FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, December 15, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 21 14 4 3 51 32 1.59 32 
2 Tottenham Hotspur 21 12 5 4 54 31 1.74 29 
3 Blackpool 21 11 5 5 53 37 1.43 27 
4 Leeds United 22 10 6 6 41 32 1.28 26 
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 11 3 7 52 39 1.33 25 
6 Birmingham City 21 10 5 6 40 30 1.33 25 
7 Bolton Wanderers 22 9 7 6 34 30 1.13 25 
8 Arsenal 22 11 3 8 47 42 1.12 25 
9 Preston North End 22 9 6 7 46 39 1.18 24 
10 Burnley 22 8 7 7 30 27 1.11 23 
11 West Bromwich Albion 21 7 8 6 30 30 1.00 22 
12 Aston Villa 20 7 6 7 30 29 1.03 20 
13 Chelsea 21 6 8 7 35 36 0.97 20 
14 Everton 22 8 4 10 30 39 0.77 20 
15 Luton Town 21 7 5 9 32 39 0.82 19 
16 Sheffield Wednesday 22 8 2 12 46 47 0.98 18 
17 Manchester City 22 7 4 11 40 47 0.85 18 
18 Newcastle United 21 6 6 9 26 43 0.60 18 
19 Cardiff City 21 6 5 10 28 42 0.67 17 
20 Portsmouth 21 3 8 10 35 51 0.69 14 
21 Sunderland 21 5 3 13 35 46 0.76 13 
22 Charlton Athletic 22 4 2 16 30 57 0.53 10 

Key: Champions Relegation