English First Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 9th April 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 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 76 | 45 | 47 | 1.69 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 92 | 61 | 47 | 1.51 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 37 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 71 | 48 | 45 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Burnley | 35 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 76 | 57 | 45 | 1.33 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 37 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 70 | 52 | 42 | 1.35 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 47 | 42 | 1.11 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 37 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 78 | 69 | 41 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 37 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 88 | 70 | 39 | 1.26 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 37 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 39 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 37 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 58 | 38 | 0.97 |
| 11 | Fulham | 37 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 49 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 66 | 76 | 37 | 0.87 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 74 | 35 | 0.91 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 37 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 71 | 35 | 0.86 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 56 | 62 | 34 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 37 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 80 | 34 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 37 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 68 | 34 | 0.87 |
| 17 | Everton | 37 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 70 | 31 | 0.93 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 37 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 69 | 31 | 0.65 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 36 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 71 | 78 | 29 | 0.91 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 36 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 69 | 29 | 0.77 |
| 21 | Leeds United | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 86 | 27 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 37 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 66 | 25 | 0.67 |




