1956-57
	Southern League

Before this season

• No changes

Final League Table

 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Kettering Town                   42   28   10    4  106   47   66
   2  Bedford Town                     42   25    8    9   89   52   58
   3  Weymouth                         42   22   10   10   92   71   54
   4  Cheltenham Town                  42   19   15    8   73   46   53
   5  Gravesend & Northfleet           42   21   11   10   74   58   53
   6  Lovells Athletic                 42   21    7   14   99   84   49
   7  Guildford City                   42   18   11   13   68   49   47
   8  Hereford United                  42   19    8   15   96   60   46
   9  Headington United                42   19    7   16   64   61   45
  10  Gloucester City                  42   18    8   16   74   72   44
  11  Hastings United                  42   17    9   16   70   58   43
  12  Worcester City                   42   16   10   16   81   80   42
  13  Dartford                         42   16   10   16   79   88   42
  14  Chelmsford City                  42   16    9   17   73   85   41
  15  Tonbridge                        42   14   12   16   74   65   40
  16  Yeovil Town                      42   14   11   17   83   85   39
  17  Bath City                        42   15    8   19   56   78   38
  18  Exeter City reserves             42   10   10   22   52   89   30
  19  Merthyr Tydfil                   42    9   11   22   72   95   29
  20  Barry Town                       42    6   11   25   39   84   23
  21  Kidderminster Harriers           42    7   10   25   60   83   20 *
  22  Llanelly                         42    5    8   29   39  123   18
* - Kidderminster Harriers 4 points deducted

Following this season

• Llanelly left
• Poole Town joined

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