DIVISION 3    1960/61
      P W D L F A Pts
  Leading goalscorer:
Tony Richards (Walsall)
 36  goals

Shrewsbury Town and Swindon Town met 6 times during the season - in League, FA Cup and League Cup matches - with Shrewsbury being unbeaten in those matches.

   1 Bury 46 30 8 8 108 45 68 Promoted
    2 Walsall 46 28 6 12 98 60 62 Promoted
    3 Queens Park Rangers 46 25 10 11 93 60 60
    4 Watford 46 20 12 14 85 72 52
    5 Notts County 46 21 9 16 82 77 51
    6 Grimsby Town 46 20 10 16 77 69 50
    7 Port Vale 46 17 15 14 96 79 49
    8 Barnsley 46 21 7 18 83 80 49
    9 Halifax Town 46 16 17 13 71 78 49
    10 Shrewsbury Town 46 15 16 15 83 75 46
    11 Hull City 46 17 12 17 73 73 46
      12 Torquay United 46 14 17 15 75 83 45
      13 Newport County 46 17 11 18 81 90 45
      14 Bristol City 46 17 10 19 70 68 44
      15 Coventry City 46 16 12 18 80 83 44
      16 Swindon Town 46 14 15 17 62 55 43
      17 Brentford 46 13 17 16 56 70 43
      18 Reading 46 14 12 20 72 83 40
      19 Bournemouth 46 15 10 21 58 76 40
      20 Southend United 46 14 11 21 60 76 39
      21 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 8 23 79 115 38 Relegated
      22 Bradford City 46 11 14 21 65 87 36 Relegated
      23 Colchester United 46 11 11 24 68 101 33 Relegated
      24 Chesterfield 46 10 12 24 67 87 32 Relegated