Football League Second Division  1959/60

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Aston Villa 42 25 9 8 89 43 2.070 59 ▲Champions
2nd  Cardiff City 42 23 12 7 90 62 1.452 58 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Liverpool 42 20 10 12 90 66 1.364 50 -
4th  Sheffield United 42 19 12 11 68 51 1.333 50 -
5th  Middlesbrough 42 19 10 13 90 64 1.406 48 -
6th  Huddersfield Town 42 19 9 14 73 52 1.404 47 -
7th  Charlton Athletic 42 17 13 12 90 87 1.034 47 -
8th  Rotherham United 42 17 13 12 61 60 1.017 47 -
9th  Bristol Rovers 42 18 11 13 72 78 0.923 47 -
10th  Leyton Orient 42 15 14 13 76 61 1.246 44 -
11th  Ipswich Town 42 19 6 17 78 68 1.147 44 -
12th  Swansea Town 42 15 10 17 82 84 0.976 40 -
13th  Lincoln City 42 16 7 19 75 78 0.962 39 -
14th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 13 12 17 67 76 0.882 38 -
15th  Scunthorpe United 42 13 10 19 57 71 0.803 36 -
16th  Sunderland 42 12 12 18 52 65 0.800 36 -
17th  Stoke City 42 14 7 21 66 83 0.795 35 -
18th  Derby County 42 14 7 21 61 77 0.792 35 -
19th  Plymouth Argyle 42 13 9 20 61 89 0.685 35 -
20th  Portsmouth 42 10 12 20 59 77 0.766 32 -
21st  Hull City 42 10 10 22 48 76 0.632 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Bristol City 42 11 5 26 60 97 0.619 27 ▼Relegated

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End of Season Notes

 ▼Leeds United were Relegated from the Football League First Division
 ▼Luton Town were Relegated from the Football League First Division
 ▲Aston Villa were Promoted to the Football League First Division
 ▲Cardiff City were Promoted to the Football League First Division
 ▼Hull City were Relegated to the Football League Third Division
 ▼Bristol City were Relegated to the Football League Third Division
 ▲Southampton were Promoted from the Football League Third Division
 ▲Norwich City were Promoted from the Football League Third Division