58th season of the Football League
Football league season
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,[2] 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.[2]
First Division
Football league season
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Maps
Locations of the
Football League First Division London teams 1956–1957Locations of the
Football League First Division 1956–1957 teamsSecond Division
Football league season
Source:
[citation needed]Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Results
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Maps
Locations of the
Football League Second Division London teams 1956–1957
Bury
Locations of the
Football League Second Division 1956–1957 teamsThird Division North
Football league season
Source: rsssf.com
Results
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Maps
Hull
Locations of the
Football League Third Division North teams 1956–1957Third Division South
Football league season
Results
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Maps
Locations of the
Football League Third Division South London teams 1956–1957QPR
Locations of the
Football League Third Division South teams 1956–1957See also
References
- ^ a b Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- ^ Ivan Ponting (2004-02-23). "John Charles obituary". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2010-02-17.[dead link]
- ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
