| Nextseason: | 1959–60 |
The 1958–59 season was the 60th completed season of The Football League.
This season saw the introduction of the Fourth Division.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From this season, the bottom four teams of the Fourth Division were required to apply for re-election.
| Competition: | First Division |
| Season: | 1958–59 |
| Winners: | Wolverhampton Wanderers 3rd English title |
| Relegated: | Aston Villa Portsmouth |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| League Topscorer: | Jimmy Greaves (33 goals)[3] |
| Biggest Home Win: | (27 December 1958) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (3 September 1958) (7 March 1959) |
| Highest Scoring: | (11 October 1958) |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1692 |
| Prevseason: | 1957–58 |
| Nextseason: | 1959–60 |
| Competition: | Second Division |
| Season: | 1958–59 |
| Winners: | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Promoted: | Sheffield Wednesday Fulham |
| Relegated: | Grimsby Town Barnsley |
| League Topscorer: | Brian Clough (42 goals) |
| Matches: | 462 |
| Total Goals: | 1604 |
| Prevseason: | 1957–58 |
| Nextseason: | 1959–60 |
| Competition: | Football League Third Division |
| Season: | 1958–59 |
| Winners: | Plymouth Argyle (1st title) |
| Continentalcup1: | Promoted |
| Continentalcup2: | Relegated |
| League Topscorer: | Jim Towers (Brentford), 32 |
| Matches: | 552 |
| Total Goals: | 1733 |
| Prevseason: | 1957–58 (North) 1957–58 (South) |
| Nextseason: | 1959–60 |
| Competition: | Football League Fourth Division |
| Season: | 1958–59 |
| Winners: | Port Vale (1st title) |
| Continentalcup1: | Promoted |
| Continentalcup2: | Failed re-election |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | none |
| League Topscorer: | Arthur Rowley (Shrewsbury Town), 37 |
| Matches: | 552 |
| Total Goals: | 1794 |
| Prevseason: | 1957–58 (North) 1957–58 (South) |
| Nextseason: | 1959–60 |