<page_title> 1956–57 in English football </page_title> <section_title> Honours </section_title> <table> <cell> Third Division North <col_header> Competition </col_header> </cell> <cell> Derby County <col_header> Winner </col_header> </cell> <cell> Hartlepool United <col_header> Runner-up </col_header> </cell> <cell> Third Division South <col_header> Competition </col_header> </cell> <cell> Ipswich Town <col_header> Winner </col_header> </cell> <cell> Torquay United <col_header> Runner-up </col_header> </cell> </table>
Hartlepools United finished as runners-up to Derby County in Third Division North, while in the Third Division South, Ipswich Town won the 1956–57 English football title ahead of Torquay United.