English Second Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 22nd December 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 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 1.74 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 34 | 31 | 1.65 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 30 | 28 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 28 | 1.56 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 26 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 41 | 26 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 32 | 25 | 1.41 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 48 | 49 | 25 | 0.98 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 44 | 24 | 1.09 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Fulham | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 42 | 45 | 21 | 0.93 |
| 13 | Swansea Town | 22 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 50 | 57 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 21 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 21 | 0.73 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 1.03 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 22 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 50 | 20 | 0.76 |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 44 | 19 | 1.07 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 23 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 51 | 19 | 0.73 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Bury | 23 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 63 | 11 | 0.56 |
| 22 | Notts. County | 22 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 59 | 10 | 0.46 |



