| SEASON 1956-1957 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE (NORTH) |
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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 | Bradford City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | 4 |
| 2 | Rochdale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ∞ | 2 |
| 4 | Halifax Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ∞ | 2 |
| 5 | Hartlepools United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 7 | Darlington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 8 | Derby County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 2 |
| 9 | Barrow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 2 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 2 |
| 11 | Stockport County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 12 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 2 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Chester | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 16 | Workington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 18 | York City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | 1 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.60 | 0 |
| 20 | Gateshead | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.57 | 0 |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 |
| 22 | Southport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.20 | 0 |
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