English Fourth Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 31st August 1959
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Gateshead | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Darlington | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Torquay United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Hartlepools United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Notts. County | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Barrow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Southport | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Watford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 23 | Workington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 24 | Chester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.33 |
