FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, October 13, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 12 10 2 0 32 14 2.29 22 
2 Tottenham Hotspur 12 9 1 2 39 16 2.44 19 
3 Blackpool 12 8 1 3 36 23 1.57 17 
4 Burnley 13 6 5 2 23 15 1.53 17 
5 Leeds United 13 7 3 3 24 18 1.33 17 
6 Birmingham City 12 6 3 3 25 17 1.47 15 
7 Luton Town 12 6 3 3 24 23 1.04 15 
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 6 2 4 31 19 1.63 14 
9 Bolton Wanderers 13 5 4 4 17 16 1.06 14 
10 Arsenal 13 6 1 6 28 24 1.17 13 
11 Sheffield Wednesday 13 5 2 6 30 30 1.00 12 
12 Aston Villa 12 4 4 4 17 17 1.00 12 
13 Preston North End 13 5 2 6 21 23 0.91 12 
14 West Bromwich Albion 12 3 5 4 17 20 0.85 11 
15 Newcastle United 12 4 3 5 14 25 0.56 11 
16 Chelsea 12 3 4 5 13 18 0.72 10 
17 Cardiff City 13 3 4 6 19 29 0.66 10 
18 Everton 13 3 2 8 14 30 0.47
19 Sunderland 12 3 1 8 27 28 0.96
20 Portsmouth 12 2 3 7 22 31 0.71
21 Manchester City 13 2 2 9 15 31 0.48
22 Charlton Athletic 13 2 1 10 17 38 0.45

Key: Champions Relegation