Football League Fourth Division 1960/61
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Peterborough United | 46 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 134 | 65 | 2.062 | 66 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Crystal Palace | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 110 | 69 | 1.594 | 64 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Northampton Town | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 60 | ▲Promoted |
| 4th | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 74 | 1.135 | 60 | ▲Promoted |
| 5th | York City | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 60 | 1.333 | 51 | - |
| 6th | Millwall | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 97 | 86 | 1.128 | 50 | - |
| 7th | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 78 | 70 | 1.114 | 49 | - |
| 8th | Workington | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 76 | 0.974 | 49 | - |
| 9th | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 67 | 0.910 | 49 | - |
| 10th | Aldershot | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 79 | 69 | 1.145 | 45 | - |
| 11th | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 76 | 78 | 0.974 | 45 | - |
| 12th | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 79 | 88 | 0.898 | 45 | - |
| 13th | Stockport County | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 66 | 0.864 | 45 | - |
| 14th | Southport | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 69 | 67 | 1.030 | 44 | - |
| 15th | Gillingham | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 66 | 0.970 | 43 | - |
| 16th | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 62 | 56 | -1.107 | 42 | - |
| 17th | Rochdale | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 60 | 66 | 0.909 | 42 | - |
| 18th | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 88 | 0.841 | 40 | - |
| 19th | Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 79 | 0.772 | 39 | - |
| 20th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 6 | 24 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 38 | - |
| 21st | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 66 | 94 | 0.702 | 38 | Re-Elected |
| 22nd | Barrow | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 79 | 0.658 | 37 | Re-Elected |
| 23rd | Hartlepools United | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 71 | 103 | 0.689 | 32 | Re-Elected |
| 24th | Chester | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 61 | 104 | 0.587 | 31 | Re-Elected |
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Election for League Membership |
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| The bottom four clubs in Division 4 were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 16 non-league clubs. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 45 | Chester | Re Elected to the League |
| 44 | Exeter City | Re Elected to the League |
| 35 | Barrow | Re Elected to the League |
| 32 | Hartlepools United | Re Elected to the League |
| 19 | Oxford United | Not Elected to the League |
| 4 | Bedford Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | Not Elected to the League |
| 3 | Chelmsford City | Not Elected to the League |
| 3 | Gateshead | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Cambridge City | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Hereford United | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Kettering Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Romford | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Scarborough | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | South Shields | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Bexleyheath & Welling | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Gravesend & Northfleet | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Guildford City | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | King's Lynn | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Morecambe | Not Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Tranmere Rovers were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Bradford City were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Colchester United were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▼Chesterfield were Relegated from the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Peterborough United were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Crystal Palace were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Northampton Town were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ▲Bradford Park Avenue were Promoted to the Football League Third Division |
| ♦ Exeter City were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Barrow were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Hartlepools United were Re-Elected to the League |
| ♦ Chester were Re-Elected to the League |