English Third Division (South) 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 4th 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 | Watford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2.11 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2.33 |
| 4 | Newport County | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2.17 |
| 5 | Torquay United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Brentford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1.23 |
| 7 | Southampton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Reading | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1.60 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 1.21 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1.75 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1.22 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1.14 |
| 14 | Millwall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 17 | Aldershot | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0.45 |
| 18 | Southend United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 23 | Exeter City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.14 |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0.16 |
