English Second Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 12th March 1960
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 34 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 80 | 47 | 51 | 1.70 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 33 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 73 | 28 | 48 | 2.61 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 40 | 38 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 76 | 54 | 38 | 1.41 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 38 | 1.31 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 33 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 49 | 38 | 1.08 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 32 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 66 | 47 | 37 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 66 | 52 | 37 | 1.27 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 33 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 48 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 69 | 70 | 37 | 0.99 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 68 | 37 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 32 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 52 | 33 | 1.19 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 33 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 64 | 33 | 0.94 |
| 13 | Swansea Town | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 65 | 65 | 32 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 33 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 59 | 63 | 30 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 33 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 56 | 29 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 33 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 55 | 28 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 33 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 62 | 27 | 0.82 |
| 18 | Derby County | 31 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 57 | 25 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 33 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 64 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 49 | 83 | 23 | 0.59 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 32 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 52 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 44 | 77 | 19 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Hull City | 33 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 70 | 18 | 0.47 |



