FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, March 24, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 36 21 8 7 71 46 1.54 50 
2 Blackpool 35 19 7 9 80 53 1.51 45 
3 Bolton Wanderers 35 16 6 13 63 44 1.43 38 
4 Newcastle United 36 16 5 15 76 58 1.31 37 
5 Manchester City 34 14 9 11 63 54 1.17 37 
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 15 6 12 71 55 1.29 36 
7 Birmingham City 35 14 8 13 63 51 1.24 36 
8 Burnley 35 14 8 13 53 45 1.18 36 
9 Luton Town 35 15 6 14 58 52 1.12 36 
10 West Bromwich Albion 35 16 4 15 51 58 0.88 36 
11 Sunderland 34 14 8 12 67 77 0.87 36 
12 Charlton Athletic 36 15 5 16 70 69 1.01 35 
13 Portsmouth 35 14 7 14 67 75 0.89 35 
14 Everton 36 13 9 14 49 55 0.89 35 
15 Arsenal 35 12 10 13 49 58 0.84 34 
16 Cardiff City 34 14 6 14 47 58 0.81 34 
17 Chelsea 35 12 8 15 52 69 0.75 32 
18 Preston North End 36 12 7 17 64 65 0.98 31 
19 Tottenham Hotspur 33 12 5 16 45 50 0.90 29 
20 Huddersfield Town 35 10 7 18 43 75 0.57 27 
21 Sheffield United 33 10 6 17 46 58 0.79 26 
22 Aston Villa 35 7 11 17 40 63 0.63 25 

Key: Champions Relegation