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Football League Division One: 
 
Arsenal 1 Chelsea 1
 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (40,722)
 Ward 5 ~ Greaves 45
Arsenal were without Tommy Docherty & David Herd
          
Birmingham City 5 Tottenham Hotspur 1
 St Andrew's, Birmingham (20,557)
 Stubbs 36, Gordon 44, Hooper 47 (pen), Larkin 73, Baker OG 80 ~ Jones 57 (pen)
Tottenham were without Dave Mackay
  
Bolton Wanderers 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
 Burnden Park, Bolton (26,019)
 Lofthouse 72, Parry 75 ~ Murray 44, Booth 46
Bolton were without Doug Holden & Eddie Hopkinson
Wolves were without Peter Broadbent, Ron Flowers & Billy Wright
   
Burnley 2 Portsmouth 1
 Turf Moor, Burnley (18,174)
 Pointer 50, Pilkington 76 ~ D.Harris 74
   
Everton 1 Nottingham Forest 3
 Goodison Park, Liverpool (26,208)
 Hickson 89 ~ Wilson 5, 39, Gray 18
Everton were without Bobby Collins
 
Leeds United 2 Blackburn Rovers 1
 Elland Road Stadium, Leeds (15,232)
 Shackleton 33, Charlton 82 ~ Isherwood 13
Blackburn were without Ronnie Clayton & Bryan Douglas
    
Leicester City 1 West Ham United 1
 Filbert Street, Leicester (23,725)
 McDonald 35 ~ Bond 63
West Ham were without John Dick
 
Luton Town 0 Manchester United 0
 Kenilworth Road Stadium, Luton (27,025)
United were without Bobby Charlton
 
Manchester City 0 Blackpool 2
 Maine Road, Manchester (27,118)
Durie 1, Perry 60
 
Preston North End 4 Aston Villa 2
 Deepdale Stadium, Preston (12,244)
 Taylor 21, Thompson 48, 87, Hatsell 57 ~ Sewell 27, Myerscough 44
    
West Bromwich Albion 2 Newcastle United 2
 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich (23,750)
 Kevan 45, 67 ~ Curry 13, 20
West Brom were without Don Howe
 
Manchester United had amazingly formed a title challenge, just a year after the Munich air disaster had claimed eight of their first-team squad, with another two never playing again. Defending champions, Wolves, however, could not be stopped, and they gave their retiring England captain, Billy Wright the perfect send-off by winning their last four games without conceding a goal.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 13 3 3 11 2 6 100 49 53
 
Manchester United 40 13 4 3 10 3 7 101 64 53
Burnley 39 11 3 5 8 5 7 79 67 46
Blackpool 38 11 7 0 6 3 11 62 45 44
Arsenal 38 12 3 4 6 5 8 78 60 44
West Ham United 38 14 1 3 6 3 11 79 67 44
Bolton Wanderers 38 13 3 4 4 7 7 74 63 44
West Bromwich Albion 37 6 6 6 9 6 4 81 62 42
Blackburn Rovers 38 10 3 6 5 7 7 70 62 40
Birmingham City 35 11 1 6 6 4 7 61 60 39
Preston North End 40 9 2 9 8 3 9 67 74 39
Nottingham Forest 37 8 4 5 8 2 10 67 62 38
Newcastle United 38 10 1 7 6 3 11 63 75 36
Everton 39 11 3 6 5 1 13 67 81 36
Chelsea 38 12 2 5 4 2 13 70 90 36
Leeds United 39 7 7 6 6 1 12 51 72 34
Luton Town 36 10 5 4 1 6 10 63 59 33
Tottenham Hotspur 40 9 3 8 3 6 11 78 93 33
Manchester City 38 7 6 6 3 2 14 59 87 28
Leicester City 38 6 6 8 3 4 11 60 90 28
 
Aston Villa 38 8 4 8 3 1 14 57 84 27
Portsmouth 38 5 4 10 1 5 13 59 100 21

Division One Leading Goalscorers
30 - Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea)
29 - Bobby Charlton (Man. U.)
     
Football League Division Two: 
 
Bristol Rovers 3 Liverpool 0
  Eastville Stadium, Bristol (14,810)
 Hooper (2 (1 pen)), Ward
    
Derby County 0 Middlesbrough 3
  Baseball Ground, Derby (19,911)
 Clough (2), Burbeck
 
Fulham 1 Huddersfield Town 0
  Craven Cottage, Fulham (20,907)
 Cook
Fulham were without Johnny Haynes & Graham Leggat
 
Ipswich Town 2 Grimsby Town 1
  Portman Road Stadium, Ipswich (12,208)
 Crawford (2) ~ Fell
    
Leyton Orient 6 Charlton Athletic 1
  Brisbane Road Stadium, Leyton (15,222)
 Elwood (3), Facey (pen), Brown, Baily ~ Leary
    
