English Third Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 7th October 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 | Queens Park Rangers | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 20 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Halifax Town | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 2.27 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Bury | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 1.90 |
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 17 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Southampton | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 16 | 1.21 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 1.45 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Newport County | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Brentford | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 1.09 |
| 14 | York City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Colchester United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 0.87 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 1.21 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Southend United | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 0.52 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 0.43 |
| 21 | Reading | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 0.84 |
| 22 | Chesterfield | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 8 | 0.68 |
| 23 | Wrexham | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 0.59 |
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 0.46 |
