Seasons · Division One · Season 39

1958/59

Finished 15th · Manager Bill Lambton

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The season · Record

Played: 43
Won: 15
Drawn: 9
Lost: 19
For: 58
Against: 79
Points: 39

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 4–0; v Chelsea
Biggest defeat: 0–4; v Bolton Wanderers
Clean sheets: 8
Top scorer: Shackleton; 17 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 25,636

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1958/59
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	28	5	9	110	49	+61	61
2	Manchester United	42	24	7	11	103	66	+37	55
3	Arsenal	42	21	8	13	88	68	+20	50
4	Bolton Wanderers	42	20	10	12	79	66	+13	50
5	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	13	11	88	68	+20	49
6	West Ham United	42	21	6	15	85	70	+15	48
7	Burnley	42	19	10	13	81	70	+11	48
8	Blackpool	42	18	11	13	66	49	+17	47
9	Birmingham City	42	20	6	16	84	68	+16	46
10	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	10	15	76	70	+6	44
11	Newcastle United	42	17	7	18	80	80	0	41
12	Preston North End	42	17	7	18	70	77	-7	41
13	Nottingham Forest	42	17	6	19	71	74	-3	40
14	Chelsea	42	18	4	20	77	98	-21	40
15	Leeds United	42	15	9	18	57	74	-17	39
16	Everton	42	17	4	21	71	87	-16	38
17	Luton Town	42	12	13	17	68	71	-3	37
18	Tottenham Hotspur	42	13	10	19	85	95	-10	36
19	Leicester City	42	11	10	21	67	98	-31	32
20	Manchester City	42	11	9	22	64	95	-31	31
21	Aston Villa	42	11	8	23	58	87	-29	30
22	Portsmouth	42	6	9	27	64	112	-48	21

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1958/59
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
23 Aug	A	Bolton Wanderers	0–4	25,922	Lost 0–4 v Bolton Wanderers
26 Aug	H	Luton Town	1–1	25,498	Drew 1–1 v Luton Town
30 Aug	H	Burnley	1–1	22,739	Drew 1–1 v Burnley
3 Sep	A	Luton Town	1–1	13,497	Drew 1–1 v Luton Town
6 Sep	A	Preston North End	2–1	22,765	Won 2–1 v Preston North End
10 Sep	H	Birmingham City	0–0	25,228	Drew 0–0 v Birmingham City
13 Sep	H	Leicester City	1–1	23,487	Drew 1–1 v Leicester City
17 Sep	A	Birmingham City	1–4	24,068	Lost 1–4 v Birmingham City
20 Sep	A	Everton	2–3	31,105	Lost 2–3 v Everton
27 Sep	H	Arsenal	2–1	33,961	Won 2–1 v Arsenal
4 Oct	A	Manchester City	1–2	31,989	Lost 1–2 v Manchester City
11 Oct	A	Portsmouth	0–2	22,570	Lost 0–2 v Portsmouth
18 Oct	H	Aston Villa	0–0	21,088	Drew 0–0 v Aston Villa
25 Oct	A	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	38,691	Won 3–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
1 Nov	H	Manchester United	1–2	48,574	Lost 1–2 v Manchester United
8 Nov	A	Chelsea	0–2	33,357	Lost 0–2 v Chelsea
15 Nov	H	Blackpool	1–1	29,252	Drew 1–1 v Blackpool
22 Nov	A	Blackburn Rovers	4–2	28,727	Won 4–2 v Blackburn Rovers
29 Nov	H	Newcastle United	3–2	23,732	Won 3–2 v Newcastle United
6 Dec	A	West Ham United	3–2	22,022	Won 3–2 v West Ham United
13 Dec	H	Nottingham Forest	1–0	26,341	Won 1–0 v Nottingham Forest
20 Dec	H	Bolton Wanderers	3–4	28,534	Lost 3–4 v Bolton Wanderers
26 Dec	A	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	34,878	Won 2–1 v West Bromwich Albion
27 Dec	H	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	44,929	Lost 0–1 v West Bromwich Albion
3 Jan	A	Burnley	1–3	26,013	Lost 1–3 v Burnley
17 Jan	H	Preston North End	1–3	22,043	Lost 1–3 v Preston North End
31 Jan	A	Leicester City	1–0	23,376	Won 1–0 v Leicester City
7 Feb	H	Everton	1–0	18,200	Won 1–0 v Everton
14 Feb	A	Wolves	2–6	26,790	Lost 2–6 v Wolves
21 Feb	H	Manchester City	0–4	18,515	Lost 0–4 v Manchester City
24 Feb	A	Arsenal	0–1	30,034	Lost 0–1 v Arsenal
28 Feb	H	Portsmouth	1–1	14,900	Drew 1–1 v Portsmouth
7 Mar	A	Aston Villa	1–2	27,631	Lost 1–2 v Aston Villa
14 Mar	H	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	17,010	Won 3–1 v Tottenham Hotspur
21 Mar	A	Manchester United	0–4	45,473	Lost 0–4 v Manchester United
28 Mar	H	Chelsea	4–0	16,676	Won 4–0 v Chelsea
31 Mar	H	Wolves	1–3	35,819	Lost 1–3 v Wolves
4 Apr	A	Blackpool	0–3	14,089	Lost 0–3 v Blackpool
11 Apr	H	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	15,232	Won 2–1 v Blackburn Rovers
18 Apr	A	Newcastle United	2–2	19,321	Drew 2–2 v Newcastle United
22 Apr	A	Nottingham Forest	3–0	18,650	Won 3–0 v Nottingham Forest
25 Apr	H	West Ham United	1–0	11,257	Won 1–0 v West Ham United

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1958/59
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
10 Jan	A	Luton Town	1–5	18,354	Lost 1–5 v Luton Town