1956–57 Football League

Football League, Second Division
Season	1956–57
Champions	Leicester City (4th title)
Promoted	Nottingham Forest
Relegated	Bury,; Port Vale
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,644 (3.56 per match)
Top goalscorer	Arthur Rowley (Leicester City), 44
	← 1955–56 1957–58 →

Football League, First Division
Season	1956–57
Champions	Manchester United (5th English title)
Relegated	Cardiff City ; Charlton Athletic
European Cup 1957–58	Manchester United
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58	Birmingham City
FA Cup winners	Aston Villa (7th FA Cup title)
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1,612 (3.49 per match)
Top goalscorer	John Charles (Leeds United), 38
	← 1955–56 1957–58 →

The Football League
Season	1956–57
Champions	Manchester United
	← 1955–56 1957–58 →

The 1956–1957 season was the 58th completed season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website^[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,^[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. From the 1922–23 season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.^[2]

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Manchester United	42	14	4	3	55	25	14	4	3	48	29	103	54	1.907	+49	64	European Cup 1957–58 Preliminary Round
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	4	2	70	24	7	8	6	34	32	104	56	1.857	+48	56
3	Preston North End	42	15	4	2	50	19	8	6	7	34	37	84	56	1.500	+28	56
4	Blackpool	42	14	3	4	55	26	8	6	7	38	39	93	65	1.431	+28	53
5	Arsenal	42	12	5	4	45	21	9	3	9	40	48	85	69	1.232	+16	50
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	17	2	2	70	29	3	6	12	24	41	94	70	1.343	+24	48
7	Burnley	42	14	5	2	41	21	4	5	12	15	29	56	50	1.120	+6	46
8	Leeds United	42	10	8	3	42	18	5	6	10	30	45	72	63	1.143	+9	44
9	Bolton Wanderers	42	13	6	2	42	23	3	6	12	23	42	65	65	1.000	±0	44
10	Aston Villa	42	10	8	3	45	25	4	7	10	20	30	65	55	1.182	+10	43
11	West Bromwich Albion	42	8	8	5	31	25	6	6	9	28	36	59	61	0.967	–2	42
12	Birmingham City	42	12	5	4	52	25	3	4	14	17	44	69	69	1.000	±0	39	Participated in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58
13	Chelsea	42	7	8	6	43	36	6	5	10	30	37	73	73	1.000	±0	39
14	Sheffield Wednesday	42	14	3	4	55	29	2	3	16	27	59	82	88	0.932	–6	38
15	Everton	42	10	5	6	34	28	4	5	12	27	51	61	79	0.772	–18	38
16	Luton Town	42	10	4	7	32	26	4	5	12	26	50	58	76	0.763	–28	37
17	Newcastle United	42	10	5	6	43	31	4	3	14	24	56	67	87	0.770	–20	36
18	Manchester City	42	10	2	9	48	42	3	7	11	30	46	78	88	0.886	–10	35
19	Portsmouth	42	8	6	7	37	35	2	7	12	25	57	62	92	0.674	–30	33
20	Sunderland	42	9	5	7	40	30	3	3	15	27	58	67	88	0.761	–21	32
21	Cardiff City	42	7	6	8	35	34	3	3	15	18	54	53	88	0.602	–35	29
22	Charlton Athletic	42	7	3	11	31	44	2	1	18	31	76	62	120	0.517	–58	22

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions, qualified for European Cup
	FA Cup winners
	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58
	Relegated

