English Third Division 1958/1959
Historical league standings at 27th September 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 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 2.40 |
| 2 | Reading | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 1.43 |
| 5 | Southampton | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 1.80 |
| 6 | Hull City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 1.19 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Brentford | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 1.67 |
| 9 | Southend United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 0.85 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 0.82 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 1.15 |
| 14 | Bury | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 0.76 |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Newport County | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Notts. County | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 0.65 |
| 23 | Stockport County | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 0.56 |
