FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, December 8, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 20 14 4 2 50 29 1.72 32 
2 Tottenham Hotspur 20 12 4 4 53 30 1.77 28 
3 Leeds United 21 10 6 5 40 30 1.33 26 
4 Blackpool 20 10 5 5 49 35 1.40 25 
5 Bolton Wanderers 21 9 7 5 32 26 1.23 25 
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 10 3 7 49 37 1.32 23 
7 Birmingham City 20 9 5 6 37 29 1.28 23 
8 Burnley 21 8 7 6 30 25 1.20 23 
9 Preston North End 21 9 5 7 45 38 1.18 23 
10 Arsenal 21 10 3 8 44 40 1.10 23 
11 West Bromwich Albion 20 7 8 5 29 26 1.12 22 
12 Luton Town 20 7 5 8 32 38 0.84 19 
13 Aston Villa 19 6 6 7 28 29 0.97 18 
14 Chelsea 20 5 8 7 33 36 0.92 18 
15 Manchester City 21 7 4 10 38 44 0.86 18 
16 Everton 21 7 4 10 28 38 0.74 18 
17 Cardiff City 20 6 5 9 26 39 0.67 17 
18 Newcastle United 20 6 5 9 24 41 0.59 17 
19 Sheffield Wednesday 21 7 2 12 42 46 0.91 16 
20 Portsmouth 20 3 7 10 33 49 0.67 13 
21 Sunderland 20 4 3 13 34 46 0.74 11 
22 Charlton Athletic 21 4 2 15 30 55 0.55 10 

Key: Champions Relegation