1960-09-22
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay United | 5 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | Plainmoor | 4,317 | |
| Northcott T 3, Pym, Cox | Lineups | Barnett 2 | ||||
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Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2.222 | 17 | W | W | W | D | W | 1960-09-24 | Queens Park Rangers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Halifax Town | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1.375 | 14 | W | W | W | W | L | 1960-09-24 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bury | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2.5 | 13 | W | W | W | L | D | 1960-09-24 | Watford | H |
| 4 | 0 | Watford | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.538 | 13 | W | W | D | D | L | 1960-09-24 | Bury | A |
| 5 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1.455 | 13 | D | W | W | W | D | 1960-09-24 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | Walsall | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1.615 | 12 | W | L | L | W | D | 1960-09-24 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Notts County | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1.167 | 11 | L | D | L | W | W | 1960-09-24 | Colchester United | H |
| 8 | 5 | Torquay United | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1.063 | 11 | W | W | D | L | W | 1960-09-24 | Port Vale | A |
| 9 | -1 | Port Vale | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.615 | 10 | L | D | D | L | W | 1960-09-24 | Torquay United | H |
| 10 | -1 | Bristol City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1.2 | 10 | W | L | W | D | L | 1960-09-24 | Hull City | H |
| 11 | -1 | Hull City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1.053 | 10 | W | D | D | W | W | 1960-09-24 | Bristol City | A |
| 12 | -1 | Newport County | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 10 | L | D | W | L | D | 1960-09-24 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 13 | -1 | Swindon Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | L | W | L | D | W | 1960-09-24 | Southend United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0.654 | 9 | L | W | W | L | W | 1960-09-24 | Walsall | A |
| 15 | 0 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0.818 | 8 | W | D | L | D | D | 1960-09-24 | Reading | H |
| 16 | 0 | Reading | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0.762 | 8 | W | D | W | L | L | 1960-09-24 | Coventry City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0.739 | 8 | L | L | W | L | L | 1960-09-24 | Bradford City | A |
| 18 | 0 | Brentford | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.682 | 8 | D | L | D | L | L | 1960-09-24 | Chesterfield | A |
| 19 | 0 | Bradford City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0.889 | 7 | L | L | L | D | L | 1960-09-24 | Barnsley | H |
| 20 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.789 | 7 | L | W | D | D | L | 1960-09-24 | Newport County | H |
| 21 | 0 | Southend United | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.75 | 7 | D | L | L | W | L | 1960-09-24 | Swindon Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Colchester United | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0.652 | 7 | L | L | L | L | W | 1960-09-24 | Notts County | A |
| 23 | 0 | Chesterfield | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0.619 | 7 | L | L | L | W | W | 1960-09-24 | Brentford | H |
| 24 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0.524 | 6 | D | L | D | W | L | 1960-09-24 | Halifax Town | H |
