Premier League table in 1956
Table
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Manchester United
V
D
V
D
V
|
38 |
29 -1 |
16 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 42 | +17 |
|
2
|
|
Blackpool
D
V
V
D
D
|
34 |
29 -1 |
14 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 44 | +16 |
|
3
|
|
Wolves
D
V
D
V
V
|
33 |
29 -1 |
14 | 5 | 10 | 68 | 51 | +17 |
|
4
|
|
Sunderland
D
V
D
D
V
|
33 |
29 -1 |
13 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 65 | -3 |
|
5
|
|
Burnley
V
V
D
D
D
|
32 |
29 -1 |
12 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 37 | +6 |
|
6
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
D
V
V
V
V
|
32 |
29 -1 |
14 | 4 | 11 | 43 | 40 | +3 |
|
7
|
|
Manchester City
V
D
V
V
D
|
31 |
29 -1 |
11 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 50 | +2 |
|
8
|
|
Portsmouth
D
D
V
V
D
|
31 |
29 -1 |
13 | 5 | 11 | 59 | 65 | -6 |
|
9
|
|
Newcastle
D
D
V
V
D
|
30 |
29 -1 |
14 | 2 | 13 | 67 | 48 | +19 |
|
10
|
|
Everton
V
D
V
D
D
|
30 |
29 -1 |
11 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 46 | -3 |
|
11
|
|
Chelsea
D
D
V
D
D
|
30 |
29 -1 |
11 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 50 | -4 |
|
12
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
D
D
V
D
D
|
29 |
28 -2 |
12 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 39 | +14 |
|
13
|
|
Luton Town
V
D
D
D
D
|
29 |
28 -2 |
12 | 5 | 11 | 49 | 42 | +7 |
|
14
|
|
Birmingham City
D
D
D
V
V
|
28 |
29 -1 |
11 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 45 | +10 |
|
15
|
|
Charlton Athletic
V
D
D
D
D
|
28 |
29 -1 |
12 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 60 | -2 |
|
16
|
|
Cardiff City
V
V
D
V
V
|
28 |
29 -1 |
12 | 4 | 13 | 40 | 53 | -13 |
|
17
|
|
Preston North End
D
D
V
D
D
|
27 |
30 |
11 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 50 | +4 |
|
18
|
|
Arsenal
V
D
D
V
D
|
27 |
29 -1 |
9 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 49 | -9 |
|
19
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
D
V
V
D
V
|
24 |
28 -2 |
10 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 44 | -8 |
|
20
|
|
Sheffield United
D
D
V
V
D
|
23 |
29 -1 |
9 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 52 | -11 |
|
21
|
|
Aston Villa
D
V
D
D
D
|
20 |
29 -1 |
5 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 56 | -23 |
|
22
|
|
Huddersfield Town
D
D
D
D
V
|
19 |
29 -1 |
7 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 69 | -33 |
Key
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Manchester United
|
28 |
15 |
13 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 16 | +24 |
|
2
|
|
Wolves
|
23 |
14 |
11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19 | +19 |
|
3
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
23 |
15 |
10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | +12 |
|
4
|
|
Blackpool
|
22 |
15 |
10 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 20 | +22 |
|
5
|
|
Sunderland
|
22 |
15 |
8 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 25 | +10 |
|
6
|
|
Newcastle
|
21 |
15 |
10 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 18 | +22 |
|
7
|
|
Luton Town
|
20 |
13 |
9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 |
|
8
|
|
Manchester City
|
20 |
15 |
8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 |
|
9
|
|
Cardiff City
|
20 |
14 |
9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 22 | +4 |
|
10
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
19 |
14 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 15 | +21 |
|
11
|
|
Birmingham City
|
19 |
15 |
8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 19 | +19 |
|
12
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
19 |
14 |
9 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 19 | +16 |
|
13
|
|
Burnley
|
19 |
15 |
8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | +11 |
|
14
|
|
Arsenal
|
19 |
15 |
8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 |
|
15
|
|
Portsmouth
|
19 |
14 |
7 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 28 | +6 |
|
16
|
|
Everton
|
18 |
14 |
7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 22 | +7 |
|
17
|
|
Chelsea
|
17 |
14 |
7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 |
|
18
|
|
Sheffield United
|
16 |
15 |
6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | -4 |
|
19
|
|
Aston Villa
|
14 |
15 |
5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -5 |
|
20
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
13 |
13 |
5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 |
|
21
|
|
Preston North End
|
13 |
15 |
5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
|
22
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
13 |
14 |
5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -3 |
Key
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Preston North End
|
14 |
15 |
6 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 |
|
2
|
|
Burnley
|
13 |
14 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -5 |
|
3
|
|
Chelsea
|
13 |
15 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 34 | -6 |
|
4
|
|
Blackpool
|
12 |
14 |
4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -6 |
|
5
|
|
Everton
|
12 |
15 |
4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -10 |
|
6
|
|
Portsmouth
|
12 |
15 |
6 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 37 | -12 |
|
7
|
|
Manchester City
|
11 |
14 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 32 | -8 |
|
8
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
11 |
15 |
5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -10 |
|
9
|
|
Sunderland
|
11 |
14 |
5 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 40 | -13 |
|
10
|
|
Wolves
|
10 |
15 |
3 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 32 | -2 |
|
11
|
|
Manchester United
|
10 |
14 |
3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 |
|
12
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
10 |
14 |
4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -7 |
|
13
|
|
Newcastle
|
9 |
14 |
4 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 30 | -3 |
|
14
|
|
Birmingham City
|
9 |
14 |
3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
|
15
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
9 |
14 |
4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -9 |
|
16
|
|
Luton Town
|
9 |
15 |
3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -11 |
|
17
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
9 |
15 |
3 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 41 | -18 |
|
18
|
|
Arsenal
|
8 |
14 |
1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 32 | -17 |
|
19
|
|
Cardiff City
|
8 |
15 |
3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -17 |
|
20
|
|
Sheffield United
|
7 |
14 |
3 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 28 | -7 |
|
21
|
|
Aston Villa
|
6 |
14 |
0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -18 |
|
22
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
6 |
15 |
2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 44 | -30 |
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