Premier League table in 1956
Table
PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
|
Manchester United
V
D
D
V
V
|
52 |
37 -1 |
22 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 46 | +27 |
2
|
|
Blackpool
V
D
V
V
D
|
46 |
36 -2 |
19 | 8 | 9 | 80 | 53 | +27 |
3
|
|
Manchester City
V
D
D
V
D
|
40 |
36 -2 |
15 | 10 | 11 | 67 | 55 | +12 |
4
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
D
V
V
D
D
|
39 |
36 -2 |
16 | 7 | 13 | 63 | 44 | +19 |
5
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
D
D
D
V
V
|
38 |
36 -2 |
17 | 4 | 15 | 54 | 59 | -5 |
6
|
|
Sunderland
V
D
D
D
V
|
38 |
36 -2 |
15 | 8 | 13 | 70 | 82 | -12 |
7
|
|
Newcastle
V
D
D
D
D
|
37 |
36 -2 |
16 | 5 | 15 | 76 | 58 | +18 |
8
|
|
Birmingham City
D
D
V
D
D
|
37 |
36 -2 |
14 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 52 | +12 |
9
|
|
Luton Town
D
V
V
D
D
|
37 |
37 -1 |
15 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 57 | +3 |
10
|
|
Wolves
V
D
D
D
V
|
36 |
33 -5 |
15 | 6 | 12 | 71 | 55 | +16 |
11
|
|
Burnley
D
D
V
D
V
|
36 |
35 -3 |
14 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 45 | +8 |
12
|
|
Arsenal
V
V
D
D
V
|
36 |
36 -2 |
13 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 58 | -6 |
13
|
|
Portsmouth
D
V
D
D
D
|
36 |
36 -2 |
14 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 76 | -8 |
14
|
|
Charlton Athletic
D
D
V
V
D
|
35 |
36 -2 |
15 | 5 | 16 | 70 | 69 | +1 |
15
|
|
Everton
V
D
D
V
D
|
35 |
36 -2 |
13 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 55 | -6 |
16
|
|
Cardiff City
D
D
D
D
D
|
35 |
36 -2 |
14 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 62 | -13 |
17
|
|
Preston North End
D
V
D
V
D
|
34 |
38 |
13 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 68 | +3 |
18
|
|
Chelsea
D
D
D
D
D
|
33 |
36 -2 |
12 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 71 | -17 |
19
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
D
V
D
D
D
|
30 |
36 -2 |
12 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 60 | -10 |
20
|
|
Huddersfield Town
D
D
V
D
D
|
27 |
36 -2 |
10 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 77 | -34 |
21
|
|
Sheffield United
D
D
D
V
D
|
26 |
33 -5 |
10 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 58 | -12 |
22
|
|
Aston Villa
D
D
V
V
D
|
25 |
35 -3 |
7 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 63 | -23 |
PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
|
Manchester United
|
33 |
18 |
15 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 17 | +26 |
2
|
|
Blackpool
|
29 |
19 |
13 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 24 | +31 |
3
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
27 |
18 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 18 | +28 |
4
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
27 |
18 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 |
5
|
|
Arsenal
|
26 |
19 |
11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 22 | +13 |
6
|
|
Sunderland
|
25 |
19 |
9 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 34 | +7 |
7
|
|
Newcastle
|
24 |
18 |
11 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 22 | +23 |
8
|
|
Luton Town
|
24 |
18 |
10 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 |
9
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
23 |
18 |
11 | 1 | 6 | 43 | 24 | +19 |
10
|
|
Burnley
|
23 |
18 |
10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 16 | +18 |
11
|
|
Wolves
|
23 |
16 |
11 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 |
12
|
|
Manchester City
|
23 |
18 |
9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 |
13
|
|
Everton
|
23 |
18 |
9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 |
14
|
|
Portsmouth
|
23 |
18 |
8 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 33 | +6 |
15
|
|
Cardiff City
|
23 |
17 |
10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 27 | +4 |
16
|
|
Birmingham City
|
22 |
18 |
9 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 23 | +19 |
17
|
|
Chelsea
|
19 |
17 |
8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 |
18
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
18 |
18 |
7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 |
19
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
18 |
18 |
7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -3 |
20
|
|
Sheffield United
|
18 |
17 |
7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -4 |
21
|
|
Preston North End
|
17 |
19 |
6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 34 | -2 |
22
|
|
Aston Villa
|
17 |
17 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 |
PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
|
Manchester United
|
19 |
19 |
7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 29 | +1 |
2
|
|
Preston North End
|
17 |
19 |
7 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 34 | +5 |
3
|
|
Manchester City
|
17 |
18 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 34 | +1 |
4
|
|
Blackpool
|
17 |
17 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | -4 |
5
|
|
Birmingham City
|
15 |
18 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -7 |
6
|
|
Chelsea
|
14 |
19 |
4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 48 | -18 |
7
|
|
Wolves
|
13 |
17 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
8
|
|
Newcastle
|
13 |
18 |
5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 36 | -5 |
9
|
|
Burnley
|
13 |
17 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -10 |
10
|
|
Luton Town
|
13 |
19 |
5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 35 | -13 |
11
|
|
Portsmouth
|
13 |
18 |
6 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 43 | -14 |
12
|
|
Sunderland
|
13 |
17 |
6 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 48 | -19 |
13
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
12 |
18 |
4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
14
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
12 |
18 |
5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 33 | -12 |
15
|
|
Everton
|
12 |
18 |
4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -15 |
16
|
|
Cardiff City
|
12 |
19 |
4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 35 | -17 |
17
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
12 |
18 |
4 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 45 | -18 |
18
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
11 |
18 |
5 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 39 | -19 |
19
|
|
Arsenal
|
10 |
17 |
2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 36 | -19 |
20
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
9 |
18 |
3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 49 | -31 |
21
|
|
Sheffield United
|
8 |
16 |
3 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 31 | -8 |
22
|
|
Aston Villa
|
8 |
18 |
1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 36 | -20 |