| SEASON 1956-1957 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Monday, August 20, 1956: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 | 4 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | 4 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ∞ | 2 |
| 5 | Swansea Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 2 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ∞ | 1 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ∞ | 1 |
| 12 | Bury | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 13 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 17 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 0 |
| 18 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |