English Third Division (North) 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 22nd August 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 | Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Hartlepools United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Derby County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Barrow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Chester | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Stockport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Darlington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 18 | Workington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.75 |
| 20 | Southport | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 21 | York City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.40 |
| 22 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.60 |
| 23 | Gateshead | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 |
