English Second Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 29th 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 | Sheffield United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1.80 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2.50 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1.14 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1.14 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1.14 |
| 13 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Notts. County | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0.88 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.63 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.57 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0.58 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0.36 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 22 | Fulham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0.36 |
