FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Wednesday, December 26, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 22 15 4 3 54 33 1.64 34 
2 Tottenham Hotspur 23 13 6 4 61 32 1.91 32 
3 Arsenal 25 13 4 8 54 43 1.26 30 
4 Leeds United 24 11 7 6 47 33 1.42 29 
5 Bolton Wanderers 24 11 7 6 38 31 1.23 29 
6 Blackpool 24 11 6 7 55 47 1.17 28 
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 23 12 3 8 57 42 1.36 27 
8 Birmingham City 23 11 5 7 44 34 1.29 27 
9 Preston North End 24 10 7 7 49 41 1.20 27 
10 Burnley 25 9 8 8 38 32 1.19 26 
11 West Bromwich Albion 23 8 8 7 33 35 0.94 24 
12 Newcastle United 24 8 6 10 37 48 0.77 22 
13 Chelsea 23 6 9 8 36 39 0.92 21 
14 Luton Town 22 8 5 9 36 41 0.88 21 
15 Everton 24 8 5 11 31 46 0.67 21 
16 Aston Villa 21 7 6 8 30 30 1.00 20 
17 Sheffield Wednesday 23 8 2 13 46 51 0.90 18 
18 Manchester City 24 7 4 13 41 51 0.80 18 
19 Cardiff City 23 6 5 12 31 51 0.61 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