| SEASON 1959-1960 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Tuesday, September 15, 1959: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 2.11 | 12 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1.75 | 11 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 4 | Burnley | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2.33 | 9 |
| 6 | Fulham | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1.17 | 9 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 9 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1.36 | 7 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1.27 | 7 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1.20 | 7 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 7 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0.67 | 7 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0.62 | 7 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 0.61 | 7 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 0.88 | 6 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.78 | 6 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 5 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 5 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.75 | 5 |
| 21 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0.58 | 3 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |