FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, March 3, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 33 20 6 7 68 44 1.55 46 
2 Blackpool 32 17 6 9 70 48 1.46 40 
3 Newcastle United 32 16 3 13 71 48 1.48 35 
4 West Bromwich Albion 32 15 4 13 48 50 0.96 34 
5 Bolton Wanderers 31 14 5 12 56 41 1.37 33 
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 14 5 11 68 53 1.28 33 
7 Manchester City 30 12 9 9 55 50 1.10 33 
8 Everton 32 12 9 11 46 49 0.94 33 
9 Sunderland 30 13 7 10 62 68 0.91 33 
10 Portsmouth 32 14 5 13 64 71 0.90 33 
11 Birmingham City 31 13 6 12 59 47 1.26 32 
12 Burnley 32 12 8 12 44 43 1.02 32 
13 Chelsea 32 12 8 12 51 59 0.86 32 
14 Cardiff City 31 14 4 13 45 54 0.83 32 
15 Charlton Athletic 33 13 5 15 66 67 0.99 31 
16 Luton Town 31 12 5 14 52 49 1.06 29 
17 Arsenal 31 10 9 12 43 53 0.81 29 
18 Preston North End 32 11 5 16 55 56 0.98 27 
19 Tottenham Hotspur 30 11 4 15 40 45 0.89 26 
20 Sheffield United 30 9 5 16 42 54 0.78 23 
21 Huddersfield Town 31 9 5 17 39 70 0.56 23 
22 Aston Villa 32 5 11 16 34 59 0.58 21 

Key: Champions Relegation