FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Monday, January 2, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 26 14 6 6 53 38 1.39 34 
2 Blackpool 25 12 6 7 51 40 1.28 30 
3 Luton Town 25 12 5 8 48 34 1.41 29 
4 Burnley 25 11 7 7 39 31 1.26 29 
5 Charlton Athletic 26 12 4 10 56 51 1.10 28 
6 Sunderland 25 11 6 8 54 58 0.93 28 
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 25 11 5 9 56 43 1.30 27 
8 Everton 26 10 7 9 39 41 0.95 27 
9 Portsmouth 25 11 5 9 50 55 0.91 27 
10 Chelsea 25 10 7 8 36 41 0.88 27 
11 Bolton Wanderers 25 11 4 10 47 35 1.34 26 
12 Newcastle United 26 12 2 12 60 46 1.30 26 
13 Manchester City 25 9 8 8 47 44 1.07 26 
14 West Bromwich Albion 26 11 4 11 35 36 0.97 26 
15 Preston North End 26 10 5 11 47 41 1.15 25 
16 Birmingham City 26 9 6 11 49 43 1.14 24 
17 Arsenal 25 8 8 9 34 41 0.83 24 
18 Cardiff City 25 9 4 12 32 49 0.65 22 
19 Tottenham Hotspur 25 8 3 14 32 42 0.76 19 
20 Aston Villa 26 5 9 12 31 45 0.69 19 
21 Sheffield United 25 7 4 14 34 46 0.74 18 
22 Huddersfield Town 25 6 5 14 32 62 0.52 17 

Key: Champions Relegation