| Season | 1959–60 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Burnley |
| Relegated | Gateshead |
1960–61 → | |
The1959–60 season was the 61st completed (62nd overall) season ofThe Football League.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and inRothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[1] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since theFourth Division was established in the1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply forre-election.[1]
| Season | 1959–60 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Burnley 2ndEnglish title |
| Relegated | Leeds United Luton Town |
| European Cup | Burnley |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Birmingham City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,618 (3.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dennis Viollet (32 goals)[2] |
| Biggest home win | Wolverhampton Wanderers 9–0Fulham (16 September 1959) |
| Biggest away win | Blackpool 0–6Manchester United (27 February 1960) Birmingham City 1–7West Bromwich Albion (18 April 1960) |
| Highest scoring | Manchester City 4–6Wolverhampton Wanderers (5 September 1959) Newcastle United 8–2Everton (7 November 1959) Newcastle United 7–3Manchester United (2 January 1960) |
1960–61 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley(C) | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 85 | 61 | 1.393 | 55 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 106 | 67 | 1.582 | 54 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup quarter-finals |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 50 | 1.720 | 53 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 83 | 57 | 1.456 | 49 | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 80 | 59 | 1.356 | 49 | |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 51 | 1.157 | 48 | |
| 7 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 102 | 80 | 1.275 | 45 | |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 82 | 78 | 1.051 | 44 | |
| 9 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 76 | 1.039 | 44 | |
| 10 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 80 | 0.913 | 44 | |
| 11 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 71 | 0.831 | 40 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 66 | 75 | 0.880 | 39 | |
| 13 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 80 | 0.850 | 39 | |
| 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 75 | 91 | 0.824 | 38 | |
| 15 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 73 | 78 | 0.936 | 37 | |
| 16 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 78 | 84 | 0.929 | 37 | |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 37 | |
| 18 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 91 | 0.835 | 37 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 80 | 0.788 | 36 | Qualification for theInter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 74 | 0.676 | 35 | |
| 21 | Leeds United(R) | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 92 | 0.707 | 34 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Luton Town(R) | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 73 | 0.685 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | BIR | BLB | BLP | BOL | BUR | CHE | EVE | FUL | LEE | LEI | LUT | MCI | MUN | NEW | NOT | PNE | SHW | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 4–4 | |
| Birmingham City | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–7 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 0–1 | |
| Blackpool | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Burnley | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | |
| Chelsea | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–6 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | |
| Everton | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Fulham | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 0–5 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Leeds United | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–3 | |
| Leicester City | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Luton Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–5 | |
| Manchester City | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–6 | |
| Manchester United | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 0–2 | |
| Newcastle United | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 8–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 7–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Preston North End | 0–3 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–5 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 6–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| West Ham United | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 9–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 |
| Season | 1959–60 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aston Villa |
| Promoted | Aston Villa Cardiff City |
| Relegated | Hull City Bristol City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,565 (3.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Brian Clough (39 goals)[2] |
1960–61 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa(C, P) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 89 | 43 | 2.070 | 59 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Cardiff City(P) | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 58 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 90 | 66 | 1.364 | 50 | |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 51 | 1.333 | 50 | |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 90 | 64 | 1.406 | 48 | |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 52 | 1.404 | 47 | |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 90 | 87 | 1.034 | 47 | |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 47 | |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 78 | 0.923 | 47 | |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 61 | 1.246 | 44 | |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 78 | 68 | 1.147 | 44 | |
| 12 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 82 | 84 | 0.976 | 40 | |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 75 | 78 | 0.962 | 39 | |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 38 | |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 36 | |
| 16 | Sunderland | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 65 | 0.800 | 36 | |
| 17 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 83 | 0.795 | 35 | |
| 18 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 77 | 0.792 | 35 | |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 61 | 89 | 0.685 | 35 | |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 77 | 0.766 | 32 | |
| 21 | Hull City(R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 76 | 0.632 | 30 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 22 | Bristol City(R) | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 60 | 97 | 0.619 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | AST | B&HA | BRI | BRR | CAR | CHA | DER | HUD | HUL | IPS | LEY | LIN | LIV | MID | PLY | POR | ROT | SCU | SHU | STK | SUN | SWA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 11–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bristol City | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 4–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Derby County | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–7 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | |
| Hull City | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Ipswich Town | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 6–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | |
| Leyton Orient | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Liverpool | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 0–1 | 4–1 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 6–4 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Portsmouth | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Rotherham United | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | |
| Stoke City | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | |
| Sunderland | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | |
