English Third Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 14th September 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 | Halifax Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 2.83 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1.64 |
| 5 | Newport County | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Bury | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 2.80 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1.91 |
| 8 | Coventry City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1.86 |
| 9 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1.71 |
| 10 | Southampton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 1.27 |
| 11 | Brentford | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1.73 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1.20 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1.17 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1.20 |
| 16 | York City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0.44 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0.30 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Southend United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0.42 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0.38 |
| 24 | Reading | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 0.63 |
