
Division Three table as at Monday May 4th, 1959:
| Pos. | Team | P | Home | Away | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |||
| 1 |
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle
|
46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 89 | 59 | 1.51 | 62 |
| 2 |
Hull City
Hull City
|
46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 90 | 55 | 1.64 | 61 |
| 3 |
Brentford
Brentford
|
46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 76 | 49 | 1.55 | 57 |
| 4 |
Norwich City
Norwich City
|
46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 89 | 62 | 1.44 | 57 |
| 5 |
Colchester United
Colchester United
|
46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 67 | 1.06 | 52 |
| 6 |
Reading
Reading
|
46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 78 | 63 | 1.24 | 50 |
| 7 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 82 | 67 | 1.22 | 50 |
| 8 |
Southend United
Southend United
|
46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 54 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 85 | 80 | 1.06 | 50 |
| 9 |
Halifax Town
Halifax Town
|
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 52 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 77 | 1.04 | 50 |
| 10 |
Bury
Bury
|
46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 69 | 58 | 1.19 | 48 |
| 11 |
Bradford City
Bradford
|
46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 84 | 76 | 1.11 | 47 |
| 12 |
Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic
Bournemouth
|
46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 51 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 69 | 1 | 46 |
| 13 |
Queens Park Rangers
Q.P.R.
|
46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 77 | 0.96 | 46 |
| 14 |
Southampton
Southampton
|
46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 88 | 80 | 1.10 | 45 |
| 15 |
Swindon Town
Swindon
|
46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 57 | 1.04 | 45 |
| 16 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 64 | 1.05 | 44 |
| 17 |
Newport County
Newport County
|
46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 68 | 1.01 | 43 |
| 18 |
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 77 | 0.82 | 42 |
| 19 |
Accrington Stanley
Accrington
|
46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 56 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 71 | 87 | 0.82 | 42 |
| 20 |
Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town
|
46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 56 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 73 | 98 | 0.74 | 41 |
| 21 |
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 55 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 65 | 78 | 0.83 | 36 |
| 22 |
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
|
46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 58 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 50 | 90 | 0.56 | 33 |
| 23 |
Notts County
Notts County
|
46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 57 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 55 | 96 | 0.57 | 29 |
| 24 |
Rochdale
Rochdale
|
46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 53 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 79 | 0.47 | 28 |