Football League Fourth Division 1959/60
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Walsall | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 102 | 60 | 1.700 | 65 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Notts County | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 107 | 69 | 1.551 | 60 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Torquay United | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 58 | 1.448 | 60 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Watford | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 92 | 67 | 1.373 | 57 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 84 | 61 | 1.377 | 53 | - |
| 6th | Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 85 | 63 | 1.349 | 53 | - |
| 7th | Gillingham | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 69 | 1.072 | 52 | - |
| 8th | Crystal Palace | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 84 | 64 | 1.313 | 50 | - |
| 9th | Exeter City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 80 | 70 | 1.143 | 49 | - |
| 10th | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 54 | 1.074 | 49 | - |
| 11th | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 49 | - |
| 12th | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 46 | - |
| 13th | Aldershot | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 77 | 74 | 1.041 | 45 | - |
| 14th | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 79 | 88 | 0.898 | 45 | - |
| 15th | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 73 | 0.863 | 43 | - |
| 16th | Workington | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 68 | 60 | 1.133 | 42 | - |
| 17th | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 76 | 0.908 | 42 | - |
| 18th | Barrow | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 77 | 87 | 0.885 | 41 | - |
| 19th | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 66 | 0.773 | 41 | - |
| 20th | Chester | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 77 | 0.766 | 40 | - |
| 21st | Southport | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 92 | 0.522 | 34 | Re-Elected |
| 22nd |  Gateshead |
46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 58 | 86 | 0.674 | 33 | ▼Not Re Elected |
| 23rd | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 83 | 0.494 | 28 | Re-Elected |
| 24th | Hartlepools United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 59 | 109 | 0.541 | 27 | Re-Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Eighteen non-league clubs challenged the four clubs needing to seek re-election in the vote for League membership. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 39 | Oldham Athletic | Re Elected to the League |
| 35 | Peterborough United | ▲Elected to the League |
| 34 | Hartlepools United | Re Elected to the League |
| 29 | Southport | Re Elected to the League |
| 18 | Gateshead | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
| 10 | Headington United | Not Elected to the League |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | Not Elected to the League |
| 3 | Chelmsford City | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Bedford Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Cambridge City | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Guildford City | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | New Brighton | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Romford | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Scarborough | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Worcester City | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Ellesmere Port Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Kettering Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Morecambe | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | South Shields | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Hereford United | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | King's Lynn | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Yeovil Town | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼York City were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Mansfield Town were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Wrexham were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Accrington Stanley were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Walsall were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Notts County were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Torquay United were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Watford were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ♦ Southport were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Oldham Athletic were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Hartlepools United were Re-Elected to the League |
| ▼Gateshead were Not Re-Elected to the League |
| ▲Peterborough United were Elected to the League |