1959–60 Football League

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The Football League
Season 1959–60
Champions Burnley

The 1959–1960 season was the 61st completed (62nd overall) season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] 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 the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.[2]

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1959–60
Champions Burnley (2nd English title)
Relegated Leeds United
Luton Town
European Cup 1960–61 Burnley
FA Cup winners
European Cup Winners' Cup 1960–61		 Wolverhampton Wanderers (4th FA Cup title)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60 Birmingham City
Chelsea
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1618 (3.5 per match)
Top goalscorer Dennis Viollet (Manchester United), 32 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1 Burnley 42 15 2 4 52 28 9 5 7 33 33 85 61 1.393 +24 55 European Cup 1960–61
First round
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 15 3 3 63 28 9 3 9 43 39 106 67 1.582 +39 54

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1960–61
Quarter-finals
3 Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 6 5 43 24 11 5 5 43 26 86 50 1.720 +36 53
4 West Bromwich Albion 42 12 4 5 48 25 7 7 7 35 32 83 57 1.456 +26 49
5 Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 7 2 48 20 7 4 10 32 39 80 59 1.356 +21 49
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 12 5 4 37 27 8 3 10 22 24 59 51 1.157 +8 48
7 Manchester United 42 13 3 5 53 30 6 4 11 49 50 102 80 1.275 +22 45
8 Newcastle United 42 10 5 6 42 32 8 3 10 40 46 82 78 1.051 +4 44
9 Preston North End 42 10 6 5 43 34 6 6 9 36 42 79 76 1.039 +3 44
10 Fulham 42 12 4 5 42 28 5 6 10 31 52 73 80 0.912 –7 44
11 Blackpool 42 9 6 6 32 32 6 4 11 27 39 59 71 0.831 –12 40
12 Leicester City 42 8 6 7 38 32 5 7 9 28 43 66 75 0.880 –9 39
13 Arsenal 42 9 5 7 39 38 6 4 11 29 42 68 80 0.850 –12 39
14 West Ham United 42 12 3 6 47 33 4 3 14 28 58 75 91 0.824 –16 38
15 Everton 42 13 3 5 50 20 0 8 13 23 58 73 78 0.936 –5 37
16 Manchester City 42 11 2 8 47 34 6 1 14 31 50 78 84 0.929 –6 37
17 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 3 6 38 29 4 2 15 22 41 60 70 0.857 –10 37
18 Chelsea 42 7 5 9 44 50 7 4 10 32 41 76 91 0.835 –15 37 Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
19 Birmingham City 42 9 5 7 37 36 4 5 12 26 44 63 80 0.787 –17 36 Participated in
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
20 Nottingham Forest 42 8 6 7 30 28 5 3 13 20 46 50 74 0.676 –24 35
21 Leeds United 42 7 5 9 37 46 5 5 11 28 46 65 92 0.707 –27 34
22 Luton Town 42 6 5 10 25 29 3 7 11 25 44 50 73 0.685 –23 30

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions, qualified for European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
Relegated

First Division results

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

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division 1959–1960 teams
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1959–1960

