Season 1958-59
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| Cup Competition |
| FA Cup Final 1959 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest |
2 |
1 | Luton Town |
D 1 | Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London | 100,000 | |
| | Dwight, Wilson | | | Pacey | | | | |
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| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1959 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Luton Town | 1 | 1 | Norwich City | D 3 | White Hart Lane, London | 65,000 | |
| | Brown | | | Brennan | | | | |
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | Aston Villa | D 1 | Hillsborough, Sheffield | 64,882 | |
| | Quigley | | | | | | | |
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1959 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | Norwich City | D 3 | St Andrew's, Birmingham | 49,500 | |
| | Bingham | | | | | | | |
Final Table for Season 1958-59
| First Division |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn |  | First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup | Euro |
| 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 2.245 | 61 | Rd 4 | EC Rd 2 |
| 2 | 7 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 39 | 1.561 | 55 | Rd 3 | |
| 3 | 9 | Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 39 | 1.294 | 50 | Rd 5 | |
| 4 | 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 1.197 | 50 | Rd 6 | |
| 5 |
-1 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 35 | 1.294 | 49 | Rd 5 | |
| 6 |
D 2 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 1.214 | 48 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 |
-1 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 41 | 1.157 | 48 | Rd 6 | |
| 8 |
-1 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 1.347 | 47 | Rd 6 | |
| 9 | 4 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 1.235 | 46 | Rd 5 | |
| 10 |
D 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 1.086 | 44 | Rd 4 | |
| 11 | 8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 1.000 | 41 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 |
-10 | Preston North End | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 0.909 | 41 | Rd 5 | |
| 13 |
-3 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 0.959 | 40 | Win | |
| 14 |
-3 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 61 | 0.786 | 40 | Rd 4 |
Fairs QF |
| 15 | 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 0.770 | 39 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 | 0 | Everton | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 49 | 0.816 | 38 | Rd 5 | |
| 17 |
-9 | Luton Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 0.958 | 37 | Final | |
| 18 |
-15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 53 | 0.895 | 36 | Rd 5 | |
| 19 |
-1 | Leicester City | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 62 | 0.684 | 32 | Rd 4 | |
| 20 |
-15 | Manchester City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 63 | 0.674 | 31 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 |
-7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 54 | 0.667 | 30 |
SF | |
| 22 |
-2 | Portsmouth | 42 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 47 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 65 | 0.571 | 21 | Rd 5 | |
| Second Division |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn |  | Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup | Euro |
| 1 |
D 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 2.208 | 62 | Rd 3 | |
| 2 | 3 | Fulham | 42 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 1.574 | 60 | Rd 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 1.708 | 53 | Rd 6 | |
| 4 | 0 | Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 1.403 | 53 | Rd 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 1.241 | 49 | Rd 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 41 | 1.250 | 48 | Rd 3 | |
| 7 | 9 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 1.042 | 48 | Rd 3 | |
| 8 |
-5 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 57 | 1.022 | 43 | Rd 4 | |
| 9 | 6 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 1.000 | 43 | Rd 4 | |
| 10 | 7 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 1.057 | 41 | Rd 4 | |
| 11 | 8 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 0.975 | 41 | Rd 3 | |
| 12 |
D 3S | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 61 | 0.822 | 41 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 |
-6 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 45 | 1.225 | 40 | Rd 3 | |
| 14 |
-5 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 1.127 | 40 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 |
D 1 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 0.853 | 40 | Rd 3 | |
| 16 |
-8 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 50 | 0.805 | 40 | Rd 5 | |
| 17 |
-5 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 48 | 0.910 | 36 | Rd 3 | |
| 18 |
D 3N | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 0.655 | 33 | Rd 3 | |
| 19 | 1 | Lincoln City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 56 | 0.677 | 29 | Rd 3 | |
| 20 |
-2 | Rotherham United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 0.512 | 29 | Rd 3 | |
| 21 |
-8 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 54 | 0.689 | 28 | Rd 4 | |
| 22 |
-8 | Barnsley | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 57 | 0.604 | 27 | Rd 3 | |
| Third Division |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn |  | Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup | Euro |
| 1 |
D 3S | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 1.508 | 62 | Rd 3 | |
| 2 |
D 3N | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 1.636 | 61 | Rd 1 | |
