English First Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 22nd 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 | Manchester United | 40 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 99 | 51 | 61 | 1.94 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 102 | 54 | 54 | 1.89 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 41 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 83 | 56 | 54 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 91 | 63 | 51 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 48 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 69 | 50 | 1.23 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 41 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 91 | 70 | 46 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 45 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 72 | 63 | 44 | 1.14 |
| 8 | Burnley | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 55 | 49 | 44 | 1.12 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 40 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 49 | 43 | 1.31 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 64 | 43 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 41 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 73 | 72 | 39 | 1.01 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 39 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 58 | 39 | 0.98 |
| 13 | Everton | 41 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 50 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 78 | 37 | 0.77 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 39 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 63 | 36 | 1.02 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 41 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 59 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 79 | 88 | 36 | 0.90 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 56 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 87 | 36 | 0.77 |
| 17 | Luton Town | 41 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 75 | 35 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 41 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 75 | 85 | 34 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 41 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 55 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 65 | 85 | 32 | 0.76 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 40 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 57 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 59 | 89 | 31 | 0.66 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 41 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 51 | 85 | 29 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 76 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 62 | 120 | 22 | 0.52 |



