English First Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 4th 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 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Burnley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1.71 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 1.29 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1.71 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1.36 |
| 7 | Birmingham City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2.60 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1.40 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0.64 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1.17 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1.56 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0.64 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.17 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0.62 |
| 20 | Manchester City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 0.47 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0.21 |
