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Historic Standings (England)
Year selected: 1959-60
Historic standings for England dating back to 1888. The equivalent modern league / tier is provided.Use the menu to the right (or in the sidebar) to select the year.
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 24-11-7 | 55 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24-12-6 | 54 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21-10-11 | 53 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 19-12-11 | 49 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19-12-11 | 49 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 20-14-8 | 48 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 19-16-7 | 45 |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 18-16-8 | 44 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 16-14-12 | 44 |
| 10 | Fulham | 17-15-10 | 44 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 15-17-10 | 40 |
| 12 | Leicester City | 13-16-13 | 39 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 15-18-9 | 39 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 16-20-6 | 38 |
| 15 | Everton | 13-18-11 | 37 |
| 16 | Manchester City | 17-22-3 | 37 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 16-21-5 | 37 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 14-19-9 | 37 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 13-19-10 | 36 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 13-20-9 | 35 |
| 21 | Leeds United | 12-20-10 | 34 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 9-21-12 | 30 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 25-8-9 | 59 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 23-7-12 | 58 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 20-12-10 | 50 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 19-11-12 | 50 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 19-13-10 | 48 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 19-14-9 | 47 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 17-12-13 | 47 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 17-12-13 | 47 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 18-13-11 | 47 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 15-13-14 | 44 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 19-17-6 | 44 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 15-17-10 | 40 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 16-19-7 | 39 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13-17-12 | 38 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 13-19-10 | 36 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 12-18-12 | 36 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 14-21-7 | 35 |
| 18 | Derby County | 14-21-7 | 35 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 13-20-9 | 35 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 10-20-12 | 32 |
| 21 | Hull City | 10-22-10 | 30 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 11-26-5 | 27 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton | 26-11-9 | 61 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 24-11-11 | 59 |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 18-12-16 | 52 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 18-12-16 | 52 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 21-15-10 | 52 |
| 6 | Brentford | 21-16-9 | 51 |
| 7 | Bury | 21-16-9 | 51 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 18-15-13 | 49 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 18-17-11 | 47 |
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 17-16-13 | 47 |
| 11 | Reading | 18-18-10 | 46 |
| 12 | Southend United | 19-19-8 | 46 |
| 13 | Newport County | 20-20-6 | 46 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 19-19-8 | 46 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 18-18-10 | 46 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 19-19-8 | 46 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 15-17-14 | 44 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 18-21-7 | 43 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 15-19-12 | 42 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 14-19-13 | 41 |
| 21 | York City | 13-21-12 | 38 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 15-25-6 | 36 |
| 23 | Wrexham | 14-24-8 | 36 |
| 24 | Accrington Stanley | 11-30-5 | 27 |
| pos | Team | WDL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | 28-9-9 | 65 |
| 2 | Notts County | 26-12-8 | 60 |
| 3 | Torquay United | 26-12-8 | 60 |
| 4 | Watford | 24-13-9 | 57 |
| 5 | Millwall | 18-11-17 | 53 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 22-15-9 | 53 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 21-15-10 | 52 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 19-15-12 | 50 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 19-16-11 | 49 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 19-16-11 | 49 |
| 11 | Bradford Park Avenue | 17-14-15 | 49 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 18-18-10 | 46 |
| 13 | Aldershot Town | 18-19-9 | 45 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 18-19-9 | 45 |
| 15 | Darlington | 17-20-9 | 43 |
| 16 | Workington | 14-18-14 | 42 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 16-20-10 | 42 |
| 18 | Barrow | 15-20-11 | 41 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 15-20-11 | 41 |
| 20 | Chester City | 14-20-12 | 40 |
| 21 | Southport | 10-22-14 | 34 |
| 22 | Gateshead | 12-25-9 | 33 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 8-26-12 | 28 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 10-29-7 | 27 |
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