English Second Division 1958/1959
Historical league standings at 3rd 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 | Fulham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3.20 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1.27 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.50 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2.25 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0.70 |
| 9 | Rotherham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 10 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1.80 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1.25 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.43 |
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.13 |
