# 1960–61 Football League

The 1960–61 season was the 62nd completed season of The Football League.

## First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur (C) | 42 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 115 | 55 | 2.091 | 66 | Qualified for the European Cup |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 78 | 47 | 1.660 | 58 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 75 | 1.373 | 57 | |
| 4 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 102 | 77 | 1.325 | 51 | |
| 5 | Everton | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 69 | 1.261 | 50 | |
| 6 | Leicester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 87 | 70 | 1.243 | 45 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
| 7 | Manchester United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 88 | 76 | 1.158 | 45 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 77 | 1.013 | 43 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 77 | 76 | 1.013 | 43 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 67 | 71 | 0.944 | 41 | |
| 11 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 77 | 85 | 0.906 | 41 | |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 98 | 100 | 0.980 | 37 | |
| 13 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 79 | 90 | 0.878 | 37 | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 78 | 0.795 | 37 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 85 | 0.706 | 37 | |
| 16 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 77 | 88 | 0.875 | 36 | |
| 17 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 72 | 95 | 0.758 | 36 | |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 73 | 0.795 | 35 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 34 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 20 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | 33 | |
| 21 | Newcastle United (R) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 86 | 109 | 0.789 | 32 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 22 | Preston North End (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | 30 | Relegated to the Second Division |
* ↑ Leicester City qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round as the 1960–61 FA Cup runners-up, since the winners, Tottenham Hotspur, had already qualified for the European Cup.

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BLP | BOL | BUR | CAR | CHE | EVE | FUL | LEI | MCI | MUN | NEW | NOT | PNE | SHW | TOT | WBA | WHU | WOL |
| Arsenal | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–5 |
| Aston Villa | 2–2 | | 6–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Birmingham City | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Blackpool | 1–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 3–5 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Burnley | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 |
| Cardiff City | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 6–1 | | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 6–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 |
| Everton | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Fulham | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Leicester City | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 6–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
| Manchester City | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 |
| Manchester United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–3 |
| Newcastle United | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–6 | 0–4 | 7–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 5–5 | 4–4 |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Preston North End | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4–2 | 6–2 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| West Ham United | 6–0 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 5–0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | |

### Maps
## Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ipswich Town (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 55 | 1.818 | 59 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Sheffield United (P) | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 51 | 1.588 | 58 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 87 | 58 | 1.500 | 52 | |
| 4 | Norwich City | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 70 | 53 | 1.321 | 49 | |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 48 | |
| 6 | Sunderland | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 75 | 60 | 1.250 | 47 | |
| 7 | Swansea Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 73 | 1.055 | 47 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round |
| 8 | Southampton | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 84 | 81 | 1.037 | 44 | |
| 9 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 43 | |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 97 | 91 | 1.066 | 43 | |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 81 | 82 | 0.988 | 42 | |
| 12 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 80 | 1.000 | 40 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 79 | 0.899 | 39 | |
| 14 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 83 | 0.904 | 38 | |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 64 | 1.016 | 37 | |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 75 | 0.813 | 37 | |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 73 | 92 | 0.793 | 37 | |
| 18 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 36 | |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 55 | 78 | 0.705 | 36 | |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 71 | 0.873 | 35 | |
| 21 | Portsmouth (R) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 91 | 0.703 | 33 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Lincoln City (R) | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 48 | 95 | 0.505 | 24 | Relegation to the Third Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | B&HA | BRR | CHA | DER | HUD | IPS | LEE | LEY | LIN | LIV | LUT | MID | NWC | PLY | POR | ROT | SCU | SHU | SOU | STK | SUN | SWA |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | | 6–1 | 3–5 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 |
| Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 6–6 | 0–1 | 6–4 | 7–4 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 6–2 |
| Derby County | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 |
| Ipswich Town | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | | 4–0 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 |
| Leeds United | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–5 | | 1–3 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 |
| Leyton Orient | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Lincoln City | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Luton Town | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 6–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Middlesbrough | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Norwich City | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | 5–0 | 6–4 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Portsmouth | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Rotherham United | 5–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| Sheffield United | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Southampton | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 |
| Stoke City | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 9–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Sunderland | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | | 2–1 |
| Swansea Town | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |

