English First Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 2nd January 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 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 30 | 34 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Burnley | 25 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 60 | 42 | 31 | 1.43 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 43 | 31 | 1.14 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 63 | 49 | 29 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 29 | 1.22 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 47 | 29 | 1.04 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 1.14 |
| 8 | Fulham | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 49 | 28 | 0.96 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 46 | 31 | 27 | 1.48 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 39 | 26 | 1.26 |
| 11 | Manchester United | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 62 | 54 | 25 | 1.15 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 52 | 25 | 1.04 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 56 | 53 | 24 | 1.06 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 25 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 48 | 55 | 24 | 0.87 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 25 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 38 | 23 | 0.97 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 22 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 25 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 54 | 21 | 0.74 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 47 | 21 | 0.66 |
| 19 | Everton | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 47 | 20 | 0.79 |
| 20 | Leeds United | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 59 | 19 | 0.68 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 48 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 25 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 46 | 17 | 0.61 |
