English Football League Tables

Season 1959-60

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1960 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 0 Blackburn Rovers D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 98,776 Film footage from the match
  Deeley 2, McGrath OG              
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1960 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 Sheffield Wednesday D 1 Maine Road, Manchester 74,135
  Dougan 2     Fantham      
D 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 Aston Villa D 2 The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 55,596
  Deeley            
 
European Fairs Cup Final 1960 1st & 2nd Leg Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Birmingham City 0 0 Barcelona  St Andrew's, Birmingham 40,524 1st Leg
                 
Barcelona  4 1 Birmingham City D 1 Nou Camp, Barcelona 75,000 2nd Leg agg 4-1
  Martinez, Czibor 2, Coll     Hooper        
Final Table for Season 1959-60
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup Euro
1 6 Burnley 42 15 2 4 52 28 9 5 7 33 33 1.393 55 Rd 6
2 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 15 3 3 63 28 9 3 9 43 39 1.582 54 Win EC QF
3 15 Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 6 5 43 24 11 5 5 43 26 1.720 53 Rd 5
4 1 West Bromwich Albion 42 12 4 5 48 25 7 7 7 35 32 1.456 49 Rd 5
5 D 2 Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 7 2 48 20 7 4 10 32 39 1.356 49 SF
6 -2 Bolton Wanderers 42 12 5 4 37 27 8 3 10 22 24 1.157 48 Rd 4
7 -5 Manchester United 42 13 3 5 53 30 6 4 11 49 50 1.275 45 Rd 5
8 3 Newcastle United 42 10 5 6 42 32 8 3 10 40 46 1.051 44 Rd 3
9 3 Preston North End 42 10 6 5 43 34 6 6 9 36 42 1.039 44Rd 6
10 D 2 Fulham 42 12 4 5 42 28 5 6 10 31 52 0.913 44 Rd 4
11 -3 Blackpool 42 9 6 6 32 32 6 4 11 27 39 0.831 40 Rd 4
12 7 Leicester City 42 8 6 7 38 32 5 7 9 28 43 0.880 39Rd 6
13 -10 Arsenal 42 9 5 7 39 38 6 4 11 29 42 0.850 39 Rd 3
14 -8 West Ham United 42 12 3 6 47 33 4 3 14 28 58 0.824 38 Rd 3
15 1 Everton 42 13 3 5 50 20 0 8 13 23 58 0.936 37 Rd 3
16 4 Manchester City 42 11 2 8 47 34 6 1 14 31 50 0.929 37 Rd 3
17 -7 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 3 6 38 29 4 2 15 22 41 0.857 37Final
18 -4 Chelsea 42 7 5 9 44 50 7 4 10 32 41 0.835 37 Rd 4 Fairs QF
19 -10 Birmingham City 42 9 5 7 37 36 4 5 12 26 44 0.788 36 Rd 3 Fairs F
20 -7 Nottingham Forest 42 8 6 7 30 28 5 3 13 20 46 0.676 35 Rd 4
21 -6 Leeds United 42 7 5 9 37 46 5 5 11 28 46 0.707 34 Rd 3
22 -5 Luton Town 42 6 5 10 25 29 3 7 11 25 44 0.685 30 Rd 5
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup Euro
1 D 1 Aston Villa 42 17 3 1 62 19 8 6 7 27 24 2.070 59 SF
