Football League Second Division 1958/59
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 106 | 48 | 2.208 | 62 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Fulham | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 96 | 61 | 1.574 | 60 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Sheffield United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 48 | 1.708 | 53 | - |
| 4th | Liverpool | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 87 | 62 | 1.403 | 53 | - |
| 5th | Stoke City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | 49 | - |
| 6th | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 64 | 1.250 | 48 | - |
| 7th | Derby County | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 71 | 1.042 | 48 | - |
| 8th | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 92 | 90 | 1.022 | 43 | - |
| 9th | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 65 | 1.000 | 43 | - |
| 10th | Bristol City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 70 | 1.057 | 41 | - |
| 11th | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 81 | 0.975 | 41 | - |
| 12th | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 74 | 90 | 0.822 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 71 | 1.225 | 40 | - |
| 14th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 55 | 1.127 | 40 | - |
| 15th | Sunderland | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 75 | 0.853 | 40 | - |
| 16th | Ipswich Town | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 62 | 77 | 0.805 | 40 | - |
| 17th | Leyton Orient | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 36 | - |
| 18th | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 84 | 0.655 | 33 | - |
| 19th | Lincoln City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 63 | 93 | 0.677 | 29 | - |
| 20th | Rotherham United | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 82 | 0.512 | 29 | - |
| 21st | Grimsby Town | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 62 | 90 | 0.689 | 28 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Barnsley | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 91 | 0.604 | 27 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Aston Villa were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▼Portsmouth were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▲Sheffield Wednesday were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▲Fulham were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▼Grimsby Town were Relegated to the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Barnsley were Relegated to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Plymouth Argyle were Promoted from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Hull City were Promoted from the Football League Third Division |
