English Second Division 1960/1961
Historical league standings at 27th August 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 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Southampton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2.33 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.00 |