First Division results

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First Division maps

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division 1956–1957 teams

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1956–1957

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leicester City	42	14	5	2	68	36	11	6	4	41	31	109	67	1.627	+42	61
2	Nottingham Forest	42	13	4	4	50	29	9	6	6	44	26	94	55	1.709	+39	54
3	Liverpool	42	16	1	4	53	26	5	10	6	29	28	82	54	1.519	+28	53
4	Blackburn Rovers	42	12	6	3	49	32	9	4	8	34	43	83	75	1.107	+8	52
5	Stoke City	42	16	2	3	64	18	4	6	11	19	40	83	58	1.431	+25	48
6	Middlesbrough	42	12	5	4	51	29	7	5	9	33	31	84	60	1.400	+24	48
7	Sheffield United	42	11	6	4	45	28	8	2	11	42	48	87	76	1.145	+11	46
8	West Ham United	42	12	4	5	31	24	7	4	10	28	39	59	63	0.937	–4	46
9	Bristol Rovers	42	12	5	4	47	19	6	4	11	34	48	81	67	1.209	+14	45
10	Swansea Town	42	12	3	6	53	34	7	4	10	37	56	90	90	1.000	±0	45
11	Fulham	42	13	1	7	53	32	6	3	12	31	44	84	76	1.105	+8	42
12	Huddersfield Town	42	10	3	8	33	27	8	3	10	35	47	68	74	0.919	–6	42
13	Bristol City	42	13	2	6	49	32	3	7	11	25	47	74	79	0.937	–5	41
14	Doncaster Rovers	42	12	5	4	51	21	3	5	13	26	56	77	77	1.000	±0	40
15	Leyton Orient	42	7	8	6	34	38	8	2	11	32	46	66	84	0.786	–8	40
16	Grimsby Town	42	12	4	5	41	26	5	1	15	20	36	61	62	0.984	–1	39
17	Rotherham United	42	9	7	5	37	26	4	4	13	37	49	74	75	0.987	–1	37
18	Lincoln City	42	9	4	8	34	27	5	2	14	20	53	54	80	0.675	–26	34
19	Barnsley	42	8	7	6	39	35	4	3	14	20	54	59	89	0.663	–30	34
20	Notts County	42	7	6	8	34	32	2	6	13	24	54	58	86	0.674	–28	30
21	Bury	42	5	3	13	37	47	3	6	12	23	49	60	96	0.625	–36	25
22	Port Vale	42	7	4	10	31	42	1	2	18	26	59	57	101	0.564	–44	22

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Relegated

Second Division results

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Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division 1956–1957 teams

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1956–1957

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season	1956–57
Champions	Derby County (1st title)
Failed re-election	none
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,841 (3.34 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ray Straw (Derby County), 37 ^[4]
← 1955–56 1957–58 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Derby County	46	18	3	2	69	18	8	8	7	42	35	111	53	2.094	+58	63
2	Hartlepools United	46	18	4	1	56	21	7	5	11	34	42	90	63	1.429	+27	59
3	Accrington Stanley	46	15	4	4	54	22	10	4	9	41	42	95	64	1.484	+31	58
4	Workington	46	16	4	3	60	25	8	6	9	33	38	93	63	1.476	+30	58
5	Stockport County	46	16	3	4	51	26	7	5	11	40	49	91	75	1.213	+16	54
6	Chesterfield	46	17	5	1	60	22	5	4	14	36	57	96	79	1.215	+17	53
7	York City	46	14	4	5	43	21	7	6	10	32	40	75	61	1.230	+14	52
8	Hull City	46	14	6	3	45	24	7	4	12	39	45	84	69	1.217	+15	52
9	Bradford City	46	14	3	6	47	31	8	5	10	31	37	78	68	1.147	+10	52
10	Barrow	46	16	2	5	51	22	5	7	11	25	40	76	62	1.226	+14	51
11	Halifax Town	46	16	2	5	40	24	5	5	13	25	46	65	70	0.929	–5	49
12	Wrexham	46	12	7	4	63	33	7	3	13	34	41	97	74	1.311	+23	48
13	Rochdale	46	14	6	3	38	19	4	6	13	27	46	65	65	1.000	±0	48
14	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	46	9	5	9	44	36	6	10	7	27	33	71	69	1.029	+3	45
15	Carlisle United	46	9	9	5	44	36	7	4	12	32	49	76	85	0.894	–9	45
16	Mansfield Town	46	13	3	7	58	38	4	7	12	33	52	91	90	1.011	+1	44
17	Gateshead	46	9	6	8	42	40	8	4	11	30	50	72	90	0.800	–18	44
18	Darlington	46	11	5	7	47	36	6	3	14	35	59	82	95	0.863	–13	42
19	Oldham Athletic	46	9	7	7	35	31	3	8	12	31	43	66	74	0.892	–8	39
20	Bradford Park Avenue	46	11	2	10	41	40	5	1	17	25	53	66	93	0.710	–27	35
21	Chester	46	8	7	8	40	35	2	6	15	15	49	55	84	0.655	–29	33
22	Southport	46	7	8	8	31	34	3	4	16	21	60	52	94	0.553	–42	32
23	Tranmere Rovers	46	5	9	9	33	38	2	4	17	18	53	51	91	0.560	–40	27
24	Crewe Alexandra	46	5	7	11	31	46	1	2	20	12	64	43	110	0.391	–67	21

