FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Monday, April 23, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 42 25 10 7 83 51 1.63 60 
2 Blackpool 41 20 9 12 85 60 1.42 49 
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 40 19 8 13 83 61 1.36 46 
4 Birmingham City 42 18 9 15 75 57 1.32 45 
5 Manchester City 41 17 10 14 78 67 1.16 44 
6 Arsenal 41 17 10 14 58 60 0.97 44 
7 Bolton Wanderers 41 18 7 16 70 55 1.27 43 
8 Sunderland 41 17 9 15 79 92 0.86 43 
9 Burnley 41 17 8 16 61 52 1.17 42 
10 Luton Town 41 17 8 16 64 61 1.05 42 
11 Newcastle United 42 17 7 18 85 70 1.21 41 
12 Portsmouth 41 16 9 16 76 81 0.94 41 
13 West Bromwich Albion 41 18 5 18 58 67 0.87 41 
14 Charlton Athletic 42 17 6 19 75 81 0.93 40 
15 Everton 42 15 10 17 55 69 0.80 40 
16 Cardiff City 41 15 9 17 54 67 0.81 39 
17 Chelsea 41 13 11 17 62 76 0.82 37 
18 Preston North End 42 14 8 20 73 72 1.01 36 
19 Tottenham Hotspur 41 14 7 20 58 70 0.83 35 
20 Aston Villa 41 10 13 18 49 69 0.71 33 
21 Huddersfield Town 41 13 7 21 51 82 0.62 33 
22 Sheffield United 40 12 8 20 59 71 0.83 32 

Key: Champions Relegation