English First Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 29th September 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 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 2.27 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 1.69 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 2.14 |
| 4 | Burnley | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 1.54 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 1.43 |
| 6 | Birmingham City | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1.07 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 0.95 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 1.11 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 1.04 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 0.55 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 0.65 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0.57 |
| 18 | Sunderland | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 1.09 |
| 19 | Everton | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 0.52 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 0.52 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 0.45 |
