English League Tables

1959/60 Tables◄ 1960/61 Tables ►1961/62 Tables

Football League First Division  1960/61

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Tottenham Hotspur 42 31 4 7 115 55 2.091 66 Champions ♦EC
2nd  Sheffield Wednesday 42 23 12 7 78 47 1.660 58 Runners Up ♦ICFC
3rd  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 25 7 10 103 75 1.373 57 -
4th  Burnley 42 22 7 13 102 77 1.325 51 -
5th  Everton 42 22 6 14 87 69 1.261 50 -
6th  Leicester City 42 18 9 15 87 70 1.243 45 ♦ECWC
7th  Manchester United 42 18 9 15 88 76 1.158 45 -
8th  Blackburn Rovers 42 15 13 14 77 76 1.013 43 -
9th  Aston Villa 42 17 9 16 78 77 1.013 43 -
10th  West Bromwich Albion 42 18 5 19 67 71 0.944 41 -
11th  Arsenal 42 15 11 16 77 85 0.906 41 -
12th  Chelsea 42 15 7 20 98 100 0.980 37 -
13th  Manchester City 42 13 11 18 79 90 0.878 37 -
14th  Nottingham Forest 42 14 9 19 62 78 0.795 37 ♦ICFC
15th  Cardiff City 42 13 11 18 60 85 0.706 37 -
16th  West Ham United 42 13 10 19 77 88 0.875 36 -
17th  Fulham 42 14 8 20 72 95 0.758 36 -
18th  Bolton Wanderers 42 12 11 19 58 73 0.795 35 -
19th  Birmingham City 42 14 6 22 62 84 0.738 34 ♦ICFC
20th  Blackpool 42 12 9 21 68 73 0.932 33 -
21st  Newcastle United 42 11 10 21 86 109 0.789 32 ▼Relegated
22nd  Preston North End 42 10 10 22 43 71 0.606 30 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1960/61

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Ipswich Town 42 26 7 9 100 55 1.818 59 ▲Champions
2nd  Sheffield United 42 26 6 10 81 51 1.588 58 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Liverpool 42 21 10 11 87 58 1.500 52 -
4th  Norwich City 42 20 9 13 70 53 1.321 49 -
5th  Middlesbrough 42 18 12 12 83 74 1.122 48 -
6th  Sunderland 42 17 13 12 75 60 1.250 47 -
7th  Swansea Town 42 18 11 13 77 73 1.055 47 ♦ECWC
8th  Southampton 42 18 8 16 84 81 1.037 44 -
9th  Scunthorpe United 42 14 15 13 69 64 1.078 43 -
10th  Charlton Athletic 42 16 11 15 97 91 1.066 43 -
11th  Plymouth Argyle 42 17 8 17 81 82 0.988 42 -
12th  Derby County 42 15 10 17 80 80 1.000 40 -
13th  Luton Town 42 15 9 18 71 79 0.899 39 -
14th  Leeds United 42 14 10 18 75 83 0.904 38 -
15th  Rotherham United 42 12 13 17 65 64 1.016 37 -
16th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 14 9 19 61 75 0.813 37 -
17th  Bristol Rovers 42 15 7 20 73 92 0.793 37 -
18th  Stoke City 42 12 12 18 51 59 0.864 36 -
19th  Leyton Orient 42 14 8 20 55 78 0.705 36 -
20th  Huddersfield Town 42 13 9 20 62 71 0.873 35 -
21st  Portsmouth 42 11 11 20 64 91 0.703 33 ▼Relegated
22nd  Lincoln City 42 8 8 26 48 95 0.505 24 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division  1960/61

