English Second 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 | Aston Villa | 38 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 84 | 38 | 55 | 2.21 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 38 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 86 | 58 | 54 | 1.48 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 84 | 57 | 44 | 1.47 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 45 | 43 | 1.47 |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 37 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 51 | 43 | 1.12 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 73 | 56 | 42 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 49 | 42 | 1.27 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 37 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 54 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 77 | 76 | 42 | 1.01 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 77 | 64 | 41 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 37 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 72 | 40 | 0.90 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 37 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 54 | 39 | 1.26 |
| 12 | Swansea Town | 36 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 74 | 35 | 0.96 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 37 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 67 | 69 | 34 | 0.97 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 60 | 33 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 38 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 62 | 77 | 33 | 0.81 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 68 | 31 | 0.84 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 37 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 66 | 30 | 0.85 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 37 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 60 | 30 | 0.78 |
| 19 | Derby County | 37 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 47 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 70 | 30 | 0.76 |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 86 | 29 | 0.63 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 36 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 56 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 81 | 23 | 0.58 |
| 22 | Hull City | 37 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 73 | 23 | 0.56 |
