| SEASON 1960-1961 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Saturday, September 3, 1960: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 | 10 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 | 9 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2.17 | 9 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1.44 | 7 |
| 5 | Fulham | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0.93 | 7 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1.75 | 6 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1.67 | 6 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.29 | 6 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 0.87 | 6 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1.20 | 5 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 13 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0.90 | 4 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0.86 | 4 |
| 15 | Burnley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | 4 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 3 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.73 | 3 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0.71 | 3 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0.67 | 3 |
| 20 | Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.55 | 2 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.33 | 2 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0.42 | 0 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |