Football League Second Division 1956/57
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Leicester City | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 109 | 67 | 1.627 | 61 | ▲Champions |
| 2nd | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 94 | 55 | 1.709 | 54 | ▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 82 | 54 | 1.519 | 53 | - |
| 4th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 75 | 1.107 | 52 | - |
| 5th | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 83 | 58 | 1.431 | 48 | - |
| 6th | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 60 | 1.400 | 48 | - |
| 7th | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 87 | 76 | 1.145 | 46 | - |
| 8th | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 63 | 0.937 | 46 | - |
| 9th | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 67 | 1.209 | 45 | - |
| 10th | Swansea Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 90 | 90 | 1.000 | 45 | - |
| 11th | Fulham | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 84 | 76 | 1.105 | 42 | - |
| 12th | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 74 | 0.919 | 42 | - |
| 13th | Bristol City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 79 | 0.937 | 41 | - |
| 14th | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 77 | 1.000 | 40 | - |
| 15th | Leyton Orient | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 84 | 0.786 | 40 | - |
| 16th | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 61 | 62 | 0.984 | 39 | - |
| 17th | Rotherham United | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 74 | 75 | 0.987 | 37 | - |
| 18th | Lincoln City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 54 | 80 | 0.675 | 34 | - |
| 19th | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 89 | 0.663 | 34 | - |
| 20th | Notts County | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 58 | 86 | 0.674 | 30 | - |
| 21st | Bury | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 60 | 96 | 0.625 | 25 | ▼Relegated |
| 22nd | Port Vale | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 57 | 101 | 0.564 | 22 | ▼Relegated |
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End of Season Notes |
| ▼Cardiff City were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▼Charlton Athletic were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
| ▲Leicester City were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▲Nottingham Forest were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
| ▼Bury were Relegated to the Football League Third Division North |
| ▼Port Vale were Relegated to the Football League Third Division South |
| ▲Derby County were Promoted from the Football League Third Division North |
| ▲Ipswich Town were Promoted from the Football League Third Division South |
