1958–59 Football League
Season | 1958–59 |
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Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
← 1957–58 1959–60 → |
The 1958–59 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.
From this season, the bottom four teams of the Fourth Division were required to apply for re-election.[2]
First Division[]
Season | 1958–59 |
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Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers (3rd English title) |
Relegated | Aston Villa Portsmouth |
1959–60 European Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 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 [3] |
Biggest home win | Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 Portsmouth 0 |
Biggest away win | Nottingham Forest 1 Birmingham City 7 Birmingham City 0 West Bromwich Albion 6 |
Highest scoring | (14 goals) Tottenham Hotspur 10 Everton 4 |
← 1957–58 1959–60 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 2.245 | 61 | League Champions, qualified for European Cup 1959–60 Premliminary Round |
2 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 1.561 | 55 | |
3 | Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 1.294 | 50 | |
4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 1.197 | 50 | |
5 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 35 | 1.294 | 49 | |
6 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 1.214 | 48 | |
7 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 41 | 1.157 | 48 | |
8 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 1.347 | 47 | |
9 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 1.235 | 46 | Participated in 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 1.086 | 44 | |
11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 1.000 | 41 | |
12 | Preston North End | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 0.909 | 41 | |
13 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 0.959 | 40 | 1958–59 FA Cup winners |
14 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 61 | 0.786 | 40 | Participated in 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
15 | Leeds United | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 0.770 | 39 | |
16 | Everton | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 49 | 0.816 | 38 | |
17 | Luton Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 0.958 | 37 | |
18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 53 | 0.895 | 36 | |
19 | Leicester City | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 62 | 0.684 | 32 | |
20 | Manchester City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 63 | 0.674 | 31 | |
21 | Aston Villa | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 54 | 0.667 | 30 | Relegated |
22 | Portsmouth | 42 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 65 | 0.571 | 21 |
Results[]
Maps[]
Second Division[]
Season | 1958–59 |
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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 [3] |
← 1957–58 1959–60 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 2.208 | 62 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Fulham | 42 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 1.574 | 60 | Promoted |
3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 1.708 | 53 | |
4 | Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 1.403 | 53 | |
5 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 1.241 | 49 | |
6 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 41 | 1.250 | 48 | |
7 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 1.042 | 48 | |
8 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 57 | 1.022 | 43 | |
9 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 1.000 | 43 | Welsh Cup winners |
10 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 1.057 | 41 | |
11 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 0.975 | 41 | |
12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 61 | 0.822 | 41 | |
13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 45 | 1.225 | 40 | |
14 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 1.127 | 40 | |
15 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 0.853 | 40 | |
16 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 50 | 0.805 | 40 | |
17 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 48 | 0.910 | 36 | |
18 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 0.655 | 33 | |
19 | Lincoln City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 56 | 0.677 | 29 | |
20 | Rotherham United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 0.512 | 29 | |
21 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 54 | 0.689 | 28 | Relegated |
22 | Barnsley | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 57 | 0.604 | 27 |
Results[]
Maps[]
Third Division[]
Season | 1958–59 |
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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] |
1959–60 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 1.508 | 62 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 1.636 | 61 | Promoted |
3 | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 1.551 | 57 | |
4 | Norwich City | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 1.435 | 57 | |
5 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 1.060 | 52 | |
6 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 1.238 | 50 | |
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 1.224 | 50 | |
8 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 54 | 1.063 | 50 | |
9 | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 52 | 1.039 | 50 | |
10 | Bury | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 1.190 | 48 | |
11 | Bradford City | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 51 | 1.105 | 47 | |
12 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 51 | 1.000 | 46 | |
13 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 49 | 0.961 | 46 | |
14 | Southampton | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 47 | 1.100 | 45 | |
15 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 1.035 | 45 | |
16 | Chesterfield | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 38 | 1.047 | 44 | |
17 | Newport County | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 1.015 | 43 | |
18 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 0.818 | 42 | |
19 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 56 | 0.816 | 42 | |
20 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 56 | 0.745 | 41 | |
21 | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 55 | 0.833 | 36 | Relegated |
22 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 58 | 0.556 | 33 | |
23 | Notts County | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 57 | 0.573 | 29 | |
24 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 53 | 0.468 | 28 |
Results[]
Maps[]
Fourth Division[]
Season | 1958–59 |
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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] |
1959–60 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Port Vale (C, P) | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 62 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 1.897 | 64 | Promoted to the Third Division |
2 | Coventry City (P) | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 1.787 | 60 | |
3 | York City (P) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 1.404 | 60 | |
4 | Shrewsbury Town (P) | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 39 | 1.603 | 58 | |
5 | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 1.426 | 57 | |
6 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 1.484 | 52 | |
7 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 44 | 1.268 | 52 | |
8 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 53 | 1.090 | 51 | |
9 | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 1.101 | 50 | |
10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 0.954 | 50 | |
11 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 50 | 1.065 | 49 | |
12 | Torquay United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 45 | 1.013 | 44 | |
13 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 51 | 0.857 | 44 | |
14 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 48 | 0.974 | 43 | |
15 | Watford | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 43 | 1.025 | 42 | |
16 | Darlington | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 0.971 | 42 | |
17 | Workington | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 46 | 0.808 | 41 | |
18 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 0.854 | 40 | |
19 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 47 | 0.841 | 40 | |
20 | Gateshead | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 0.659 | 40 | |
21 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 55 | 0.702 | 36 | Re-elected |
22 | Aldershot | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 52 | 0.649 | 35 | |
23 | Barrow | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 59 | 0.490 | 28 | |
24 | Southport | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 61 | 0.477 | 26 |
Results[]
Maps[]
See also[]
- 1958-59 in English football
References[]
- ^ "England 1958-59". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- English Football League seasons
- 1958–59 in European association football leagues
- 1958–59 in English football leagues