English Second Division 1958/1959
Historical league standings at 18th April 1959
| Home | Away | Overall | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 98 | 44 | 59 | 2.23 |
| 2 | Fulham | 40 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 91 | 59 | 58 | 1.54 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 40 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 81 | 59 | 50 | 1.37 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 43 | 48 | 1.72 |
| 5 | Derby County | 40 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 69 | 67 | 46 | 1.03 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 40 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 1.16 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 39 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 57 | 44 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 89 | 87 | 41 | 1.02 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 39 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 62 | 60 | 40 | 1.03 |
| 10 | Swansea Town | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 48 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 75 | 40 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 40 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 39 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 40 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 72 | 66 | 39 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 57 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 85 | 39 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 59 | 72 | 38 | 0.82 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 53 | 36 | 1.08 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 39 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 57 | 75 | 34 | 0.76 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 78 | 33 | 0.71 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 39 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 64 | 73 | 32 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 55 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 62 | 90 | 29 | 0.69 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 39 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 75 | 29 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 50 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 58 | 85 | 26 | 0.68 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 39 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 52 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 51 | 82 | 25 | 0.62 |



