English League Tables

1958/59 Tables◄ 1959/60 Tables ►1960/61 Tables

Football League First Division  1959/60

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Burnley 42 24 7 11 85 61 1.393 55 Champions ♦EC
2nd  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 24 6 12 106 67 1.582 54 Runners Up ♦ECWC
3rd  Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 11 10 86 50 1.720 53 -
4th  West Bromwich Albion 42 19 11 12 83 57 1.456 49 -
5th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 19 11 12 80 59 1.356 49 -
6th  Bolton Wanderers 42 20 8 14 59 51 1.157 48 -
7th  Manchester United 42 19 7 16 102 80 1.275 45 -
8th  Newcastle United 42 18 8 16 82 78 1.051 44 -
9th  Preston North End 42 16 12 14 79 76 1.039 44 -
10th  Fulham 42 17 10 15 73 80 0.912 44 -
11th  Blackpool 42 15 10 17 59 71 0.831 40 -
12th  Leicester City 42 13 13 16 66 75 0.880 39 -
13th  Arsenal 42 15 9 18 68 80 0.850 39 -
14th  West Ham United 42 16 6 20 75 91 0.824 38 -
15th  Everton 42 13 11 18 73 78 0.936 37 -
16th  Manchester City 42 17 3 22 78 84 0.929 37 -
17th  Blackburn Rovers 42 16 5 21 60 70 0.857 37 -
18th  Chelsea 42 14 9 19 76 91 0.835 37 -
19th  Birmingham City 42 13 10 19 63 80 0.787 36 -
20th  Nottingham Forest 42 13 9 20 50 74 0.676 35 -
21st  Leeds United 42 12 10 20 65 92 0.707 34 ▼Relegated
22nd  Luton Town 42 9 12 21 50 73 0.685 30 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1959/60

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Aston Villa 42 25 9 8 89 43 2.070 59 ▲Champions
2nd  Cardiff City 42 23 12 7 90 62 1.452 58 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Liverpool 42 20 10 12 90 66 1.364 50 -
4th  Sheffield United 42 19 12 11 68 51 1.333 50 -
5th  Middlesbrough 42 19 10 13 90 64 1.406 48 -
6th  Huddersfield Town 42 19 9 14 73 52 1.404 47 -
7th  Charlton Athletic 42 17 13 12 90 87 1.034 47 -
8th  Rotherham United 42 17 13 12 61 60 1.017 47 -
9th  Bristol Rovers 42 18 11 13 72 78 0.923 47 -
10th  Leyton Orient 42 15 14 13 76 61 1.246 44 -
11th  Ipswich Town 42 19 6 17 78 68 1.147 44 -
12th  Swansea Town 42 15 10 17 82 84 0.976 40 -
13th  Lincoln City 42 16 7 19 75 78 0.962 39 -
14th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 13 12 17 67 76 0.882 38 -
15th  Scunthorpe United 42 13 10 19 57 71 0.803 36 -
16th  Sunderland 42 12 12 18 52 65 0.800 36 -
17th  Stoke City 42 14 7 21 66 83 0.795 35 -
18th  Derby County 42 14 7 21 61 77 0.792 35 -
19th  Plymouth Argyle 42 13 9 20 61 89 0.685 35 -
20th  Portsmouth 42 10 12 20 59 77 0.766 32 -
21st  Hull City 42 10 10 22 48 76 0.632 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Bristol City 42 11 5 26 60 97 0.619 27 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1959/60

