1957-05-01
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1 | 0 | Burnley | Bloomfield Road | 13,919 | |
| Mudie | Lineups | |||||
| Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | Sunderland | Fratton Park | 20,253 | |
| Henderson 2, Weddle | Lineups | Hope 2 | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Manchester United | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 29 | 1.907 | 64 | D | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 1.857 | 56 | L | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 1.5 | 56 | W | L | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 39 | 1.431 | 53 | W | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 48 | 1.232 | 50 | W | W | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 1.343 | 48 | W | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Burnley | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 1.12 | 46 | L | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 45 | 1.143 | 44 | W | L | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 1 | 44 | D | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Aston Villa | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 1.182 | 43 | L | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 0.967 | 42 | D | W | L | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Chelsea | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 1 | 39 | L | W | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Birmingham City | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 44 | 1 | 39 | L | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 59 | 0.932 | 38 | W | W | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Everton | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 51 | 0.772 | 38 | D | D | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Luton Town | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 50 | 0.763 | 37 | W | W | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Newcastle United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 56 | 0.77 | 36 | L | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Manchester City | 42 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 42 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 46 | 0.886 | 35 | D | D | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 1 | Portsmouth | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 57 | 0.674 | 33 | W | L | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 20 | -1 | Sunderland | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 58 | 0.761 | 32 | L | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Cardiff City | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 0.602 | 29 | L | L | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 76 | 0.517 | 22 | L | L | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 2 | 1 | Bristol City | Anfield Road | 15,108 | |
| Rowley, Liddell | Lineups | Curtis | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 4 | Notts County | City Ground | 32,046 | |
| Wilson, Imlach | Lineups | Taylor 2, Roby, Wylie | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Leicester City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 68 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 31 | 1.627 | 61 | L | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 1.709 | 54 | L | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 1 | Liverpool | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 1.519 | 53 | W | W | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 43 | 1.107 | 52 | L | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Stoke City | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 1.431 | 48 | D | W | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 1.4 | 48 | W | W | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 7 | 0 | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 48 | 1.145 | 46 | L | L | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 8 | 0 | West Ham United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 39 | 0.937 | 46 | L | W | L | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 9 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 48 | 1.209 | 45 | D | L | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | 0 | Swansea Town | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 56 | 1 | 45 | L | D | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 53 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 1.105 | 42 | D | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 47 | 0.919 | 42 | L | L | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 0.937 | 41 | L | W | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 56 | 1 | 40 | L | W | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 46 | 0.786 | 40 | D | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 36 | 0.984 | 39 | W | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Rotherham United | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 49 | 0.987 | 37 | L | W | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Lincoln City | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 0.675 | 34 | W | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Barnsley | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 0.663 | 34 | L | D | L | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Notts County | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 54 | 0.674 | 30 | W | D | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Bury | 42 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 0.625 | 25 | L | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Port Vale | 42 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 26 | 59 | 0.564 | 22 | D | W | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 2 | 3 | Workington | Valley Parade | 4,571 | |
| Currie, Webb | Lineups | Kinloch, Talbot, Purdon | ||||
| Chesterfield | 4 | 1 | Darlington | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 5,201 | |
| Frear, Whitehurst (p), Lewis, Smith G | Lineups | Wayman | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division North | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 35 | 2.094 | 63 | D | W | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 1.429 | 59 | W | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 3 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 1.484 | 58 | L | L | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Workington | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 1.476 | 58 | W | W | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 5 | 0 | Stockport County | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 49 | 1.213 | 54 | D | W | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 4 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 57 | 1.215 | 53 | W | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 7 | -1 | York City | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 1.23 | 52 | D | L | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 8 | -1 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 1.217 | 52 | D | W | W | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | -1 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 1.147 | 52 | L | L | W | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -1 | Barrow | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 1.226 | 51 | L | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 0.929 | 49 | D | W | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 12 | 0 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 1.311 | 48 | W | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 13 | 0 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 1 | 48 | L | W | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | 0 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 1.029 | 45 | D | D | D | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | 0 | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 49 | 0.894 | 45 | W | D | W | D | L | End of Season | ||
| 16 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 52 | 1.011 | 44 | L | L | W | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | 0 | Gateshead | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 50 | 0.8 | 44 | W | D | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 18 | 0 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 59 | 0.863 | 42 | L | W | L | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 0.892 | 39 | L | D | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 20 | 0 | Bradford | 46 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 53 | 0.71 | 35 | L | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Chester | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 0.655 | 33 | W | L | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Southport | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 60 | 0.553 | 32 | W | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 53 | 0.56 | 27 | L | L | L | D | D | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 64 | 0.391 | 21 | W | W | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 1 | Torquay United | Selhurst Park | 22,627 | Largest home game 1956-57 |
| Pierce | Lineups | James | ||||
| Exeter City | 1 | 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | St James Park | 5,708 | |
| Lackenby | Lineups | Newsham 2 | ||||
| Norwich City | 3 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | Carrow Road | 7,620 | |
| Gavin, Heffer, Ashman | Lineups | |||||
| Reading | 2 | 0 | Brentford | Elm Park | 4,203 | |
| Evans, Whitehouse | Lineups | |||||
| Southampton | 0 | 2 | Ipswich Town | The Dell | 10,946 | |
| Lineups | Leadbetter, Acres | |||||
| Southend United | 1 | 0 | Millwall | Roots Hall | 7,500 | |
| Baron | Lineups | |||||
| Footnotes | ||||||
| Ipswich Town champions & promoted | ||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division South | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 1.87 | 59 | W | D | W | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 2 | 0 | Torquay United | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 1.391 | 59 | D | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 3 | -2 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 1.5 | 58 | W | L | L | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 4 | 0 | Southampton | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 1.404 | 52 | L | L | W | D | L | 1957-05-04 | Newport County | H |
| 5 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 1.323 | 52 | L | W | D | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 6 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 45 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 1.355 | 50 | W | W | L | W | L | 1957-05-03 | Watford | H |
| 7 | 3 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 45 | 1.123 | 48 | W | D | W | D | W | End of Season | ||
| 8 | -1 | Brentford | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 47 | 1.026 | 48 | L | D | D | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 9 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 55 | 0.911 | 48 | L | W | L | W | W | End of Season | ||
| 10 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 1.017 | 47 | W | L | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 11 | 0 | Watford | 45 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 1.014 | 46 | L | W | W | D | W | 1957-05-03 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 12 | 5 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 51 | 0.988 | 45 | W | L | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 13 | -1 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 51 | 0.904 | 45 | W | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 14 | -1 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 1.081 | 44 | L | L | W | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 15 | -1 | Coventry City | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 48 | 0.881 | 44 | W | W | W | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 16 | -1 | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 0.762 | 44 | L | D | D | W | L | End of Season | ||
| 17 | -1 | Newport County | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 1.051 | 43 | D | L | L | W | W | 1957-05-02 | Aldershot | H |
| 18 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 42 | 0.932 | 43 | W | D | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 19 | 0 | Aldershot | 45 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 54 | 0.888 | 42 | L | D | W | L | D | 1957-05-02 | Newport County | A |
| 20 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 47 | 0.827 | 40 | D | W | D | L | D | End of Season | ||
| 21 | 0 | Exeter City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 0.772 | 37 | L | W | D | L | W | End of Season | ||
| 22 | 0 | Gillingham | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 56 | 0.635 | 37 | L | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
| 23 | 0 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 63 | 0.688 | 36 | L | W | L | W | D | End of Season | ||
| 24 | 0 | Norwich City | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 57 | 0.649 | 31 | W | D | L | L | L | End of Season | ||
