English First Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 15th December 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 | Manchester United | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 1.59 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 31 | 29 | 1.74 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 37 | 27 | 1.43 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 32 | 26 | 1.28 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 25 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 1.13 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 42 | 25 | 1.12 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 39 | 24 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Burnley | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 1.11 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 1.03 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 20 | 0.97 |
| 14 | Everton | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 20 | 0.77 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 19 | 0.82 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 46 | 47 | 18 | 0.98 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 47 | 18 | 0.85 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 43 | 18 | 0.60 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 42 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 0.69 |
| 21 | Sunderland | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 46 | 13 | 0.76 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 30 | 57 | 10 | 0.53 |
