Premier League table in 1956

Table

PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Blackpool
Blackpool
V D V D V
15 10
-1
6 3 1 23 14 +9
2
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
D D V D V
13 10
-1
5 3 2 18 16 +2
3
Sunderland
Sunderland
D V V V D
12 9
-2
6 0 3 28 19 +9
4
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
V D V V V
12 9
-2
5 2 2 20 14 +6
5
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
V D V V V
12 9
-2
5 2 2 11 8 +3
6
Burnley
Burnley
V D D V V
12 11
5 2 4 13 12 +1
7
Wolves
Wolves
V V D V D
11 9
-2
5 1 3 29 12 +17
8
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
V D D V V
11 9
-2
5 1 3 18 12 +6
9
Manchester United
Manchester United
V D D V D
11 10
-1
4 3 3 16 15 +1
10
Manchester City
Manchester City
V D V D D
11 10
-1
3 5 2 17 18 -1
11
Preston North End
Preston North End
D D D D D
10 11
4 2 5 21 18 +3
12
Luton Town
Luton Town
V D V D D
10 9
-2
4 2 3 13 13 0
13
Everton
Everton
D V V V D
10 10
-1
5 0 5 12 13 -1
14
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
D D D D D
9 10
-1
2 5 3 14 15 -1
15
Newcastle
Newcastle
V D D V D
8 9
-2
3 2 4 21 21 0
16
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
V D V D D
8 11
3 2 6 14 18 -4
17
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
D D D D D
8 11
1 6 4 10 18 -8
18
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
D D V D D
8 10
-1
2 4 4 11 20 -9
19
Chelsea
Chelsea
D D D D V
7 10
-1
2 3 5 12 18 -6
20
Arsenal
Arsenal
D D D D V
7 10
-1
2 3 5 12 20 -8
21
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
D D V D D
6 10
-1
3 0 7 12 28 -16
22
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
D D V D V
5 9
-2
2 1 6 13 16 -3
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PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Blackpool
Blackpool
11 6
5 1 0 17 8 +9
2
Wolves
Wolves
8 4
4 0 0 16 4 +12
3
Sunderland
Sunderland
8 4
4 0 0 16 6 +10
4
Manchester City
Manchester City
8 5
3 2 0 10 5 +5
5
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
8 5
3 2 0 7 3 +4
6
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
8 5
3 2 0 11 8 +3
7
Newcastle
Newcastle
7 4
3 1 0 13 6 +7
8
Manchester United
Manchester United
7 4
3 1 0 10 6 +4
9
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
7 5
3 1 1 9 7 +2
10
Burnley
Burnley
7 6
3 1 2 8 6 +2
11
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
6 5
3 0 2 11 8 +3
12
Luton Town
Luton Town
6 4
3 0 1 8 6 +2
13
Arsenal
Arsenal
6 5
2 2 1 6 5 +1
14
Everton
Everton
6 5
3 0 2 8 8 0
15
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
6 6
2 2 2 5 6 -1
16
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
6 5
3 0 2 9 14 -5
17
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
5 5
1 3 1 8 9 -1
18
Preston North End
Preston North End
5 5
2 1 2 8 9 -1
19
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
5 5
1 3 1 7 8 -1
20
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
4 5
2 0 3 9 8 +1
21
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
4 5
1 2 2 4 7 -3
22
Chelsea
Chelsea
4 5
1 2 2 3 8 -5
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PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic
6 5
2 2 1 9 9 0
2
Preston North End
Preston North End
5 6
2 1 3 13 9 +4
3
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
5 4
2 1 1 7 4 +3
4
Burnley
Burnley
5 5
2 1 2 5 6 -1
5
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
4 4
2 0 2 9 6 +3
6
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
4 5
1 2 2 7 7 0
7
Blackpool
Blackpool
4 4
1 2 1 6 6 0
8
Sunderland
Sunderland
4 5
2 0 3 12 13 -1
9
Everton
Everton
4 5
2 0 3 4 5 -1
10
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
4 4
2 0 2 4 5 -1
11
Luton Town
Luton Town
4 5
1 2 2 5 7 -2
12
Manchester United
Manchester United
4 6
1 2 3 6 9 -3
13
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
4 6
0 4 2 6 11 -5
14
Wolves
Wolves
3 5
1 1 3 13 8 +5
15
Chelsea
Chelsea
3 5
1 1 3 9 10 -1
16
Manchester City
Manchester City
3 5
0 3 2 7 13 -6
17
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town
3 5
1 1 3 3 11 -8
18
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
2 5
1 0 4 9 12 -3
19
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur
1 4
0 1 3 4 8 -4
20
Newcastle
Newcastle
1 5
0 1 4 8 15 -7
21
Arsenal
Arsenal
1 5
0 1 4 6 15 -9
22
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
0 5
0 0 5 3 14 -11
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