English Second Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 8th 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 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 2.63 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 3.14 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1.56 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1.18 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1.08 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0.82 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Fulham | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Swansea Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0.47 |
| 21 | Notts. County | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0.27 |
