English Second Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 13th October 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 | Stoke City | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 1.79 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 1.48 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 2.06 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 1.72 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 1.68 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 1.05 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 1.19 |
| 9 | Fulham | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 1.13 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Swansea Town | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 0.85 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 0.84 |
| 14 | Liverpool | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 0.80 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 1.06 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 0.62 |
| 20 | Bury | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 0.58 |
| 22 | Notts. County | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 6 | 0.47 |
