FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, December 22, 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 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 12 3 7 56 40 1.40 27 
4 Blackpool 22 11 5 6 54 41 1.32 27 
5 Arsenal 23 12 3 8 51 42 1.21 27 
6 Leeds United 22 10 6 6 41 32 1.28 26 
7 Burnley 23 9 7 7 36 29 1.24 25 
8 Birmingham City 22 10 5 7 40 34 1.18 25 
9 Bolton Wanderers 22 9 7 6 34 30 1.13 25 
10 Preston North End 22 9 6 7 46 39 1.18 24 
11 West Bromwich Albion 21 7 8 6 30 30 1.00 22 
12 Luton Town 22 8 5 9 36 41 0.88 21 
13 Aston Villa 20 7 6 7 30 29 1.03 20 
14 Chelsea 21 6 8 7 35 36 0.97 20 
15 Everton 22 8 4 10 30 39 0.77 20 
16 Newcastle United 22 7 6 9 32 45 0.71 20 
17 Sheffield Wednesday 22 8 2 12 46 47 0.98 18 
18 Manchester City 22 7 4 11 40 47 0.85 18 
19 Cardiff City 22 6 5 11 30 48 0.63 17 
20 Portsmouth 21 3 8 10 35 51 0.69 14 
21 Sunderland 22 5 3 14 37 52 0.71 13 
22 Charlton Athletic 23 4 2 17 32 61 0.52 10 

Key: Champions Relegation