League Third Division South

1956/57

League table

Game Week 37Fri, 3 May 1957

Drag to see the table as it stood after an earlier game week.

Pos	Team	PLD	PLD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GAv	Pts	Pts
1	Ipswich ..Ipswich Town	46	46	25	9	12	101	54	+47	1.87	59	59
2	Torquay ..Torquay United	46	46	24	11	11	89	64	+25	1.39	59	59
3	Colchest..Colchester United	46	46	22	14	10	84	56	+28	1.50	58	58
4	Southamp..Southampton	46	46	22	10	14	76	52	+24	1.46	54	54
5	AFC Bour..AFC Bournemouth	46	46	19	14	13	88	62	+26	1.42	52	52
6	Brighton..Brighton & Hove Albion	46	46	19	14	13	86	65	+21	1.32	52	52
7	Southend..Southend United	46	46	18	12	16	73	65	+8	1.12	48	48
8	BrentfordBrentford	46	46	16	16	14	78	76	+2	1.03	48	48
9	Shrewsbu..Shrewsbury Town	46	46	15	18	13	72	79	-7	0.91	48	48
10	Queens P..Queens Park Rangers	46	46	18	11	17	61	60	+1	1.02	47	47
11	WatfordWatford	46	46	18	10	18	72	75	-3	0.96	46	46
12	Newport ..Newport County	46	46	16	13	17	65	62	+3	1.05	45	45
13	ReadingReading	46	46	18	9	19	80	81	-1	0.99	45	45
14	Northamp..Northampton Town	46	46	18	9	19	66	73	-7	0.90	45	45
15	WalsallWalsall	46	46	16	12	18	80	74	+6	1.08	44	44
16	Coventry..Coventry City	46	46	16	12	18	74	84	-10	0.88	44	44
17	MillwallMillwall	46	46	16	12	18	64	84	-20	0.76	44	44
18	Plymouth..Plymouth Argyle	46	46	16	11	19	68	73	-5	0.93	43	43
19	Aldersho..Aldershot Town	46	46	15	12	19	79	92	-13	0.86	42	42
20	Crystal ..Crystal Palace	46	46	11	18	17	62	75	-13	0.83	40	40
21	Exeter C..Exeter City	46	46	12	13	21	61	79	-18	0.77	37	37
22	GillinghamGillingham	46	46	12	13	21	54	85	-31	0.64	37	37
23	Swindon ..Swindon Town	46	46	15	6	25	66	96	-30	0.69	36	36
24	Norwich ..Norwich City	46	46	8	15	23	61	94	-33	0.65	31	31

Qualification

Sort rule: Goal average (pre-1976) — Points, then goal average (goals scored ÷ goals conceded), then goals scored, then team name.