English Third Division 1958/1959
Historical league standings at 20th December 1958
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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 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 30 | 34 | 1.77 |
| 2 | Hull City | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 30 | 31 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Southampton | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 32 | 28 | 1.63 |
| 4 | Southend United | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 35 | 28 | 1.26 |
| 5 | Reading | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 26 | 1.24 |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 26 | 1.15 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 31 | 25 | 1.23 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 25 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Brentford | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 1.08 |
| 11 | Bury | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 24 | 1.30 |
| 12 | Newport County | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 1.03 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 40 | 24 | 0.95 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 24 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 40 | 23 | 0.93 |
| 16 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 22 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 23 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 41 | 20 | 0.98 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 36 | 20 | 0.92 |
| 19 | Stockport County | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 45 | 19 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 48 | 18 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 17 | 0.85 |
| 22 | Notts. County | 23 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 47 | 16 | 0.60 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 49 | 13 | 0.47 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 23 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 0.44 |



