1959–60 Football League

Football League, Second Division
Season	1959–60
Champions	Aston Villa (2nd title)
Promoted	Cardiff City
Relegated	Bristol City,; Hull City
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,565 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorer	Brian Clough (Middlesbrough), 39
	← 1958–59 1960–61 →

Football League, First Division
Season	1959–60
Champions	Burnley (2nd English title)
Relegated	Leeds United ; Luton Town
European Cup 1960–61	Burnley
FA Cup winners; European Cup Winners' Cup 1960–61	Wolverhampton Wanderers (4th FA Cup title)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60	Birmingham City ; Chelsea
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,618 (3.5 per match)
Top goalscorer	Dennis Viollet (Manchester United), 32
	← 1958–59 1960–61 →

The Football League
Season	1959–60
Champions	Burnley
	← 1958–59 1960–61 →

The 1959–1960 season was the 61st completed (62nd overall) season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website^[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,^[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the re-election process has concerned the bottom four clubs in that division.^[2]

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Burnley	42	15	2	4	52	28	9	5	7	33	33	85	61	1.393	+24	55	European Cup 1960–61 First round
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	15	3	3	63	28	9	3	9	43	39	106	67	1.582	+39	54	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1960–61 Quarter-finals
3	Tottenham Hotspur	42	10	6	5	43	24	11	5	5	43	26	86	50	1.720	+36	53
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	12	4	5	48	25	7	7	7	35	32	83	57	1.456	+26	49
5	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	7	2	48	20	7	4	10	32	39	80	59	1.356	+21	49
6	Bolton Wanderers	42	12	5	4	37	27	8	3	10	22	24	59	51	1.157	+8	48
7	Manchester United	42	13	3	5	53	30	6	4	11	49	50	102	80	1.275	+22	45
8	Newcastle United	42	10	5	6	42	32	8	3	10	40	46	82	78	1.051	+4	44
9	Preston North End	42	10	6	5	43	34	6	6	9	36	42	79	76	1.039	+3	44
10	Fulham	42	12	4	5	42	28	5	6	10	31	52	73	80	0.912	–7	44
11	Blackpool	42	9	6	6	32	32	6	4	11	27	39	59	71	0.831	–12	40
12	Leicester City	42	8	6	7	38	32	5	7	9	28	43	66	75	0.880	–9	39
13	Arsenal	42	9	5	7	39	38	6	4	11	29	42	68	80	0.850	–12	39
14	West Ham United	42	12	3	6	47	33	4	3	14	28	58	75	91	0.824	–16	38
15	Everton	42	13	3	5	50	20	0	8	13	23	58	73	78	0.936	–5	37
16	Manchester City	42	11	2	8	47	34	6	1	14	31	50	78	84	0.929	–6	37
17	Blackburn Rovers	42	12	3	6	38	29	4	2	15	22	41	60	70	0.857	–10	37
18	Chelsea	42	7	5	9	44	50	7	4	10	32	41	76	91	0.835	–15	37	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
19	Birmingham City	42	9	5	7	37	36	4	5	12	26	44	63	80	0.787	–17	36	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
20	Nottingham Forest	42	8	6	7	30	28	5	3	13	20	46	50	74	0.676	–24	35
21	Leeds United	42	7	5	9	37	46	5	5	11	28	46	65	92	0.707	–27	34
22	Luton Town	42	6	5	10	25	29	3	7	11	25	44	50	73	0.685	–23	30

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
	Relegated

First Division results

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First Division maps

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1959–1960 teams

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1959–1960

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Aston Villa	42	17	3	1	62	19	8	6	7	27	24	89	43	2.070	+46	59
2	Cardiff City	42	15	2	4	55	36	8	10	3	35	26	90	62	1.452	+28	58
3	Liverpool	42	15	3	3	59	28	5	7	9	31	38	90	66	1.364	+24	50
4	Sheffield United	42	12	5	4	43	22	7	7	7	25	29	68	51	1.333	+17	50
5	Middlesbrough	42	14	5	2	56	21	5	5	11	34	43	90	64	1.406	+26	48
6	Huddersfield Town	42	13	3	5	44	20	6	6	9	29	32	73	52	1.404	+21	47
7	Charlton Athletic	42	12	7	2	55	28	5	6	10	35	59	90	87	1.034	+3	47
8	Rotherham United	42	9	9	3	31	23	8	4	9	30	37	61	60	1.017	+1	47
9	Bristol Rovers	42	12	6	3	42	28	6	5	10	30	50	72	78	0.923	–6	47
10	Leyton Orient	42	12	4	5	47	25	3	10	8	29	36	76	61	1.246	+15	44
11	Ipswich Town	42	12	5	4	48	24	7	1	13	30	44	78	68	1.147	+10	44
12	Swansea Town	42	12	6	3	54	32	3	4	14	28	52	82	84	0.976	–2	40
13	Lincoln City	42	11	3	7	41	25	5	4	12	34	53	75	78	0.962	–3	39
14	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	7	8	6	35	32	6	4	11	32	44	67	76	0.882	–9	38
15	Scunthorpe United	42	9	7	5	38	26	4	3	14	19	45	57	71	0.803	–14	36
16	Sunderland	42	8	6	7	35	29	4	6	11	17	36	52	65	0.800	–13	36
17	Stoke City	42	8	3	10	40	38	6	4	11	26	45	66	83	0.795	–17	35
18	Derby County	42	9	4	8	31	28	5	3	13	30	49	61	77	0.792	–16	35
19	Plymouth Argyle	42	10	6	5	42	36	3	3	15	19	53	61	89	0.685	–28	35
20	Portsmouth	42	6	6	9	36	36	4	6	11	23	41	59	77	0.766	–18	32
21	Hull City	42	7	6	8	27	30	3	4	14	21	46	48	76	0.632	–28	30
22	Bristol City	42	8	3	10	27	31	3	2	16	33	66	60	97	0.619	–37	27

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Relegated

Second Division results

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Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division 1959–1960 teams

Charlton Athletic

Leyton Orient

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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1959–1960

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season	1959–60
Champions	Southampton (1st title)
Promoted	Norwich City
Relegated	Accrington Stanley, Mansfield Town Wrexham York City
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,816 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorer	Derek Reeves (Southampton), 39 ^[3]
← 1958–59 1960–61 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Southampton	46	19	3	1	68	30	7	6	10	38	45	106	75	1.413	+31	61
2	Norwich City	46	16	4	3	53	24	8	7	8	29	30	82	54	1.519	+28	59
3	Shrewsbury Town	46	12	7	4	58	34	6	9	8	39	41	97	75	1.293	+22	52
4	Grimsby Town	46	12	7	4	48	27	6	9	8	39	43	87	70	1.243	+17	52
5	Coventry City	46	14	6	3	44	22	7	4	12	34	41	78	63	1.238	+15	52
6	Brentford	46	13	6	4	46	24	8	3	12	32	37	78	61	1.279	+17	51
7	Bury	46	13	4	6	36	23	8	5	10	28	28	64	51	1.255	+13	51
8	Queens Park Rangers	46	14	7	2	45	16	4	6	13	28	38	73	54	1.352	+19	49
9	Colchester United	46	15	6	2	51	22	3	5	15	32	52	83	74	1.122	+9	47
10	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	12	8	3	47	27	5	5	13	25	45	72	72	1.000	±0	47
11	Reading	46	13	3	7	49	34	5	7	11	35	43	84	77	1.091	+7	46
12	Southend United	46	15	3	5	49	28	4	5	14	27	46	76	74	1.027	+2	46
13	Newport County	46	15	2	6	59	36	5	4	14	21	43	80	79	1.013	+1	46
14	Port Vale	46	16	4	3	51	19	3	4	16	29	60	80	79	1.013	+1	46
15	Halifax Town	46	13	3	7	42	27	5	7	11	28	45	70	72	0.972	–2	46
16	Swindon Town	46	12	6	5	39	30	7	2	14	30	48	69	78	0.885	–9	46
17	Barnsley	46	13	6	4	45	25	2	8	13	20	41	65	66	0.985	–1	44
18	Chesterfield	46	13	3	7	41	31	5	4	14	30	53	71	84	0.845	–13	43
19	Bradford City	46	10	7	6	39	28	5	5	13	27	46	66	74	0.892	–8	42
20	Tranmere Rovers	46	11	8	4	50	29	3	5	15	22	46	72	75	0.960	–3	41
21	York City	46	11	5	7	38	26	2	7	14	19	47	57	73	0.781	–16	38
22	Mansfield Town	46	11	4	8	55	48	4	2	17	26	64	81	112	0.723	–31	36
23	Wrexham	46	12	5	6	39	30	2	3	18	29	71	68	101	0.673	–33	36	^{[nb 1]}
24	Accrington Stanley	46	4	5	14	31	53	7	0	16	26	70	57	123	0.463	–66	27

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

^ Wrexham were Welsh Cup winners this season, but in the league they ended up in the relegation zone.

