English Third Division 1958/1959
Historical league standings at 22nd 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 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 54 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 87 | 57 | 60 | 1.53 |
| 2 | Hull City | 43 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 85 | 50 | 57 | 1.70 |
| 3 | Brentford | 43 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 70 | 44 | 54 | 1.59 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 43 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 80 | 57 | 53 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 45 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 82 | 64 | 50 | 1.28 |
| 6 | Reading | 44 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 73 | 62 | 48 | 1.18 |
| 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 | Colchester United | 42 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 62 | 46 | 1.05 |
| 10 | Halifax Town | 43 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 73 | 46 | 0.99 |
| 11 | Southampton | 44 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 75 | 44 | 1.16 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 44 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 50 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 82 | 75 | 44 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 44 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 47 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 44 | 0.96 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 44 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 52 | 43 | 1.04 |
| 15 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 44 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 67 | 43 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 44 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 62 | 42 | 1.05 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 51 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 70 | 81 | 41 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Newport County | 43 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 54 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 70 | 92 | 40 | 0.76 |
| 20 | Wrexham | 44 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 57 | 76 | 38 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 44 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 53 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 61 | 76 | 34 | 0.80 |
| 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 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 52 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 53 | 90 | 29 | 0.59 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 44 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 78 | 27 | 0.47 |
