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Football League Division One: 
 
Arsenal 1 Leeds United 0
 Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (40,388)
 Herd 9
          
Birmingham City 1 Sunderland 2
 St Andrew's, Birmingham (24,548)
 Brown 45 ~ Fleming 43, Anderson 79
Birmingham were without Jeff Hall
Sunderland were without Colin Grainger
 
Burnley 1 Bolton Wanderers 0
  Turf Moor, Burnley (23,250)
 Shackleton 75
     
Cardiff City 0 Luton Town 0
  Ninian Park, Cardiff (18,730)

Chelsea 1 Aston Villa 1
  Stamford Bridge, Fulham (28,025)
 Brabrook 5 ~ Sewell 60
    
Manchester United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0
  Old Trafford, Manchester (60,583)
United were without Roger Byrne & Duncan Edwards
    
Newcastle United 2 Blackpool 1
  St James' Park, Newcastle (31,777)
 Milburn 44, Davies 71 ~ Smith 65
Blackpool were without Stan Matthews & Jackie Mudie
     
Portsmouth 0 Manchester City 1
  Fratton Park, Portsmouth (24,949)
 Dyson 87
 
Preston North End 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0
  Deepdale Stadium, Preston (13,311)
 Baxter 24
Preston were without Tom Finney, Tommy Thompson & Tommy Docherty
Wolves were without Billy Wright
 
Sheffield Wednesday 2 Everton 2
  Hillsborough, Sheffield (22,487)
 Quixall 49 (pen), Curtis 82
 ~ McNamara 2, Temple 79
    
West Bromwich Albion 2 Charlton Athletic 2
  The Hawthorns, West Bromwich (14,934)
 Setters 47, Carter 86 (pen) ~ Summers 31, Lawrie 46
West Brom were without Ray Barlow & Derek Kevan
Charlton were without John Hewie
 
Although Preston moved a point nearer to United, it was never going to be enough and the champions retained their title, two weeks later, following three more wins.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Manchester United 36 12 3 3 11 4 3 88 50 53
 
Preston North End 37 13 3 2 7 6 6 79 53 49
Tottenham Hotspur 36 12 4 2 6 7 5 87 50 47
Blackpool 36 12 3 3 8 4 6 87 58 47
Arsenal 38 11 4 4 8 3 8 77 64 45
Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 14 2 2 3 6 10 84 63 42
Leeds United 38 9 7 3 5 6 8 67 54 41
Bolton Wanderers 37 13 3 2 3 6 10 59 57 41
Burnley 35 12 5 0 3 5 10 50 39 40
Newcastle United 38 10 5 4 4 3 12 63 75 36
West Bromwich Albion 35 7 7 5 5 4 7 52 51 35
Aston Villa 34 8 7 2 2 7 8 48 43 34
Birmingham City 35 10 4 3 3 3 12 56 54 33
Chelsea 37 5 8 6 5 5 8 60 67 33
Everton 37 10 3 6 3 4 11 54 70 33
Luton Town 37 9 4 6 3 4 11 52 68 32
Manchester City 37 10 2 7 2 5 11 69 78 31
Sheffield Wednesday 36 10 3 4 2 3 14 70 80 30
Cardiff City 37 7 6 5 3 2 14 51 79 28
Sunderland 36 7 5 7 3 2 12 59 76 27
 
Portsmouth 35 5 6 6 1 6 11 53 85 24
Charlton Athletic 38 7 2 10 2 1 16 57 108 21

Division One Leading Goalscorers
34 - John Charles (Leeds) - 1 pen
28 - Jackie Mudie (Blackpool)
     
Football League Division Two: 
 
Bristol Rovers 3 Nottingham Forest 2
  Eastville Stadium, Bristol (21,087)
 Biggs, Ward, Hooper ~ Wilson, Morley
    
Bury 1 Port Vale 0
  Gigg Lane, Bury (10,524)
 Kelly
 
Doncaster Rovers 1 Sheffield United 0
  Belle Vue, Doncaster (12,219)
 Brown
United were without Alan Hodgkinson
 
Grimsby Town 4 Barnsley 1
  Blundell Park, Cleethorpes (10,413)
 Reeson, Rafferty, Evans (2) ~ Kaye
    
Huddersfield Town 1 Rotherham United 0
  Leeds Road, Huddersfield (13,008)
 Taylor
    
Leicester City 5 West Ham United 3
  Filbert Street, Leicester (33,388)
 Rowley (3), Wright (2)
~ Musgrove  (2), Allison
    
Leyton Orient 2 Lincoln City 1
  Brisbane Road Stadium, Leyton (13,523)
 Woosnam, Jackson OG ~ Neal
    
