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326 Wednesday, 4 October 1958
Home International Championship 1958-59 (64th) Match
Northern Ireland 3 England 3 [1-1]
Match Summary
 
 
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Football League Division One: 
 
Arsenal 4 West Bromwich Albion 3
 
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (58,570)
Henderson 10, 51, Herd 45, Barlow OG 53 ~ Kevan 5, 77, 88
West Brom were without Don Howe
          
Aston Villa 2 Newcastle United 1
 
Villa Park, Birmingham (29,801)
Barrett 35, 63 ~ White 66
Villa were without Peter McParland
Newcastle were without Dick Keith
  
Burnley 4 Chelsea 0
 
Turf Moor, Burnley (22,902)
Cheesebrough 26, Adamson 47 (pen), Pilkington 53, Robson 69
Burnley were without Colin McDonald & Jimmy McIlroy
Chelsea were without Peter Brabrook
  
Everton 3 Birmingham City 1
 
Goodison Park, Liverpool (39,408)
J.Harris 49, Hickson 55, 72 ~ Murphy 59
   
Leicester City 3 Luton Town 1
 
Filbert Street, Leicester (32,019)
McNeill 46, Walsh 82, Kelly 85 ~ McLeod 11
Leicester were without Willie Cunningham
Luton were without Bob Morton & Billy Bingham
 
Manchester City 2 Leeds United 1
 
Maine Road, Manchester (31,989)
Hayes 16, Barlow 22 ~ Leivers OG 89
Leeds were without Wilbur Cush
    
Nottingham Forest 2 Blackpool 0
 
City Ground, Nottingham (31,934)
Wilson 65, Imlach 83
 
Portsmouth 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1
 
Fratton Park, Portsmouth (26,402)
Saunders 10 ~
Stokes 7
Portsmouth were without Tommy Casey
Tottenham were without Danny Blanchflower
 
Preston North End 0 Bolton Wanderers 0
 
Deepdale Stadium, Preston (28,769)
Preston were without Tom Finney
Bolton were without Tommy Banks
 
West Ham United 6 Blackburn Rovers 3
 
Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (25,280)
Keeble 17, 44, 54, 77, Woods OG 46, Cantwell 69 ~ Vernon 14, 88, Dobing 79
Blackburn were without Ronnie Clayton
    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4
Manchester United 0

 
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton (36,840)
Mason 10, Murray 67, 89, Mullen 74
Wolves were without Peter Broadbent & Billy Wright
United were without Bobby Charlton, Wilf McGuinness & Harry Gregg
The Wolves-United match was the first to be played in the evening under floodlights, kicking off at 7.00pm - the attendance was ten thousand lower than expected - and was considered a failure.
 
One point separated the top seven clubs. Arsenal were particularly impressive, hitting 25 goals in their first six home games, and it was to be their best league season of the 18 between their title successes of 1953 and 1971, but third place was where they finished.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A
W D L W D L
Arsenal 11 6 0 0 1 0 4 35 17 14
                     
Luton Town 11 3 3 0 1 3 1 21 13 14
Preston North End 11 4 1 1 1 3 1 21 14 14
Bolton Wanderers 11 5 0 1 0 4 1 21 16 14
Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 4 1 1 2 0 3 25 17 13
West Ham United 11 5 0 0 1 1 4 27 15 13
Chelsea 11 5 0 0 1 1 4 30 31 13
Manchester United 11 3 2 0 1 2 3 26 18 12
Blackpool 11 3 2 0 1 2 3 13 11 12
Burnley 11 3 1 2 2 1 2 22 19 12
West Bromwich Albion 11 0 3 2 3 2 1 28 19 11
Newcastle United 11 2 1 2 3 0 3 20 21 11
Nottingham Forest 11 3 1 1 1 1 4 20 20 10
Leicester City 11 3 3 0 0 1 4 18 25 10
Blackburn Rovers 11 2 1 2 1 2 3 25 22 9
Tottenham Hotspur 11 3 0 2 0 3 3 17 23 9
Portsmouth 11 2 2 2 1 1 3 18 16 9
Birmingham City 11 3 0 2 0 3 3 14 22 9
Leeds United 11 1 4 0 1 1 4 12 19 9
Everton 11 2 0 4 2 0 3 17 28 8
                     
