English First Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 6th October 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 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 2.23 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 1.35 |
| 4 | Burnley | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 1.47 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 15 | 1.39 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 1.07 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 0.96 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 1.32 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 1.11 |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 1.07 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 0.59 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 0.84 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 0.79 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 0.56 |
| 18 | Everton | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 0.52 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 1.04 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 0.46 |
