1958-59
First Division
Finished 21st of 22 · P42 W11 D8 L23 · 58 scored, 87 conceded
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1958 | H | Birmingham City | 1–1 | D |
| 25 Aug 1958 | H | Portsmouth | 3–2 | W |
| 30 Aug 1958 | A | West Ham United | 2–7 | L |
| 3 Sept 1958 | A | Portsmouth | 2–5 | L |
| 6 Sept 1958 | H | Nottingham Forest | 2–3 | L |
| 8 Sept 1958 | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–3 | L |
| 13 Sept 1958 | A | Chelsea | 1–2 | L |
| 17 Sept 1958 | A | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–4 | L |
| 20 Sept 1958 | H | Blackpool | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Sept 1958 | A | Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 | W |
| 4 Oct 1958 | H | Newcastle United | 2–1 | W |
| 11 Oct 1958 | H | West Bromwich Albion | 1–4 | L |
| 18 Oct 1958 | A | Leeds United | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Oct 1958 | H | Arsenal | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Oct 1958 | H | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | W |
| 1 Nov 1958 | A | Luton Town | 1–2 | L |
| 8 Nov 1958 | H | Everton | 2–4 | L |
| 15 Nov 1958 | A | Leicester City | 3–6 | L |
| 22 Nov 1958 | H | Preston North End | 2–0 | W |
| 29 Nov 1958 | A | Burnley | 1–3 | L |
| 6 Dec 1958 | H | Manchester City | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Dec 1958 | A | Arsenal | 2–1 | W |
| 20 Dec 1958 | A | Birmingham City | 1–4 | L |
| 26 Dec 1958 | A | Manchester United | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Dec 1958 | H | Manchester United | 0–2 | L |
| 3 Jan 1959 | H | West Ham United | 1–2 | L |
| 31 Jan 1959 | H | Chelsea | 3–1 | W |
| 7 Feb 1959 | A | Blackpool | 1–2 | L |
| 18 Feb 1959 | H | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Feb 1959 | A | Newcastle United | 0–1 | L |
| 7 Mar 1959 | H | Leeds United | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Mar 1959 | A | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | W |
| 21 Mar 1959 | H | Luton Town | 3–1 | W |
| 27 Mar 1959 | A | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | L |
| 28 Mar 1959 | A | Everton | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Mar 1959 | H | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | D |
| 4 Apr 1959 | H | Leicester City | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Apr 1959 | A | Preston North End | 2–4 | L |
| 18 Apr 1959 | H | Burnley | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Apr 1959 | A | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Apr 1959 | A | Manchester City | 0–0 | D |
| 29 Apr 1959 | A | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | D |
Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 110 | 49 | +61 | 61 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 103 | 66 | +37 | 55 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 88 | 68 | +20 | 50 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 79 | 66 | +13 | 50 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 88 | 68 | +20 | 49 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 85 | 70 | +15 | 48 |
| 7 | Burnley | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 81 | 70 | +11 | 48 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 47 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 84 | 68 | +16 | 46 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 70 | +6 | 44 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 41 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 77 | -7 | 41 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 71 | 74 | -3 | 40 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 77 | 98 | -21 | 40 |
| 15 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 74 | -17 | 39 |
| 16 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 71 | 87 | -16 | 38 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 71 | -3 | 37 |
| 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 85 | 95 | -10 | 36 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 67 | 98 | -31 | 32 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 64 | 95 | -31 | 31 |
| 21 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 58 | 87 | -29 | 30 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 64 | 112 | -48 | 21 |
Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.
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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.