| Competition: | Western Football League |
| Season: | 1956–57 |
| Winners: | Poole Town (Division One) Cinderford Town (Division Two) |
| Prevseason: | 1955–56 |
| Nextseason: | 1957–58 |
The 1956–57 season was the 55th in the history of the Western Football League.
The champions for the first time in their history were Poole Town, and the winners of Division Two were Cinderford Town.[1]
Division One was increased from seventeen to nineteen clubs after no clubs were relegated the previous season. Two clubs joined:
Division Two was reduced from twenty to eighteen clubs after Taunton Town and Torquay United Reserves were promoted to Division One, Chippenham Town Reserves and Frome Town Reserves left the league, and no clubs were relegated from Division One. Two new clubs joined: