English First Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 30th 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 | Tottenham Hotspur | 35 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 74 | 42 | 46 | 1.76 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 35 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 89 | 61 | 45 | 1.46 |
| 3 | Burnley | 33 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 72 | 54 | 42 | 1.33 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 43 | 41 | 1.51 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 44 | 40 | 1.14 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 35 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 76 | 67 | 39 | 1.13 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 35 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 52 | 38 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 35 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 56 | 37 | 0.98 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 35 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 67 | 37 | 0.97 |
| 10 | Fulham | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 71 | 36 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 35 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 83 | 68 | 35 | 1.22 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 35 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 67 | 74 | 34 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 35 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 67 | 34 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 55 | 59 | 33 | 0.93 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 64 | 32 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 35 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 79 | 30 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 34 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 71 | 74 | 29 | 0.96 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 35 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 68 | 29 | 0.65 |
| 19 | Everton | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 28 | 0.91 |
| 20 | Leeds United | 34 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 58 | 82 | 27 | 0.71 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 34 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 35 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 62 | 24 | 0.66 |
