# Third Division 1959-1960

La Third Division 1959-1960 è stato il 33º campionato inglese di calcio di terza divisione.

## Squadre partecipanti

| Squadra | Città | Stadio | Stagione precedente |
| Accrington Stanley | Accrington | Peel Park | 19º posto in Third Division |
| Barnsley | Barnsley | Oakwell | 22º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Bournemouth | Dean Court | 12º posto in Third Division |
| Bradford City | Bradford | Valley Parade | 11º posto in Third Division |
| Brentford | Londra (Hounslow) | Griffin Park | 3º posto in Third Division |
| Bury | Bury | Gigg Lane | 10º posto in Third Division |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield | Saltergate | 16º posto in Third Division |
| Colchester United | Colchester | Layer Road | 5º posto in Third Division |
| Coventry City | Coventry | Highfield Road | 2º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Grimsby Town | Grimsby | Blundell Park | 21º posto in Second Division, retrocesso |
| Halifax Town | Halifax | The Shay | 9º posto in Third Division |
| Mansfield Town | Mansfield | Field Mill | 20º posto in Third Division |
| Newport County | Newport | Somerton Park | 17º posto in Third Division |
| Norwich City | Norwich | Carrow Road | 4º posto in Third Division |
| Port Vale | Stoke on Trent (Burslem) | Vale Park | 1º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Queens Park Rangers | Londra (Hammersmith and Fulham) | Loftus Road | 13º posto in Third Division |
| Reading | Reading | Elm Park | 6º posto in Third Division |
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury | Gay Meadow | 4º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |
| Southampton | Southampton | The Dell | 14º posto in Third Division |
| Southend United | Southend on Sea | Roots Hall | 8º posto in Third Division |
| Swindon Town | Swindon | County Ground | 15º posto in Third Division |
| Tranmere Rovers | Birkenhead | Prenton Park | 7º posto in Third Division |
| Wrexham | Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 18º posto in Third Division |
| York City | York | Bootham Crescent | 3º posto in Fourth Division, promosso |

## Classifica finale

| Pos. | Squadra | Pt | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | QR |
| 1 | Southampton | 61 | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 106 | 75 | 1.413 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 59 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 82 | 54 | 1.519 |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 52 | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 97 | 75 | 1.293 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 52 | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 87 | 70 | 1.243 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 52 | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 78 | 63 | 1.238 |
| 6 | Brentford | 51 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 |
| 7 | Bury | 51 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 |
| 8 | QPR | 49 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 54 | 1.352 |
| 9 | Colchester Utd | 47 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 |
| 10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 47 | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 72 | 1.000 |
| 11 | Reading | 46 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 84 | 77 | 1.091 |
| 12 | Southend Utd | 46 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 76 | 74 | 1.027 |
| 13 | Newport County | 46 | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 46 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 46 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 72 | 0.972 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 78 | 0.855 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 44 | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 43 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 71 | 84 | 0.845 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 42 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 |
| 20 | Tranmere | 41 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 |
| 21 | York City | 38 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 57 | 73 | 0.781 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 36 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 81 | 112 | 0.723 |
| 23 | Wrexham | 36 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 68 | 101 | 0.673 |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 27 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 57 | 123 | 0.463 |
Legenda:
    Promosso in Second Division 1960-1961.
    Retrocesso in Fourth Division 1960-1961.
Regolamento:
    Due punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.
    A parità di punti le squadre venivano classificate secondo il quoziente reti.

## Risultati
### Tabellone

| | ACC | BAR | BOU | BRC | BRE | BUY | CHF | COL | COV | GRI | HAL | MFT | NPC | NOR | PVA | QPR | REA | SHR | SOT | SEU | SWI | TRA | WRE | YOR |
| Accrington Stanley | | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 3-1 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4-0 |
| Barnsley | 5-0 | | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4-1 | 0-3 | 2-0 | 6-1 | 1-1 |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3-1 | 1-1 | | 3-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 2-0 |
| Bradford City | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 6-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 |
| Brentford | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | | 1-1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 |
| Bury | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 0-3 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| Chesterfield | 0-3 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-2 | | 1-1 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 0-4 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 1-3 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 2-0 |
| Colchester United | 5-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 3-1 | 2-2 |
| Coventry City | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 5-3 | 3-2 |
| Grimsby Town | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 4-1 | 3-0 | | 3-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 |
| Halifax Town | 0-2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 | | 4-2 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 2-0 | 1-2 |
| Mansfield Town | 4-1 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-5 | 4-1 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 3-2 | 1-1 | | 3-1 | 3-2 | 6-3 | 4-3 | 4-4 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 6-2 | 2-0 |
| Newport County | 1-3 | 4-0 | 5-2 | 2-0 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 5-1 | 0-1 | | 1-1 | 4-3 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 1-3 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 3-2 |
| Norwich City | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 5-1 | 1-0 | | 5-1 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Port Vale | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 7-0 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 6-1 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 5-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 2-4 | 2-0 | 3-3 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Reading | 2-0 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 6-3 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2-0 | | 2-3 | 2-0 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 5-4 | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 5-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 2-2 | 6-3 | 6-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | | 1-1 | 1-3 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 4-0 |
| Southampton | 5-1 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 4-3 | 4-2 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 6-3 | | 3-1 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 |
| Southend United | 6-1 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-4 | | 1-3 | 7-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Swindon Town | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 0-4 | 4-2 | 0-3 | 2-0 | | 1-1 | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 5-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 2-2 | | 4-1 | 2-2 |
| Wrexham | 2-3 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | | 3-1 |
| York City | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | |