Season | 1959–60 |
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Champions | Burnley |
Relegated | Gateshead |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → |
The 1959–60 season was the 61st completed (62nd overall) season of The Football League.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[1] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
Since the Fourth Division was established in the 1958–59 season, the bottom four teams of that division have been required to apply for re-election.[1]
Season | 1959–60 |
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Champions | Burnley 2nd English title |
Relegated | Leeds United Luton Town |
European Cup | Burnley |
Cup Winners' Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Birmingham City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,618 (3.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dennis Viollet (32 goals)[2] |
Biggest home win | Wolverhampton Wanderers 9–0 Fulham (16 September 1959) |
Biggest away win | Blackpool 0–6 Manchester United (27 February 1960) Birmingham City 1–7 West Bromwich Albion (18 April 1960) |
Highest scoring | Manchester City 4–6 Wolverhampton Wanderers (5 September 1959) Newcastle United 8–2 Everton (7 November 1959) Newcastle United 7–3 Manchester United (2 January 1960) |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Burnley (C) | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 85 | 61 | 1.393 | 55 | Qualified for the European Cup |
2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 106 | 67 | 1.582 | 54 | Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 50 | 1.720 | 53 | |
4 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 83 | 57 | 1.456 | 49 | |
5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 80 | 59 | 1.356 | 49 | |
6 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 59 | 51 | 1.157 | 48 | |
7 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 102 | 80 | 1.275 | 45 | |
8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 82 | 78 | 1.051 | 44 | |
9 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 76 | 1.039 | 44 | |
10 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 80 | 0.913 | 44 | |
11 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 71 | 0.831 | 40 | |
12 | Leicester City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 66 | 75 | 0.880 | 39 | |
13 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 80 | 0.850 | 39 | |
14 | West Ham United | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 75 | 91 | 0.824 | 38 | |
15 | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 73 | 78 | 0.936 | 37 | |
16 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 78 | 84 | 0.929 | 37 | |
17 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 60 | 70 | 0.857 | 37 | |
18 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 91 | 0.835 | 37 | |
19 | Birmingham City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 80 | 0.788 | 36 | Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 74 | 0.676 | 35 | |
21 | Leeds United (R) | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 92 | 0.707 | 34 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Luton Town (R) | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 73 | 0.685 | 30 |
Season | 1959–60 |
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Champions | Aston Villa |
Promoted | Aston Villa Cardiff City |
Relegated | Hull City Bristol City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,565 (3.39 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Brian Clough (39 goals)[2] |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Aston Villa (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 89 | 43 | 2.070 | 59 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Cardiff City (P) | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 58 | |
3 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 90 | 66 | 1.364 | 50 | |
4 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 51 | 1.333 | 50 | |
5 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 90 | 64 | 1.406 | 48 | |
6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 52 | 1.404 | 47 | |
7 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 90 | 87 | 1.034 | 47 | |
8 | Rotherham United | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 47 | |
9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 78 | 0.923 | 47 | |
10 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 61 | 1.246 | 44 | |
11 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 78 | 68 | 1.147 | 44 | |
12 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 82 | 84 | 0.976 | 40 | |
13 | Lincoln City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 75 | 78 | 0.962 | 39 | |
14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 38 | |
15 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 36 | |
16 | Sunderland | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 65 | 0.800 | 36 | |
17 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 83 | 0.795 | 35 | |
18 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 77 | 0.792 | 35 | |
19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 61 | 89 | 0.685 | 35 | |
20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 77 | 0.766 | 32 | |
21 | Hull City (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 76 | 0.632 | 30 | Relegation to the Third Division |
22 | Bristol City (R) | 42 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 60 | 97 | 0.619 | 27 |
Season | 1959–60 |
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Champions | Southampton (1st title) |
Promoted | Norwich City |
Relegated | Accrington Stanley, Mansfield Town Wrexham York City |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,816 (3.29 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Derek Reeves (Southampton), 39 [2] |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Southampton | 46 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 1.413 | 61 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Norwich City | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 1.519 | 59 | Promoted |
3 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 58 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 41 | 1.293 | 52 | |
4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 43 | 1.243 | 52 | |
5 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 1.238 | 52 | |
6 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 1.279 | 51 | |
7 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 1.255 | 51 | |
8 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 38 | 1.352 | 49 | |
9 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 52 | 1.122 | 47 | |
10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 1.000 | 47 | |
11 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 34 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 43 | 1.091 | 46 | |
12 | Southend United | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 46 | 1.027 | 46 | |
13 | Newport County | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 59 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 1.013 | 46 | |
14 | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 29 | 60 | 1.013 | 46 | |
15 | Halifax Town | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 0.972 | 46 | |
16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 48 | 0.885 | 46 | |
17 | Barnsley | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 0.985 | 44 | |
18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 53 | 0.845 | 43 | |
19 | Bradford City | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 0.892 | 42 | |
20 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 46 | 0.960 | 41 | |
21 | York City | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 0.781 | 38 | Relegated |
22 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 64 | 0.723 | 36 | |
23 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 71 | 0.673 | 36 | Welsh Cup winners, relegated[a] |
24 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 70 | 0.463 | 27 | Relegated |
Season | 1959–60 |
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Champions | Walsall (1st title) |
Promoted | Notts County, Torquay United Watford |
Failed re-election | Gateshead |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,734 (3.14 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Cliff Holton (Watford), 42 [2] |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 1.700 | 65 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Notts County | 46 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 1.551 | 60 | Promoted |
3 | Torquay United | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 1.448 | 60 | |
4 | Watford | 46 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 62 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 1.373 | 57 | |
5 | Millwall | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 1.377 | 53 | |
6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 41 | 1.349 | 53 | |
7 | Gillingham | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 1.072 | 52 | |
8 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 61 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 1.313 | 50 | |
9 | Exeter City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 50 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 1.143 | 49 | |
10 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 1.074 | 49 | |
11 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 1.029 | 49 | |
12 | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 1.083 | 46 | |
13 | Aldershot | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 52 | 1.041 | 45 | |
14 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 57 | 0.898 | 45 | |
15 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 0.863 | 43 | |
16 | Workington | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 1.133 | 42 | |
17 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 53 | 0.908 | 42 | |
18 | Barrow | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 58 | 0.885 | 41 | |
19 | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 0.773 | 41 | |
20 | Chester | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 51 | 0.766 | 40 | |
21 | Southport | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 60 | 0.522 | 34 | Re-elected |
22 | Gateshead | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 59 | 0.674 | 33 | Failed re-election |
23 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 53 | 0.494 | 28 | Re-elected |
24 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 68 | 0.541 | 27 |