FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

Table as at Saturday, April 28, 1956:

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  TEAM P W D L F A GA Pts 
1 Manchester United 42 25 10 7 83 51 1.63 60 
2 Blackpool 42 20 9 13 86 62 1.39 49 
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 41 20 8 13 86 62 1.39 48 
4 Manchester City 42 18 10 14 82 69 1.19 46 
5 Arsenal 42 18 10 14 60 61 0.98 46 
6 Birmingham City 42 18 9 15 75 57 1.32 45 
7 Burnley 42 18 8 16 64 54 1.19 44 
8 Bolton Wanderers 42 18 7 17 71 58 1.22 43 
9 Sunderland 42 17 9 16 80 95 0.84 43 
10 Luton Town 42 17 8 17 66 64 1.03 42 
11 Newcastle United 42 17 7 18 85 70 1.21 41 
12 Portsmouth 42 16 9 17 78 85 0.92 41 
13 West Bromwich Albion 42 18 5 19 58 70 0.83 41 
14 Charlton Athletic 42 17 6 19 75 81 0.93 40 
15 Everton 42 15 10 17 55 69 0.80 40 
16 Chelsea 42 14 11 17 64 77 0.83 39 
17 Cardiff City 42 15 9 18 55 69 0.80 39 
18 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 7 20 61 71 0.86 37 
19 Preston North End 42 14 8 20 73 72 1.01 36 
20 Aston Villa 42 11 13 18 52 69 0.75 35 
21 Huddersfield Town 42 14 7 21 54 83 0.65 35 
22 Sheffield United 41 12 8 21 60 74 0.81 32 

Key: Champions Relegation