Lincoln City 2 Barnsley 1
  Sincil Bank, Lincoln (9,394)
 Chapman, Graver ~ Beaumont
    
Scunthorpe United 3 Bristol City 3
 Old Showground, Scunthorpe (11,101)
McCall OG, Donnelly (2 pens) ~ Etheridge (pen), Atyeo (2)
    
Sheffield Wednesday 3 Cardiff City 1
 Hillsborough, Sheffield (22,665)
 Shiner (2), Fantham ~ Tapscott
    
Stoke City 1 Sheffield United 2
 Victoria Ground, Stoke (10,439)
 Bullock ~ Pace, Hodgson
United were without Graham Shaw & Joe Shaw
 
Sunderland 1 Rotherham United 1
 Roker Park, Sunderland (19,920)
Taylor ~ Kirkman
 
Swansea Town 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 2
 Vetch Field, Swansea (6,743)
Webster, H.Williams (2), Allchurch ~ Jones, Wilson (pen)
  		 
The top two would both clinch promotion over the next seven days and Wednesday would go on to take the title by two points to cement their immediate return to the top flight after a season's exile.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Fulham 39 17 1 2 8 5 6 87 57 56
Sheffield Wednesday 37 16 2 1 9 3 6 95 43 55
 
Liverpool 38 13 3 3 9 1 9 78 57 48
Sheffield United 36 14 1 3 6 4 8 69 40 45
Stoke City 39 15 2 3 4 4 11 64 55 44
Derby County 39 14 1 5 4 7 8 67 66 44
Bristol Rovers 38 11 5 3 5 6 8 72 55 43
Bristol City 39 10 3 6 6 4 10 72 65 39
Charlton Athletic 38 12 3 4 4 4 11 83 84 39
Middlesbrough 39 9 5 5 6 3 11 82 65 38
Cardiff City 37 11 2 6 5 4 9 59 57 38
Swansea Town 38 12 4 3 3 4 12 73 72 38
Sunderland 39 12 4 4 3 4 12 58 69 38
Brighton & Hove Albion 39 9 8 2 5 2 13 68 83 38
Huddersfield Town 38 12 3 4 2 5 12 56 51 36
Ipswich Town 38 10 4 5 4 2 13 56 72 34
Scunthorpe United 39 7 6 7 4 3 12 53 78 31
Leyton Orient 38 8 4 8 3 4 11 63 73 30
Lincoln City 39 10 5 5 1 2 16 62 89 29
Grimsby Town 38 6 7 5 2 3 15 57 79 26
 
Rotherham United 37 8 4 5 1 4 15 38 83 26
Barnsley 38 7 4 7 2 3 15 49 78 25
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
42 - Brian Clough (Middlesbrough)
25 - John Atyeo (Bristol C.), Roy Shiner (Sheff. W.), Dai Ward (Bristol R.)
     
Football League Division Three: 
 
Accrington Stanley 2 Stockport County 2
 Peel Park, Accrington (4,538)
 Gibson, J.Anders ~ Kelly, McNicol OG
    
Bradford City 3 Doncaster Rovers 0
 Valley Parade, Bradford (10,160)
McCole, Boyle, Stokes
 
Brentford 1 Queen's Park Rangers 0
 Griffin Park, Brentford (15,905)
Rainford
 
Chesterfield 1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0
 Recreation Ground, Chesterfield (7,400)
 Maddison
    
Halifax Town 4 Reading 1
 The Shay, Halifax (5,608)
 Smith (pen), Harrison, Fagan, Sharp ~ MacLuckie
    
Hull City 2 Rochdale 1
 Boothferry Park, Hull (13,377)
 Clarke, Bowering ~ Cooper
    
Mansfield Town 1 Southend United 4
 Field Mill, Mansfield (7,143)
 Uphill ~ Houghton (4)
    
Notts County 1 Norwich City 3
 Meadow Lane, Nottingham (13,289)
Horobin ~ Alcock (2), Bly
    
Southampton 2 Tranmere Rovers 3
 The Dell, Southampton (7,505)
 Millington OG, Paine ~ McDonnell, Williams (2)
 
Swindon Town 0 Bury 0
 County Ground, Swindon (8,602)
 
Wrexham 1 Plymouth Argyle 1
 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (8,996)
Brown ~ J.S.Williams
 		  
The top two each secured their promotion, two weeks later, but Plymouth went on to snatch the title, despite having fewer games to play at this point, and adapted better to life in the second division, whilst Hull came straight back down to the third, a year later.
Division Three Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Hull City 41 18 3 1 6 5 8 84 47 56
Plymouth Argyle 42 13 6 2 8 8 5 85 57 56
 
