FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Wednesday, September 12, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 7 5 2 0 17 9 1.89 12 
2 Birmingham City 7 5 1 1 22 11 2.00 11 
3 Leeds United 8 5 1 2 17 10 1.70 11 
4 Blackpool 7 5 0 2 22 14 1.57 10 
5 Burnley 8 4 2 2 14 10 1.40 10 
6 Aston Villa 7 3 3 1 11 6 1.83
7 Sheffield Wednesday 7 4 1 2 23 14 1.64
8 Tottenham Hotspur 7 4 1 2 19 12 1.58
9 Bolton Wanderers 7 4 1 2 13 10 1.30
10 Luton Town 7 4 1 2 16 14 1.14
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 3 1 3 17 16 1.06
12 Arsenal 8 3 1 4 13 15 0.87
13 Cardiff City 8 2 3 3 14 19 0.74
14 Newcastle United 7 3 1 3 9 18 0.50
15 Preston North End 8 3 0 5 15 15 1.00
16 West Bromwich Albion 7 2 2 3 11 14 0.79
17 Manchester City 8 2 2 4 12 17 0.71
18 Sunderland 7 2 1 4 18 16 1.13
19 Chelsea 6 1 2 3 3 9 0.33
20 Everton 8 1 1 6 10 23 0.43
21 Portsmouth 7 1 0 6 11 18 0.61
22 Charlton Athletic 7 0 1 6 8 25 0.32

Key: Champions Relegation