Manchester City 11 1 4 1 1 0 4 17 29 8
Aston Villa 11 2 2 2 1 0 4 18 31 8

Division One Leading Goalscorers
16 - Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea)
11 - David Herd (Arsenal)
     
Football League Division Two: 
 
Barnsley 3 Grimsby Town 1
 Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley (10,267)
Kaye, Chappell (2) ~ Scott
    
Bristol City 2 Charlton Athletic 4
 Ashton Gate, Bristol (23,831)
Etheridge, Tindill ~ Ryan, Summers (3)
 
Cardiff City 3 Middlesbrough 2
 Ninian Park, Cardiff (20,560)
Jenkins, Hewitt, Walsh ~ Phillips, Peacock
 
Fulham 1 Scunthorpe United 1
 Craven Cottage, Fulham (24,569)
Leggat ~ Bentley OG
Fulham were without Johnny Haynes
    
Huddersfield Town 5 Liverpool 0
 Leeds Road, Huddersfield (15,934)
Hawksworth (2), Massie, Taylor, Wilson
    
Lincoln City 2 Leyton Orient 0
 Sincil Bank, Lincoln (9,777)
Eagles OG
, Chapman
    
Rotherham United 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 1
 Millmoor Ground, Rotherham (7,412)
Thorne
    
Sheffield Wednesday 2 Sheffield United 0
 Hillsborough, Sheffield (44,591)
Froggatt, Shiner
    
Stoke City 2 Bristol Rovers 2
 Victoria Ground, Stoke (19,763)
Thomson, Bowyer ~ Ward, Jones
 
Sunderland 3 Derby County 0
 Roker Park, Sunderland (23,049)
Anderson (2), Kichenbrand
 
Swansea Town 4 Ipswich Town 2
 Vetch Field, Swansea (12,594)
Terry, Griffiths (2), Charles ~ Crawford (2)
 
 
Unbeaten Fulham maintained their unbeaten record, but dropped a home point for the first time, missing the great Johnny Haynes, who would finally make it to the first division at the end of the season.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A
W D L W D L
Fulham 11 5 1 0 4 1 0 34 14 20
Sheffield Wednesday 11 6 0 0 3 1 1 32 12 19
 
Bristol Rovers 11 4 1 0 2 1 3 23 17 14
Stoke City 11 5 1 0 1 1 3 22 20 14
Bristol City 11 4 0 2 2 1 2 25 20 13
Charlton Athletic 11 4 1 0 1 2 3 25 24 13
Sheffield United 11 3 1 1 1 2 3 14 10 11
Swansea Town 11 3 2 1 1 1 3 22 18 11
Cardiff City 11 4 0 2 1 1 3 19 20 11
Grimsby Town 11 4 1 0 0 2 4 22 24 11
Huddersfield Town 11 4 1 1 0 1 4 19 12 10
Middlesbrough 11 2 2 1 2 0 4 22 14 10
Liverpool 11 3 1 1 1 1 4 21 20 10
Leyton Orient 11 3 1 2 1 1 3 16 17 10
Barnsley 11 3 0 2 1 1 4 20 28 9
Derby County 11 3 0 2 0 3 3 16 23 9
Brighton & Hove Albion 11 1 4 0 1 1 4 13 28 9
Ipswich Town 11 2 1 2 1 1 4 16 20 8
Scunthorpe United 11 2 3 1 0 1 4 15 23 8
Rotherham United 11 3 0 2 1 0 5 14 17 8
 
Lincoln City 11 3 1 2 0 0 5 21 26 7
Sunderland 11 3 1 2 0 0 5 16 31 7
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
13 - Brian Clough (Middlesbrough), Johnny Haynes (Fulham)
12 - Redfern Froggatt (Sheff. W.)
     
