The 1956–57 Southern Football League season was the 54th in the history of the league, an English football competition.
No new clubs had joined the league for this season so the league consisted of 22 clubs from previous season. Kettering Town were champions, winning their first Southern League title. Five Southern League clubs applied to join the Football League at the end of the season, but none were successful. At the end of the season Welsh FA refused to sanction Llanelly's stay in the Southern League, the club left the league after seven years and switched to the Welsh football pyramid.
League table
Football League elections Five Southern League clubs applied for election to the Football League. However, none were successful as all four League clubs were re-elected.
ClubLeagueVotesNorwich CityFootball League48Tranmere RoversFootball League48Crewe AlexandraFootball League47Swindon TownFootball League42Peterborough UnitedMidland League7Bedford TownSouthern League1Burton AlbionBirmingham & District League1Wigan AthleticLancashire Combination1Headington UnitedSouthern League0Kettering TownSouthern League0King's LynnMidland League0MorecambeLancashire Combination0NelsonLancashire Combination0North ShieldsNorth Eastern League0Worcester CitySouthern League0Yeovil TownSouthern League0
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