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Bury 46 30 8 8 108 45 2.400 68 ▲Champions
2nd  Walsall 46 28 6 12 98 60 1.633 62 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Queens Park Rangers 46 25 10 11 93 60 1.550 60 -
4th  Watford 46 20 12 14 85 72 1.181 52 -
5th  Notts County 46 21 9 16 82 77 1.065 51 -
6th  Grimsby Town 46 20 10 16 77 69 1.116 50 -
7th  Port Vale 46 17 15 14 96 79 1.215 49 -
8th  Barnsley 46 21 7 18 83 80 1.038 49 -
9th  Halifax Town 46 16 17 13 71 78 0.910 49 -
10th  Shrewsbury Town 46 15 16 15 83 75 1.107 46 -
11th  Hull City 46 17 12 17 73 73 1.000 46 -
12th  Torquay United 46 14 17 15 75 83 0.904 45 -
13th  Newport County 46 17 11 18 81 90 0.900 45 -
14th  Bristol City 46 17 10 19 70 68 1.029 44 -
15th  Coventry City 46 16 12 18 80 83 0.964 44 -
16th  Swindon Town 46 14 15 17 62 55 1.127 43 -
17th  Brentford 46 13 17 16 56 70 0.800 43 -
18th  Reading 46 14 12 20 72 83 0.867 40 -
19th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 46 15 10 21 58 76 0.763 40 -
20th  Southend United 46 14 11 21 60 76 0.789 39 -
21st  Tranmere Rovers 46 15 8 23 79 115 0.687 38 ▼Relegated
22nd  Bradford City 46 11 14 21 65 87 0.747 36 ▼Relegated
23rd  Colchester United 46 11 11 24 68 101 0.673 33 ▼Relegated
24th  Chesterfield 46 10 12 24 67 87 0.770 32 ▼Relegated

Football League Fourth Division  1960/61

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Peterborough United 46 28 10 8 134 65 2.062 66 ▲Champions
2nd  Crystal Palace 46 29 6 11 110 69 1.594 64 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Northampton Town 46 25 10 11 90 62 1.452 60 ▲Promoted
4th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 26 8 12 84 74 1.135 60 ▲Promoted
5th  York City 46 21 9 16 80 60 1.333 51 -
6th  Millwall 46 21 8 17 97 86 1.128 50 -
7th  Darlington 46 18 13 15 78 70 1.114 49 -
8th  Workington 46 21 7 18 74 76 0.974 49 -
9th  Crewe Alexandra 46 20 9 17 61 67 0.910 49 -
10th  Aldershot 46 18 9 19 79 69 1.145 45 -
11th  Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 76 78 0.974 45 -
12th  Oldham Athletic 46 19 7 20 79 88 0.898 45 -
13th  Stockport County 46 18 9 19 57 66 0.864 45 -
14th  Southport 46 19 6 21 69 67 1.030 44 -
15th  Gillingham 46 15 13 18 64 66 0.970 43 -
16th  Wrexham 46 17 8 21 62 56 -1.107 42 -
17th  Rochdale 46 17 8 21 60 66 0.909 42 -
18th  Accrington Stanley 46 16 8 22 74 88 0.841 40 -
19th  Carlisle United 46 13 13 20 61 79 0.772 39 -
20th  Mansfield Town 46 16 6 24 71 78 0.910 38 -
21st  Exeter City 46 14 10 22 66 94 0.702 38 Re-Elected
22nd  Barrow 46 13 11 22 52 79 0.658 37 Re-Elected
23rd  Hartlepools United 46 12 8 26 71 103 0.689 32 Re-Elected
24th  Chester 46 11 9 26 61 104 0.587 31 Re-Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom four clubs in Division 4 were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 16 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
45 Chester Re Elected to the League
44 Exeter City Re Elected to the League
35 Barrow Re Elected to the League
32 Hartlepools United Re Elected to the League
19 Oxford United Not Elected to the League
4 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
4 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
3 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the League
3 Gateshead Not Elected to the League
2 Cambridge City Not Elected to the League
1 Hereford United Not Elected to the League
1 Kettering Town Not Elected to the League
1 Romford Not Elected to the League
1 Scarborough Not Elected to the League
1 South Shields Not Elected to the League
0 Bexleyheath & Welling Not Elected to the League
0 Gravesend & Northfleet Not Elected to the League
0 Guildford City Not Elected to the League
0 King's Lynn Not Elected to the League
0 Morecambe Not Elected to the League

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