English First Division 1956/1957
Historical league standings at 20th April 1957
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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 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 27 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 97 | 51 | 59 | 1.90 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 82 | 53 | 54 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 39 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 96 | 52 | 52 | 1.85 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 39 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 89 | 59 | 51 | 1.51 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 41 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 81 | 67 | 48 | 1.21 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 40 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 91 | 66 | 46 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Burnley | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 47 | 44 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 64 | 63 | 43 | 1.02 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 41 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 62 | 42 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 39 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 49 | 41 | 1.22 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 58 | 38 | 0.98 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 40 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 70 | 37 | 0.96 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 41 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 65 | 81 | 36 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Everton | 40 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 77 | 36 | 0.77 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 64 | 63 | 35 | 1.02 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 76 | 87 | 34 | 0.87 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 40 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 74 | 84 | 33 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 75 | 33 | 0.72 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 40 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 82 | 32 | 0.78 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 39 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 57 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 57 | 89 | 29 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 40 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 51 | 83 | 29 | 0.61 |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic | 41 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 70 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 60 | 114 | 22 | 0.53 |



