| SEASON 1959-1960 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Wednesday, September 16, 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 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 2.00 | 12 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1.75 | 11 |
| 4 | Burnley | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1.75 | 9 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 9 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0.90 | 9 |
| 8 | Fulham | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 0.67 | 9 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1.36 | 8 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 1.24 | 8 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 0.71 | 8 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1.09 | 7 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 0.62 | 7 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 0.61 | 7 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0.75 | 6 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.75 | 6 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 5 |
| 20 | Everton | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.75 | 5 |
| 21 | Birmingham City | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.71 | 5 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.64 | 5 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |