First Division 1958/59

Wolverhampton Wanderers won the 1958/59 First Division with 61 points, 6 points ahead of Manchester United. Aston Villa and Portsmouth were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,692 goals, 3.66 a game.

Wolves

Champions

1,692

Goals

3.66

Goals a game

52%

Home wins

Final table


1	Wolverhampton WanderersWolves	42	28	5	9	110	49	+61	61
2	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	24	7	11	103	66	+37	55
3	ArsenalArsenal	42	21	8	13	88	68	+20	50
4	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	20	10	12	79	66	+13	50
5	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	18	13	11	88	68	+20	49
6	West Ham UnitedWest Ham	42	21	6	15	85	70	+15	48
7	BurnleyBurnley	42	19	10	13	81	70	+11	48
8	BlackpoolBlackpool	42	18	11	13	66	49	+17	47
9	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	20	6	16	84	68	+16	46
10	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	17	10	15	76	70	+6	44
11	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	17	7	18	80	80	0	41
12	Preston North EndPreston North End	42	17	7	18	70	77	-7	41
13	Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest	42	17	6	19	71	74	-3	40
14	ChelseaChelsea	42	18	4	20	77	98	-21	40
15	Leeds UnitedLeeds United	42	15	9	18	57	74	-17	39
16	EvertonEverton	42	17	4	21	71	87	-16	38
17	Luton TownLuton Town	42	12	13	17	68	71	-3	37
18	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	13	10	19	85	95	-10	36
19	Leicester CityLeicester City	42	11	10	21	67	98	-31	32
20	Manchester CityMan City	42	11	9	22	64	95	-31	31
21	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	11	8	23	58	87	-29	30
22	PortsmouthPortsmouth	42	6	9	27	64	112	-48	21

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1958/59 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Mon 4 May 1959

Wolves

Man United

Arsenal

Bolton

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1958/59 · Mon 4 May 1959

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The 1958/59 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way; ringed squares are results the English top flight had never seen before this season. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

1 1 1

4 8 5 7 2

12 19 10 6 4 1 4

10 31 18 13 11 6 3 1

18 48 39 40 18 10 5

17 22 20 16 13 7 3 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

One result in 1958/59 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:

October 11, 1958Tottenham 10–4 EvertonFirst 10–4 home win

Biggest wins

December 27, 1958Wolves 7–0 Portsmouth7-goal home win

October 11, 1958Tottenham 10–4 Everton6-goal home win

March 7, 1959Nott'm Forest 1–7 Birmingham6-goal away win

September 3, 1958Birmingham 0–6 West Brom6-goal away win

December 20, 1958West Ham 6–0 Portsmouth6-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

October 11, 1958Tottenham 10–4 Everton14 goals

September 10, 1958Chelsea 6–5 Newcastle11 goals

August 30, 1958West Ham 7–2 Aston Villa9 goals

October 4, 1958West Ham 6–3 Blackburn9 goals

November 15, 1958Bolton 6–3 Man United9 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw48 · 10%

#23–1 home win40 · 9%

#32–1 home win39 · 8%

#41–2 away win31 · 7%

#51–0 home win22 · 5%

How 1958/59 compares

At 3.66 goals a game, 1958/59 was the 15th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 52% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 20% were draws and 29% away wins.

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