Football League Third Division 1958/59
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 89 | 59 | 1.508 | 62 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Hull City | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 90 | 55 | 1.636 | 61 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 76 | 49 | 1.551 | 57 | - |
| 4th | Norwich City | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 89 | 62 | 1.435 | 57 | - |
| 5th | Colchester United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 67 | 1.060 | 52 | - |
| 6th | Reading | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 78 | 63 | 1.238 | 50 | - |
| 7th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 82 | 67 | 1.224 | 50 | - |
| 8th | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 85 | 80 | 1.063 | 50 | - |
| 9th | Halifax Town | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 77 | 1.039 | 50 | - |
| 10th | Bury | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 69 | 58 | 1.190 | 48 | - |
| 11th | Bradford City | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 84 | 76 | 1.105 | 47 | - |
| 12th | Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 69 | 69 | 1.000 | 46 | - |
| 13th | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 77 | 0.961 | 46 | - |
| 14th | Southampton | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 88 | 80 | 1.100 | 45 | - |
| 15th | Swindon Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 57 | 1.035 | 45 | - |
| 16th | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 67 | 64 | 1.047 | 44 | - |
| 17th | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 69 | 68 | 1.015 | 43 | - |
| 18th | Wrexham | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 42 | - |
| 19th | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 71 | 87 | 0.816 | 42 | - |
| 20th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 73 | 98 | 0.745 | 41 | - |
| 21st | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 65 | 78 | 0.833 | 36 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 50 | 90 | 0.556 | 33 | ▼Relegated |
| 23rd | Notts County | 46 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 55 | 96 | 0.573 | 29 | ▼Relegated |
| 24th | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 79 | 0.468 | 28 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Grimsby Town were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Barnsley were Relegated from the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Plymouth Argyle were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▲Hull City were Promoted to the Football League Second Division |
| ▼Stockport County were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Doncaster Rovers were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Notts County were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▼Rochdale were Relegated to the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Port Vale were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Coventry City were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲York City were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
| ▲Shrewsbury Town were Promoted from the Football League Fourth Division |
