| SEASON 1956-1957 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Wednesday, September 12, 1956: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 2.63 | 12 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 3.14 | 11 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2.00 | 11 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1.44 | 9 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1.18 | 9 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1.14 | 9 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 9 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1.50 | 8 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 1.18 | 8 |
| 10 | Fulham | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 0.87 | 8 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1.09 | 7 |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0.82 | 7 |
| 15 | Swansea Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 0.89 | 6 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 6 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0.67 | 4 |
| 18 | Bury | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 0.61 | 4 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0.57 | 4 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 0.47 | 4 |
| 21 | Notts County | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 0.50 | 3 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 2 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |