FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Wednesday, April 18, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 41 24 10 7 82 51 1.61 58 
2 Blackpool 40 20 9 11 85 59 1.44 49 
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 39 18 8 13 81 60 1.35 44 
4 Manchester City 40 17 10 13 76 64 1.19 44 
5 Arsenal 40 17 10 13 57 58 0.98 44 
6 Bolton Wanderers 40 18 7 15 68 50 1.36 43 
7 Birmingham City 41 17 9 15 70 55 1.27 43 
8 Burnley 40 17 8 15 60 50 1.20 42 
9 Portsmouth 40 16 9 15 76 80 0.95 41 
10 Sunderland 40 16 9 15 76 90 0.84 41 
11 Newcastle United 41 17 6 18 84 69 1.22 40 
12 Luton Town 40 16 8 16 61 59 1.03 40 
13 Charlton Athletic 41 17 5 19 75 81 0.93 39 
14 West Bromwich Albion 40 17 5 18 56 66 0.85 39 
15 Everton 41 14 10 17 54 69 0.78 38 
16 Cardiff City 39 15 7 17 54 67 0.81 37 
17 Preston North End 41 14 8 19 73 71 1.03 36 
18 Chelsea 40 13 10 17 61 75 0.81 36 
19 Tottenham Hotspur 39 14 6 19 57 68 0.84 34 
20 Sheffield United 39 12 8 19 57 68 0.84 32 
21 Aston Villa 40 9 13 18 48 69 0.70 31 
22 Huddersfield Town 40 12 7 21 49 81 0.60 31 

Key: Champions Relegation