| 3 |
D 3S | Brentford | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 1.551 | 57 | Rd 4 | |
| 4 |
D 3S | Norwich City | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 1.435 | 57 |
SF | |
| 5 |
D 3S | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 1.060 | 52 | Rd 4 | |
| 6 |
D 3S | Reading | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 1.238 | 50 | Rd 1 | |
| 7 |
D 3N | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 1.224 | 50 | Rd 2 | |
| 8 |
D 3S | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 54 | 1.063 | 50 | Rd 1 | |
| 9 |
D 3N | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 52 | 1.039 | 50 | Rd 2 | |
| 10 |
D 3N | Bury | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 1.190 | 48 | Rd 3 | |
| 11 |
D 3N | Bradford City | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 51 | 1.105 | 47 | Rd 4 | |
| 12 |
D 3S | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 51 | 1.000 | 46 | Rd 1 | |
| 13 |
D 3S | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 49 | 0.961 | 46 | Rd 2 | |
| 14 |
D 3S | Southampton | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 47 | 1.100 | 45 | Rd 3 | |
| 15 |
D 3S | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 1.035 | 45 | Rd 2 | |
| 16 |
D 3N | Chesterfield | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 38 | 1.047 | 44 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 |
D 3S | Newport County | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 1.015 | 43 | Rd 4 | |
| 18 |
D 3N | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 0.818 | 42 | Rd 1 | |
| 19 |
D 3N | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 56 | 0.816 | 42 | Rd 4 | |
| 20 |
D 3N | Mansfield Town | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 56 | 0.745 | 41 | Rd 1 | |
| 21 |
D 3N | Stockport County | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 55 | 0.833 | 36 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 |
D 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 58 | 0.556 | 33 | Rd 3 | |
| 23 |
D 2 | Notts County | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 57 | 0.573 | 29 | Rd 1 | |
| 24 |
D 3N | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 53 | 0.468 | 28 | Rd 1 | |
| Fourth Division |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn |  | Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup | Euro |
| 1 |
D 3S | Port Vale | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 62 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 1.897 | 64 | Rd 1 | |
| 2 |
D 3S | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 1.787 | 60 | Rd 2 | |
| 3 |
D 3N | York City | 46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 1.404 | 60 | Rd 1 | |
| 4 |
D 3S | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 39 | 1.603 | 58 | Rd 2 | |
| 5 |
D 3S | Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 1.426 | 57 | Rd 1 | |
| 6 |
D 3S | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 1.484 | 52 | Rd 1 | |
| 7 |
D 3S | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 44 | 1.268 | 52 | Rd 3 | |
| 8 |
D 3S | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 53 | 1.090 | 51 | Rd 2 | |
| 9 |
D 3S | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 1.101 | 50 | Rd 2 | |
| 10 |
D 3N | Carlisle United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 0.954 | 50 | Rd 2 | |
| 11 |
D 3S | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 50 | 1.065 | 49 | Rd 1 | |
| 12 |
D 3S | Torquay United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 45 | 1.013 | 44 | Rd 3 | |
| 13 |
D 3N | Chester | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 51 | 0.857 | 44 | Rd 2 | |
| 14 |
D 3N | Bradford | 46 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 48 | 0.974 | 43 | Rd 2 | |
| 15 |
D 3S | Watford | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 43 | 1.025 | 42 | Rd 2 | |
| 16 |
D 3N | Darlington | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 0.971 | 42 | Rd 3 | |
| 17 |
D 3N | Workington | 46 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 46 | 0.808 | 41 | Rd 1 | |
| 18 |
D 3N | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 50 | 0.854 | 40 | Rd 1 | |
| 19 |
D 3N | Hartlepools United | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 47 | 0.841 | 40 | Rd 2 | |
| 20 |
D 3N | Gateshead | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 0.659 | 40 | Rd 1 | |
| 21 |
D 3N | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 55 | 0.702 | 36 | Rd 3 | |
| 22 |
D 3S | Aldershot | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 52 | 0.649 | 35 | Rd 1 | |
| 23 |
D 3N | Barrow | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 59 | 0.490 | 28 | Rd 3 | |
| 24 |
D 3N | Southport | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 61 | 0.477 | 26 | Rd 1 | |
| 1959 Election to the Fourth Division of the Football League |
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| D 4 | Oldham Athletic | 5,322 | Rd 3 | 46 | Re-elected |
| D 4 | Southport | 3,393 | Rd 1 | 34 | Re-elected |
| D 4 | Barrow | 4,325 | Rd 3 | 32 | Re-elected |
| D 4 | Aldershot | 4,189 | Rd 1 | 31 | Re-elected |
| ML | Peterborough United | | Rd 3 | 26 | Failed |
| SL | Headington United | | Rd 2 | 7 | Failed |
| SL | Worcester City | | Rd 4 | 7 | Failed |
| Lan |
Wigan Athletic | | Q4 | 3 | Failed |
| SL | Cambridge City | | Q1 | 2 | Failed |
| SL | Gloucester City | | Q3 | 1 | Failed |
| SL | Kettering Town | | Rd 1 | 1 | Failed |
| ML | Scarborough | | Q4 | 1 | Failed |
| ML | South Shields | | Rd 2 | 1 | Failed |
| SL | Bedford Town | | Q4 | 0 | Failed |
| SL | Hereford United | | Rd 2 | 0 | Failed |
| SL | King's Lynn | | Rd 2 | 0 | Failed |
| Lan |
Morecambe | | Rd 1 | 0 | Failed |
| SL | Yeovil Town | | Rd 2 | 0 | Failed |