English First Division 1958/1959
Historical league standings at 28th March 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 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 35 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 92 | 43 | 49 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 95 | 63 | 48 | 1.51 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 76 | 58 | 42 | 1.31 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 35 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 74 | 61 | 41 | 1.21 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 35 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 42 | 40 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 69 | 57 | 40 | 1.21 |
| 7 | Burnley | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 61 | 40 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 68 | 59 | 38 | 1.15 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 33 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 65 | 56 | 37 | 1.16 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 60 | 36 | 1.23 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 33 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 54 | 34 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 36 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 34 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Everton | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 74 | 34 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 36 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 68 | 72 | 33 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 36 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 65 | 32 | 0.74 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 35 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 64 | 88 | 31 | 0.73 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 31 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 52 | 29 | 1.10 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 71 | 85 | 29 | 0.84 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 34 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 78 | 28 | 0.76 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 35 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 53 | 77 | 26 | 0.69 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 35 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 54 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 88 | 24 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 35 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 38 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 93 | 21 | 0.60 |



