English First Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 22nd August 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 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 2 | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 3 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1.67 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2.50 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.43 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.40 |
| 19 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
