| SEASON 1959-1960 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Tuesday, September 8, 1959: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 | 9 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 1.50 | 8 |
| 3 | Burnley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 8 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 | 7 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 | 7 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.71 | 6 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.33 | 5 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1.20 | 5 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0.93 | 5 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0.91 | 5 |
| 13 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | 5 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.75 | 5 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0.58 | 5 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.83 | 4 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.79 | 4 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0.63 | 4 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0.50 | 3 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0.57 | 2 |
| 22 | Everton | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.55 | 2 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |