Football League Third Division 1958/59
| Football League Third Division 1958/59 | |
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| master | Plymouth Argyle |
| Climbers |
Plymouth Argyle Hull City |
| Relegated |
Doncaster Rovers Notts County Rochdale Stockport County AFC |
| Teams | 24 |
| Games | 552 |
| Gates | 1,733 (ø 3.14 per game) |
| Top scorer | Jim Towers ( Brentford FC ) |
| ← Football League Third Division 1957/58 | |
| ^ Football League Second Division 1958/59 | |
The Football League Third Division 1958/59 was the 32nd season of the Football League Third Division as the third highest English football league . Third division champion was Plymouth Argyle and also the second-placed Hull City rose to the Football League Second Division . For the two promoted teams in the following third division season 1959/60, the two second division clubs Grimsby Town and FC Barnsley, ranked in the table below, took the places. The Doncaster Rovers , Notts County , the AFC Rochdale and Stockport County had to relegate from the Third Division to the Football League Fourth Division . Instead of these clubs, the fourth division champions Port Vale and the Coventry City , York City and Shrewsbury Town placed behind them took the vacant positions in the following season 1959/60 .
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7th | 89:59 | 1.51 | 62:30 |
| 2. | Hull City | 46 | 26th | 9 | 11 | 90:55 | 1.64 | 61:31 |
| 3. | Brentford FC | 46 | 21st | 15th | 10 | 76:49 | 1.55 | 57:35 |
| 4th | Norwich City | 46 | 22nd | 13 | 11 | 89:62 | 1.44 | 57:35 |
| 5. | Colchester United | 46 | 21st | 10 | 15th | 71:67 | 1.06 | 52:40 |
| 6th | Reading FC | 46 | 21st | 8th | 17th | 78:63 | 1.24 | 50:42 |
| 7th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21st | 8th | 17th | 82:67 | 1.22 | 50:42 |
| 8th. | Southend United | 46 | 21st | 8th | 17th | 85:80 | 1.06 | 50:42 |
| 9. | Halifax Town | 46 | 21st | 8th | 17th | 80:77 | 1.04 | 50:42 |
| 10. | Bury FC | 46 | 17th | 14th | 15th | 69:58 | 1.19 | 48:44 |
| 11. | Bradford City | 46 | 18th | 11 | 17th | 84:76 | 1.11 | 47:45 |
| 12. | Bournemouth & Bescombe Athletic | 46 | 17th | 12 | 17th | 69:69 | 1.00 | 46:46 |
| 13. | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19th | 8th | 19th | 74:77 | 0.96 | 46:46 |
| 14th | Southampton FC | 46 | 17th | 11 | 18th | 88:80 | 1.10 | 45:47 |
| 15th | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17th | 59:57 | 1.04 | 45:47 |
| 16. | Chesterfield FC | 46 | 17th | 10 | 19th | 67:64 | 1.05 | 44:48 |
| 17th |
 Newport County
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46 | 17th | 9 | 20th | 69:68 | 1.01 | 43:49 |
| 18th |
Wrexham AFC
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46 | 14th | 14th | 18th | 63:77 | 0.82 | 42:50 |
| 19th | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 15th | 12 | 19th | 71:87 | 0.82 | 42:50 |
| 20th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14th | 13 | 19th | 73:98 | 0.74 | 41:51 |
| 21st | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 65:78 | 0.83 | 36:56 |
| 22nd | Doncaster Rovers (A) | 46 | 14th | 5 | 27 | 50:90 | 0.56 | 33:59 |
| 23. | Notts County (A) | 46 | 8th | 13 | 25th | 55:96 | 0.57 | 29:63 |
| 24. | Rochdale AFC | 46 | 8th | 12 | 26th | 37:79 | 0.47 | 28:64 |
| (A) | Relegated from the Football League Second Division 1957/58 |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ACC | BOU | BRC | BRE | BUY | CHF | COL | DON | HAL | HUL | MFT | NPC | NOR | NOC | PLY | QPR | REA | ROC | SOT | SEU | STC | SWI | TRA | WRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 3: 2 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 4 | 4: 3 | 4: 2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 5: 2 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 4 | 2-0 | 3: 3 | 4-0 | 0-0 | |
| Bradford City | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 7: 1 | 2: 3 | 6: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | |
| Brentford FC | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0: 4 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 6: 1 | 1: 4 | 2: 2 | 5: 2 | 2: 1 | |
| Bury FC | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 6: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 3: 3 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 3-0 | |
| Chesterfield FC | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 3: 3 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | |
| Colchester United | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 4 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 1 | 8: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 0: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 6 | 2-0 | 2: 5 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | |
| Halifax Town | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 3: 2 | 4: 1 | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4: 3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | |
| Hull City | 4: 2 | 5: 3 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 4-0 | 5: 2 | 2: 3 | 3: 3 | 5-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| Mansfield Town | 3: 2 | 1: 4 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 4 | 3: 4 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 6 | 1: 4 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | |
| Newport County | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Norwich City | 2: 4 | 2: 2 | 4: 2 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Notts County | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 4 | 1: 1 | 3: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 4 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2: 4 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 8: 3 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 3: 1 | 0: 4 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 5-0 | |
| Reading FC | 5-0 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3: 3 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | |
| Rochdale AFC | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 4 | 3: 1 | |
| Southampton FC | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 0: 6 | 4: 2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 5-0 | 6: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 6: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | |
| Southend United | 4: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 5 | 1: 1 | 5-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 5: 2 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 3 | 4: 1 | |
| Stockport County | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | |
| Swindon Town | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 4 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 9-0 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 3: 3 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| Wrexham AFC | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 4 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 5 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Jim Towers
|
Brentford FC | 32 |
Web links
References and footnotes
- ↑ English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)