FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, December 1, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 19 13 4 2 47 28 1.68 30 
2 Tottenham Hotspur 19 12 3 4 51 28 1.82 27 
3 Leeds United 20 9 6 5 36 29 1.24 24 
4 Birmingham City 19 9 5 5 37 27 1.37 23 
5 Blackpool 19 9 5 5 46 34 1.35 23 
6 Burnley 20 8 7 5 29 23 1.26 23 
7 Bolton Wanderers 20 8 7 5 29 25 1.16 23 
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 9 3 7 47 36 1.31 21 
9 Preston North End 20 8 5 7 41 35 1.17 21 
10 West Bromwich Albion 19 7 7 5 27 24 1.13 21 
11 Arsenal 20 9 3 8 42 39 1.08 21 
12 Luton Town 19 7 5 7 31 36 0.86 19 
13 Aston Villa 18 6 6 6 27 26 1.04 18 
14 Chelsea 19 5 8 6 29 31 0.94 18 
15 Cardiff City 19 6 5 8 25 36 0.69 17 
16 Newcastle United 19 6 5 8 23 38 0.61 17 
17 Sheffield Wednesday 20 7 2 11 41 44 0.93 16 
18 Manchester City 20 6 4 10 33 40 0.83 16 
19 Everton 20 6 4 10 26 38 0.68 16 
20 Portsmouth 19 3 7 9 32 45 0.71 13 
21 Charlton Athletic 20 4 2 14 27 51 0.53 10 
22 Sunderland 19 3 3 13 32 45 0.71

Key: Champions Relegation