Premier League table in 1956
Table
PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
|
Manchester United
V
V
V
D
V
|
57 |
40 |
24 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 49 | +31 |
2
|
|
Blackpool
V
D
D
V
D
|
49 |
39 -1 |
20 | 9 | 10 | 85 | 57 | +28 |
3
|
|
Manchester City
V
D
V
D
V
|
44 |
39 -1 |
17 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 61 | +14 |
4
|
|
Birmingham City
D
D
V
V
V
|
43 |
39 -1 |
17 | 9 | 13 | 70 | 53 | +17 |
5
|
|
Wolves
V
D
V
D
V
|
42 |
37 -3 |
17 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 57 | +21 |
6
|
|
Arsenal
D
V
V
V
V
|
42 |
39 -1 |
16 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 58 | -2 |
7
|
|
Newcastle
D
D
D
V
D
|
40 |
40 |
17 | 6 | 17 | 82 | 66 | +16 |
8
|
|
Burnley
V
D
V
V
D
|
40 |
39 -1 |
16 | 8 | 15 | 57 | 49 | +8 |
9
|
|
Luton Town
D
D
D
V
D
|
40 |
40 |
16 | 8 | 16 | 61 | 59 | +2 |
10
|
|
Portsmouth
D
D
V
V
D
|
40 |
39 -1 |
16 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 79 | -4 |
11
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
V
D
D
D
D
|
39 |
38 -2 |
16 | 7 | 15 | 64 | 48 | +16 |
12
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
V
V
D
D
D
|
38 |
39 -1 |
17 | 4 | 18 | 55 | 65 | -10 |
13
|
|
Sunderland
D
D
D
V
D
|
38 |
37 -3 |
15 | 8 | 14 | 72 | 86 | -14 |
14
|
|
Charlton Athletic
V
D
V
D
D
|
37 |
39 -1 |
16 | 5 | 18 | 73 | 76 | -3 |
15
|
|
Cardiff City
D
D
D
D
V
|
37 |
39 -1 |
15 | 7 | 17 | 54 | 67 | -13 |
16
|
|
Preston North End
V
D
V
D
V
|
36 |
39 -1 |
14 | 8 | 17 | 72 | 68 | +4 |
17
|
|
Everton
V
D
D
D
D
|
36 |
39 -1 |
13 | 10 | 16 | 51 | 62 | -11 |
18
|
|
Chelsea
D
D
D
D
D
|
34 |
39 -1 |
12 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 74 | -19 |
19
|
|
Sheffield United
D
D
V
D
D
|
32 |
39 -1 |
12 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 68 | -11 |
20
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
D
D
D
V
D
|
32 |
38 -2 |
13 | 6 | 19 | 55 | 68 | -13 |
21
|
|
Aston Villa
D
D
V
D
V
|
31 |
40 |
9 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 69 | -21 |
22
|
|
Huddersfield Town
D
D
D
D
V
|
29 |
39 -1 |
11 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 81 | -36 |
PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
|
Manchester United
|
37 |
20 |
17 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 20 | +30 |
2
|
|
Blackpool
|
30 |
20 |
13 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 25 | +31 |
3
|
|
Wolves
|
28 |
19 |
13 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 25 | +21 |
4
|
|
Arsenal
|
28 |
20 |
12 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 22 | +15 |
5
|
|
Newcastle
|
27 |
20 |
12 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 23 | +25 |
6
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
27 |
20 |
12 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 22 | +25 |
7
|
|
Manchester City
|
27 |
20 |
11 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 24 | +15 |
8
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
27 |
20 |
12 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +11 |
9
|
|
Birmingham City
|
26 |
20 |
11 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 24 | +22 |
10
|
|
Luton Town
|
26 |
19 |
11 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 22 | +17 |
11
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
25 |
19 |
12 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 25 | +20 |
12
|
|
Burnley
|
25 |
20 |
11 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 18 | +18 |
13
|
|
Portsmouth
|
25 |
19 |
9 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 33 | +10 |
14
|
|
Sunderland
|
25 |
19 |
9 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 34 | +7 |
15
|
|
Cardiff City
|
25 |
19 |
11 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 30 | +5 |
16
|
|
Everton
|
23 |
19 |
9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 28 | +6 |
17
|
|
Aston Villa
|
22 |
20 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
18
|
|
Sheffield United
|
21 |
19 |
8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 29 | -3 |
19
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
20 |
19 |
8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 |
20
|
|
Chelsea
|
20 |
19 |
8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
21
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
18 |
19 |
7 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -4 |
22
|
|
Preston North End
|
17 |
19 |
6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 34 | -2 |
PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
|
Manchester United
|
20 |
20 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 29 | +1 |
2
|
|
Preston North End
|
19 |
20 |
8 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 |
3
|
|
Blackpool
|
19 |
19 |
7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 32 | -3 |
4
|
|
Manchester City
|
17 |
19 |
6 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 37 | -1 |
5
|
|
Birmingham City
|
17 |
19 |
6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -5 |
6
|
|
Burnley
|
15 |
19 |
5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -10 |
7
|
|
Portsmouth
|
15 |
20 |
7 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 46 | -14 |
8
|
|
Wolves
|
14 |
18 |
4 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
9
|
|
Luton Town
|
14 |
21 |
5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 37 | -15 |
10
|
|
Arsenal
|
14 |
19 |
4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 36 | -17 |
11
|
|
Chelsea
|
14 |
20 |
4 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 50 | -19 |
12
|
|
Newcastle
|
13 |
20 |
5 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 43 | -9 |
13
|
|
Everton
|
13 |
20 |
4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 34 | -17 |
14
|
|
Sunderland
|
13 |
18 |
6 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 52 | -21 |
15
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
12 |
18 |
4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
16
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
12 |
19 |
5 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 38 | -16 |
17
|
|
Cardiff City
|
12 |
20 |
4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 37 | -18 |
18
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
12 |
20 |
4 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 51 | -23 |
19
|
|
Sheffield United
|
11 |
20 |
4 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 39 | -8 |
20
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
11 |
19 |
5 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 41 | -21 |
21
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
11 |
20 |
4 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 52 | -32 |
22
|
|
Aston Villa
|
9 |
20 |
1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | -21 |