English Third Division (South) 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 9th February 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 | Colchester United | 32 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 40 | 43 | 1.73 |
| 2 | Torquay United | 31 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 48 | 41 | 1.19 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 40 | 36 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Southampton | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 30 | 36 | 1.63 |
| 5 | Reading | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 48 | 34 | 1.17 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 43 | 34 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 30 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 38 | 33 | 1.50 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 33 | 1.05 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 46 | 49 | 33 | 0.94 |
| 10 | Walsall | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 48 | 32 | 1.21 |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 32 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 54 | 53 | 31 | 1.02 |
| 12 | Newport County | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 30 | 1.32 |
| 13 | Millwall | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 59 | 30 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Brentford | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 54 | 29 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Watford | 30 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Southend United | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 48 | 28 | 0.96 |
| 17 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 49 | 27 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Aldershot | 31 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 68 | 27 | 0.84 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 32 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 58 | 27 | 0.74 |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 30 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 50 | 26 | 0.84 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 31 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 50 | 26 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Coventry City | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 60 | 24 | 0.68 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 31 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 49 | 78 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Norwich City | 32 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 38 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 64 | 21 | 0.66 |



