| SEASON 1959-1960 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE |
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Table as at Saturday, September 26, 1959: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich City | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 2.08 | 17 |
| 2 | Halifax Town | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1.64 | 17 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 3.33 | 15 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 2.11 | 15 |
| 5 | Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 1.57 | 15 |
| 6 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 1.36 | 15 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 1.29 | 14 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 1.71 | 13 |
| 9 | Newport County | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 0.88 | 13 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 1.30 | 12 |
| 11 | Bury | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 1.50 | 11 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 1.31 | 11 |
| 13 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 0.95 | 10 |
| 14 | Colchester United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 15 | York City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 0.80 | 10 |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 1.18 | 9 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 0.48 | 9 |
| 18 | Bradford City | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 0.87 | 8 |
| 19 | Southend United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 0.52 | 8 |
| 20 | Reading | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 0.86 | 6 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 0.63 | 6 |
| 22 | Wrexham | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 0.52 | 6 |
| 23 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 0.46 | 6 |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 0.44 | 6 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |