English Second Division 1958/1959
Historical league standings at 27th March 1959
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Fulham | 35 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 79 | 54 | 49 | 1.46 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 33 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 86 | 39 | 48 | 2.21 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 33 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 71 | 50 | 44 | 1.42 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 34 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 61 | 49 | 40 | 1.24 |
| 5 | Derby County | 35 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 61 | 60 | 40 | 1.02 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 31 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 59 | 35 | 37 | 1.69 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 62 | 49 | 37 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 67 | 58 | 37 | 1.16 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 53 | 47 | 36 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 77 | 72 | 36 | 1.07 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 34 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 48 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 73 | 34 | 0.81 |
| 12 | Swansea Town | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 64 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 62 | 33 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 72 | 57 | 31 | 1.26 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 47 | 31 | 1.02 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 34 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 49 | 63 | 30 | 0.78 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 70 | 26 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 35 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 69 | 26 | 0.62 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 34 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 69 | 25 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 35 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 82 | 25 | 0.68 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 34 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 68 | 24 | 0.69 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 33 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 47 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 69 | 22 | 0.51 |
