FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, March 10, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 34 20 7 7 69 45 1.53 47 
2 Blackpool 33 17 7 9 73 51 1.43 41 
3 Manchester City 32 14 9 9 62 50 1.24 37 
4 Newcastle United 34 16 4 14 74 52 1.42 36 
5 Sunderland 32 14 7 11 65 71 0.92 35 
6 Bolton Wanderers 32 14 6 12 56 41 1.37 34 
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 14 6 11 68 53 1.28 34 
8 Birmingham City 33 13 8 12 60 48 1.25 34 
9 Burnley 33 13 8 12 49 43 1.14 34 
10 Portsmouth 33 14 6 13 65 72 0.90 34 
11 West Bromwich Albion 33 15 4 14 48 54 0.89 34 
12 Cardiff City 33 14 6 13 47 56 0.84 34 
13 Charlton Athletic 34 14 5 15 68 67 1.01 33 
14 Everton 34 12 9 13 47 54 0.87 33 
15 Luton Town 33 13 6 14 54 50 1.08 32 
16 Chelsea 33 12 8 13 51 64 0.80 32 
17 Arsenal 33 11 9 13 46 57 0.81 31 
18 Preston North End 34 11 6 17 60 62 0.97 28 
19 Tottenham Hotspur 31 11 5 15 41 46 0.89 27 
20 Sheffield United 31 10 5 16 45 55 0.82 25 
21 Huddersfield Town 33 9 6 18 41 74 0.55 24 
22 Aston Villa 33 6 11 16 37 61 0.61 23 

Key: Champions Relegation