Liverpool 2 Swansea Town 0
  Anfield, Liverpool (34,773)
 A'Court (2)
    
Middlesbrough 2 Blackburn Rovers 1
  Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough (20,716)
 Clough (2)  ~ Dobing
Blackburn were without Ronnie Clayton
 
Notts County 0 Fulham 0
  Meadow Lane, Nottingham (17,121)
 
Stoke City 0 Bristol City 2
  Victoria Ground, Stoke (13,397)
 Atyeo, Watkins
  		 
Arthur Rowley's fourth hat-trick of the season helped Leicester to clinch their second promotion of the decade, and they passed a century of league goals for the first time, but this time it would be followed by their longest-ever spell in the top flight (twelve seasons).
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Leicester City 38 14 4 1 10 5 4 101 60 57
Blackburn Rovers 38 11 5 3 8 4 7 78 70 47
 
Nottingham Forest 36 10 4 3 8 6 5 80 46 46
Liverpool 36 12 1 4 5 9 5 72 48 44
Sheffield United 38 10 6 3 8 2 9 82 67 44
Stoke City 38 14 2 3 4 5 10 76 55 43
Bristol Rovers 38 12 4 3 5 4 10 77 60 42
Middlesbrough 38 10 5 4 6 4 9 72 56 41
Huddersfield Town 38 10 2 7 8 3 8 62 51 41
West Ham United 36 10 4 5 7 3 7 53 53 41
Swansea Town 37 11 2 6 6 3 9 82 83 39
Doncaster Rovers 38 11 5 3 3 5 11 71 69 38
Leyton Orient 37 7 7 4 7 2 10 57 70 37
Fulham 38 11 1 7 5 2 12 76 75 35
Bristol City 36 11 1 6 3 6 9 63 69 35
Rotherham United 37 8 6 5 4 3 11 64 66 33
Grimsby Town 38 10 4 5 4 1 14 52 56 33
Barnsley 37 8 5 6 4 3 11 56 78 32
Lincoln City 37 8 2 8 5 2 12 46 71 30
Bury 39 4 3 13 3 6 10 59 93 23
 
Notts County 36 5 6 8 1 3 13 44 79 21
Port Vale 36 6 3 8 1 1 17 49 87 18
 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
43 - Arthur Rowley (Leicester) - 5 pens
33 - Brian Clough (Middlesbrough)
     
Football League Division Three (South): 
 
Aldershot 0 Norwich City 0
 Recreation Ground, Aldershot (4,530)
    
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1 Southend United 1
  Dean Court, Bournemouth (10,777)
Norris ~ McCrory
 
Brentford 1 Colchester United 1
 Griffin Park, Brentford (12,846)
 Taylor ~ Fenton
 
Brighton & Hove Albion 3 Plymouth Argyle 0
 Goldstone Ground, Hove (12,385)
 Mundy (2), Gordon
    
Gillingham 0 Reading 0
 Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham (5,402)
    
Ipswich Town 4 Crystal Palace 2
 Portman Road Stadium, Ipswich (12,559)
 Reed, Elsworthy, Blackman, Phillips
 ~ Murray, Deakin
    
Millwall 2 Queen's Park Rangers 0
 The Den, New Cross (10,834)
 Anslow (2)
    
Shrewsbury Town 0 Southampton 0
 Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury (6,590)
    
Swindon Town 1 Newport County 0
 County Ground, Swindon (7,889)
 Edwards
 
Torquay United 2 Northampton Town 0
 Plainmoor, Torquay (7,612)
 R.Collins (2 (1 pen))
 
Walsall 2 Exeter City 0
 Fellows Park, Walsall (10,507)
 Dorman, Hodgkisson
 
Watford 1 Coventry City 0
 Vicarage Road Stadium, Watford (5,587)
 Graham
 		  
Though Colchester and Torquay remained unbeaten at home, and Ipswich were five and four points behind, respectively, with six games each left, it was the Suffolk team under the expert guidance of the legendary Alf Ramsey, who would snatch the title by dropping only one more point.
Division Three (South) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Colchester United 40 13 7 0 7 6 7 76 45 53
 
