English First Division 1960/1961
Historical league standings at 4th March 1961
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 37 | 53 | 2.46 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 34 | 44 | 1.79 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 32 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 82 | 63 | 43 | 1.30 |
| 4 | Burnley | 29 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 78 | 53 | 36 | 1.47 |
| 5 | Everton | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 63 | 56 | 35 | 1.13 |
| 6 | Leicester City | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 65 | 54 | 33 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 59 | 32 | 1.03 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 32 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 67 | 32 | 0.97 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 49 | 58 | 32 | 0.84 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 59 | 31 | 1.05 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 60 | 31 | 0.97 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 59 | 29 | 0.81 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 30 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 66 | 65 | 28 | 1.02 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 31 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 75 | 27 | 0.92 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 57 | 26 | 0.82 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 52 | 66 | 26 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 30 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 60 | 26 | 0.78 |
| 18 | Fulham | 32 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 55 | 78 | 25 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 29 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 58 | 69 | 24 | 0.84 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 31 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 87 | 23 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 30 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 56 | 63 | 21 | 0.89 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 31 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 54 | 21 | 0.56 |



