English Third Division (South) 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 22nd 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 | Watford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Brentford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Torquay United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 15 | Reading | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 16 | Southend United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 24 | Walsall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