Torquay United 40 16 4 0 5 6 9 79 60 52
Ipswich Town 40 16 2 2 4 6 10 87 47 48
Southampton 39 12 4 3 7 5 8 67 43 47
Brighton & Hove Albion 40 13 5 2 4 6 10 72 58 45
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 39 12 7 0 3 6 11 72 52 43
Walsall 40 10 7 3 5 5 10 73 61 42
Brentford 40 10 8 2 4 6 10 70 68 42
Reading 40 11 4 5 5 5 10 72 68 41
Queen's Park Rangers 39 11 5 4 5 4 10 52 50 41
Shrewsbury Town 39 8 9 2 4 8 8 61 67 41
Millwall 39 12 6 2 3 4 12 56 73 40
Northampton Town 39 12 5 3 3 4 12 60 58 39
Newport County 37 12 6 2 1 6 10 54 47 38
Watford 39 9 5 6 5 4 10 62 64 37
Southend United 39 10 3 6 3 7 10 56 61 36
Aldershot 39 9 5 5 4 5 11 70 82 36
Gillingham 40 7 7 6 5 5 10 52 68 36
Crystal Palace 40 7 7 6 3 7 10 54 67 34
Plymouth Argyle 39 7 7 5 5 2 13 55 65 33
Coventry City 40 10 4 6 1 7 12 60 77 33
Exeter City 40 8 7 5 2 5 13 53 69 32
Swindon Town 39 9 2 8 3 3 14 57 91 29
Norwich City 40 6 5 9 1 9 10 54 83 28
 
Division Three (South) Leading Goalscorers
37 - Ted Phillips (Ipswich)
28 - Sammy Collins (Torquay) - 7 pens
     
Football League Division Three (North): 
 
Accrington Stanley 2 Rochdale 1
 Peel Park, Accrington (9,527)
 Storey OG , Millar ~ Parr
    
Bradford City 2 Hull City 1
 Valley Parade, Bradford (9,434)
 Liversidge (2) ~ Clarke
 
Carlisle United 0 Halifax Town 0
 Brunton Park, Carlisle (5,845)
 
Chester 0 Darlington 3
 Sealand Road, Chester (4,786)
 Harbertson (2), Forster
    
Chesterfield 4 Bradford 1
 Recreation Ground, Chesterfield (7,641)
 Havenhand (2), Whittle, Sowden ~ Blakey OG
    
Hartlepools United 2 Barrow 0
 Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (6,878)
 Luke, Rayment
    
Mansfield Town 3 Wrexham 1
 Field Mill, Mansfield (6,435)
 Darwin (3) ~ Thompson
     
Oldham Athletic 1 Derby County 2
 Boundary Park, Oldham (10,265)
 Murray ~ Ryan, Brown
 
Southport 2 Gateshead 3
 Haig Avenue, Southport (4,226)
 Miles, Mortensen ~ Ingham, Gibson (2)
 
Stockport County 0 Workington 1
 Edgeley Park, Stockport (12,162)
 Dailey
 
Tranmere Rovers 4 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 2
 Prenton Park, Birkenhead (5,491)
 McDevitt (3), Dodd ~ Waldock, Haigh
  
York City 2 Crewe Alexandra 1
 Bootham Crescent, York (7,271)
 Bottom, Wilkinson ~ Burns
 
Though Accrington were matching Derby's form, they couldn't quite sustain it and the Rams romped home to end their two-season spell in the third division.
Division Three (North) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Derby County 40 15 3 2 8 6 6 95 46 55
 
Accrington Stanley 40 13 4 3 10 3 7 86 53 53
Workington 39 14 4 2 7 5 7 79 50 51
Hartlepools United 40 16 4 1 5 4 10 81 56 50
Stockport County 40 14 2 4 7 4 9 84 66 48
Bradford City 39 13 3 4 8 3 8 68 57 48
Chesterfield 39 15 4 1 4 4 11 83 62 46
York City 40 13 2 5 6 6 8 66 54 46
Barrow 41 14 2 5 4 7 9 67 55 45
Hull City 41 13 5 2 5 4 12 75 65 45
Wrexham 39 10 6 3 6 3 11 81 60 41
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 40 9 4 7 6 7 7 67 63 41
Rochdale 40 11 6 3 4 5 11 59 57 41
Carlisle United 40 8 8 4 6 3 11 66 73 39
Halifax Town 39 13 2 4 3 4 13 51 64 38
Darlington 39 10 5 5 5 2 12 70 78 37
Gateshead 40 8 4 8 6 4 10 63 83 36
Oldham Athletic 38 9 4 6 3 7 9 61 63 35
Mansfield Town 38 10 2 6 3 7 10 72 75 35
Bradford 41 11 1 8 5 1 15 63 85 34
Southport 39 6 7 7 2 4 13 46 83 27
Chester 39 4 7 8 2 5 13 43 76 24
 
Tranmere Rovers 39 5 7 7 1 3 16 45 79 22
Crewe Alexandra 40 2 7 11 0 2 18 31 99 13
 
Division Three (North) Leading Goalscorers
30 - George Stewart (Accrington)
29 - Ray Straw (Derby)
Source Notes  
Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League Match by Match 1956/57 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2005
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