Premier League table in 1956
Table
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Blackpool
D
V
D
V
D
|
15 |
11 -2 |
6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 17 | +7 |
|
2
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
V
V
V
D
V
|
15 |
11 -2 |
6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 |
|
3
|
|
Charlton Athletic
D
V
D
V
D
|
14 |
11 -2 |
5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 19 | +2 |
|
4
|
|
Luton Town
D
D
D
V
V
|
14 |
12 -1 |
6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 |
|
5
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
D
D
V
V
V
|
13 |
10 -3 |
6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 |
|
6
|
|
Manchester United
D
D
V
D
V
|
13 |
11 -2 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 |
|
7
|
|
Sunderland
D
V
V
V
D
|
12 |
9 -4 |
6 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 19 | +9 |
|
8
|
|
Portsmouth
D
V
V
V
D
|
12 |
10 -3 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | +5 |
|
9
|
|
Preston North End
D
D
D
D
V
|
12 |
13 |
5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 |
|
10
|
|
Burnley
V
D
D
V
V
|
12 |
11 -2 |
5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
|
11
|
|
Everton
V
V
V
D
V
|
12 |
11 -2 |
6 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
|
12
|
|
Wolves
V
V
D
V
D
|
11 |
9 -4 |
5 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 12 | +17 |
|
13
|
|
Birmingham City
D
D
D
D
V
|
11 |
11 -2 |
3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | +2 |
|
14
|
|
Manchester City
D
V
D
D
D
|
11 |
11 -2 |
3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | -3 |
|
15
|
|
Newcastle
D
V
D
D
V
|
10 |
11 -2 |
4 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
|
16
|
|
Sheffield United
V
D
V
D
D
|
8 |
11 -2 |
3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
|
17
|
|
Aston Villa
D
D
D
D
D
|
8 |
12 -1 |
1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
|
18
|
|
Huddersfield Town
D
V
D
D
D
|
8 |
11 -2 |
2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -11 |
|
19
|
|
Cardiff City
D
V
D
D
V
|
8 |
11 -2 |
4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 29 | -15 |
|
20
|
|
Chelsea
D
D
D
D
V
|
7 |
10 -3 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 |
|
21
|
|
Arsenal
D
D
D
D
V
|
7 |
10 -3 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
|
22
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
V
D
V
D
D
|
5 |
11 -2 |
2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -9 |
Key
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Blackpool
|
11 |
6 |
5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 |
|
2
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
11 |
7 |
4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
|
3
|
|
Newcastle
|
9 |
6 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 |
|
4
|
|
Manchester United
|
9 |
5 |
4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 |
|
5
|
|
Wolves
|
8 |
4 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 |
|
6
|
|
Sunderland
|
8 |
4 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 |
|
7
|
|
Luton Town
|
8 |
5 |
4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
|
8
|
|
Portsmouth
|
8 |
5 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
|
9
|
|
Manchester City
|
8 |
6 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
|
10
|
|
Birmingham City
|
7 |
6 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
|
11
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
7 |
5 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
|
12
|
|
Burnley
|
7 |
6 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
|
13
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
6 |
5 |
3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
|
14
|
|
Arsenal
|
6 |
5 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
|
15
|
|
Everton
|
6 |
5 |
3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
|
16
|
|
Sheffield United
|
6 |
6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
|
17
|
|
Cardiff City
|
6 |
5 |
3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
|
18
|
|
Preston North End
|
5 |
6 |
2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
|
19
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
5 |
6 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
|
20
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
4 |
6 |
2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
|
21
|
|
Aston Villa
|
4 |
5 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
|
22
|
|
Chelsea
|
4 |
5 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
Key
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Preston North End
|
7 |
7 |
3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 |
|
2
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
7 |
5 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
|
3
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
7 |
6 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
|
4
|
|
Everton
|
6 |
6 |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
|
5
|
|
Luton Town
|
6 |
7 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
|
6
|
|
Burnley
|
5 |
5 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
|
7
|
|
Portsmouth
|
4 |
5 |
2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
|
8
|
|
Birmingham City
|
4 |
5 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
|
9
|
|
Sunderland
|
4 |
5 |
2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
|
10
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
4 |
4 |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
|
11
|
|
Blackpool
|
4 |
5 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
|
12
|
|
Manchester United
|
4 |
6 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
|
13
|
|
Aston Villa
|
4 |
7 |
0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 |
|
14
|
|
Wolves
|
3 |
5 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
|
15
|
|
Chelsea
|
3 |
5 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
|
16
|
|
Manchester City
|
3 |
5 |
0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
|
17
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
3 |
5 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
|
18
|
|
Sheffield United
|
2 |
5 |
1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
|
19
|
|
Cardiff City
|
2 |
6 |
1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 |
|
20
|
|
Newcastle
|
1 |
5 |
0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
|
21
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
1 |
5 |
0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -7 |
|
22
|
|
Arsenal
|
1 |
5 |
0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -9 |
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