English Third Division (North) 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 30th 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 | Hartlepools United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Hull City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2.25 |
| 5 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Workington | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1.60 |
| 7 | Derby County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Scunthorpe United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2.50 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Bradford Park Avenue | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1.33 |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 16 | York City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.57 |
| 18 | Gateshead | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0.70 |
| 20 | Barrow | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.63 |
| 21 | Chester | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0.22 |
| 23 | Southport | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.43 |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.33 |
