FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Tuesday, April 3, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 39 23 9 7 78 48 1.63 55 
2 Blackpool 38 20 9 9 84 55 1.53 49 
3 Manchester City 37 16 10 11 71 57 1.25 42 
4 Birmingham City 38 16 9 13 68 52 1.31 41 
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 36 16 8 12 73 56 1.30 40 
6 Burnley 38 16 8 14 57 48 1.19 40 
7 Portsmouth 38 16 8 14 75 78 0.96 40 
8 Arsenal 38 15 10 13 55 58 0.95 40 
9 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 7 15 64 48 1.33 39 
10 Newcastle United 39 16 6 17 79 65 1.22 38 
11 Luton Town 38 15 8 15 60 57 1.05 38 
12 West Bromwich Albion 38 17 4 17 54 63 0.86 38 
13 Sunderland 37 15 8 14 72 86 0.84 38 
14 Charlton Athletic 39 16 5 18 73 76 0.96 37 
15 Preston North End 39 14 8 17 72 68 1.06 36 
16 Everton 39 13 10 16 51 62 0.82 36 
17 Cardiff City 37 14 7 16 51 65 0.78 35 
18 Chelsea 38 12 10 16 54 72 0.75 34 
19 Sheffield United 36 11 8 17 52 61 0.85 30 
20 Tottenham Hotspur 36 12 6 18 50 60 0.83 30 
21 Aston Villa 38 8 13 17 42 63 0.67 29 
22 Huddersfield Town 38 10 7 21 43 80 0.54 27 

Key: Champions Relegation