FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, April 7, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 40 24 9 7 80 49 1.63 57 
2 Blackpool 39 20 9 10 85 57 1.49 49 
3 Birmingham City 39 17 9 13 70 53 1.32 43 
4 Manchester City 38 16 10 12 72 60 1.20 42 
5 Arsenal 39 16 10 13 56 58 0.97 42 
6 Bolton Wanderers 39 17 7 15 65 48 1.35 41 
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 16 8 13 74 58 1.28 40 
8 Newcastle United 40 17 6 17 82 66 1.24 40 
9 Burnley 39 16 8 15 57 49 1.16 40 
10 Luton Town 39 16 8 15 61 57 1.07 40 
11 Portsmouth 39 16 8 15 75 79 0.95 40 
12 Charlton Athletic 40 17 5 18 75 77 0.97 39 
13 West Bromwich Albion 39 17 4 18 55 65 0.85 38 
14 Everton 40 14 10 16 53 63 0.84 38 
15 Sunderland 38 15 8 15 73 88 0.83 38 
16 Preston North End 40 14 8 18 72 69 1.04 36 
17 Cardiff City 38 14 7 17 52 67 0.78 35 
18 Chelsea 39 12 10 17 55 74 0.74 34 
19 Sheffield United 37 12 8 17 54 62 0.87 32 
20 Tottenham Hotspur 37 13 6 18 54 63 0.86 32 
21 Aston Villa 39 8 13 18 45 67 0.67 29 
22 Huddersfield Town 39 11 7 21 45 81 0.56 29 

Key: Champions Relegation