FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Wednesday, March 21, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 35 20 8 7 70 46 1.52 48 
2 Blackpool 34 18 7 9 78 52 1.50 43 
3 Bolton Wanderers 34 16 6 12 63 43 1.47 38 
4 Manchester City 33 14 9 10 62 52 1.19 37 
5 Newcastle United 35 16 4 15 75 57 1.32 36 
6 Birmingham City 34 14 8 12 62 49 1.27 36 
7 Sunderland 33 14 8 11 67 73 0.92 36 
8 Charlton Athletic 35 15 5 15 70 67 1.04 35 
9 Portsmouth 34 14 7 13 66 73 0.90 35 
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 14 6 12 69 55 1.25 34 
11 Luton Town 34 14 6 14 56 51 1.10 34 
12 Burnley 34 13 8 13 49 45 1.09 34 
13 Cardiff City 33 14 6 13 47 56 0.84 34 
14 West Bromwich Albion 34 15 4 15 48 58 0.83 34 
15 Everton 35 12 9 14 47 55 0.85 33 
16 Arsenal 34 11 10 13 47 58 0.81 32 
17 Chelsea 34 12 8 14 52 66 0.79 32 
18 Preston North End 35 11 7 17 62 64 0.97 29 
19 Tottenham Hotspur 32 11 5 16 43 49 0.88 27 
20 Sheffield United 32 10 6 16 46 56 0.82 26 
21 Huddersfield Town 34 10 6 18 42 74 0.57 26 
22 Aston Villa 34 7 11 16 39 61 0.64 25 

Key: Champions Relegation