English League Tables

1955/56 Tables◄ 1956/57 Tables ►1957/58 Tables

Football League First Division  1956/57

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Manchester United 42 28 8 6 103 54 1.907 64 Champions ♦EC
2nd  Tottenham Hotspur 42 22 12 8 104 56 1.857 56 Runners Up 
3rd  Preston North End 42 23 10 9 84 56 1.500 56 -
4th  Blackpool 42 22 9 11 93 65 1.431 53 -
5th  Arsenal 42 21 8 13 85 69 1.232 50 -
6th  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 8 14 94 70 1.343 48 -
7th  Burnley 42 18 10 14 56 50 1.120 46 -
8th  Leeds United 42 15 14 13 72 63 1.143 44 -
9th  Bolton Wanderers 42 16 12 14 65 65 1.000 44 -
10th  Aston Villa 42 14 15 13 65 55 1.182 43 -
11th  West Bromwich Albion 42 14 14 14 59 61 0.967 42 -
12th  Birmingham City 42 15 9 18 69 69 1.000 39 -
13th  Chelsea 42 13 13 16 73 73 1.000 39 -
14th  Sheffield Wednesday 42 16 6 20 82 88 0.932 38 -
15th  Everton 42 14 10 18 61 79 0.772 38 -
16th  Luton Town 42 14 9 19 58 76 0.763 37 -
17th  Newcastle United 42 14 8 20 67 87 0.770 36 -
18th  Manchester City 42 13 9 20 78 88 0.886 35 -
19th  Portsmouth 42 10 13 19 62 92 0.674 33 -
20th  Sunderland 42 12 8 22 67 88 0.761 32 -
21st  Cardiff City 42 10 9 23 53 88 0.602 29 ▼Relegated
22nd  Charlton Athletic 42 9 4 29 62 120 0.517 22 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1956/57

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Leicester City 42 25 11 6 109 67 1.627 61 ▲Champions
2nd  Nottingham Forest 42 22 10 10 94 55 1.709 54 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Liverpool 42 21 11 10 82 54 1.519 53 -
4th  Blackburn Rovers 42 21 10 11 83 75 1.107 52 -
5th  Stoke City 42 20 8 14 83 58 1.431 48 -
6th  Middlesbrough 42 19 10 13 84 60 1.400 48 -
7th  Sheffield United 42 19 8 15 87 76 1.145 46 -
8th  West Ham United 42 19 8 15 59 63 0.937 46 -
9th  Bristol Rovers 42 18 9 15 81 67 1.209 45 -
10th  Swansea Town 42 19 7 16 90 90 1.000 45 -
11th  Fulham 42 19 4 19 84 76 1.105 42 -
12th  Huddersfield Town 42 18 6 18 68 74 0.919 42 -
13th  Bristol City 42 16 9 17 74 79 0.937 41 -
14th  Doncaster Rovers 42 15 10 17 77 77 1.000 40 -
15th  Leyton Orient 42 15 10 17 66 84 0.786 40 -
16th  Grimsby Town 42 17 5 20 61 62 0.984 39 -
17th  Rotherham United 42 13 11 18 74 75 0.987 37 -
18th  Lincoln City 42 14 6 22 54 80 0.675 34 -
19th  Barnsley 42 12 10 20 59 89 0.663 34 -
20th  Notts County 42 9 12 21 58 86 0.674 30 -
21st  Bury 42 8 9 25 60 96 0.625 25 ▼Relegated
22nd  Port Vale 42 8 6 28 57 101 0.564 22 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1956/57

