1958–59 Football League

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 website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average, 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.

First Division

Second Division

Third Division

Fourth Division

Results

The match between Watford and Shrewsbury Town on the 28th of April 1959 was abandoned after 74 minutes due to floodlight failure, with Shrewbsury leading 4-1. It was discovered that the fuses for the floodlights had been deliberately removed. The match was replayed on the 7th of May, with Shrewsbury winning 4-1.

Attendances

Source:

Division One

No.	Club	Average	±	Highest	Lowest
1	Manchester United	53,258	15.6%	65,187	38,482
2	Arsenal FC	45,227	13.5%	67,162	24,369
3	Chelsea FC	40,857	6.3%	62,118	24,356
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	40,453	-5.8%	60,241	27,237
5	Newcastle United FC	39,458	8.9%	60,670	17,451
6	Everton FC	39,171	0.0%	64,079	23,875
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38,439	3.0%	52,656	26,790
8	Aston Villa FC	33,880	17.5%	56,450	21,684
9	Manchester City FC	32,568	-0.6%	62,912	16,405
10	West Bromwich Albion FC	31,398	-3.1%	48,771	16,950
11	Blackburn Rovers FC	30,544	34.5%	43,192	17,613
12	Nottingham Forest FC	28,717	-8.3%	44,971	18,339
13	West Ham United FC	28,368	14.1%	37,871	21,129
14	Leicester City FC	27,860	-11.2%	38,551	15,413
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	27,659	25.6%	42,200	16,472
16	Birmingham City FC	26,686	-9.7%	37,725	17,241
17	Leeds United FC	24,905	-0.1%	48,574	11,257
18	Portsmouth FC	24,016	-15.7%	40,470	12,714
19	Burnley FC	23,733	6.7%	44,577	14,923
20	Preston North End FC	22,435	-10.3%	36,435	10,548
21	Blackpool FC	20,860	-2.6%	36,719	11,479
22	Luton Town FC	19,872	7.9%	27,025	11,592

Division Two

No.	Club	Average	±	Highest	Lowest
1	Liverpool FC	36,749	-4.5%	52,546	13,976
2	Sunderland AFC	27,772	-23.2%	45,954	12,024
3	Sheffield Wednesday FC	26,982	18.6%	44,591	17,017
4	Fulham FC	26,260	8.4%	39,377	17,861
5	Middlesbrough FC	24,876	2.0%	42,866	12,019
6	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	22,517	37.1%	36,342	17,795
7	Bristol City FC	22,506	2.0%	32,378	10,369
8	Sheffield United FC	19,580	1.7%	43,915	11,306
9	Derby County FC	18,990	-4.2%	24,343	11,796
10	Bristol Rovers FC	17,890	-13.2%	32,129	10,004
11	Cardiff City FC	17,776	12.2%	27,146	10,734
12	Stoke City FC	17,550	-14.4%	30,080	6,855
13	Charlton Athletic FC	16,806	-24.4%	23,369	10,364
14	Huddersfield Town AFC	14,846	4.9%	20,301	9,604
15	Swansea City AFC	14,612	-7.0%	25,215	6,743
16	Ipswich Town FC	14,261	-22.0%	19,837	10,455
17	Leyton Orient FC	13,323	-10.2%	24,431	7,772
18	Grimsby Town FC	13,108	-7.5%	22,408	8,014
19	Scunthorpe United FC	12,377	27.9%	17,488	9,035
20	Lincoln City FC	11,334	11.7%	19,631	7,041
21	Barnsley FC	11,212	-19.7%	23,184	4,976
22	Rotherham United FC	10,482	3.0%	18,221	6,653

Division Three

No.	Club	Average	±	Highest	Lowest
1	Plymouth Argyle FC	22,926	16.6%	30,665	10,099
2	Norwich City FC	21,098	4.0%	29,976	13,281
3	Hull City AFC	14,380	31.0%	24,156	8,521
4	Brentford FC	13,924	6.4%	28,725	9,432
5	Southampton FC	13,717	-7.6%	21,893	5,782
6	Reading FC	12,674	-1.0%	17,841	6,588
7	Tranmere Rovers	11,815	13.9%	16,878	7,296
8	Swindon Town FC	11,359	-5.8%	19,856	7,303
9	Southend United FC	11,229	0.4%	15,661	5,774
10	Bradford City AFC	11,090	-11.5%	16,230	6,223
11	AFC Bournemouth	10,680	-15.4%	18,448	6,381
12	Wrexham AFC	10,338	13.8%	16,905	5,244
13	Notts County FC	9,529	-34.1%	16,510	4,381
14	Bury FC	9,441	-19.8%	15,973	5,072
15	Stockport County FC	9,255	-7.4%	17,315	4,060
16	Queens Park Rangers FC	9,155	-2.5%	15,768	5,007
17	Chesterfield FC	9,028	7.7%	12,774	3,419
18	Mansfield Town FC	8,467	4.5%	15,952	3,703
19	Colchester United FC	7,756	-9.4%	10,033	4,404
20	Doncaster Rovers FC	6,664	-40.1%	10,725	2,786
21	Halifax Town AFC	6,663	2.7%	11,938	3,260
22	Newport County AFC	6,606	-7.9%	10,968	2,447
23	Accrington Stanley FC	6,267	-12.8%	9,918	3,109
24	Rochdale AFC	4,810	-24.3%	8,442	2,191

Division Four

No.	Club	Average	±	Highest	Lowest
1	Coventry City FC	16,939	42.3%	28,429	10,059
2	Crystal Palace FC	14,885	12.5%	20,707	8,848
3	Port Vale FC	12,757	22.0%	20,916	8,851
4	Millwall FC	11,855	-2.1%	20,446	6,446
5	Exeter City FC	9,374	20.4%	13,102	6,464
6	Walsall FC	9,072	3.1%	15,152	5,125
7	Watford FC	8,384	1.2%	14,156	4,182
8	York City FC	8,124	11.7%	10,382	5,246
9	Northampton Town FC	8,090	-0.5%	14,365	3,450
10	Shrewsbury Town FC	8,081	13.2%	15,318	4,135
11	Crewe Alexandra FC	7,443	62.4%	15,330	4,387
12	Carlisle United FC	7,172	-15.9%	11,659	3,076
13	Bradford Park Avenue AFC	7,016	-19.8%	9,692	3,177
14	Gillingham FC	6,928	-1.5%	12,023	3,817
15	Chester City FC	6,866	1.9%	9,723	3,220
16	Hartlepool United FC	5,499	-30.0%	9,799	3,169
17	Torquay United FC	5,393	-24.2%	11,574	3,120
18	Oldham Athletic FC	5,322	-28.7%	8,400	2,671
19	Workington AFC	5,042	-24.2%	8,765	3,185
20	Darlington FC	5,004	-6.9%	9,172	1,944
21	Barrow AFC	4,325	-24.6%	6,026	2,532
22	Aldershot Town FC	4,189	-16.2%	6,211	2,567
23	Gateshead AFC	4,142	-12.0%	7,623	2,242
24	Southport FC	3,388	-10.9%	4,693	2,042