English Fourth Division 1960/1961
Historical league standings at 13th September 1960
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Northampton Town | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 1.82 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 2.10 |
| 3 | York City | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 1.88 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1.64 |
| 6 | Aldershot | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 1.89 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Workington | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Gillingham | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Southport | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Rochdale | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 0.88 |
| 13 | Bradford Park Avenue | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Barrow | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 16 | Millwall | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Hartlepools United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Darlington | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 0.43 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Chester | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0.50 |
