English First Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 11th March 1957
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Manchester United | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 85 | 46 | 49 | 1.85 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 76 | 51 | 44 | 1.49 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 81 | 44 | 42 | 1.84 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 75 | 54 | 41 | 1.39 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 33 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 82 | 59 | 40 | 1.39 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 49 | 38 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 69 | 59 | 37 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 53 | 35 | 0.98 |
| 9 | Burnley | 32 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 38 | 34 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 32 | 1.13 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 58 | 70 | 32 | 0.83 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 54 | 61 | 30 | 0.89 |
| 14 | Everton | 33 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 63 | 30 | 0.76 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 1.03 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 63 | 71 | 28 | 0.89 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 58 | 27 | 0.84 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 33 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 73 | 25 | 0.82 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 31 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 67 | 24 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 31 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 53 | 70 | 21 | 0.76 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 29 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 72 | 21 | 0.67 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 34 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 103 | 14 | 0.47 |




