1959–60 British Football League

British Football League

Season	1959-60
Champions	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1st title)
European Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matches played	240
← 1958–59 1960–61 →

The 1959–60 British Football League was the second season of the British Football League after the British Football Association declared on creating the league to unite the country in a football league. Much like the previous season, sixteen teams competed in the competition in a double round-robin format.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	26	2	2	69	17	+52	54	Qualification for the European Cup Preliminary round
2	Blackpool	30	18	6	6	56	27	+29	42
3	Hearts	30	17	6	7	58	25	+33	40	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-final
4	Arsenal	30	16	7	7	38	27	+11	39
5	Kilmarnock	30	16	4	10	39	28	+11	36
6	Tottenham Hotspur	30	15	6	9	51	25	+26	36
7	Celtic	30	15	6	9	39	24	+15	36
8	Rangers	30	13	6	11	37	30	+7	32
9	West Ham United	30	12	6	12	39	36	+3	30
10	West Bromwich Albion	30	13	3	14	32	32	0	29
11	Linfield	30	12	3	15	30	48	−18	27
12	Aberdeen	30	8	3	19	22	46	−24	19
13	Glentoran	30	7	4	19	26	60	−34	18
14	Wrexham	30	7	4	19	23	55	−32	18
15	Ards	30	5	2	23	15	54	−39	12
16	Stockport County	30	5	2	23	19	58	−39	12