Football League Third Division 1959/60
| Football League Third Division 1959/60 | |
|
|
| master | Southampton FC |
| Climbers |
Southampton FC Norwich City |
| Relegated |
Accrington Stanley Mansfield Town AFC Wrexham York City |
| Teams | 24 |
| Games | 552 |
| Gates | 1,816 (ø 3.29 per game) |
| Top scorer | Derek Reeves ( Southampton FC ) |
| ← Football League Third Division 1958/59 | |
| ^ Football League Second Division 1959/60 | |
The Football League Third Division 1959/60 was the 33rd season of the Football League Third Division as the third highest English football league . Third division champions were the FC Southampton and also the second-placed Norwich City rose to the Football League Second Division . For the two promoted teams in the following third division season 1960/61, the two second division clubs Hull City and Bristol City ranked in the table below . Accrington Stanley had to relegate from the Third Division to the Football League Fourth Division ,Mansfield Town , Wrexham AFC and York City . Instead of these clubs, the fourth division champions FC Walsall and the Notts County , Torquay United and FC Watford, placed behind them , took the vacant positions in the following season 1960/61 .
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Southampton FC | 46 | 26th | 9 | 11 | 106: 75 | 1.41 | 61:31 |
| 2. | Norwich City | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 82:54 | 1.52 | 59:33 |
| 3. | Shrewsbury Town (N) | 46 | 18th | 16 | 12 | 97:75 | 1.29 | 52:40 |
| 4th | Grimsby Town (A) | 46 | 18th | 16 | 12 | 87:70 | 1.24 | 52:40 |
| 5. | Coventry City (N) | 46 | 21st | 10 | 15th | 78:63 | 1.24 | 52:40 |
| 6th | Brentford FC | 46 | 21st | 9 | 16 | 78:61 | 1.28 | 51:41 |
| 7th | Bury FC | 46 | 21st | 9 | 16 | 64:51 | 1.25 | 51:41 |
| 8th. | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18th | 13 | 15th | 73:54 | 1.35 | 49:43 |
| 9. | Colchester United | 46 | 18th | 11 | 17th | 83:74 | 1.12 | 47:45 |
| 10. | Bournemouth & Bescombe Athletic | 46 | 17th | 13 | 16 | 72:72 | 1.00 | 47:45 |
| 11. | Reading FC | 46 | 18th | 10 | 18th | 84:77 | 1.09 | 46:46 |
| 12. | Southend United | 46 | 19th | 8th | 19th | 76:74 | 1.03 | 46:46 |
| 13. |
 Newport County
|
46 | 20th | 6th | 20th | 80:79 | 1.01 | 46:46 |
| 14th | Port Vale (N) | 46 | 19th | 8th | 19th | 80:79 | 1.01 | 46:46 |
| 15th | Halifax Town | 46 | 18th | 10 | 18th | 70:72 | 0.97 | 46:46 |
| 16. | Swindon Town | 46 | 19th | 8th | 19th | 69:78 | 0.88 | 46:46 |
| 17th | Barnsley FC (A) | 46 | 15th | 14th | 17th | 65:66 | 0.98 | 44:48 |
| 18th | Chesterfield FC | 46 | 18th | 7th | 21st | 71:84 | 0.85 | 43:49 |
| 19th | Bradford City | 46 | 15th | 12 | 19th | 66:74 | 0.89 | 42:50 |
| 20th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14th | 13 | 19th | 72:75 | 0.96 | 41:51 |
| 21st | York City (N) | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21st | 57:73 | 0.78 | 38:54 |
| 22nd | Mansfield Town | 46 | 15th | 6th | 25th | 81: 112 | 0.72 | 36:56 |
| 23. |
Wrexham AFC
|
46 | 14th | 8th | 24 | 68: 101 | 0.67 | 36:56 |
| 24. | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 11 | 5 | 30th | 57: 123 | 0.46 | 27:65 |
| (A) | Relegated from the Football League Second Division 1958/59 |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Football League Fourth Division 1958/59 |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ACC | BAR | BOU | BRC | BRE | BUY | CHF | COL | COV | GRI | HAL | MFT | NPC | NOR | PVA | QPR | REA | SHR | SOT | SEU | SWI | TRA | WRE | YOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0: 4 | 3: 4 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 2: 4 | 0: 5 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 4 | 1: 3 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 4 | 3: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 4-0 | |
| Barnsley FC | 5-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | 6: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | |
| Bradford City | 4: 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | 6: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | |
| Brentford FC | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 4 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| Bury FC | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 3-0 | 0: 3 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | |
| Chesterfield FC | 0: 3 | 4: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 0: 4 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Colchester United | 5: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | |
| Coventry City | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 5: 3 | 3: 2 | |
| Grimsby Town | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 2: 2 | 5: 1 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | |
| Halifax Town | 0: 2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 4: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | |
| Mansfield Town | 4: 1 | 1: 4 | 3: 4 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 1: 5 | 4: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 4 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 6: 3 | 4: 3 | 4: 4 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 6: 2 | 2-0 | |
| Newport County | 1: 3 | 4-0 | 5: 2 | 2-0 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 5: 1 | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 2: 3 | 3: 2 | 1: 3 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | |
| Norwich City | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 4 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 3 | 3: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Port Vale | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | 7-0 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 6: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 2: 4 | 2-0 | 3: 3 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Reading FC | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 0: 1 | 6: 3 | 2: 1 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 3-0 | 5: 4 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 5-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 2 | 2: 4 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 5: 2 | 2: 2 | 6: 3 | 6: 2 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 4-0 | |
| Southampton FC | 5: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 3 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 4: 3 | 4: 2 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 5: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 6: 3 | 3: 1 | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 3: 1 | |
| Southend United | 6: 1 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 4 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 0: 2 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 4 | 1: 3 | 7: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Swindon Town | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 5: 3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 3 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 0: 4 | 4: 2 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 1: 1 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 5: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 0: 3 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | 2: 4 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | |
| Wrexham AFC | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 2 | 4: 3 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | |
| York city | 3-0 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 1: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Derek Reeves
|
Southampton FC | 39 |
Web links
References and footnotes
- ↑ English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)