| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 59 | +45 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 55 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 42 | 58 | +30 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 51 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 52 | +29 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 87 | 58 |
| 4 | Norwich City | 42 | 49 | +17 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 70 | 53 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 48 | +9 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 83 | 74 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 42 | 47 | +15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 75 | 60 |
| 7 | Swansea Town | 42 | 47 | +4 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 73 |
| 8 | Southampton | 42 | 44 | +3 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 84 | 81 |
| 9 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 43 | +5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 69 | 64 |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 43 | +6 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 97 | 91 |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 42 | -1 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 81 | 82 |
| 12 | Derby County | 42 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 80 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 42 | 39 | -8 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 79 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 42 | 38 | -8 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 83 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 42 | 37 | +1 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 64 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 37 | -14 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 61 | 75 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 37 | -19 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 73 | 92 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 42 | 36 | -8 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 59 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 36 | -23 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 55 | 78 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 35 | -9 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 62 | 71 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 42 | 33 | -27 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 91 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 42 | 24 | -47 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 48 | 95 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1960_1961/championship/index.shtml.
