FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Tuesday, December 25, 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 22 13 5 4 60 31 1.94 31 
3 Blackpool 23 11 6 6 55 42 1.31 28 
4 Arsenal 24 12 4 8 52 43 1.21 28 
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 12 3 8 57 42 1.36 27 
6 Birmingham City 23 11 5 7 44 34 1.29 27 
7 Leeds United 23 10 7 6 42 33 1.27 27 
8 Bolton Wanderers 23 10 7 6 37 31 1.19 27 
9 Burnley 24 9 8 7 38 31 1.23 26 
10 Preston North End 23 9 7 7 48 41 1.17 25 
11 West Bromwich Albion 22 8 8 6 31 30 1.03 24 
12 Chelsea 22 6 9 7 36 37 0.97 21 
13 Luton Town 22 8 5 9 36 41 0.88 21 
14 Aston Villa 21 7 6 8 30 30 1.00 20 
15 Newcastle United 23 7 6 10 32 46 0.70 20 
16 Everton 23 8 4 11 30 45 0.67 20 
17 Sheffield Wednesday 23 8 2 13 46 51 0.90 18 
18 Manchester City 23 7 4 12 41 50 0.82 18 
19 Cardiff City 22 6 5 11 30 48 0.63 17 
20 Sunderland 23 6 3 14 38 52 0.73 15 
21 Portsmouth 21 3 8 10 35 51 0.69 14 
22 Charlton Athletic 24 5 2 17 34 62 0.55 12 

Key: Champions Relegation