Final Third Division (North) 1956/1957 league table
Season completed Wednesday, 1st 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 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 42 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 111 | 53 | 63 | 2.09 |
| 2 | Hartlepools United | 46 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 90 | 63 | 59 | 1.43 |
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 95 | 64 | 58 | 1.48 |
| 4 | Workington | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 63 | 58 | 1.48 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 91 | 75 | 54 | 1.21 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 57 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 96 | 79 | 53 | 1.22 |
| 7 | York City | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 61 | 52 | 1.23 |
| 8 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 45 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 84 | 69 | 52 | 1.22 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 78 | 68 | 52 | 1.15 |
| 10 | Barrow | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 62 | 51 | 1.23 |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 46 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 65 | 70 | 49 | 0.93 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 97 | 74 | 48 | 1.31 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 65 | 65 | 48 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 71 | 69 | 45 | 1.03 |
| 15 | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 49 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 76 | 85 | 45 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 38 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 52 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 91 | 90 | 44 | 1.01 |
| 17 | Gateshead | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 50 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 72 | 90 | 44 | 0.80 |
| 18 | Darlington | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 35 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 82 | 95 | 42 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 66 | 74 | 39 | 0.89 |
| 20 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 53 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 66 | 93 | 35 | 0.71 |
| 21 | Chester | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 55 | 84 | 33 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Southport | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 60 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 52 | 94 | 32 | 0.55 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 53 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 51 | 91 | 27 | 0.56 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 64 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 43 | 110 | 21 | 0.39 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||



