| SEASON 1959-1960 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Wednesday, September 16, 1959: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halifax Town | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1.50 | 12 |
| 2 | Bury | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 | 11 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 2.18 | 11 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2.13 | 11 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2.00 | 11 |
| 6 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1.88 | 11 |
| 7 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 1.29 | 11 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 10 | Newport County | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1.40 | 9 |
| 12 | Brentford | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 1.15 | 9 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 1.73 | 8 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 0.93 | 8 |
| 16 | York City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.67 | 7 |
| 17 | Colchester United | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 0.75 | 6 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 0.44 | 5 |
| 19 | Port Vale | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 0.35 | 5 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 0.60 | 4 |
| 21 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 0.50 | 4 |
| 22 | Southend United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 0.42 | 4 |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 0.38 | 4 |
| 24 | Reading | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 0.63 | 1 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |