English First Division 1958/1959
Historical league standings at 3rd January 1959
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 30 | 32 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 61 | 43 | 31 | 1.42 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 45 | 31 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 36 | 31 | 1.28 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 41 | 30 | 1.12 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 36 | 29 | 1.53 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 1.47 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 25 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 1.28 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 43 | 27 | 1.21 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 45 | 27 | 1.16 |
| 11 | Burnley | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 43 | 26 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 1.02 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 47 | 24 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 59 | 23 | 0.81 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 43 | 23 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Everton | 25 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 57 | 23 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 22 | 1.09 |
| 18 | Leicester City | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 61 | 20 | 0.70 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 59 | 20 | 0.69 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 19 | 0.78 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 25 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 63 | 17 | 0.63 |
| 22 | Aston Villa | 26 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 65 | 16 | 0.57 |