| Swansea Town | 1–3 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Season | 1959–60 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Southampton (1st title) |
| Promoted | Norwich City |
| Relegated | Accrington Stanley, Mansfield Town Wrexham York City |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,816 (3.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Derek Reeves (Southampton), 39[2] |
1960–61 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton(C, P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 106 | 75 | 1.413 | 61 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Norwich City(P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 82 | 54 | 1.519 | 59 | |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 97 | 75 | 1.293 | 52 | |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 87 | 70 | 1.243 | 52 | |
| 5 | Coventry City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 78 | 63 | 1.238 | 52 | |
| 6 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 | 51 | |
| 7 | Bury | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 | 51 | |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 54 | 1.352 | 49 | |
| 9 | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 47 | |
| 10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 72 | 1.000 | 47 | |
| 11 | Reading | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 84 | 77 | 1.091 | 46 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 76 | 74 | 1.027 | 46 | |
| 13 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 | 46 | |
| 14 | Port Vale | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 | 46 | |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 72 | 0.972 | 46 | |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 78 | 0.885 | 46 | |
| 17 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 44 | |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 71 | 84 | 0.845 | 43 | |
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | 42 | |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 41 | |
| 21 | York City(R) | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 57 | 73 | 0.781 | 38 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| 22 | Mansfield Town(R) | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 81 | 112 | 0.723 | 36 | |
| 23 | Wrexham(R) | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 68 | 101 | 0.673 | 36 | |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley(R) | 46 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 57 | 123 | 0.463 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | ACC | BAR | B&BA | BRA | BRE | BRY | CHF | COL | COV | GRI | HAL | MAN | NPC | NWC | PTV | QPR | REA | SHR | SOU | STD | SWI | TRA | WRE | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Barnsley | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Bradford City | 4–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Brentford | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bury | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Chesterfield | 0–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| Colchester United | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Coventry City | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 3–2 | |
| Grimsby Town | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Halifax Town | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Mansfield Town | 4–1 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–3 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 2–0 | |
| Newport County | 1–3 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
| Norwich City | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Port Vale | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Reading | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 6–3 | 6–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | |
| Southampton | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Southend | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Swindon Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| Tranmere | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Wrexham | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| York City | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Season | 1959–60 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Walsall (1st title) |
| Promoted | Notts County, Torquay United Watford |
| Failed re-election | Gateshead |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,734 (3.14 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Cliff Holton (Watford), 42[2] |
1960–61 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall(C, P) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 102 | 60 | 1.700 | 65 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 2 | Notts County(P) | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 107 | 69 | 1.551 | 60 | |
| 3 | Torquay United(P) | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 58 | 1.448 | 60 | |
| 4 | Watford(P) | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 92 | 67 | 1.373 | 57 | |
| 5 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 84 | 61 | 1.377 | 53 | |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 85 | 63 | 1.349 | 53 | |
| 7 | Gillingham | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 69 | 1.072 | 52 | |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 84 | 64 | 1.313 | 50 | |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 80 | 70 | 1.143 | 49 | |
| 10 | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 54 | 1.074 | 49 | |
| 11 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 49 | |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 46 | |
| 13 | Aldershot | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 77 | 74 | 1.041 | 45 | |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 79 | 88 | 0.898 | 45 | |
| 15 | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 73 | 0.863 | 43 | |
| 16 | Workington | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | 42 | |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 76 | 0.908 | 42 | |
| 18 | Barrow | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 77 | 87 | 0.885 | 41 | |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 66 | 0.773 | 41 | |
| 20 | Chester | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 77 | 0.766 | 40 | |
| 21 | Southport | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 92 | 0.522 | 34 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Gateshead(R) | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 58 | 86 | 0.674 | 33 | Failed re-election and demoted |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 83 | 0.494 | 28 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 59 | 109 | 0.541 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | ALD | BRW | BPA | CRL | CHE | CRE | CRY | DAR | DON | EXE | GAT | GIL | HAR | MIL | NOR | NTC | OLD | ROC | SOU | STP | TOR | WAL | WAT | WRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 6–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Barrow | 3–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Carlisle United | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Chester | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 9–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 8–1 | 0–1 | |
| Darlington | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Exeter City | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Gateshead | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Gillingham | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Hartlepools United | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
| Millwall | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Northampton Town | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Notts County | 5–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 7–1 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Rochdale | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Southport | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Stockport County | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Torquay United | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Walsall | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 | |
| Watford | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 7–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Workington | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 |