English Second Division 1958/1959
Historical league standings at 14th April 1959
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 96 | 43 | 57 | 2.23 |
| 2 | Fulham | 39 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 1.53 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 39 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 78 | 58 | 48 | 1.34 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 36 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 40 | 45 | 1.73 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 39 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 64 | 55 | 44 | 1.16 |
| 6 | Derby County | 39 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 66 | 44 | 1.02 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 55 | 43 | 1.31 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 88 | 85 | 41 | 1.04 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 39 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 72 | 65 | 39 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 39 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 82 | 65 | 38 | 1.26 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 37 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 57 | 38 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Swansea Town | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 73 | 72 | 38 | 1.01 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 69 | 38 | 0.84 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 39 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 57 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 83 | 38 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 51 | 36 | 1.10 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 72 | 34 | 0.78 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 39 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 78 | 31 | 0.68 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 38 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 73 | 30 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 39 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 54 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 62 | 89 | 29 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 39 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 50 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 84 | 26 | 0.69 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 37 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 50 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 73 | 26 | 0.52 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 38 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 49 | 78 | 25 | 0.63 |



