English First Division 1960/1961
Historical league standings at 29th April 1961
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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 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 115 | 55 | 66 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 78 | 47 | 58 | 1.66 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 43 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 75 | 57 | 1.37 |
| 4 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 102 | 77 | 51 | 1.32 |
| 5 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 69 | 50 | 1.26 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 87 | 70 | 45 | 1.24 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 56 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 88 | 76 | 45 | 1.16 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 77 | 76 | 43 | 1.01 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 77 | 43 | 1.01 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 67 | 71 | 41 | 0.94 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 50 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 77 | 85 | 41 | 0.91 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 98 | 100 | 37 | 0.98 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 60 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 79 | 90 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 78 | 37 | 0.79 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 59 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 85 | 37 | 0.71 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 57 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 77 | 88 | 36 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Fulham | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 56 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 95 | 36 | 0.76 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 73 | 35 | 0.79 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 84 | 34 | 0.74 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 73 | 33 | 0.93 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 60 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 86 | 109 | 32 | 0.79 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 71 | 30 | 0.61 |



