English Third Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 5th 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 | Southampton | 33 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 86 | 54 | 48 | 1.59 |
| 2 | Bury | 35 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 33 | 44 | 1.58 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 34 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 45 | 42 | 1.42 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 44 | 39 | 1.36 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 35 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 62 | 52 | 39 | 1.19 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 35 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 56 | 38 | 1.21 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 34 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 60 | 56 | 37 | 1.07 |
| 8 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 35 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 54 | 37 | 1.04 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 59 | 36 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 48 | 36 | 1.19 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 42 | 35 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 51 | 55 | 35 | 0.93 |
| 13 | Brentford | 34 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 55 | 51 | 33 | 1.08 |
| 14 | Newport County | 34 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 59 | 63 | 33 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 33 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 55 | 33 | 0.89 |
| 16 | York City | 34 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 51 | 33 | 0.86 |
| 17 | Swindon Town | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 55 | 32 | 0.84 |
| 18 | Southend United | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 58 | 31 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Reading | 33 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 67 | 66 | 29 | 1.02 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 59 | 65 | 28 | 0.91 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 33 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 52 | 66 | 28 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 32 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 86 | 23 | 0.67 |
| 23 | Wrexham | 34 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 53 | 82 | 23 | 0.65 |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 34 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 43 | 89 | 20 | 0.48 |




