English Second Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 1st September 1956
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 3.50 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 2.60 |
| 4 | West Ham United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1.67 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1.22 |
| 7 | Swansea Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Leicester City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1.29 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0.78 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0.60 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1.14 |
| 14 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Notts. County | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0.80 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Barnsley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Fulham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0.43 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0.20 |
