FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, September 29, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 10 8 2 0 25 11 2.27 18 
2 Leeds United 11 7 2 2 22 13 1.69 16 
3 Tottenham Hotspur 10 7 1 2 30 14 2.14 15 
4 Burnley 11 5 4 2 20 13 1.54 14 
5 Blackpool 10 7 0 3 30 21 1.43 14 
6 Birmingham City 10 6 1 3 24 16 1.50 13 
7 Bolton Wanderers 11 5 2 4 16 15 1.07 12 
8 Luton Town 10 5 2 3 20 21 0.95 12 
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 5 1 4 24 18 1.33 11 
10 Preston North End 11 5 1 5 21 19 1.11 11 
11 Aston Villa 10 3 4 3 13 11 1.18 10 
12 Sheffield Wednesday 11 4 2 5 27 26 1.04 10 
13 Newcastle United 10 4 2 4 11 20 0.55 10 
14 Arsenal 11 4 1 6 18 20 0.90
15 West Bromwich Albion 10 3 3 4 15 18 0.83
16 Cardiff City 11 2 4 5 15 23 0.65
17 Chelsea 10 2 4 4 8 14 0.57
18 Sunderland 10 3 1 6 24 22 1.09
19 Everton 11 3 1 7 14 27 0.52
20 Manchester City 11 2 2 7 12 23 0.52
21 Portsmouth 10 1 3 6 17 24 0.71
22 Charlton Athletic 11 2 1 8 14 31 0.45

Key: Champions Relegation