| SEASON 1956-1957 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO |
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Table as at Tuesday, August 28, 1956: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1.80 | 7 |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 | 6 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 | 6 |
| 4 | Swansea Town | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 | 6 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 | 6 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1.75 | 4 |
| 8 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1.50 | 4 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1.33 | 4 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.20 | 4 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 3 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.20 | 3 |
| 13 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.83 | 3 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0.63 | 3 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 3 |
| 16 | Notts County | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.80 | 2 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0.58 | 2 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 2 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | 1 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.36 | 1 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 1 |
| 22 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0.33 | 0 |
| Key: | Promotion | Relegation |