| SEASON 1956-1957 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Monday, August 20, 1956: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 3 |
| 2 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ∞ | 2 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 | 2 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 | 2 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 2 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ∞ | 1 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ∞ | 1 |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 18 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 0 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 |
| 20 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.20 | 0 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.20 | 0 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Key: | Champions | Relegation |