Season 1959-60
Division 3 1959-60 (11th)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GF/A | PTS | ||
| 1 | SouthamptonP | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 106 | 75 | 1.413 | 61 |
| 2 | Norwich CityP | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 82 | 54 | 1.519 | 59 |
| 3 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 97 | 75 | 1.293 | 52 |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 87 | 70 | 1.243 | 52 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 78 | 63 | 1.238 | 52 |
| 6 | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 | 51 |
| 7 | Bury | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 | 51 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 54 | 1.352 | 49 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 47 |
| 10 | Bournemouth & BA | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 72 | 72 | 1.000 | 47 |
| 11 | READING | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 84 | 77 | 1.091 | 46 |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 76 | 74 | 1.027 | 46 |
| 13 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 | 46 |
| = | Port Vale | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 | 46 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 72 | 0.972 | 46 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 78 | 0.885 | 46 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 65 | 66 | 0.985 | 44 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 71 | 84 | 0.845 | 43 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | 42 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 41 |
| 21 | York CityR | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 57 | 73 | 0.781 | 38 |
| 22 | Mansfield TownR | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 81 | 112 | 0.723 | 36 |
| 23 | WrexhamR | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 68 | 101 | 0.673 | 36 |
| 24 | Accrington StanleyR | 46 | 11 | 5 | 30 | 57 | 123 | 0.463 | 27 |
Division 3 1959-60
| 22 Aug | Port Vale | H | 2-3 |
| 24 Aug | Newport County | A | 2-3 |
| 29 Aug | Norwich City | A | 2-4 |
| 2 Sep | Newport County | H | 0-1 |
| 5 Sep | Brentford | H | 3-3 |
| 9 Sep | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2-3 |
| 12 Sep | Colchester United | A | 2-4 |
| 14 Sep | Shrewsbury Town | A | 2-3 |
| 19 Sep | Southend United | H | 4-1 |
| 23 Sep | Accrington Stanley | H | 2-0 |
| 26 Sep | Mansfield Town | A | 4-4 |
| 28 Sep | Accrington Stanley | A | 0-0 |
| 3 Oct | Halifax Town | H | 1-1 |
| 6 Oct | Bury | A | 0-1 |
| 10 Oct | Chesterfield | H | 6-3 |
| 14 Oct | Bury | H | 0-1 |
| 17 Oct | Swindon Town | A | 4-0 |
| 24 Oct | York City | H | 1-0 |
| 31 Oct | Bournemouth & BA | A | 1-1 |
| 21 Nov | Grimsby Town | H | 1-2 |
| 28 Nov | Wrexham | A | 1-2 |
| 12 Dec | Coventry City | H | 4-2 |
| 19 Dec | Port Vale | A | 1-4 |
| 26 Dec | Barnsley | A | 3-3 |
| 30 Dec | Barnsley | H | 3-2 |
| 2 Jan | Norwich City | H | 0-2 |
| 16 Jan | Brentford | A | 2-2 |
| 23 Jan | Colchester United | H | 2-1 |
| 30 Jan | Tranmere Rovers | H | 5-4 |
| 6 Feb | Southend United | A | 0-2 |
| 13 Feb | Mansfield Town | H | 3-2 |
| 27 Feb | Chesterfield | A | 1-2 |
| 5 Mar | Swindon Town | H | 3-0 |
| 7 Mar | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0-2 |
| 12 Mar | York City | A | 3-2 |
| 19 Mar | Wrexham | H | 0-1 |
| 26 Mar | Bradford City | A | 2-0 |
| 2 Apr | Queens Park Rangers | H | 2-0 |
| 9 Apr | Grimsby Town | A | 1-0 |
| 11 Apr | Halifax Town | A | 2-2 |
| 15 Apr | Southampton | H | 2-0 |
| 16 Apr | Bournemouth & BA | H | 2-2 |
| 18 Apr | Southampton | A | 0-1 |
| 23 Apr | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1-0 |
| 27 Apr | Bradford City | H | 1-0 |
| 30 Apr | Coventry City | A | 1-1 |
FA Cup 1959-60
| 14 Nov | R1 | Norwich City | A | 1-1 |
| 18 Nov | (R) | Norwich City | H | 2-1 |
| 5 Dec | R2 | King's Lynn | H | 4-2 |
| 9 Jan | R3 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0-1 |
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 1959-60
| R1 | bye1 | − | − | |
| 26 Oct | R2 | West Ham United | A | 1-6 |
|
1 Reading given a bye in Round 1 |
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