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Derby County 46 26 11 9 111 53 2.094 63 ▲Champions
2nd  Hartlepools United 46 25 9 12 90 63 1.429 59 Runners Up
3rd  Accrington Stanley 46 25 8 13 95 64 1.484 58 -
4th  Workington 46 24 10 12 93 63 1.476 58 -
5th  Stockport County 46 23 8 15 91 75 1.213 54 -
6th  Chesterfield 46 22 9 15 96 79 1.215 53 -
7th  York City 46 21 10 15 75 61 1.230 52 -
8th  Hull City 46 21 10 15 84 69 1.217 52 -
9th  Bradford City 46 22 8 16 78 68 1.147 52 -
10th  Barrow 46 21 9 16 76 62 1.226 51 -
11th  Halifax Town 46 21 7 18 65 70 0.929 49 -
12th  Wrexham 46 19 10 17 97 74 1.311 48 -
13th  Rochdale 46 18 12 16 65 65 1.000 48 -
14th  Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 15 15 16 71 69 1.029 45 -
15th  Carlisle United 46 16 13 17 76 85 0.894 45 -
16th  Mansfield Town 46 17 10 19 91 90 1.011 44 -
17th  Gateshead 46 17 10 19 72 90 0.800 44 -
18th  Darlington 46 17 8 21 82 95 0.863 42 -
19th  Oldham Athletic 46 12 15 19 66 74 0.892 39 -
20th  Bradford Park Avenue 46 16 3 27 66 93 0.710 35 -
21st  Chester 46 10 13 23 55 84 0.655 33 -
22nd  Southport 46 10 12 24 52 94 0.553 32 -
23rd  Tranmere Rovers 46 7 13 26 51 91 0.560 27 Re Elected
24th  Crewe Alexandra 46 6 9 31 43 110 0.391 21 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for membership of the Northern section of the Third Division by 5 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
48 Tranmere Rovers Re Elected to the League
47 Crewe Alexandra Re Elected to the League
1 Burton Albion Not Elected to the League
1 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League
0 Morecambe Not Elected to the League
0 Nelson Not Elected to the League
0 North Shields Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1956/57

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Ipswich Town 46 25 9 12 101 54 1.870 59 ▲Champions
2nd  Torquay United 46 24 11 11 89 64 1.391 59 Runners Up
3rd  Colchester United 46 22 14 10 84 56 1.500 58 -
4th  Southampton 46 22 10 14 76 52 1.462 54 -
5th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 46 19 14 13 88 62 1.419 52 -
6th  Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 14 13 86 65 1.323 52 -
7th  Southend United 46 18 12 16 73 65 1.123 48 -
8th  Brentford 46 16 16 14 78 76 1.026 48 -
9th  Shrewsbury Town 46 15 18 13 72 79 0.911 48 -
10th  Queens Park Rangers 46 18 11 17 61 60 1.017 47 -
11th  Watford 46 18 10 18 72 75 0.960 46 -
12th  Newport County 46 16 13 17 65 62 1.048 45 -
13th  Reading 46 18 9 19 80 81 0.988 45 -
14th  Northampton Town 46 18 9 19 66 73 0.904 45 -
15th  Walsall 46 16 12 18 80 74 1.081 44 -
16th  Coventry City 46 16 12 18 74 84 0.881 44 -
17th  Millwall 46 16 12 18 64 84 0.762 44 -
18th  Plymouth Argyle 46 16 11 19 68 73 0.932 43 -
19th  Aldershot 46 15 12 19 79 92 0.859 42 -
20th  Crystal Palace 46 11 18 17 62 75 0.827 40 -
21st  Exeter City 46 12 13 21 61 79 0.772 37 -
22nd  Gillingham 46 12 13 21 54 85 0.635 37 -
23rd  Swindon Town 46 15 6 25 66 96 0.688 36 Re Elected
24th  Norwich City 46 8 15 23 61 94 0.649 31 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for membership of the Southern section of the Third Division by 7 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
48 Norwich City Re Elected to the League
42 Swindon Town Re Elected to the League
7 Peterborough United Not Elected to the League
1 Bedford Town Not Elected to the League
0 Headington United Not Elected to the League
0 Kettering Town Not Elected to the League
0 King's Lynn Not Elected to the League
0 Worcester City Not Elected to the League
0 Yeovil Town Not Elected to the League

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