English Second Division 1959/1960
Historical league standings at 27th February 1960
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 32 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 77 | 45 | 48 | 1.71 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 31 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 71 | 27 | 45 | 2.63 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 74 | 48 | 38 | 1.54 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 30 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 42 | 37 | 1.21 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 31 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 1.47 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 40 | 35 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 49 | 35 | 1.22 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 45 | 34 | 1.36 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 31 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 58 | 56 | 33 | 1.04 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 31 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 47 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 63 | 68 | 33 | 0.93 |
| 11 | Bristol Rovers | 30 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 62 | 32 | 0.87 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 31 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 60 | 51 | 31 | 1.18 |
| 13 | Swansea Town | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 60 | 62 | 29 | 0.97 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 49 | 29 | 0.84 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 30 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 57 | 27 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Derby County | 30 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 56 | 25 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 56 | 24 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 31 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 55 | 24 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 32 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 78 | 22 | 0.62 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 62 | 21 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 70 | 18 | 0.59 |
| 22 | Hull City | 31 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 67 | 18 | 0.48 |
