English First Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 2nd 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 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 75 | 43 | 47 | 1.74 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 92 | 61 | 47 | 1.51 |
| 3 | Burnley | 34 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 57 | 43 | 1.32 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 46 | 42 | 1.48 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 52 | 40 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 36 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 77 | 68 | 40 | 1.13 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 46 | 40 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 36 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 69 | 68 | 39 | 1.01 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 36 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 57 | 38 | 0.98 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 85 | 68 | 37 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Fulham | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 65 | 75 | 36 | 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 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 67 | 35 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 55 | 61 | 33 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 35 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 65 | 32 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 36 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 79 | 32 | 0.86 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 68 | 31 | 0.66 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 35 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 71 | 77 | 29 | 0.92 |
| 19 | Everton | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 69 | 29 | 0.91 |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 35 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 69 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Leeds United | 35 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 85 | 27 | 0.68 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 36 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 63 | 25 | 0.67 |



