English Third Division (North) 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 20th April 1957
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Derby County | 43 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 101 | 51 | 58 | 1.98 |
| 2 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 94 | 57 | 58 | 1.65 |
| 3 | Hartlepools United | 44 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 59 | 57 | 1.47 |
| 4 | Workington | 43 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 55 | 54 | 1.53 |
| 5 | York City | 43 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 56 | 51 | 1.32 |
| 6 | Stockport County | 44 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 49 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 86 | 73 | 51 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 43 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 70 | 61 | 50 | 1.15 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 43 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 88 | 70 | 49 | 1.26 |
| 9 | Barrow | 44 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 58 | 49 | 1.22 |
| 10 | Hull City | 44 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 69 | 49 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 43 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 94 | 67 | 46 | 1.40 |
| 12 | Halifax Town | 43 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 66 | 44 | 0.85 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 44 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 71 | 69 | 43 | 1.03 |
| 14 | Rochdale | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 62 | 43 | 0.98 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 43 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 82 | 81 | 42 | 1.01 |
| 16 | Gateshead | 44 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 50 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 68 | 89 | 41 | 0.76 |
| 17 | Darlington | 43 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 76 | 86 | 40 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Carlisle United | 43 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 49 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 73 | 84 | 40 | 0.87 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 43 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 64 | 68 | 38 | 0.94 |
| 20 | Bradford Park Avenue | 43 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 51 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 65 | 89 | 34 | 0.73 |
| 21 | Southport | 42 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 88 | 30 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Chester | 43 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 45 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 50 | 80 | 29 | 0.63 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 44 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 51 | 86 | 27 | 0.59 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 43 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 64 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 106 | 15 | 0.31 |