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Welsh Cup winners
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Third Division North results

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Third Division North maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams 1956–1957

Third Division South

Football League, Third Division South
Season	1956–57
Champions	Ipswich Town (2nd title)
Failed re-election	none
Matches played	552
Goals scored	1,760 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ted Phillips (Ipswich Town), 42 ^[4]
← 1955–56 1957–58 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ipswich Town	46	18	3	2	72	20	7	6	10	29	34	101	54	1.870	+47	59
2	Torquay United	46	19	4	0	71	18	5	7	11	18	46	89	64	1.391	+25	59
3	Colchester United	46	15	8	0	49	19	7	6	10	35	37	84	56	1.500	+28	58
4	Southampton	46	15	4	4	48	20	7	6	10	28	32	76	52	1.462	+24	54
5	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	46	15	7	1	57	20	4	7	12	31	42	88	62	1.419	+26	52
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	15	6	2	59	26	4	8	11	27	39	86	65	1.323	+21	52
7	Southend United	46	14	3	6	42	20	4	9	10	31	45	73	65	1.123	+8	48
8	Brentford	46	12	9	2	55	29	4	7	12	23	47	78	76	1.026	+2	48
9	Shrewsbury Town	46	11	9	3	45	24	4	9	10	27	55	72	79	0.911	–7	48
10	Queens Park Rangers	46	12	7	4	42	21	6	4	13	19	39	61	60	1.017	+1	47
11	Watford	46	11	6	6	44	32	7	4	12	28	43	72	75	0.960	–3	46
12	Newport County	46	15	6	2	51	18	1	7	15	14	44	65	62	1.048	+3	45
13	Reading	46	13	4	6	44	30	5	5	13	36	51	80	81	0.988	–1	45
14	Northampton Town	46	15	5	3	49	22	3	4	16	17	51	66	73	0.904	–7	45
15	Walsall	46	11	7	5	49	25	5	5	13	31	49	80	74	1.081	+6	44
16	Coventry City	46	12	5	6	52	36	4	7	12	22	48	74	84	0.881	–10	44
17	Millwall	46	13	7	3	46	29	3	5	15	18	55	64	84	0.762	–20	44
18	Plymouth Argyle	46	10	8	5	38	31	6	3	14	30	42	68	73	0.932	–5	43
19	Aldershot	46	11	5	7	43	35	4	7	12	36	57	79	92	0.859	–13	42
20	Crystal Palace	46	7	10	6	31	28	4	8	11	31	47	62	75	0.827	–13	40
21	Exeter City	46	8	8	7	37	29	4	5	14	24	50	61	79	0.772	–18	37
22	Gillingham	46	7	8	8	29	29	5	5	13	25	56	54	85	0.635	–31	37
23	Swindon Town	46	12	3	8	43	33	3	3	17	23	63	66	96	0.688	–30	36
24	Norwich City	46	7	5	11	33	37	1	10	12	28	57	61	94	0.649	–33	31

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	New club in the league (none)
	Re-elected
	Failed re-election (none)

Third Division South results

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Third Division South maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams 1956–1957

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1956–1957

References

^ "England 1956-57". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
^ ^a ^b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
^ Ivan Ponting (2004-02-23). "John Charles obituary". The Independent. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[rsssf-1] "England 1956-57". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.

[Rothmans-2] Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

[3] Ivan Ponting (2004-02-23). "John Charles obituary". The Independent. Retrieved 2010-02-17.

[topscorers-4] "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.

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Domestic leagues	Albania '56 '57 Austria Belgium Bulgaria '56 '57 Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Faroe Islands '56 '57 Finland '56 '57 France East Germany '56 '57 West Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary '56 '57 Iceland '56 '57 Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland '56 '57 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '56 '57 Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Albania '57 Belgium Bulgaria Denmark England Faroe Islands '56 '57 Finland '56 '57 France East Germany '56 '57 West Germany Greece Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '56 '57 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '57 Spain Switzerland Wales Yugoslavia
League cups	Scotland
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final)
Non-UEFA competitions	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Group stage) Mitropa Cup

Final league tables

First Division

First Division results

First Division maps

Second Division

Second Division results

Second Division maps

Third Division North

Third Division North results

Third Division North maps

Third Division South

Third Division South results

Third Division South maps

See also

References