FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, October 6, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 11 9 2 0 29 13 2.23 20 
2 Tottenham Hotspur 11 8 1 2 34 16 2.13 17 
3 Leeds United 12 7 2 3 23 17 1.35 16 
4 Burnley 12 5 5 2 22 15 1.47 15 
5 Blackpool 11 7 1 3 32 23 1.39 15 
6 Birmingham City 11 6 2 3 24 16 1.50 14 
7 Bolton Wanderers 12 5 3 4 16 15 1.07 13 
8 Luton Town 11 5 3 3 22 23 0.96 13 
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 5 2 4 25 19 1.32 12 
10 Preston North End 12 5 2 5 21 19 1.11 12 
11 Sheffield Wednesday 12 5 2 5 30 28 1.07 12 
12 Arsenal 12 5 1 6 25 23 1.09 11 
13 Newcastle United 11 4 3 4 13 22 0.59 11 
14 Aston Villa 11 3 4 4 14 16 0.88 10 
15 West Bromwich Albion 11 3 4 4 16 19 0.84 10 
16 Cardiff City 12 3 4 5 19 24 0.79 10 
17 Chelsea 11 2 4 5 10 18 0.56
18 Everton 12 3 2 7 14 27 0.52
19 Sunderland 11 3 1 7 26 25 1.04
20 Portsmouth 11 2 3 6 22 25 0.88
21 Manchester City 12 2 2 8 15 30 0.50
22 Charlton Athletic 12 2 1 9 16 35 0.46

Key: Champions Relegation