25 per match)
Top goalscorer Arthur Rowley (Shrewsbury Town), 37 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Port Vale461463623012654828110581.897+5264
2 Coventry City 4618415011689343684471.787+3760
3 York City 46121013717986363573521.404+2160
4 Shrewsbury Town 46155359249594239101631.603+3858
5 Exeter City 4616435524779323787611.426+2657
6 Walsall 46135556258510393995641.484+3152
7 Crystal Palace 46128354278411364490711.268+1952
8 Northampton Town 46145448257412375385781.090+751
9 Millwall 46136446237412304676691.101+750
10 Carlisle United 4611663730869253562650.954–350
11 Gillingham 46146353276314295082771.065+549
12 Torquay United 46115745325711334578771.013+144
13 Chester 46105839336710335172840.857–1244
14 Bradford Park Avenue 46151751293614244875770.974–243
15 Watford 46106746366413354381791.025+242
16 Darlington 467883736689293266680.971–242
17 Workington 46910440323713234663780.808–1541
18 Crewe Alexandra 46115752324514185070820.854–1240
19 Hartlepools United 46114850414613244774880.841–1440
20 Gateshead 46113933305513235556850.659–2940
21 Oldham Athletic 46150839291418205559840.702–2536
22 Aldershot 46841137456314265263970.649–3435
23 Barrow 466611344534161759511040.490–5328
24 Southport 4678826250419156141860.477–4526

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

Home ╲ Away ALD BRW BPACRLCHRCOVCRECRYDAREXEGATGILHARMILNOROLDPTVSHRSOUTORWALWATWRKYOR
Aldershot 01 33 40 10 04 00 12 14 10 81 42 24 42 13 13 04 00 32 14 05 00 20 01
Barrow 34 23 13 12 03 02 10 21 10 03 22 11 31 22 21 12 34 30 22 00 04 22 23
Bradford Park Avenue 51 02 03 30 20 02 50 12 03 41 20 41 41 12 21 02 31 30 31 32 11 32 21
Carlisle United 10 10 11 43 16 20 33 11 12 42 12 10 02 21 30 03 00 50 01 11 20 32 00
Chester 22 20 20 21 11 01 32 10 42 01 12 11 00 23 52 12 35 21 02 20 21 12 22
Coventry City 71 20 00 12 51 32 20 00 20 41 11 41 10 20 10 10 32 10 30 00 10 40 20
Crewe Alexandra 50 50 41 31 24 11 41 21 00 00 02 02 41 12 50 20 24 11 11 53 13 20 24
Crystal Palace 41 22 20 02 33 11 62 41 11 31 41 12 40 11 40 11 43 10 31 13 30 11 00
Darlington 23 52 11 01 00 14 11 14 11 32 12 31 02 22 11 20 21 40 32 23 11 11 01
Exeter City 20 40 40 21 11 21 30 31 22 11 30 30 31 34 32 34 10 32 22 30 30 10 02
Gateshead 10 40 14 41 01 11 00 13 13 12 20 30 12 41 21 04 12 11 10 21 10 03 10
Gillingham 30 42 11 11 33 20 30 11 00 02 30 41 12 41 32 02 21 20 32 42 21 51 22
Hartlepool United 03 101 30 12 13 21 21 41 10 33 00 31 31 30 40 15 02 11 24 11 43 03 15
Millwall 40 30 11 10 01 11 20 21 12 11 02 20 32 30 42 42 00 11 20 13 41 11 52
Northampton Town 10 20 41 00 40 40 30 30 13 11 10 42 21 01 21 24 33 31 11 32 21 11 12
Oldham Athletic 01 20 10 20 35 20 21 30 13 21 30 31 10 13 21 02 31 20 10 14 35 10 01
Port Vale 32 41 42 11 40 30 11 23 11 53 80 31 11 52 14 00 20 41 31 21 13 20 22
Shrewsbury Town 31 12 01 41 30 41 22 21 10 30 11 32 30 12 40 00 43 62 50 20 42 11 22
Southport 01 00 10 01 11 12 30 02 20 01 22 21 11 21 12 11 22 01 22 11 03 30 10
Torquay United 11 10 21 00 40 11 62 02 41 34 01 31 13 20 42 21 11 14 10 12 23 41 11
Walsall 24 31 32 50 22 30 60 02 00 30 01 12 00 21 21 30 11 23 51 22 32 30 50
Watford 21 11 21 22 42 14 01 22 00 21 51 22 41 11 31 21 02 14 51 12 12 30 23
Workington 10 22 21 01 10 22 10 04 33 22 42 01 30 11 33 20 22 11 20 33 01 31 22
York City 00 10 40 11 11 00 40 11 21 02 10 31 11 33 21 31 00 20 20 10 32 00 22

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fourth Division maps

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

See also

References

  1. "England 1958-59". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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