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Welsh Cup winners, relegated
	Relegated

Third Division results

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Third Division maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division teams 1959–1960

Brentford

Queens Park Rangers

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Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1959–1960

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season	1959–60
Champions	Walsall (1st title)
Promoted	Notts County, Torquay United Watford
Failed re-election	Gateshead
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,734 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorer	Cliff Holton (Watford), 42 ^[3]
← 1958–59 1960–61 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Walsall	46	14	5	4	57	33	14	4	5	45	27	102	60	1.700	+42	65
2	Notts County	46	19	1	3	66	27	7	7	9	41	42	107	69	1.551	+38	60
3	Torquay United	46	17	3	3	56	27	9	5	9	28	31	84	58	1.448	+26	60
4	Watford	46	17	2	4	62	28	7	7	9	30	39	92	67	1.373	+25	57
5	Millwall	46	12	8	3	54	28	6	9	8	30	33	84	61	1.377	+23	53
6	Northampton Town	46	13	6	4	50	22	9	3	11	35	41	85	63	1.349	+22	53
7	Gillingham	46	17	4	2	47	21	4	6	13	27	48	74	69	1.072	+5	52
8	Crystal Palace	46	12	6	5	61	27	7	6	10	23	37	84	64	1.313	+20	50
9	Exeter City	46	13	7	3	50	30	6	4	13	30	40	80	70	1.143	+10	49
10	Stockport County	46	15	6	2	35	10	4	5	14	23	44	58	54	1.074	+4	49
11	Bradford Park Avenue	46	12	10	1	48	25	5	5	13	22	43	70	68	1.029	+2	49
12	Rochdale	46	15	4	4	46	19	3	6	14	19	41	65	60	1.083	+5	46
13	Aldershot	46	14	5	4	50	22	4	4	15	27	52	77	74	1.041	+3	45
14	Crewe Alexandra	46	14	3	6	51	31	4	6	13	28	57	79	88	0.898	–9	45
15	Darlington	46	11	6	6	40	30	6	3	14	23	43	63	73	0.863	–10	43
16	Workington	46	10	8	5	41	20	4	6	13	27	40	68	60	1.133	+8	42
17	Doncaster Rovers	46	13	3	7	40	23	3	7	13	29	53	69	76	0.908	–7	42
18	Barrow	46	11	8	4	52	29	4	3	16	25	58	77	87	0.885	–10	41
19	Carlisle United	46	9	6	8	28	28	6	5	12	23	38	51	66	0.773	–15	41
20	Chester	46	10	8	5	37	26	4	4	15	22	51	59	77	0.766	–18	40
21	Southport	46	9	7	7	30	32	1	7	15	18	60	48	92	0.522	–44	34
22	Gateshead	46	12	3	8	37	27	0	6	17	21	59	58	86	0.674	–28	33
23	Oldham Athletic	46	5	7	11	20	30	3	5	15	21	53	41	83	0.494	–42	28
24	Hartlepools United	46	9	2	12	40	41	1	5	17	19	68	59	109	0.541	–50	27

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election

Fourth Division results

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Fourth Division maps

Locations of the Football League Fourth Division teams 1959–1960

Locations of the Football League Fourth Division London teams 1959–1960

References

^ "England 1959-60". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ ^a ^b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[4] Wrexham were Welsh Cup winners this season, but in the league they ended up in the relegation zone.

[rsssf-1] "England 1959-60". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[Rothmans-2] Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[topscorers-3] "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

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v t e 1959–60 in European football (UEFA)
« 1958–59 1960–61 »
Domestic leagues	Albania '59 '60 Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark '59 '60 England Faroe Islands '59 '60 Finland '59 '60 France East Germany '59 '60 West Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary Iceland '59 '60 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland '59 '60 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '59 '60 Spain Sweden '59 '60 Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania '60 Austria Bulgaria Cyprus Denmark England Faroe Islands '59 '60 Finland '59 '60 France East Germany '59 '60 West Germany Greece Iceland '60 Israel Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Northern Ireland Norway '59 '60 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union Spain Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	Scotland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final)
Non-UEFA competitions	Mitropa Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Final)
International competitions	European Nations' Cup qualification European Under-18 Championship

Final league tables

First Division

First Division results

First Division maps

Second Division

Second Division results

Second Division maps

Third Division

Third Division results

Third Division maps

Fourth Division

Fourth Division results

Fourth Division maps

See also

References