| SEASON 1959-1960 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Monday, September 21, 1959: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 2.40 | 14 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 1.80 | 12 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 1.71 | 12 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1.67 | 12 |
| 5 | Burnley | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1.19 | 12 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0.83 | 9 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0.82 | 9 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.79 | 9 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 0.71 | 9 |
| 12 | Fulham | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 0.67 | 9 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 1.05 | 8 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 0.91 | 8 |
| 15 | Manchester City | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 0.90 | 8 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 0.60 | 8 |
| 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 0.93 | 7 |
| 19 | Everton | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.75 | 7 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 0.73 | 7 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 0.68 | 6 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0.72 | 5 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |