| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 42 | 59 | +46 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 89 | 43 |
| 2 | Cardiff City | 42 | 58 | +28 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 90 | 62 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 50 | +24 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 90 | 66 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 42 | 50 | +17 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 68 | 51 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 48 | +26 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 90 | 64 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 47 | +21 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 52 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 47 | +3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 90 | 87 |
| 8 | Rotherham United | 42 | 47 | +1 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 61 | 60 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 47 | -6 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 78 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 44 | +15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 61 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 44 | +10 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 78 | 68 |
| 12 | Swansea Town | 42 | 40 | -2 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 82 | 84 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 42 | 39 | -3 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 75 | 78 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 38 | -9 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 67 | 76 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 36 | -14 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 71 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 42 | 36 | -13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 65 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 42 | 35 | -17 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66 | 83 |
| 18 | Derby County | 42 | 35 | -16 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 77 |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 35 | -28 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 61 | 89 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 32 | -18 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 77 |
| 21 | Hull City | 42 | 30 | -28 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 76 |
| 22 | Bristol City | 42 | 27 | -37 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 60 | 97 |
Content retrieved from: http://stats.football.co.uk/league_tables/1959_1960/championship/index.shtml.
