Final First Division 1956/1957 league table
Season completed Wednesday, 1st May 1957 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 103 | 54 | 64 | 1.91 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 104 | 56 | 56 | 1.86 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 84 | 56 | 56 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 93 | 65 | 53 | 1.43 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 48 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 69 | 50 | 1.23 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 94 | 70 | 48 | 1.34 |
| 7 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 50 | 46 | 1.12 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 45 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 72 | 63 | 44 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 65 | 65 | 44 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 55 | 43 | 1.18 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 61 | 42 | 0.97 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 73 | 39 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 69 | 39 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 59 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 82 | 88 | 38 | 0.93 |
| 15 | Everton | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 51 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 79 | 38 | 0.77 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 50 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 76 | 37 | 0.76 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 56 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 87 | 36 | 0.77 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 78 | 88 | 35 | 0.89 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 57 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 62 | 92 | 33 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 58 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 32 | 0.76 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 53 | 88 | 29 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 76 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 62 | 120 | 22 | 0.52 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||



