English Second Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 5th September 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 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 4.33 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2.20 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1.57 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2.33 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1.83 |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.57 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1.09 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 0.91 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Swansea Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Derby County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0.46 |
| 21 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0.33 |
