English First Division 1960/1961
Historical league standings at 8th April 1961
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 109 | 48 | 62 | 2.27 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 73 | 39 | 56 | 1.87 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 39 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 94 | 69 | 53 | 1.36 |
| 4 | Burnley | 36 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 92 | 64 | 44 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Everton | 39 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 76 | 66 | 44 | 1.15 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 74 | 73 | 41 | 1.01 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 1.03 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 69 | 39 | 1.03 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 36 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 74 | 61 | 38 | 1.21 |
| 10 | Manchester United | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 70 | 38 | 1.01 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 39 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 68 | 37 | 0.90 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 68 | 36 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 38 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 55 | 73 | 35 | 0.75 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 59 | 74 | 34 | 0.80 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 38 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 91 | 91 | 33 | 1.00 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 54 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 72 | 82 | 33 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 67 | 31 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Fulham | 39 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 20 | 65 | 91 | 31 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 37 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 55 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 83 | 30 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 39 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 56 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 77 | 104 | 28 | 0.74 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 65 | 28 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 38 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 60 | 68 | 27 | 0.88 |



