English Third Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 23rd January 1960
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Bury | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 25 | 40 | 1.92 |
| 2 | Southampton | 27 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 43 | 38 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 1.51 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 40 | 33 | 1.35 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 29 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 1.26 |
| 6 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 46 | 33 | 1.09 |
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 45 | 32 | 1.42 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 36 | 30 | 1.39 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 44 | 30 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 51 | 48 | 30 | 1.06 |
| 11 | Colchester United | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Brentford | 29 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 45 | 29 | 1.11 |
| 13 | York City | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 45 | 29 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 45 | 28 | 0.96 |
| 15 | Newport County | 27 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 52 | 27 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 47 | 27 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Halifax Town | 29 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 50 | 27 | 0.74 |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 50 | 24 | 0.96 |
| 19 | Reading | 28 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 56 | 23 | 0.98 |
| 20 | Southend United | 27 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 41 | 51 | 21 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 28 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 42 | 59 | 21 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 28 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 46 | 67 | 21 | 0.69 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 30 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 41 | 76 | 20 | 0.54 |
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 48 | 77 | 17 | 0.62 |



