| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 62 | +58 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 106 | 48 |
| 2 | Fulham | 42 | 60 | +35 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 96 | 61 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 53 | +34 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 82 | 48 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 53 | +25 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 87 | 62 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 49 | +14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 58 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 48 | +16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 64 |
| 7 | Derby County | 42 | 48 | +3 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 71 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 43 | +2 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 92 | 90 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 42 | 43 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 65 | 65 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 42 | 41 | +4 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 70 |
| 11 | Swansea Town | 42 | 41 | -2 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 81 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 41 | -16 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 74 | 90 |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 40 | +16 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 87 | 71 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 40 | +7 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 62 | 55 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 42 | 40 | -11 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 75 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 40 | -15 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 62 | 77 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 36 | -7 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 71 | 78 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 33 | -29 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 84 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 42 | 29 | -30 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 63 | 93 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 42 | 29 | -40 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 82 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 28 | -28 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 62 | 90 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 42 | 27 | -36 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 91 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1958_1959/championship/index.shtml.
