| SEASON 1956-1957 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Saturday, September 15, 1956: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 2.09 | 12 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 2.00 | 12 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 1.75 | 11 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1.50 | 11 |
| 5 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1.14 | 11 |
| 6 | Swansea Town | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1.50 | 9 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1.08 | 9 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1.06 | 9 |
| 12 | Liverpool | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 13 | Fulham | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 0.95 | 8 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 0.85 | 8 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 7 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.83 | 7 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 0.75 | 7 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 0.71 | 5 |
| 19 | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 0.55 | 5 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 0.50 | 5 |
| 21 | Bury | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 0.52 | 4 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 0.46 | 4 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |