Season 1960-61
Division 3 1960-61 (18th)
| PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GF/A | PTS | ||
| 1 | BuryP | 46 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 108 | 45 | 2.400 | 68 |
| 2 | WalsallP | 46 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 98 | 60 | 1.633 | 62 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 93 | 60 | 1.550 | 60 |
| 4 | Watford | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 85 | 72 | 1.181 | 52 |
| 5 | Notts County | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 82 | 77 | 1.065 | 51 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 69 | 1.116 | 50 |
| 7 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 96 | 79 | 1.215 | 49 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 83 | 80 | 1.038 | 49 |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 49 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 83 | 75 | 1.107 | 46 |
| 11 | Hull City | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 73 | 1.000 | 46 |
| 12 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 75 | 83 | 0.904 | 45 |
| 13 | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 81 | 90 | 0.900 | 45 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 68 | 1.029 | 44 |
| 15 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 83 | 0.964 | 44 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 62 | 55 | 1.127 | 43 |
| 17 | Brentford | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 56 | 70 | 0.800 | 43 |
| 18 | READING | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 72 | 83 | 0.867 | 40 |
| 19 | Bournemouth & BA | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 58 | 76 | 0.763 | 40 |
| 20 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 76 | 0.789 | 39 |
| 21 | Tranmere RoversR | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 79 | 115 | 0.687 | 38 |
| 22 | Bradford CityR | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 65 | 87 | 0.747 | 36 |
| 23 | Colchester UnitedR | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 68 | 101 | 0.673 | 33 |
| 24 | ChesterfieldR | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 67 | 87 | 0.770 | 32 |
Division 3 1960-61
| 20 Aug | Newport County | A | 2-5 |
| 24 Aug | Barnsley | H | 0-1 |
| 27 Aug | Colchester United | H | 2-1 |
| 31 Aug | Barnsley | A | 1-1 |
| 3 Sep | Grimsby Town | A | 1-3 |
| 8 Sep | Notts County | A | 2-4 |
| 10 Sep | Hull City | H | 2-4 |
| 14 Sep | Notts County | H | 2-0 |
| 17 Sep | Port Vale | A | 1-1 |
| 21 Sep | Bradford City | H | 3-1 |
| 24 Sep | Coventry City | A | 1-2 |
| 1 Oct | Bristol City | H | 1-1 |
| 3 Oct | Queens Park Rangers | A | 2-5 |
| 8 Oct | Chesterfield | H | 2-0 |
| 15 Oct | Bury | A | 0-3 |
| 22 Oct | Walsall | H | 3-2 |
| 29 Oct | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1-6 |
| 12 Nov | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1-1 |
| 19 Nov | Watford | H | 1-1 |
| 3 Dec | Swindon Town | H | 1-1 |
| 10 Dec | Torquay United | A | 2-4 |
| 17 Dec | Newport County | H | 2-3 |
| 26 Dec | Bournemouth & BA | H | 4-3 |
| 27 Dec | Bournemouth & BA | A | 0-2 |
| 31 Dec | Colchester United | A | 2-2 |
| 14 Jan | Grimsby Town | H | 3-1 |
| 28 Jan | Halifax Town | H | 1-1 |
| 4 Feb | Port Vale | H | 2-1 |
| 11 Feb | Coventry City | H | 0-0 |
| 18 Feb | Bristol City | A | 0-2 |
| 25 Feb | Swindon Town | A | 1-1 |
| 4 Mar | Bury | H | 1-3 |
| 11 Mar | Walsall | A | 2-2 |
| 18 Mar | Shrewsbury Town | H | 2-1 |
| 23 Mar | Bradford City | A | 1-2 |
| 25 Mar | Halifax Town | A | 0-1 |
| 1 Apr | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1-2 |
| 3 Apr | Southend United | H | 3-0 |
| 4 Apr | Southend United | A | 1-0 |
| 8 Apr | Watford | A | 0-2 |
| 14 Apr | Brentford | H | 4-0 |
| 20 Apr | Hull City | A | 0-1 |
| 22 Apr | Chesterfield | A | 2-2 |
| 26 Apr | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3-1 |
| 29 Apr | Torquay United | H | 5-1 |
| 2 May | Brentford | A | 1-2 |
FA Cup 1960-61
| 5 Nov | R1 | Millwall | H | 6-2 |
| 26 Nov | R2 | Kettering Town1 | H | 4-2 |
| 7 Jan | R3 | Barnsley | H | 1-1 |
| 11 Jan | (R) | Barnsley | A | 1-32 |
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1 Kettering Town previously known as Kettering 2 after extra time |
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League Cup 1960-61
| R1 | bye1 | − | − | |
| 12 Oct | R2 | Bristol Rovers | H | 3-5 |
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1 Reading given a bye in Round 1 |
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