Football League Division Three: 
 
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 4 Tranmere Rovers 0
 Dean Court, Bournemouth (9,033)
Bolton (pen), Burgess, Dowsett (2)
    
Bradford City 1 Halifax Town 3
 Valley Parade, Bradford (13,577)
Webb ~ Verity, Smith (2)
 
Brentford 1 Chesterfield 1
 Griffin Park, Brentford (12,473)
Heath ~ Frear
 
Bury 6 Rochdale 1
 Gigg Lane, Bury (11,865)
McIntosh (2), Parker (2), Darbyshire (2) ~ Dailey
    
Colchester United 8 Stockport County 2
 Layer Road, Colchester (8,298)
Evans (3), Langman (2), McLeod (3) ~ Clarke, Murray
    
Hull City 2 Newport County 3
 Boothferry Park, Hull (14,753)
Bradbury, Smith
~ Jones, McPherson, Singer
    
Mansfield Town 3 Queen's Park Rangers 4
 Field Mill, Mansfield (9,622)
Keery (2), Uphill ~ Longbottom, Dawson, Cameron, Angell
    
Norwich City 1 Plymouth Argyle 1
 Carrow Road Stadium, Norwich (22,221)
Lythgoe ~ Carter
    
Southampton 3 Reading 3
 The Dell, Southampton (17,382)
Reeves, McLaren OG, Hoskins ~ Webb, Ayre (2)
 
Southend United 5 Doncaster Rovers 0
 Roots Hall Stadium, Southend (11,889)
Hollis (2), Thomson (2), McCrory
Doncaster were without Len Graham
 
Swindon Town 3 Notts County 1
 County Ground, Swindon (13,478)
Edwards (2), Micklewright ~ Wylie
 
Wrexham 2 Accrington Stanley 2
 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (11,785)
Bannan (2) ~ Stewart (2)
 
 
The southern clubs in the newly-formed third division got off to the best starts, occupying three-quarters of the top half, and only Hull City from the northern section, would maintain a challenge for promotion.
Division Three Table
Team P Home Away F A
W D L W D L
Plymouth Argyle 13 5 1 0 2 4 1 31 15 19
Reading 13 4 2 0 2 4 1 20 11 18
 
Swindon Town 13 5 1 1 2 3 1 20 12 18
Southampton 13 3 3 1 3 1 2 33 18 16
Southend United 13 3 2 1 3 2 2 24 18 16
Tranmere Rovers 13 4 2 0 2 2 3 22 19 16
Colchester United 13 5 0 2 1 3 1 25 18 15
Queen's Park Rangers 13 4 2 0 2 1 4 21 23 15
Brentford 13 4 2 1 1 2 3 17 11 14
Hull City 13 4 2 1 1 2 3 22 20 14
Accrington Stanley 13 2 3 1 2 2 3 19 19 13
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 13 5 0 2 1 1 4 19 19 13
Wrexham 13 4 3 0 1 0 5 19 20 13
Halifax Town 13 3 1 2 3 0 4 19 22 13
Bury 13 2 3 1 2 1 4 26 21 12
Norwich City 13 3 2 2 2 0 4 19 20 12
Mansfield Town 13 4 1 2 1 1 4 22 28 12
Chesterfield 13 3 1 3 1 2 3 17 17 11
Bradford City 13 3 1 3 1 2 3 19 24 11
Newport County 13 3 0 3 1 3 3 13 19 11
 
Doncaster Rovers 13 3 0 2 1 0 6 13 26 8
Stockport County 13 1 1 4 1 2 4 18 32 7
Notts County 13 1 4 2 0 1 5 14 26 7
Rochdale 13 2 2 2 0 0 7 12 26 6
 
