1959–60 Football League

The 1959–60 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 and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. 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 Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.

First Division

Results

Maps

Second Division

Results

Maps

Third Division

Results

Maps

Fourth Division

Results

Maps

Attendances Source:

Division One No. Club Average ± Highest Lowest 1 Tottenham Hotspur FC 47,948 18.5% 62,602 32,824 2 Manchester United 47,288 -11.2% 62,673 33,902 3 Everton FC 40,788 4.1% 65,719 19,172 4 Chelsea FC 39,423 -3.5% 67,819 18,963 5 Arsenal FC 39,341 -13.0% 60,791 19,597 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 36,244 -5.7% 56,283 21,546 7 Newcastle United FC 36,037 -8.7% 57,200 16,148 8 Manchester City FC 35,637 9.4% 65,981 19,653 9 Sheffield Wednesday FC 32,034 18.7% 49,409 18,420 10 Fulham FC 30,271 15.3% 44,858 17,536 11 West Ham United FC 28,554 0.7% 37,941 21,155 12 West Bromwich Albion FC 27,461 -12.5% 40,739 12,113 13 Blackburn Rovers FC 27,299 -10.6% 41,694 15,832 14 Birmingham City FC 27,072 1.4% 41,248 18,661 15 Burnley FC 26,978 13.7% 47,696 17,398 16 Nottingham Forest FC 26,739 -6.9% 42,335 13,506 17 Bolton Wanderers FC 25,998 -6.0% 42,324 14,791 18 Leicester City FC 25,399 -8.8% 34,445 16,682 19 Preston North End FC 24,552 9.4% 35,016 15,007 20 Leeds United FC 21,877 -12.2% 36,037 8,557 21 Blackpool FC 21,783 4.4% 35,303 12,410 22 Luton Town FC 17,067 -14.1% 27,055 9,799

Division Two

No. Club Average ± Highest Lowest 1 Aston Villa FC 34,257 1.1% 50,039 21,291 2 Liverpool FC 30,269 -17.6% 49,981 19,411 3 Middlesbrough FC 25,550 2.7% 47,297 13,044 4 Cardiff City FC 24,183 36.0% 52,364 16,231 5 Sunderland AFC 22,831 -17.8% 37,059 11,944 6 Plymouth Argyle FC 20,383 -11.1% 29,895 8,546 7 Bristol Rovers FC 18,486 3.3% 27,630 11,372 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 18,331 -18.6% 31,484 10,510 9 Sheffield United FC 18,037 -7.9% 26,339 11,795 10 Bristol City FC 17,755 -21.1% 29,985 9,013 11 Portsmouth FC 16,156 -32.7% 24,627 9,912 12 Derby County FC 15,815 -16.7% 26,394 10,440 13 Charlton Athletic FC 15,687 -6.7% 28,629 10,192 14 Hull City AFC 15,499 7.8% 29,399 5,719 15 Huddersfield Town AFC 14,773 -0.5% 25,728 9,336 16 Stoke City FC 14,506 -17.3% 27,208 4,070 17 Swansea City AFC 14,355 -1.8% 24,848 7,920 18 Ipswich Town FC 13,768 -3.5% 19,283 10,865 19 Leyton Orient FC 13,250 -0.6% 22,918 6,914 20 Rotherham United FC 12,869 22.8% 20,537 7,029 21 Scunthorpe United FC 11,113 -10.2% 15,384 6,537 22 Lincoln City FC 10,733 -5.3% 16,483 6,122

Division Three

No. Club Average ± Highest Lowest 1 Norwich City FC 26,402 25.1% 36,479 13,740 2 Southampton FC 18,052 31.6% 25,042 11,515 3 Coventry City FC 16,348 -3.5% 28,122 8,397 4 Brentford FC 11,912 -14.4% 21,634 6,328 5 Reading FC 11,464 -9.5% 23,692 5,972 6 Port Vale FC 10,733 -15.9% 22,987 5,514 7 Bury FC 10,628 12.6% 16,310 4,431 8 Grimsby Town FC 10,543 -19.6% 15,298 4,858 9 AFC Bournemouth 10,403 -2.6% 21,657 6,349 10 Southend United FC 10,322 -8.1% 16,568 5,722 11 Queens Park Rangers FC 10,285 12.3% 19,532 4,346 12 Swindon Town FC 10,228 -10.0% 16,645 5,798 13 Bradford City AFC 10,163 -8.4% 18,033 5,986 14 Tranmere Rovers 9,965 -15.7% 17,580 5,204 15 Wrexham AFC 9,495 -8.2% 15,911 2,819 16 Shrewsbury Town FC 8,999 11.4% 14,614 6,107 17 Colchester United FC 7,812 0.7% 13,053 5,215 18 York City FC 7,507 -7.6% 11,846 4,751 19 Mansfield Town FC 7,183 -15.2% 11,646 4,970 20 Halifax Town AFC 6,768 1.6% 14,182 3,812 21 Chesterfield FC 6,578 -27.1% 9,451 3,683 22 Barnsley FC 6,315 -43.7% 13,677 3,583 23 Newport County AFC 6,241 -5.5% 8,965 3,314 24 Accrington Stanley FC 4,131 -34.1% 8,473 925

Division Four

No. Club Average ± Highest Lowest 1 Crystal Palace FC 15,630 5.0% 28,929 9,045 2 Millwall FC 14,560 22.8% 20,652 8,442 3 Notts County FC 13,820 45.0% 22,788 8,793 4 Watford FC 12,013 43.3% 20,641 7,815 5 Walsall FC 11,157 23.0% 15,403 6,945 6 Northampton Town FC 8,306 2.7% 13,041 3,477 7 Crewe Alexandra FC 7,962 7.0% 12,220 5,656 8 Exeter City FC 7,421 -20.8% 13,050 4,383 9 Torquay United FC 6,812 26.3% 10,316 3,729 10 Stockport County FC 6,552 -29.2% 11,882 3,585 11 Bradford Park Avenue AFC 6,399 -8.8% 8,357 3,220 12 Gillingham FC 6,231 -10.1% 7,850 3,469 13 Barrow AFC 5,612 29.8% 7,238 4,123 14 Aldershot Town FC 5,454 30.2% 9,010 2,857 15 Chester City FC 5,421 -21.0% 9,294 3,560 16 Carlisle United FC 5,295 -26.2% 9,344 1,914 17 Doncaster Rovers FC 5,247 -21.3% 8,720 1,359 18 Oldham Athletic FC 4,957 -6.9% 9,720 2,264 19 Darlington FC 4,651 -7.0% 7,800 2,752 20 Rochdale AFC 4,599 -4.4% 6,474 2,508 21 Workington AFC 4,310 -14.5% 6,593 2,344 22 Hartlepool United FC 3,646 -33.7% 6,877 1,953 23 Southport FC 3,563 5.2% 5,168 2,388 24 Gateshead AFC 3,412 -17.6% 6,618 1,488

See also 1959-60 in English football

References

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