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Southampton 46 26 9 11 106 75 1.413 61 ▲Champions
2nd  Norwich City 46 24 11 11 82 54 1.519 59 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Shrewsbury Town 46 18 16 12 97 75 1.293 52 -
4th  Grimsby Town 46 18 16 12 87 70 1.243 52 -
5th  Coventry City 46 21 10 15 78 63 1.238 52 -
6th  Brentford 46 21 9 16 78 61 1.279 51 -
7th  Bury 46 21 9 16 64 51 1.255 51 -
8th  Queens Park Rangers 46 18 13 15 73 54 1.352 49 -
9th  Colchester United 46 18 11 17 83 74 1.122 47 -
10th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 46 17 13 16 72 72 1.000 47 -
11th  Reading 46 18 10 18 84 77 1.091 46 -
12th  Southend United 46 19 8 19 76 74 1.027 46 -
13th  Newport County 46 20 6 20 80 79 1.013 46 -
14th  Port Vale 46 19 8 19 80 79 1.013 46 -
15th  Halifax Town 46 18 10 18 70 72 0.972 46 -
16th  Swindon Town 46 19 8 19 69 78 0.885 46 -
17th  Barnsley 46 15 14 17 65 66 0.985 44 -
18th  Chesterfield 46 18 7 21 71 84 0.845 43 -
19th  Bradford City 46 15 12 19 66 74 0.892 42 -
20th  Tranmere Rovers 46 14 13 19 72 75 0.960 41 -
21st  York City 46 13 12 21 57 73 0.781 38 ▼Relegated
22nd  Mansfield Town 46 15 6 25 81 112 0.723 36 ▼Relegated
23rd  Wrexham 46 14 8 24 68 101 0.673 36 ▼Relegated
24th  Accrington Stanley 46 11 5 30 57 123 0.463 27 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1959/60

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Walsall 46 28 9 9 102 60 1.700 65 ▲Champions
2nd  Notts County 46 26 8 12 107 69 1.551 60 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Torquay United 46 26 8 12 84 58 1.448 60 ▲Promoted
4th  Watford 46 24 9 13 92 67 1.373 57 ▲Promoted
5th  Millwall 46 18 17 11 84 61 1.377 53 -
6th  Northampton Town 46 22 9 15 85 63 1.349 53 -
7th  Gillingham 46 21 10 15 74 69 1.072 52 -
8th  Crystal Palace 46 19 12 15 84 64 1.313 50 -
9th  Exeter City 46 19 11 16 80 70 1.143 49 -
10th  Stockport County 46 19 11 16 58 54 1.074 49 -
11th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 17 15 14 70 68 1.029 49 -
12th  Rochdale 46 18 10 18 65 60 1.083 46 -
13th  Aldershot 46 18 9 19 77 74 1.041 45 -
14th  Crewe Alexandra 46 18 9 19 79 88 0.898 45 -
15th  Darlington 46 17 9 20 63 73 0.863 43 -
16th  Workington 46 14 14 18 68 60 1.133 42 -
17th  Doncaster Rovers 46 16 10 20 69 76 0.908 42 -
18th  Barrow 46 15 11 20 77 87 0.885 41 -
19th  Carlisle United 46 15 11 20 51 66 0.773 41 -
20th  Chester 46 14 12 20 59 77 0.766 40 -
21st  Southport 46 10 14 22 48 92 0.522 34 Re-Elected
22nd  Gateshead 46 12 9 25 58 86 0.674 33 ▼Not Re Elected
23rd  Oldham Athletic 46 8 12 26 41 83 0.494 28 Re-Elected
24th  Hartlepools United 46 10 7 29 59 109 0.541 27 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership
Eighteen non-league clubs challenged the four clubs needing to seek re-election in the vote for League membership.
Votes Club End Result
39 Oldham Athletic Re Elected to the League
35 Peterborough United ▲Elected to the League
34 Hartlepools United Re Elected to the League
29 Southport Re Elected to the League
18 Gateshead ▼Not Re Elected to the League
10 Headington United Not Elected to the League
6 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
3 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the League
2 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
2 Cambridge City Not Elected to the League
2 Guildford City Not Elected to the League
2 New Brighton Not Elected to the League
2 Romford Not Elected to the League
2 Scarborough Not Elected to the League
2 Worcester City Not Elected to the League
1 Ellesmere Port Town Not Elected to the League
1 Kettering Town Not Elected to the League
1 Morecambe Not Elected to the League
1 South Shields Not Elected to the League
0 Hereford United Not Elected to the League
0 King's Lynn Not Elected to the League
0 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League

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