English Third Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 7th 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 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4.25 |
| 2 | Bury | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 4.33 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2.40 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Halifax Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2.40 |
| 7 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Southampton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Newport County | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2.20 |
| 12 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1.63 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1.11 |
| 15 | York City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0.33 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0.89 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Colchester United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Wrexham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0.45 |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0.37 |
| 23 | Southend United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0.36 |
| 24 | Reading | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0.64 |
