English First Division 1958/1959
Historical league standings at 6th December 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 | Arsenal | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 31 | 27 | 1.68 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 26 | 1.70 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 1.44 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 1.28 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 32 | 25 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 23 | 1.44 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 20 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 1.35 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 36 | 22 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 38 | 21 | 1.21 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 21 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 1.07 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 19 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 41 | 49 | 19 | 0.84 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 19 | 0.79 |
| 15 | Burnley | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 18 | 0.92 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 42 | 17 | 0.86 |
| 17 | Everton | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 51 | 17 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 50 | 16 | 0.82 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 45 | 16 | 0.71 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 16 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 35 | 54 | 14 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Aston Villa | 21 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 54 | 14 | 0.59 |
