| SEASON 1959-1960 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Tuesday, September 22, 1959: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halifax Town | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1.50 | 15 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 2.83 | 13 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 2.11 | 13 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1.89 | 13 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 1.87 | 13 |
| 6 | Southampton | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 1.42 | 13 |
| 7 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 1.83 | 12 |
| 8 | Bury | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 2.50 | 11 |
| 9 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1.36 | 11 |
| 10 | Newport County | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 11 |
| 11 | Brentford | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 13 | York City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 1.43 | 9 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1.15 | 9 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 0.50 | 9 |
| 17 | Bradford City | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 0.90 | 8 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 0.79 | 8 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 0.67 | 6 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 0.50 | 6 |
| 21 | Southend United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 0.46 | 6 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 0.38 | 5 |
| 23 | Wrexham | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 0.50 | 4 |
| 24 | Reading | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 0.76 | 3 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |