English Second Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 10th November 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 | Leicester City | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 25 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 22 | 1.56 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 1.52 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 1.59 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 21 | 1.58 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 20 | 1.56 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 20 | 1.41 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 1.10 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 1.04 |
| 10 | Fulham | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 1.03 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 0.88 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 1.06 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 1.03 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 16 | 0.79 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 1.14 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 41 | 15 | 0.85 |
| 17 | Swansea Town | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 43 | 14 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Bury | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 50 | 8 | 0.54 |
| 22 | Notts. County | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 8 | 0.47 |
