English Second Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 26th August 1959
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 14 | Swansea Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 15 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.43 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 |
