FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Wednesday, March 7, 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 33 16 4 13 72 49 1.47 36 
4 Manchester City 31 13 9 9 58 50 1.16 35 
5 West Bromwich Albion 32 15 4 13 48 50 0.96 34 
6 Bolton Wanderers 31 14 5 12 56 41 1.37 33 
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 14 5 11 68 53 1.28 33 
8 Birmingham City 32 13 7 12 60 48 1.25 33 
9 Portsmouth 32 14 5 13 64 71 0.90 33 
10 Sunderland 31 13 7 11 63 70 0.90 33 
11 Everton 33 12 9 12 46 52 0.88 33 
12 Cardiff City 32 14 5 13 46 55 0.84 33 
13 Burnley 32 12 8 12 44 43 1.02 32 
14 Chelsea 32 12 8 12 51 59 0.86 32 
15 Luton Town 32 13 5 14 54 50 1.08 31 
16 Charlton Athletic 33 13 5 15 66 67 0.99 31 
17 Arsenal 32 11 9 12 46 55 0.84 31 
18 Preston North End 33 11 5 17 57 59 0.97 27 
19 Tottenham Hotspur 30 11 4 15 40 45 0.89 26 
20 Huddersfield Town 32 9 6 17 40 71 0.56 24 
21 Sheffield United 30 9 5 16 42 54 0.78 23 
22 Aston Villa 32 5 11 16 34 59 0.58 21 

Key: Champions Relegation