English Second Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 22nd September 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 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 1.53 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2.08 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 1.67 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Stoke City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 1.38 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 1.41 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 0.89 |
| 10 | Swansea Town | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 1.06 |
| 12 | Fulham | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 1.05 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 0.77 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0.93 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Port Vale | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 0.65 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Bury | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 0.62 |
| 21 | Notts. County | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0.54 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0.44 |
