English League Tables
1956/57 Tables◄ 1957/58 Tables ►1958/59 Tables
Football League First Division 1957/58
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 103 | 47 | 2.191 | 64 | Champions ♦EC |
| 2nd | Preston North End | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 51 | 1.961 | 59 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 93 | 77 | 1.208 | 51 | - |
| 4th | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 92 | 70 | 1.314 | 50 | - |
| 5th | Manchester City | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 104 | 100 | 1.040 | 49 | - |
| 6th | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 80 | 74 | 1.081 | 47 | - |
| 7th | Blackpool | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 80 | 67 | 1.194 | 44 | - |
| 8th | Luton Town | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 63 | 1.095 | 44 | - |
| 9th | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 75 | 1.133 | 43 | - |
| 10th | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 69 | 63 | 1.095 | 42 | - |
| 11th | Chelsea | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 83 | 79 | 1.051 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 85 | 0.859 | 39 | - |
| 13th | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 89 | 0.854 | 39 | - |
| 14th | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 0.849 | 39 | - |
| 15th | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 87 | 0.747 | 38 | - |
| 16th | Everton | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 65 | 75 | 0.867 | 37 | - |
| 17th | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 37 | - |
| 18th | Leicester City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 91 | 112 | 0.813 | 33 | - |
| 19th | Newcastle United | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 81 | 0.901 | 32 | - |
| 20th | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 88 | 0.830 | 32 | - |
| 21st | Sunderland | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 97 | 0.557 | 32 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 69 | 92 | 0.750 | 31 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Second Division 1957/58
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | West Ham United | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 101 | 54 | 1.870 | 57 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 93 | 57 | 1.632 | 56 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 107 | 69 | 1.551 | 55 | - |
| 4th | Liverpool | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 79 | 54 | 1.463 | 54 | - |
| 5th | Fulham | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 97 | 59 | 1.644 | 52 | - |
| 6th | Sheffield United | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 75 | 50 | 1.500 | 52 | - |
| 7th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 45 | - |
| 8th | Ipswich Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 68 | 69 | 0.986 | 44 | - |
| 9th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 63 | 66 | 0.955 | 44 | - |
| 10th | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 85 | 80 | 1.063 | 42 | - |
| 11th | Stoke City | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 75 | 73 | 1.027 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Leyton Orient | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | 41 | - |
| 13th | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 86 | 83 | 1.036 | 40 | - |
| 14th | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 70 | 74 | 0.946 | 40 | - |
| 15th | Cardiff City | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 77 | 0.818 | 37 | - |
| 16th | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 81 | 0.741 | 36 | - |
| 17th | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 88 | 0.716 | 35 | - |
| 18th | Rotherham United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 65 | 101 | 0.644 | 33 | - |
| 19th | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 99 | 0.727 | 31 | - |
| 20th | Lincoln City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 55 | 82 | 0.671 | 31 | - |
| 21st | Notts County | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 44 | 80 | 0.550 | 30 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 56 | 88 | 0.636 | 27 | ▼Relegated |
Football League Third Division North 1957/58
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 88 | 50 | 1.760 | 66 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 83 | 61 | 1.361 | 59 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 3rd | Bradford City | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 73 | 49 | 1.490 | 57 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 4th | Bury | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 94 | 62 | 1.516 | 56 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 5th | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 78 | 67 | 1.164 | 53 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 6th | Mansfield Town | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 100 | 92 | 1.087 | 52 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 7th | Halifax Town | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 83 | 69 | 1.203 | 51 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 8th | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 71 | 69 | 1.029 | 51 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 9th | Stockport County | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 74 | 67 | 1.104 | 47 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 10th | Rochdale | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 79 | 67 | 1.179 | 46 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 11th | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 82 | 76 | 1.079 | 46 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 12th | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 46 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 13th | York City | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 68 | 76 | 0.895 | 46 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 14th | Gateshead | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 68 | 76 | 0.895 | 45 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 15th | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 72 | 84 | 0.857 | 45 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 16th | Carlisle United | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 80 | 78 | 1.026 | 44 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 17th | Hartlepools United | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 73 | 76 | 0.961 | 44 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 18th | Barrow | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | 41 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 19th | Workington | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 72 | 81 | 0.889 | 41 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 20th | Darlington | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 78 | 89 | 0.876 | 41 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 21st | Chester | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 73 | 81 | 0.901 | 39 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 22nd | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 68 | 95 | 0.716 | 37 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 23rd | Southport | 46 | 11 | 6 | 29 | 52 | 88 | 0.591 | 28 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 24th | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 47 | 93 | 0.505 | 23 | Transferred to FL4 |
-Football League Third Division South 1957/58
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 88 | 64 | 1.375 | 60 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 82 | 56 | 1.464 | 58 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 3rd | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | 58 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 4th | Swindon Town | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 1.580 | 57 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 5th | Reading | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 79 | 51 | 1.549 | 55 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 6th | Southampton | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 112 | 72 | 1.556 | 54 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 7th | Southend United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 90 | 58 | 1.552 | 54 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 8th | Norwich City | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 75 | 70 | 1.071 | 53 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 9th | Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 81 | 74 | 1.095 | 51 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 10th | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 50 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 11th | Newport County | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 73 | 67 | 1.090 | 48 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 12th | Colchester United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | 47 | Transferred to FL3 |
| 13th | Northampton Town | 46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 87 | 79 | 1.101 | 44 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 14th | Crystal Palace | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 70 | 72 | 0.972 | 43 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 15th | Port Vale | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | 42 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 16th | Watford | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 59 | 77 | 0.766 | 42 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 17th | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 71 | 0.690 | 40 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 18th | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 89 | 0.663 | 40 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 19th | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 81 | 0.753 | 39 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 20th | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 61 | 75 | 0.813 | 37 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 21st | Torquay United | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 74 | 0.662 | 35 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 22nd | Gillingham | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 81 | 0.642 | 35 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 23rd | Millwall | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 63 | 91 | 0.692 | 31 | Transferred to FL4 |
| 24th | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 57 | 99 | 0.576 | 31 | Transferred to FL4 |
--
|
Election for League Membership |
||
| The bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. With the end of the regionalised Third Divisions the bottom two in the Northern & Southern sections joined together in the vote for League membership with the 12 non-league clubs who applied to join the League. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 46 | Millwall | Re Elected to the League |
| 43 | Exeter City | Re Elected to the League |
| 42 | Southport | Re Elected to the League |
| 35 | Crewe Alexandra | Re Elected to the League |
| 15 | Peterborough United | Not Elected to the League |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | Not Elected to the League |
| 3 | Hereford United | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Bedford Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | Headington United | Not Elected to the League |
| 2 | King's Lynn | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | Kettering Town | Not Elected to the League |
| 1 | South Shields | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Burton Albion | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Gloucester City | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Morecambe | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Yeovil Town | Not Elected to the League |
1956/57 Tables◄ 1957/58 Tables ►1958/59 Tables