Brentford 41 13 5 2 6 8 7 65 43 51
Norwich City 39 11 5 4 7 7 5 75 53 48
Southend United 42 13 6 2 7 2 12 78 67 48
Tranmere Rovers 43 14 3 5 6 4 11 73 64 47
Reading 41 14 4 2 5 4 12 69 56 46
Bury 42 11 7 2 5 5 12 73 51 44
Southampton 42 11 6 4 5 4 12 84 73 42
Colchester United 40 12 2 6 4 8 8 61 61 42
Accrington Stanley 42 10 7 5 5 4 11 69 69 41
Halifax Town 39 11 5 3 6 2 12 66 70 41
Queen's Park Rangers 42 12 5 3 5 2 15 68 74 41
Chesterfield 42 10 5 6 5 5 11 64 61 40
Bradford City 42 11 4 6 4 6 11 78 75 40
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 42 11 7 2 4 3 15 62 67 40
Mansfield Town 41 11 4 6 3 7 10 69 89 39
Swindon Town 41 11 4 6 2 8 10 50 51 38
Newport County 40 13 2 5 1 6 13 60 63 36
Wrexham 40 10 5 4 2 7 12 53 68 36
 
Stockport County 41 8 7 6 4 3 13 61 72 34
Doncaster Rovers 43 13 1 7 1 2 19 48 86 31
Notts County 42 5 9 8 3 3 14 53 86 28
Rochdale 42 8 6 7 0 5 16 37 72 27
 
Division Three Leading Goalscorers
28 - Bill Bradbury (Hull) - 3 pens
26 - Jim Towers (Brentford) - 2 pens
     
Football League Division Four: 
 
Aldershot 1 Northampton Town 3
 Recreation Ground, Aldershot (2,567)
Tyrer ~  Phillips, Woan, Leck
    
Barrow 3 Southport 0
 Holker Street, Barrow (2,532)
Gray, Purdon (2)
 
Carlisle United 1 Hartlepools United 0
 Brunton Park, Carlisle (4,828)
Mooney
 
Coventry City 2 Crystal Palace 0
 Highfield Road, Coventry (12,485)
 Stewart, Boxley
    
Darlington 1 Bradford 1
 Feethams, Darlington (4,106)
Fletcher (pen) ~ Atkinson
    
Exeter City 1 Chester 1
 St James Park, Exeter (6,464)
Hill ~ Pearson
    
Gateshead 0 Crewe Alexandra 0
 Redheugh Park, Gateshead (3,371)
     
Gillingham 2 Watford 1
 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham (6,205)
Terry (2) ~ Gavin
 
Millwall 1 Workington 1
 The Den, New Cross (8,565)
 Heckman ~ Robson
 
Oldham Athletic 1 Torquay United 0
 Boundary Park, Oldham (5,070)
Bazley
 
Shrewsbury Town 4 Port Vale 3
 Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury (10,619)
 Russell (3), Edgley ~ Cunliffe, Barnett (2)
  
Walsall 5 York City 0
 Fellows Park, Walsall (8,202)
Taylor, Davies, Richards (3)
 
Even though Port Vale went down to defeat in a high-scoring game at Shrewsbury, two draws in the next seven days were enough to promote them, and their young team went on to win the title.
Division Four Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Port Vale 41 13 5 3 12 3 5 102 53 58
Coventry City 41 17 4 1 5 6 8 78 42 54
York City 41 10 8 1 8 8 6 66 48 52
Exeter City 40 14 4 3 6 7 6 79 54 51
Shrewsbury Town 41 12 5 3 8 5 8 86 58 50
Crystal Palace 42 11 8 2 7 4 10 80 61 48
Carlisle United 42 11 6 5 7 6 7 61 57 48
Walsall 41 12 4 5 7 5 8 84 57 47
Millwall 42 13 4 4 7 3 11 69 59 47
Gillingham 41 13 6 3 5 3 11 76 68 45
Northampton Town 41 11 5 4 7 4 10 76 74 45
Chester 41 9 4 7 6 7 8 70 75 41
Darlington 41 7 8 6 6 6 8 63 60 40
Watford 42 9 5 6 6 4 12 78 73 39
Bradford 43 13 1 7 3 5 14 66 73 38
Torquay United 41 9 4 7 4 7 10 72 74 37
Gateshead 41 9 3 8 5 5 11 53 80 36
Hartlepools United 42 9 4 8 4 5 12 68 82 35
Workington 43 7 10 4 2 7 13 57 78 35
Crewe Alexandra 43 10 5 7 2 5 14 62 82 34
Aldershot 42 7 4 10 6 3 12 61 90 33
Oldham Athletic 41 12 0 8 1 4 16 53 76 30
Barrow 42 6 5 10 3 4 14 50 98 27
Southport 41 7 8 5 0 4 17 40 78 26
 
Division Four Leading Goalscorers
31 - Arthur Rowley (Shrewsbury)
27 - Ted Calland (Exeter), Ray Straw (Coventry), Alan Woan (Northampton)
Source Notes  
Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League Match by Match 1958/59 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2006
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