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