# 1956–57 Football League

The 1956–57 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 and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, 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.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.

## First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester United (C) | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 103 | 54 | 1.907 | 64 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 104 | 56 | 1.857 | 56 | |
| 3 | Preston North End | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 84 | 56 | 1.500 | 56 | |
| 4 | Blackpool | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 93 | 65 | 1.431 | 53 | |
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 85 | 69 | 1.232 | 50 | |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 94 | 70 | 1.343 | 48 | |
| 7 | Burnley | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 50 | 1.120 | 46 | |
| 8 | Leeds United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 72 | 63 | 1.143 | 44 | |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 65 | 65 | 1.000 | 44 | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 55 | 1.182 | 43 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 61 | 0.967 | 42 | |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 69 | 1.000 | 39 | |
| 13 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 73 | 1.000 | 39 | |
| 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 82 | 88 | 0.932 | 38 | |
| 15 | Everton | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 79 | 0.772 | 38 | |
| 16 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 76 | 0.763 | 37 | |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 87 | 0.770 | 36 | |
| 18 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 78 | 88 | 0.886 | 35 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 62 | 92 | 0.674 | 33 | |
| 20 | Sunderland | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 0.761 | 32 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City (R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 53 | 88 | 0.602 | 29 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 42 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 62 | 120 | 0.517 | 22 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLP | BOL | BUR | CAR | CHA | CHE | EVE | LEE | LUT | MCI | MUN | NEW | POR | PNE | SHW | SUN | TOT | WBA | WOL |
| Arsenal | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 7–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Aston Villa | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Birmingham City | 4–2 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Blackpool | 2–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Burnley | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Cardiff City | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 3–3 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Chelsea | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | | 5–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 |
| Everton | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Leeds United | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Luton Town | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Manchester City | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 2–4 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Manchester United | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Newcastle United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 |
| Portsmouth | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Preston North End | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 7–1 | | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 |
| Sunderland | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 8–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 5–2 | | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 7–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | |

### Maps
## Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Leicester City (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 109 | 67 | 1.627 | 61 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest (P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 94 | 55 | 1.709 | 54 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 82 | 54 | 1.519 | 53 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 75 | 1.107 | 52 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 83 | 58 | 1.431 | 48 | |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 60 | 1.400 | 48 | |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 87 | 76 | 1.145 | 46 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 63 | 0.937 | 46 | |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 67 | 1.209 | 45 | |
| 10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 90 | 90 | 1.000 | 45 | |
| 11 | Fulham | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 84 | 76 | 1.105 | 42 | |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 68 | 74 | 0.919 | 42 | |
| 13 | Bristol City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 79 | 0.937 | 41 | |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 77 | 1.000 | 40 | |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 84 | 0.786 | 40 | |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 61 | 62 | 0.984 | 39 | |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 74 | 75 | 0.987 | 37 | |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 54 | 80 | 0.675 | 34 | |
| 19 | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 89 | 0.663 | 34 | |
| 20 | Notts County | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 58 | 86 | 0.674 | 30 | |
| 21 | Bury (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 60 | 96 | 0.625 | 25 | Relegation to the Third Division North |
| 22 | Port Vale (R) | 42 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 57 | 101 | 0.564 | 22 | Relegation to the Third Division South |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BLB | BRI | BRR | BRY | DON | FUL | GRI | HUD | LEI | LEY | LIN | LIV | MID | NOT | NTC | PTV | ROT | SHU | STK | SWA | WHU |
| Barnsley | | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 0–2 |
| Bristol City | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 5–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 6–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Bury | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 7–2 | | 4–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–5 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Fulham | 2–0 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 7–3 | 1–4 |
| Grimsby Town | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–2 |
| Leicester City | 5–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–2 | | 1–4 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 |
| Leyton Orient | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Lincoln City | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Liverpool | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Middlesbrough | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 |
| Nottingham Forest | 7–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| Notts County | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 3–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 |
| Port Vale | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–7 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Rotherham United | 0–0 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–4 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 |
| Sheffield United | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–7 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Stoke City | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 8–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Swansea Town | 2–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 3–1 |
| West Ham United | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |

