English First Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 29th 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 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1.63 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1.71 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1.63 |
| 6 | Blackpool | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 8 | Burnley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1.80 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.71 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 20 | Everton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0.47 |
| 21 | Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.27 |
