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Historic Standings (England)
Year selected: 1958-59
Historic standings for England dating back to 1888. The equivalent modern league / tier is provided.Use the menu to the right (or in the sidebar) to select the year.
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28-9-5 | 61 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 24-11-7 | 55 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 21-13-8 | 50 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 20-12-10 | 50 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 18-11-13 | 49 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 21-15-6 | 48 |
| 7 | Burnley | 19-13-10 | 48 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 18-13-11 | 47 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 20-16-6 | 46 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 17-15-10 | 44 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 17-18-7 | 41 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 17-18-7 | 41 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 17-19-6 | 40 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 18-20-4 | 40 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 15-18-9 | 39 |
| 16 | Everton | 17-21-4 | 38 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 12-17-13 | 37 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13-19-10 | 36 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 11-21-10 | 32 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 11-22-9 | 31 |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 11-23-8 | 30 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 6-27-9 | 21 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28-8-6 | 62 |
| 2 | Fulham | 27-9-6 | 60 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 23-12-7 | 53 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 24-13-5 | 53 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 21-14-7 | 49 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 18-12-12 | 48 |
| 7 | Derby County | 20-14-8 | 48 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 18-17-7 | 43 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 18-17-7 | 43 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 17-18-7 | 41 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 16-17-9 | 41 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15-16-11 | 41 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 15-17-10 | 40 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 16-18-8 | 40 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 16-18-8 | 40 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 17-19-6 | 40 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 14-20-8 | 36 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 12-21-9 | 33 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 11-24-7 | 29 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 10-23-9 | 29 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 9-23-10 | 28 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 10-25-7 | 27 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 23-7-16 | 62 |
| 2 | Hull City | 26-11-9 | 61 |
| 3 | Brentford | 21-10-15 | 57 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 22-11-13 | 57 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 21-15-10 | 52 |
| 6 | Reading | 21-17-8 | 50 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 21-17-8 | 50 |
| 8 | Southend United | 21-17-8 | 50 |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 21-17-8 | 50 |
| 10 | Bury | 17-15-14 | 48 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 18-17-11 | 47 |
| 12 | AFC Bournemouth | 17-17-12 | 46 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 19-19-8 | 46 |
| 14 | Southampton | 17-18-11 | 45 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 16-17-13 | 45 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 17-19-10 | 44 |
| 17 | Newport County | 17-20-9 | 43 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 14-18-14 | 42 |
| 19 | Accrington Stanley | 15-19-12 | 42 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 14-19-13 | 41 |
| 21 | Stockport County | 13-23-10 | 36 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 14-27-5 | 33 |
| 23 | Notts County | 8-25-13 | 29 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 8-26-12 | 28 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Vale | 26-8-12 | 64 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 24-10-12 | 60 |
| 3 | York City | 21-7-18 | 60 |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 24-12-10 | 58 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 23-12-11 | 57 |
| 6 | Walsall | 21-15-10 | 52 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 20-14-12 | 52 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 21-16-9 | 51 |
| 9 | Millwall | 20-16-10 | 50 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 19-15-12 | 50 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 20-17-9 | 49 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 16-18-12 | 44 |
| 13 | Chester City | 16-18-12 | 44 |
| 14 | Bradford Park Avenue | 18-21-7 | 43 |
| 15 | Watford | 16-20-10 | 42 |
| 16 | Darlington | 13-17-16 | 42 |
| 17 | Workington | 12-17-17 | 41 |
| 18 | Crewe Alexandra | 15-21-10 | 40 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 15-21-10 | 40 |
| 20 | Gateshead | 16-22-8 | 40 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 16-26-4 | 36 |
| 22 | Aldershot Town | 14-25-7 | 35 |
| 23 | Barrow | 9-27-10 | 28 |
| 24 | Southport | 7-27-12 | 26 |
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