FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Thursday, September 20, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 8 6 2 0 21 10 2.10 14 
2 Leeds United 9 6 1 2 19 11 1.73 13 
3 Birmingham City 8 5 1 2 22 12 1.83 11 
4 Tottenham Hotspur 8 5 1 2 23 14 1.64 11 
5 Burnley 9 4 3 2 15 11 1.36 11 
6 Bolton Wanderers 9 5 1 3 16 12 1.33 11 
7 Luton Town 8 5 1 2 18 14 1.29 11 
8 Sheffield Wednesday 9 4 2 3 24 18 1.33 10 
9 Blackpool 8 5 0 3 24 19 1.26 10 
10 Aston Villa 8 3 3 2 13 10 1.30
11 Newcastle United 8 4 1 3 10 18 0.56
12 Preston North End 9 4 0 5 18 17 1.06
13 Sunderland 8 3 1 4 23 18 1.28
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 3 1 4 18 18 1.00
15 Arsenal 9 3 1 5 13 16 0.81
16 Cardiff City 9 2 3 4 14 21 0.67
17 Chelsea 8 2 3 3 4 9 0.44
18 West Bromwich Albion 8 2 2 4 13 17 0.76
19 Manchester City 9 2 2 5 12 18 0.67
20 Charlton Athletic 9 2 1 6 11 26 0.42
21 Portsmouth 8 1 1 6 12 19 0.63
22 Everton 9 1 1 7 10 25 0.40

Key: Champions Relegation