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1959–60
Champions Aston Villa (2nd title)
Promoted Cardiff City
Relegated Bristol City,
Hull City
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1565 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorer Brian Clough (Middlesbrough), 39 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Aston Villa 42 17 3 1 62 19 8 6 7 27 24 89 43 2.070 +46 59
2 Cardiff City 42 15 2 4 55 36 8 10 3 35 26 90 62 1.452 +28 58
3 Liverpool 42 15 3 3 59 28 5 7 9 31 38 90 66 1.364 +24 50
4 Sheffield United 42 12 5 4 43 22 7 7 7 25 29 68 51 1.333 +17 50
5 Middlesbrough 42 14 5 2 56 21 5 5 11 34 43 90 64 1.406 +26 48
6 Huddersfield Town 42 13 3 5 44 20 6 6 9 29 32 73 52 1.404 +21 47
7 Charlton Athletic 42 12 7 2 55 28 5 6 10 35 59 90 87 1.034 +3 47
8 Rotherham United 42 9 9 3 31 23 8 4 9 30 37 61 60 1.017 +1 47
9 Bristol Rovers 42 12 6 3 42 28 6 5 10 30 50 72 78 0.923 –6 47
10 Leyton Orient 42 12 4 5 47 25 3 10 8 29 36 76 61 1.246 +15 44
11 Ipswich Town 42 12 5 4 48 24 7 1 13 30 44 78 68 1.147 +10 44
12 Swansea Town 42 12 6 3 54 32 3 4 14 28 52 82 84 0.976 –2 40
13 Lincoln City 42 11 3 7 41 25 5 4 12 34 53 75 78 0.962 –3 39
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 7 8 6 35 32 6 4 11 32 44 67 76 0.882 –9 38
15 Scunthorpe United 42 9 7 5 38 26 4 3 14 19 45 57 71 0.803 –14 36
16 Sunderland 42 8 6 7 35 29 4 6 11 17 36 52 65 0.800 –13 36
17 Stoke City 42 8 3 10 40 38 6 4 11 26 45 66 83 0.795 –17 35
18 Derby County 42 9 4 8 31 28 5 3 13 30 49 61 77 0.792 –16 35
19 Plymouth Argyle 42 10 6 5 42 36 3 3 15 19 53 61 89 0.685 –28 35
20 Portsmouth 42 6 6 9 36 36 4 6 11 23 41 59 77 0.766 –18 32
21 Hull City 42 7 6 8 27 30 3 4 14 21 46 48 76 0.632 –28 30
22 Bristol City 42 8 3 10 27 31 3 2 16 33 66 60 97 0.619 –37 27

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away AST BHA BRI BRO 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 0–1 2–0 6–1 0–1 0–1 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

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division 1959–1960 teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1959–1960

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season 1959–60
Champions Southampton (1st title)
Promoted Norwich City
Relegated Accrington Stanley,
Mansfield Town
Wrexham
York City
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1816 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorer Derek Reeves (Southampton), 39 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts Notes
1 Southampton 46 19 3 1 68 30 7 6 10 38 45 106 75 1.413 +31 61
2 Norwich City 46 16 4 3 53 24 8 7 8 29 30 82 54 1.519 +28 59
3 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 7 4 58 34 6 9 8 39 41 97 75 1.293 +22 52
4 Grimsby Town 46 12 7 4 48 27 6 9 8 39 43 87 70 1.243 +17 52
5 Coventry City 46 14 6 3 44 22 7 4 12 34 41 78 63 1.238 +15 52
6 Brentford 46 13 6 4 46 24 8 3 12 32 37 78 61 1.279 +17 51
7 Bury 46 13 4 6 36 23 8 5 10 28 28 64 51 1.255 +13 51
8 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 7 2 45 16 4 6 13 28 38 73 54 1.352 +19 49
9 Colchester United 46 15 6 2 51 22 3 5 15 32 52 83 74 1.122 +9 47
10 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 12 8 3 47 27 5 5 13 25 45 72 72 1.000 ±0 47
11 Reading 46 13 3 7 49 34 5 7 11 35 43 84 77 1.091 +7 46
12 Southend United 46 15 3 5 49 28 4 5 14 27 46 76 74 1.027 +2 46
13 Newport County 46 15 2 6 59 36 5 4 14 21 43 80 79 1.013 +1 46
14 Port Vale 46 16 4 3 51 19 3 4 16 29 60 80 79 1.013 +1 46
15 Halifax Town 46 13 3 7 42 27 5 7 11 28 45 70 72 0.972 –2 46
16 Swindon Town 46 12 6 5 39 30 7 2 14 30 48 69 78 0.885 –9 46
17 Barnsley 46 13 6 4 45 25 2 8 13 20 41 65 66 0.985 –1 44
18 Chesterfield 46 13 3 7 41 31 5 4 14 30 53 71 84 0.845 –13 43
19 Bradford City 46 10 7 6 39 28 5 5 13 27 46 66 74 0.892 –8 42
20 Tranmere Rovers 46 11 8 4 50 29 3 5 15 22 46 72 75 0.960 –3 41
21 York City 46 11 5 7 38 26 2 7 14 19 47 57 73 0.781 –16 38
22 Mansfield Town 46 11 4 8 55 48 4 2 17 26 64 81 112 0.723 –31 36
23 Wrexham 46 12 5 6 39 30 2 3 18 29 71 68 101 0.673 –33 36 [nb 1]
24 Accrington Stanley 46 4 5 14 31 53 7 0 16 26 70 57 123 0.463 –66 27

