English Second Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 27th 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 | Leicester City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 25 | 23 | 1.72 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 21 | 2.06 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 20 | 1.61 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 1.68 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 1.29 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 1.48 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 17 | 1.32 |
| 8 | Fulham | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 1.11 |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 0.96 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 1.00 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 1.21 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 14 | 0.80 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 1.17 |
| 14 | Liverpool | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 0.92 |
| 15 | Swansea Town | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 0.79 |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 0.77 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 0.79 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 0.72 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 9 | 0.66 |
| 21 | Notts. County | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 0.51 |
| 22 | Bury | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 46 | 7 | 0.52 |
