English Second Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 19th April 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 | Leicester City | 40 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 107 | 62 | 60 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 85 | 47 | 50 | 1.81 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 73 | 50 | 1.12 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 38 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 76 | 52 | 46 | 1.46 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 39 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 85 | 67 | 46 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 48 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 81 | 66 | 44 | 1.23 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 39 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 57 | 44 | 0.96 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 39 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 76 | 56 | 43 | 1.36 |
| 9 | Swansea Town | 39 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 51 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 85 | 83 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 39 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 73 | 57 | 42 | 1.28 |
| 11 | Huddersfield Town | 39 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 64 | 64 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Fulham | 40 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 18 | 3 | 19 | 81 | 75 | 39 | 1.08 |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 56 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 73 | 76 | 38 | 0.96 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 38 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 68 | 72 | 38 | 0.94 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 39 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 60 | 79 | 37 | 0.76 |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 39 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 68 | 70 | 35 | 0.97 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 57 | 60 | 35 | 0.95 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 39 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 47 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 81 | 33 | 0.70 |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 39 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 50 | 75 | 32 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Bury | 40 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 47 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 59 | 94 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 21 | Notts. County | 38 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 81 | 23 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 38 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 51 | 92 | 18 | 0.55 |