Division Three Leading Goalscorers
10 - Keith Williams (Tranmere)
9 - Neil Langman (Colchester), Arthur Longbottom (QPR)
     
Football League Division Four: 
 
Aldershot 0 Walsall 5
 Recreation Ground, Aldershot (3,388)
Askey (2), Richards (2), Taylor
    
Barrow 0 Coventry City 3
 Holker Street, Barrow (5,447)
Rogers (2), Ryan
 
Carlisle United 1 Exeter City 2
 Brunton Park, Carlisle (10,372)
McKenna ~ Rees, Calland
 
Chester 1 Port Vale 2
 Sealand Road, Chester (8,197)
Webster ~ Steele (2)
    
Gateshead 1 Darlington 3
 Redheugh Park, Gateshead (4,088)
Robinson ~ Carr, Fletcher, Lancaster
    
Gillingham 3 Crewe Alexandra 0
 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham (7,481)
Patrick, Bacon, Edgar
    
Hartlepools United 1 York City 5
 Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (9,799)
Clark ~ Wragg (3), Hughes, Addison
     
Millwall 2 Crystal Palace 1
 The Den, New Cross (20,446)
Hutton, Brand ~ Deakin
 
Oldham Athletic 3 Shrewsbury Town 1
 Boundary Park, Oldham (6,114)
Neale, Bourne, Hall ~ Whitaker
 
Southport 3 Workington 0
 Haig Avenue, Southport (3,140)
McDermott, Davies, Phenix
 
Torquay United 4 Northampton Town 2
 Plainmoor, Torquay (5,399)
Bond, Pym (3) ~ Baron, Norris
  
Watford 2 Bradford 1
 Vicarage Road Stadium, Watford (6,661)
Gordon (2) ~ Ward
 
The southern clubs were even more dominant in the new fourth division, with only two clubs from the northern section appearing in the top half, and that was also the way that it finished. One of them, however, was York City, who were top and would go on to win their first-ever promotion.
Division Four Table
Team P Home Away F A
W D L W D L
York City 13 4 2 0 3 3 1 27 10 19
Millwall 13 4 1 2 4 0 2 23 16 17
Coventry City 13 5 1 1 2 1 3 25 13 16
Port Vale 13 1 2 3 5 2 0 30 20 16
 
Northampton Town 12 4 1 0 3 1 3 27 19 16
Torquay United 13 4 1 1 2 3 2 27 20 16
Walsall 13 2 2 2 4 1 2 24 17 15
Carlisle United 12 3 2 2 3 1 1 14 10 15
Gillingham 13 4 2 1 2 1 3 23 20 15
Exeter City 11 5 1 0 1 1 3 20 11 14
Shrewsbury Town 13 3 1 2 2 3 2 18 14 14
Watford 12 3 1 2 2 1 3 20 17 12
Bradford 13 5 0 1 1 0 6 22 21 12
Crystal Palace 13 3 2 1 1 2 4 26 25 12
Hartlepools United 13 3 0 4 2 2 2 21 27 12
Darlington 13 0 2 4 3 3 1 16 16 11
Chester 12 3 1 3 1 2 2 21 23 11
Workington 13 3 3 0 0 2 5 18 25 11
Barrow 13 3 1 3 2 0 4 15 26 11
Southport 13 4 2 0 0 0 7 14 22 10
Oldham Athletic 13 4 0 3 0 1 5 19 23 9
Gateshead 11 1 1 4 2 1 2 14 26 8
Aldershot 13 1 1 5 2 0 4 15 36 7
Crewe Alexandra 13 1 1 4 1 0 6 11 33 5
 
Division Four Leading Goalscorers
12 - MIke Deakin (Crystal P.)
11 - Johnny Edgar (Gillingham) - 2 pens, Ernie Pym (Torquay), Alan Woan (Northampton)
Source Notes  
Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League Match by Match 1958/59 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2006
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