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1959-60

Second Division

Champions · P42 W25 D9 L8 · 89 scored, 43 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
22 Aug 1959	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	W
26 Aug 1959	A	Sunderland	0–1	L
29 Aug 1959	H	Swansea City	1–0	W
31 Aug 1959	H	Sunderland	3–0	W
5 Sept 1959	A	Bristol Rovers	1–1	D
9 Sept 1959	A	Portsmouth	2–1	W
12 Sept 1959	H	Ipswich Town	3–1	W
14 Sept 1959	H	Portsmouth	5–2	W
19 Sept 1959	A	Huddersfield Town	1–0	W
26 Sept 1959	H	Leyton Orient	1–0	W
30 Sept 1959	A	Stoke City	3–3	D
3 Oct 1959	A	Lincoln City	0–0	D
10 Oct 1959	A	Sheffield United	1–1	D
17 Oct 1959	H	Middlesbrough	1–0	W
24 Oct 1959	A	Derby County	2–2	D
31 Oct 1959	H	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	W
7 Nov 1959	A	Liverpool	1–2	L
14 Nov 1959	H	Charlton Athletic	11–1	W
21 Nov 1959	A	Bristol City	5–0	W
28 Nov 1959	H	Scunthorpe United	5–0	W
5 Dec 1959	A	Rotherham United	1–2	L
12 Dec 1959	H	Cardiff City	2–0	W
19 Dec 1959	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	W
26 Dec 1959	A	Hull City	1–0	W
28 Dec 1959	H	Hull City	1–1	D
2 Jan 1960	A	Swansea City	3–1	W
16 Jan 1960	H	Bristol Rovers	4–1	W
23 Jan 1960	A	Ipswich Town	1–2	L
6 Feb 1960	H	Huddersfield Town	4–0	W
13 Feb 1960	A	Leyton Orient	0–0	D
27 Feb 1960	H	Sheffield United	1–3	L
1 Mar 1960	H	Lincoln City	1–1	D
5 Mar 1960	A	Middlesbrough	1–0	W
15 Mar 1960	H	Derby County	3–2	W
19 Mar 1960	A	Scunthorpe United	2–1	W
30 Mar 1960	H	Liverpool	4–4	D
2 Apr 1960	A	Charlton Athletic	0–2	L
9 Apr 1960	H	Bristol City	2–1	W
16 Apr 1960	A	Cardiff City	0–1	L
18 Apr 1960	H	Stoke City	2–1	W
23 Apr 1960	H	Rotherham United	3–0	W
30 Apr 1960	A	Plymouth Argyle	0–3	L

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Aston Villa	42	25	9	8	89	43	+46	59
2	Cardiff City	42	23	12	7	90	62	+28	58
3	Liverpool	42	20	10	12	90	66	+24	50
4	Sheffield United	42	19	12	11	68	51	+17	50
5	Middlesbrough	42	19	10	13	90	64	+26	48
6	Huddersfield Town	42	19	9	14	73	52	+21	47
7	Charlton Athletic	42	17	13	12	90	87	+3	47
8	Rotherham United	42	17	13	12	61	60	+1	47
9	Bristol Rovers	42	18	11	13	72	78	-6	47
10	Leyton Orient	42	15	14	13	76	61	+15	44
11	Ipswich Town	42	19	6	17	78	68	+10	44
12	Swansea City	42	15	10	17	82	84	-2	40
13	Lincoln City	42	16	7	19	75	78	-3	39
14	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	13	12	17	67	76	-9	38
15	Scunthorpe United	42	13	10	19	57	71	-14	36
16	Sunderland	42	12	12	18	52	65	-13	36
17	Stoke City	42	14	7	21	66	83	-17	35
18	Derby County	42	14	7	21	61	77	-16	35
19	Plymouth Argyle	42	13	9	20	61	89	-28	35
20	Portsmouth	42	10	12	20	59	77	-18	32
21	Hull City	42	10	10	22	48	76	-28	30
22	Bristol City	42	11	5	26	60	97	-37	27

Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.