Fourth Division Table 1959/60
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walsall | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 102 | 60 | +42 | 65 |
| 2 | Notts County | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 107 | 69 | +38 | 60 |
| 3 | Torquay United | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 58 | +26 | 60 |
| 4 | Watford | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 92 | 67 | +25 | 57 |
| 5 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 84 | 61 | +23 | 53 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 85 | 63 | +22 | 53 |
| 7 | Gillingham | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 69 | +5 | 52 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 84 | 64 | +20 | 50 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 80 | 70 | +10 | 49 |
| 10 | Stockport County | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 49 |
| 11 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 70 | 68 | +2 | 49 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 46 |
| 13 | Aldershot | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 77 | 74 | +3 | 45 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 79 | 88 | -9 | 45 |
| 15 | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 73 | -10 | 43 |
| 16 | Workington | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 42 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 76 | -7 | 42 |
| 18 | Barrow | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 77 | 87 | -10 | 41 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 66 | -15 | 41 |
| 20 | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 77 | -18 | 40 |
| 21 | Southport | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 92 | -44 | 34 |
| 22 | Gateshead AFC | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 58 | 86 | -28 | 33 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 83 | -42 | 28 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 59 | 109 | -50 | 27 |