English Second 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 | Cardiff City | 33 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 46 | 50 | 1.72 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 33 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 73 | 28 | 48 | 2.61 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 74 | 49 | 38 | 1.51 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 42 | 38 | 1.31 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 32 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 46 | 38 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 50 | 37 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 40 | 36 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 65 | 46 | 36 | 1.41 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 66 | 69 | 35 | 0.96 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 60 | 67 | 35 | 0.90 |
| 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 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 61 | 33 | 0.97 |
| 13 | Swansea Town | 31 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 64 | 30 | 0.97 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 32 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 53 | 29 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 32 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 61 | 28 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Derby County | 31 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 57 | 25 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 33 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 79 | 23 | 0.62 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 32 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 63 | 22 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 31 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 72 | 19 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Hull City | 32 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 69 | 18 | 0.48 |



