English Third Division 1958/1959
Historical league standings at 18th April 1959
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 43 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 86 | 57 | 58 | 1.51 |
| 2 | Hull City | 43 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 85 | 50 | 57 | 1.70 |
| 3 | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 44 | 52 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 80 | 57 | 52 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 82 | 64 | 49 | 1.28 |
| 6 | Reading | 43 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 59 | 48 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Southend United | 44 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 79 | 72 | 48 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Bury | 44 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 67 | 54 | 47 | 1.24 |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 71 | 71 | 45 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 41 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 61 | 44 | 1.02 |
| 11 | Southampton | 43 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 84 | 74 | 42 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 43 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 50 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 81 | 75 | 42 | 1.08 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 44 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 62 | 42 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 43 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 69 | 75 | 42 | 0.92 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 43 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 51 | 41 | 1.02 |
| 16 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 43 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 67 | 41 | 0.93 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 43 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 48 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 69 | 78 | 41 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Newport County | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 66 | 65 | 40 | 1.02 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 43 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 52 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 90 | 40 | 0.77 |
| 20 | Wrexham | 43 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 75 | 37 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 43 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 74 | 34 | 0.82 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 44 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 49 | 87 | 32 | 0.56 |
| 23 | Notts. County | 43 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 86 | 29 | 0.62 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 43 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 75 | 27 | 0.49 |



