English First Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 16th April 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 | Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 79 | 47 | 49 | 1.68 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 97 | 62 | 49 | 1.56 |
| 3 | Burnley | 37 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 80 | 57 | 49 | 1.40 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 39 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 75 | 54 | 46 | 1.39 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 73 | 53 | 44 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 39 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 82 | 72 | 44 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 49 | 42 | 1.06 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 90 | 72 | 41 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 38 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 74 | 71 | 41 | 1.04 |
| 10 | Fulham | 39 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 68 | 79 | 39 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 39 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 66 | 38 | 0.86 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 39 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 70 | 82 | 37 | 0.85 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 39 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 63 | 74 | 37 | 0.85 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 39 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 84 | 35 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 39 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 43 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 62 | 72 | 35 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Everton | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 53 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 72 | 73 | 34 | 0.99 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 56 | 65 | 34 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 38 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 73 | 78 | 33 | 0.94 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 70 | 32 | 0.66 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 37 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 56 | 69 | 31 | 0.81 |
| 21 | Leeds United | 37 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 41 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 86 | 29 | 0.69 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 39 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 42 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 69 | 27 | 0.67 |




