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 |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Newcastle United were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▼Preston North End were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▲Ipswich Town were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▲Sheffield United were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▼Portsmouth were Relegated to the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Lincoln City were Relegated to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Bury were Promoted from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Walsall were Promoted from the Football League Third Division |