English First Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 22nd 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 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 2.30 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 1.82 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 1.85 |
| 5 | Burnley | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 1.07 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 0.95 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 1.18 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 0.58 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1.18 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 1.05 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 0.94 |
| 15 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 0.83 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 1.20 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 0.65 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0.45 |
| 19 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Everton | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 0.46 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 5 | 0.45 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 0.67 |
