FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, December 29, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 23 16 4 3 57 34 1.68 36 
2 Tottenham Hotspur 24 14 6 4 65 32 2.03 34 
3 Arsenal 26 14 4 8 56 43 1.30 32 
4 Leeds United 25 11 8 6 48 34 1.41 30 
5 Birmingham City 24 12 5 7 46 34 1.35 29 
6 Preston North End 25 11 7 7 52 43 1.21 29 
7 Blackpool 25 11 7 7 55 47 1.17 29 
8 Bolton Wanderers 25 11 7 7 38 35 1.09 29 
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 24 12 3 9 58 45 1.29 27 
10 Burnley 26 9 8 9 38 34 1.12 26 
11 West Bromwich Albion 24 8 8 8 33 37 0.89 24 
12 Everton 25 9 5 11 34 47 0.72 23 
13 Chelsea 24 6 10 8 37 40 0.93 22 
14 Newcastle United 25 8 6 11 38 50 0.76 22 
15 Aston Villa 22 7 7 8 30 30 1.00 21 
16 Luton Town 23 8 5 10 38 44 0.86 21 
17 Sheffield Wednesday 24 9 2 13 48 52 0.92 20 
18 Manchester City 25 8 4 13 44 53 0.83 20 
19 Cardiff City 24 6 5 13 33 54 0.61 17 
20 Sunderland 24 6 3 15 40 55 0.73 15 
21 Portsmouth 22 3 8 11 36 54 0.67 14 
22 Charlton Athletic 25 6 2 17 37 64 0.58 14 

Key: Champions Relegation