Final Second Division 1958/1959 league table
Season completed Thursday, 30th April 1959 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 106 | 48 | 62 | 2.21 |
| 2 | Fulham | 42 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 96 | 61 | 60 | 1.57 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 48 | 53 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 87 | 62 | 53 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 58 | 49 | 1.24 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 64 | 48 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 71 | 48 | 1.04 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 57 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 92 | 90 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 65 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 70 | 41 | 1.06 |
| 11 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 81 | 41 | 0.98 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 61 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 74 | 90 | 41 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 71 | 40 | 1.23 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 55 | 40 | 1.13 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 75 | 40 | 0.85 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 62 | 77 | 40 | 0.81 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 71 | 78 | 36 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 84 | 33 | 0.65 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 56 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 63 | 93 | 29 | 0.68 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 54 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 82 | 29 | 0.51 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 54 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 62 | 90 | 28 | 0.69 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 57 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 91 | 27 | 0.60 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||