### Maps
## Third Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bury | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 2.400 | 68 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Walsall | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 1.633 | 62 | Promoted |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 1.550 | 60 | |
| 4 | Watford | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 52 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 45 | 1.181 | 52 | |
| 5 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 53 | 1.065 | 51 | |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 1.116 | 50 | |
| 7 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 63 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 49 | 1.215 | 49 | |
| 8 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 50 | 1.038 | 49 | |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 56 | 0.910 | 49 | |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 49 | 1.107 | 46 | |
| 11 | Hull City | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 1.000 | 46 | |
| 12 | Torquay United | 46 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 38 | 57 | 0.904 | 45 | |
| 13 | Newport County | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 60 | 0.900 | 45 | |
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 1.029 | 44 | |
| 15 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 58 | 0.964 | 44 | |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 1.127 | 43 | |
| 17 | Brentford | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 0.800 | 43 | |
| 18 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 54 | 0.867 | 40 | |
| 19 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 0.763 | 40 | |
| 20 | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 50 | 0.789 | 39 | |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 65 | 0.687 | 38 | Relegated |
| 22 | Bradford City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 0.747 | 36 | Relegated |
| 23 | Colchester United | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 57 | 0.673 | 33 | Relegated |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 58 | 0.770 | 32 | Relegated |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | B&BA | BRA | BRE | BRI | BRY | CHF | COL | COV | GRI | HAL | HUL | NPC | NTC | PTV | QPR | REA | SHR | STD | SWI | TOR | TRA | WAL | WAT |
| Barnsley | | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Bradford City | 1–4 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Brentford | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| Bristol City | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Bury | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 |
| Chesterfield | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Colchester United | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 |
| Coventry City | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Grimsby Town | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
| Halifax Town | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Hull City | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Newport County | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 |
| Notts County | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Port Vale | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 9–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Reading | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 6–1 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Southend | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–1 |
| Swindon Town | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Torquay United | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Tranmere | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–7 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 2–0 | 3–6 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Walsall | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 5–2 |
| Watford | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 7–2 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |

### Maps
## Fourth Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Peterborough United | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 85 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 49 | 35 | 2.062 | 66 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 1.594 | 64 | Promoted |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 1.452 | 60 | Promoted |
| 4 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 52 | 1.135 | 60 | Promoted |
| 5 | York City | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 1.333 | 51 | |
| 6 | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 56 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 53 | 1.128 | 50 | |
| 7 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 46 | 1.114 | 49 | |
| 8 | Workington | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 0.974 | 49 | |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 38 | 0.910 | 49 | |
| 10 | Aldershot | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 50 | 1.145 | 45 | |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 45 | 0.974 | 45 | |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 0.898 | 45 | |
| 13 | Stockport County | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 45 | 0.864 | 45 | |
| 14 | Southport | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 40 | 1.030 | 44 | |
| 15 | Gillingham | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 0.970 | 43 | |
| 16 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 1.107 | 42 | |
| 17 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 0.909 | 42 | |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 56 | 0.841 | 40 | |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 0.772 | 39 | |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 44 | 0.910 | 38 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 62 | 0.702 | 38 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Barrow | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 51 | 0.658 | 37 | Re-elected |
| 23 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 63 | 0.689 | 32 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Chester | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 69 | 0.587 | 31 | Re-elected |
* ↑ New club in the league; elected from Midland League

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | ALD | BRW | BPA | CRL | CHE | CRE | CRY | DAR | DON | EXE | GIL | HAR | MAN | MIL | NOR | OLD | PET | ROC | SOU | STP | WRK | WRE | YOR |
| Accrington Stanley | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Aldershot | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 |
| Barrow | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 5–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Bradford (Park Avenue) | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 |
| Carlisle United | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Chester | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 |
| Crystal Palace | 9–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Darlington | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Exeter City | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Gillingham | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| Hartlepool | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Mansfield Town | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Millwall | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Northampton Town | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Oldham Athletic | 5–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Peterborough United | 3–0 | 7–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 6–2 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | | 4–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Rochdale | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Southport | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 |
| Stockport County | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Workington | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Wrexham | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 4–0 |
| York City | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |

### Maps
## Television

This season saw the first ever live television coverage of a Football League game, when ITV broadcast the second half of Blackpool versus Bolton Wanderers on September 10, 1960, with commentary from Peter Lloyd and Billy Wright