Final Third Division (South) 1956/1957 league table
Season completed Saturday, 4th 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 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 101 | 54 | 59 | 1.87 |
| 2 | Torquay United | 46 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 89 | 64 | 59 | 1.39 |
| 3 | Colchester United | 46 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 84 | 56 | 58 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 76 | 52 | 54 | 1.46 |
| 5 | Bournemouth & Bosc. Ath. | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 88 | 62 | 52 | 1.42 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 39 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 86 | 65 | 52 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 45 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 73 | 65 | 48 | 1.12 |
| 8 | Brentford | 46 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 55 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 78 | 76 | 48 | 1.03 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 55 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 72 | 79 | 48 | 0.91 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 60 | 47 | 1.02 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 46 | 0.96 |
| 12 | Newport County | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 62 | 45 | 1.05 |
| 13 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 51 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 80 | 81 | 45 | 0.99 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 51 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 66 | 73 | 45 | 0.90 |
| 15 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 49 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 80 | 74 | 44 | 1.08 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 48 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 74 | 84 | 44 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Millwall | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 64 | 84 | 44 | 0.76 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 68 | 73 | 43 | 0.93 |
| 19 | Aldershot | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 57 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 79 | 92 | 42 | 0.86 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 47 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 62 | 75 | 40 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Exeter City | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 61 | 79 | 37 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 56 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 54 | 85 | 37 | 0.64 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 63 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 66 | 96 | 36 | 0.69 |
| 24 | Norwich City | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 57 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 61 | 94 | 31 | 0.65 |
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| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||



