Football : Season Details : 1959

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in RED qualified for European football.
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
FAC FA Cup
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
61
2-20
  
2
 Manchester United
55
5-14
  
3
 Arsenal
50
2-33
  
4
 Bolton Wanderers
50
6-17
  
5
 West Bromwich Albion
49
5-10
  
6
 West Ham United
48
2-1
  
7
 Burnley
48
4-12
  
8
 Blackpool
47
2-15
  
9
 Birmingham City
46
6-4
  
10
 Blackburn Rovers
44
3-1
  
11
 Newcastle United
41
2-11
  
12
 Preston North End
41
6-8
  
13
 Nottingham Forest
40
4-2
 FAC-W
14
 Chelsea
40
3-22
  
15
 Leeds United
39
4-3
  
16
 Everton
38
3-5
  
17
 Luton Town
37
1-4
 FAC-F
18
 Tottenham Hotspur
36
4-9
  
19
 Leicester City
32
5-2
  
20
 Manchester City
31
6-8
  
21
 Aston Villa
30
2-14
  
22
 Portsmouth
21
1-25
  

FA Cup Final Nottingham Forest 2 Luton Town 1

History

Aston Villa concede a last minute equaliser at West Bromwich Albion. The 1 - 1 result means that they are relegated.

The Third Division North and South are re-organised into a Third and Fourth Division.

Birmingham City and Chelsea are invited to play in the Fairs Cup.

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