### Maps
## Third Division North

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 35 | 2.094 | 63 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 1.429 | 59 | |
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 1.484 | 58 | |
| 4 | Workington | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 1.476 | 58 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 49 | 1.213 | 54 | |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 57 | 1.215 | 53 | |
| 7 | York City | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 1.230 | 52 | |
| 8 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 1.217 | 52 | |
| 9 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 1.147 | 52 | |
| 10 | Barrow | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 1.226 | 51 | |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 0.929 | 49 | |
| 12 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 1.311 | 48 | Welsh Cup winners |
| 13 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 1.000 | 48 | |
| 14 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 1.029 | 45 | |
| 15 | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 49 | 0.894 | 45 | |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 52 | 1.011 | 44 | |
| 17 | Gateshead | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 50 | 0.800 | 44 | |
| 18 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 59 | 0.863 | 42 | |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 0.892 | 39 | |
| 20 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 53 | 0.710 | 35 | |
| 21 | Chester | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 0.655 | 33 | |
| 22 | Southport | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 60 | 0.553 | 32 | |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 53 | 0.560 | 27 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 64 | 0.391 | 21 | Re-elected |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | BRW | BRA | BPA | CRL | CHE | CHF | CRE | DAR | DER | GAT | HAL | HAR | HUL | MAN | OLD | ROC | SCU | SOU | STP | TRA | WRK | WRE | YOR |
| Accrington Stanley | | 4–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Barrow | 3–1 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Bradford City | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Carlisle United | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Chester | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 3–4 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 |
| Chesterfield | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | | 1–3 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 6–4 | 2–2 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Darlington | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 |
| Derby County | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 5–3 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Gateshead | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| Halifax Town | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Hartlepools United | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Hull City | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Mansfield Town | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Rochdale | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| Southport | 3–5 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Stockport County | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 |
| Workington | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| Wrexham | 5–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 6–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–1 |
| York City | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 9–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |

### Maps
## Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 1.870 | 59 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Torquay United | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 1.391 | 59 | |
| 3 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 1.500 | 58 | |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 1.462 | 54 | |
| 5 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 1.419 | 52 | |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 1.323 | 52 | |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 45 | 1.123 | 48 | |
| 8 | Brentford | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 47 | 1.026 | 48 | |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 55 | 0.911 | 48 | |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 1.017 | 47 | |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 0.960 | 46 | |
| 12 | Newport County | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 1.048 | 45 | |
| 13 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 51 | 0.988 | 45 | |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 51 | 0.904 | 45 | |
| 15 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 1.081 | 44 | |
| 16 | Coventry City | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 48 | 0.881 | 44 | |
| 17 | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 0.762 | 44 | |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 42 | 0.932 | 43 | |
| 19 | Aldershot | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 57 | 0.859 | 42 | |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 47 | 0.827 | 40 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 0.772 | 37 | |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 56 | 0.635 | 37 | |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 63 | 0.688 | 36 | Re-elected |
| 24 | Norwich City | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 57 | 0.649 | 31 | Re-elected |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALD | B&BA | BRE | B&HA | COL | COV | CRY | EXE | GIL | IPS | MIL | NPC | NOR | NWC | PLY | QPR | REA | SHR | SOU | STD | SWI | TOR | WAL | WAT |
| Aldershot | | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3–2 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
| Brentford | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 1–5 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 8–3 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Colchester United | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 3–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Coventry City | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | | 3–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Crystal Palace | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Exeter City | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Gillingham | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Ipswich Town | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Millwall | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Newport County | 3–0 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Northampton Town | 4–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Norwich City | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | | 1–2 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Reading | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–5 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Southampton | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Southend United | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Swindon Town | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Torquay United | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 7–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 7–0 | | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Walsall | 5–1 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 2–0 |
| Watford | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |

### Maps
## Attendances
### First Division

| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | Manchester United | 21 | 45,481 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 43,280 |
| 3 | Arsenal FC | 21 | 41,093 |
| 4 | Sunderland AFC | 21 | 36,145 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 21 | 35,202 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 21 | 35,076 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 34,956 |
| 8 | Leeds United | 21 | 32,672 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 21 | 32,444 |
| 10 | Chelsea FC | 21 | 31,732 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 21 | 30,487 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 21 | 30,005 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 28,570 |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 25,219 |
| 15 | Portsmouth FC | 21 | 25,024 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 21 | 23,522 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 22,746 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 21 | 22,493 |
| 19 | Blackpool FC | 21 | 21,961 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 21 | 20,550 |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 20,370 |
| 22 | Luton Town | 21 | 18,262 |