English First Division 1960/1961
Historical league standings at 15th 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. | 40 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 42 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 96 | 70 | 55 | 1.37 |
| 4 | Everton | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 81 | 67 | 46 | 1.21 |
| 5 | Burnley | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 93 | 72 | 44 | 1.29 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 81 | 71 | 42 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 41 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 71 | 42 | 1.04 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 72 | 69 | 41 | 1.04 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 75 | 76 | 41 | 0.99 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 38 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 78 | 63 | 40 | 1.24 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 62 | 70 | 37 | 0.89 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 39 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 71 | 36 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 39 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 94 | 92 | 35 | 1.02 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 56 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 81 | 35 | 0.69 |
| 15 | West Ham United | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 54 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 73 | 83 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 39 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 60 | 78 | 34 | 0.77 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 68 | 33 | 0.82 |
| 18 | Fulham | 40 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 54 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 67 | 92 | 33 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 56 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 84 | 31 | 0.82 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 39 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 62 | 69 | 29 | 0.90 |
| 21 | Newcastle United | 40 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 58 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 78 | 106 | 28 | 0.74 |
| 22 | Preston North End | 39 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 66 | 28 | 0.61 |