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. ↑ Wrexham were Welsh Cup winners this season, but in the league they ended up in the relegation zone.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Welsh Cup winners, relegated
Relegated

Third Division results

Home ╲ Away ACC BAR BOU BRA BRE BRY CHF COL COV GRI HAL MAN NPC NOR PTV QPR REA SHR SOU STD SWI TRA WRE YOR
Accrington Stanley (1891) 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

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1959–1960
Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1959–1960

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season 1959–60
Champions Walsall (1st title)
Promoted Notts County,
Torquay United
Watford
Failed re-election Gateshead
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1734 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorer Cliff Holton (Watford), 42 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Walsall 46 14 5 4 57 33 14 4 5 45 27 102 60 1.700 +42 65
2 Notts County 46 19 1 3 66 27 7 7 9 41 42 107 69 1.551 +38 60
3 Torquay United 46 17 3 3 56 27 9 5 9 28 31 84 58 1.448 +26 60
4 Watford 46 17 2 4 62 28 7 7 9 30 39 92 67 1.373 +25 57
5 Millwall 46 12 8 3 54 28 6 9 8 30 33 84 61 1.377 +23 53
6 Northampton Town 46 13 6 4 50 22 9 3 11 35 41 85 63 1.349 +22 53
7 Gillingham 46 17 4 2 47 21 4 6 13 27 48 74 69 1.072 +5 52
8 Crystal Palace 46 12 6 5 61 27 7 6 10 23 37 84 64 1.313 +20 50
9 Exeter City 46 13 7 3 50 30 6 4 13 30 40 80 70 1.143 +10 49
10 Stockport County 46 15 6 2 35 10 4 5 14 23 44 58 54 1.074 +4 49
11 Bradford Park Avenue 46 12 10 1 48 25 5 5 13 22 43 70 68 1.029 +2 49
12 Rochdale 46 15 4 4 46 19 3 6 14 19 41 65 60 1.083 +5 46
13 Aldershot 46 14 5 4 50 22 4 4 15 27 52 77 74 1.041 +3 45
14 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 3 6 51 31 4 6 13 28 57 79 88 0.898 –9 45
15 Darlington 46 11 6 6 40 30 6 3 14 23 43 63 73 0.863 –10 43
16 Workington 46 10 8 5 41 20 4 6 13 27 40 68 60 1.133 +8 42
17 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 3 7 40 23 3 7 13 29 53 69 76 0.908 –7 42
18 Barrow 46 11 8 4 52 29 4 3 16 25 58 77 87 0.885 –10 41
19 Carlisle United 46 9 6 8 28 28 6 5 12 23 38 51 66 0.773 –15 41
20 Chester 46 10 8 5 37 26 4 4 15 22 51 59 77 0.766 –18 40
21 Southport 46 9 7 7 30 32 1 7 15 18 60 48 92 0.522 –44 34
22 Gateshead 46 12 3 8 37 27 0 6 17 21 59 58 86 0.674 –28 33
23 Oldham Athletic 46 5 7 11 20 30 3 5 15 21 53 41 83 0.494 –42 28
24 Hartlepools United 46 9 2 12 40 41 1 5 17 19 68 59 109 0.541 –50 27

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Fourth Division results

Home ╲ Away ALD BRW BPA CRL CHR 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
Hartlepool 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

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fourth Division maps

Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1959–1960
Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1959–1960

See also

References

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