2 7 Cardiff City 42 15 2 4 55 36 8 10 3 35 26 1.452 58 Rd 3
3 1 Liverpool 42 15 3 3 59 28 5 7 9 31 38 1.364 50 Rd 4
4 -1 Sheffield United 42 12 5 4 43 22 7 7 7 25 29 1.333 50 Rd 6
5 8 Middlesbrough 42 14 5 2 56 21 5 5 11 34 43 1.406 48 Rd 3
6 8 Huddersfield Town 42 13 3 5 44 20 6 6 9 29 32 1.404 47 Rd 4
7 1 Charlton Athletic 42 12 7 2 55 28 5 6 10 35 59 1.034 47 Rd 4
8 12 Rotherham United 42 9 9 3 31 23 8 4 9 30 37 1.017 47 Rd 4
9 -3 Bristol Rovers 42 12 6 3 42 28 6 5 10 30 50 0.923 47 Rd 4
10 7 Leyton Orient 42 12 4 5 47 25 3 10 8 29 36 1.246 44 Rd 3
11 5 Ipswich Town 42 12 5 4 48 24 7 1 13 30 44 1.147 44 Rd 3
12 -1 Swansea Town 42 12 6 3 54 32 3 4 14 28 52 0.976 40 Rd 4
13 6 Lincoln City 42 11 3 7 41 25 5 4 12 34 53 0.962 39 Rd 3
14 -2 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 7 8 6 35 32 6 4 11 32 44 0.882 38 Rd 5
15 3 Scunthorpe United 42 9 7 5 38 26 4 3 14 19 45 0.803 36 Rd 4
16 -1 Sunderland 42 8 6 7 35 29 4 6 11 17 36 0.800 36 Rd 3
17 -12 Stoke City 42 8 3 10 40 38 6 4 11 26 45 0.795 35 Rd 3
18 -11 Derby County 42 9 4 8 31 28 5 3 13 30 49 0.792 35 Rd 3
19 D 3 Plymouth Argyle 42 10 6 5 42 36 3 3 15 19 53 0.685 35 Rd 3
20 D 1 Portsmouth 42 6 6 9 36 36 4 6 11 23 41 0.766 32 Rd 3
21 D 3 Hull City 42 7 6 8 27 30 3 4 14 21 46 0.632 30 Rd 3
22 -12 Bristol City 42 8 3 10 27 31 3 2 16 33 66 0.619 27 Rd 3
Third Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup Euro
1 13 Southampton 46 19 3 1 68 30 7 6 10 38 45 1.413 61 Rd 4
2 2 Norwich City 46 16 4 3 53 24 8 7 8 29 30 1.519 59 Rd 1
3 D 4 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 7 4 58 34 6 9 8 39 41 1.293 52 Rd 1
4 D 2 Grimsby Town 46 12 7 4 48 27 6 9 8 39 43 1.243 52 Rd 2
5 D 4 Coventry City 46 14 6 3 44 22 7 4 12 34 41 1.238 52 Rd 1
6 -3 Brentford 46 13 6 4 46 24 8 3 12 32 37 1.279 51 Rd 2
7 3 Bury 46 13 4 6 36 23 8 5 10 28 28 1.255 51 Rd 3
8 5 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 7 2 45 16 4 6 13 28 38 1.352 49 Rd 2
9 -4 Colchester United 46 15 6 2 51 22 3 5 15 32 52 1.122 47 Rd 1
10 2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 12 8 3 47 27 5 5 13 25 45 1.000 47 Rd 4
11 -5 Reading 46 13 3 7 49 34 5 7 11 35 43 1.091 46 Rd 3
12 -4 Southend United 46 15 3 5 49 28 4 5 14 27 46 1.027 46 Rd 2
13 4 Newport County 46 15 2 6 59 36 5 4 14 21 43 1.013 46 Rd 3
14 D 4 Port Vale 46 16 4 3 51 19 3 4 16 29 60 1.013 46 Rd 5
15 -6 Halifax Town 46 13 3 7 42 27 5 7 11 28 45 0.972 46 Rd 2
16 -1 Swindon Town 46 12 6 5 39 30 7 2 14 30 48 0.885 46 Rd 1
17 D 2 Barnsley 46 13 6 4 45 25 2 8 13 20 41 0.985 44 Rd 1
18 -2 Chesterfield 46 13 3 7 41 31 5 4 14 30 53 0.845 43 Rd 1
19 -8 Bradford City 46 10 7 6 39 28 5 5 13 27 46 0.892 42 Rd 5
20 -13 Tranmere Rovers 46 11 8 4 50 29 3 5 15 22 46 0.960 41 Rd 1
21 D 4 York City 46 11 5 7 38 26 2 7 14 19 47 0.781 38 Rd 3
22 -2 Mansfield Town 46 11 4 8 55 48 4 2 17 26 64 0.723 36 Rd 3
23 -5 Wrexham 46 12 5 6 39 30 2 3 18 29 71 0.673 36 Rd 3
24 -5 Accrington Stanley 46 4 5 14 31 53 7 0 16 26 70 0.463 27 Rd 1
Fourth Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Fourth Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup Euro
1 5 Walsall 46 14 5 4 57 33 14 4 5 45 27 1.700 65 Rd 2
2 D 3 Notts County 46 19 1 3 66 27 7 7 9 41 42 1.551 60 Rd 2
3 9 Torquay United 46 17 3 3 56 27 9 5 9 28 31 1.448 60 Rd 2
4 11 Watford 46 17 2 4 62 28 7 7 9 30 39 1.373 57 Rd 5
5 4 Millwall 46 12 8 3 54 28 6 9 8 30 33 1.377 53 Rd 1
6 2 Northampton Town 46 13 6 4 50 22 9 3 11 35 41 1.349 53 Rd 1
7 4 Gillingham 46 17 4 2 47 21 4 6 13 27 48 1.072 52 Rd 3
8 -1 Crystal Palace 46 12 6 5 61 27 7 6 10 23 37 1.313 50 Rd 3
9 -4 Exeter City 46 13 7 3 50 30 6 4 13 30 40 1.143 49 Rd 3
10 D 3 Stockport County 46 15 6 2 35 10 4 5 14 23 44 1.074 49 Rd 2
11 3 Bradford 46 12 10 1 48 25 5 5 13 22 43 1.029 49 Rd 3
12 D 3 Rochdale 46 15 4 4 46 19 3 6 14 19 41 1.083 46 Rd 2
13 9 Aldershot 46 14 5 4 50 22 4 4 15 27 52 1.041 45 Rd 1
14 4 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 3 6 51 31 4 6 13 28 57 0.898 45 Rd 4
15 1 Darlington 46 11 6 6 40 30 6 3 14 23 43 0.863 43 Rd 2
16 1 Workington 46 10 8 5 41 20 4 6 13 27 40 1.133 42 Rd 3
17 D 3 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 3 7 40 23 3 7 13 29 53 0.908 42 Rd 3
18 5 Barrow 46 11 8 4 52 29 4 3 16 25 58 0.885 41 Rd 1
19 -9 Carlisle United 46 9 6 8 28 28 6 5 12 23 38 0.773 41 Rd 1
20 -7 Chester 46 10 8 5 37 26 4 4 15 22 51 0.766 40 Rd 2
21 3 Southport 46 9 7 7 30 32 1 7 15 18 60 0.522 34 Rd 1
22 -2 Gateshead 46 12 3 8 37 27 0 6 17 21 59 0.674 33 Rd 1
23 -2 Oldham Athletic 46 5 7 11 20 30 3 5 15 21 53 0.494 28 Rd 2
24 -5 Hartlepools United 46 9 2 12 40 41 1 5 17 19 68 0.541 27 Rd 1

 

1960 Election to the Fourth Division of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 4 Oldham Athletic 4,957 Rd 2 39 Re-elected
ML Peterborough United Rd 4 35 Elected
D 4 Hartlepools United 3,646 Rd 1 34 Re-elected
D 4 Southport 3,563 Rd 1 29 Re-electon
D 4 Gateshead 3,412 Rd 1 18 Not Re-elected
SL Headington United Rd 1 10 Failed
Lan Wigan Athletic Q4 6 Failed
SL Chelmsford City Rd 1 3 Failed
SL Bedford Town Rd 1 2 Failed
SL Cambridge City Q4 2 Failed
SL Guildford City Q4 2 Failed
Lan New Brighton Q1 2 Failed
SL Romford Q1 2 Failed
ML Scarborough Rd 1 2 Failed
SL Worcester City Q4 2 Failed
CCL Ellesmere Port Town Q4 1 Failed
SL Kettering Town Rd 1 1 Failed
Lan Morecambe Q1 1 Failed
ML South Shields Rd 2 1 Failed
SL Hereford United Rd 1 0 Failed
SL King's Lynn Rd 2 0 Failed
SL Yeovil Town Q4 0 Failed