Premier League table in 1956
Table
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Manchester United
V
V
V
D
D
|
48 |
35 |
20 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 46 | +24 |
|
2
|
|
Blackpool
V
V
V
D
V
|
43 |
34 -1 |
18 | 7 | 9 | 78 | 52 | +26 |
|
3
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
V
D
D
V
V
|
38 |
34 -1 |
16 | 6 | 12 | 63 | 43 | +20 |
|
4
|
|
Manchester City
D
V
V
V
D
|
37 |
33 -2 |
14 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 52 | +11 |
|
5
|
|
Newcastle
V
V
D
D
D
|
36 |
35 |
16 | 4 | 15 | 75 | 57 | +18 |
|
6
|
|
Birmingham City
V
V
D
D
V
|
36 |
34 -1 |
14 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 49 | +13 |
|
7
|
|
Everton
D
V
D
D
V
|
35 |
35 |
13 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 54 | -5 |
|
8
|
|
Sunderland
D
V
D
D
V
|
35 |
32 -3 |
14 | 7 | 11 | 65 | 71 | -6 |
|
9
|
|
Portsmouth
D
D
D
V
D
|
35 |
34 -1 |
14 | 7 | 13 | 66 | 73 | -7 |
|
10
|
|
Wolves
V
V
D
D
D
|
34 |
32 -3 |
14 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 55 | +14 |
|
11
|
|
Luton Town
D
D
V
D
V
|
34 |
34 -1 |
14 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 51 | +5 |
|
12
|
|
Burnley
D
D
D
V
D
|
34 |
34 -1 |
13 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 45 | +4 |
|
13
|
|
Arsenal
D
V
V
D
D
|
34 |
35 |
12 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 58 | -9 |
|
14
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
D
V
D
D
D
|
34 |
34 -1 |
15 | 4 | 15 | 48 | 58 | -10 |
|
15
|
|
Cardiff City
V
V
D
D
D
|
34 |
34 -1 |
14 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 58 | -11 |
|
16
|
|
Charlton Athletic
V
D
D
D
V
|
33 |
34 -1 |
14 | 5 | 15 | 68 | 67 | +1 |
|
17
|
|
Chelsea
V
D
D
D
D
|
32 |
34 -1 |
12 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 66 | -14 |
|
18
|
|
Preston North End
D
D
D
D
V
|
30 |
35 |
12 | 6 | 17 | 64 | 62 | +2 |
|
19
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
V
D
D
V
D
|
29 |
34 -1 |
12 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 54 | -9 |
|
20
|
|
Sheffield United
D
D
D
V
D
|
26 |
33 -2 |
10 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 58 | -12 |
|
21
|
|
Aston Villa
D
D
D
V
V
|
25 |
34 -1 |
7 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 61 | -22 |
|
22
|
|
Huddersfield Town
V
V
V
D
D
|
24 |
33 -2 |
9 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 74 | -33 |
Key
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Manchester United
|
31 |
17 |
14 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 17 | +25 |
|
2
|
|
Blackpool
|
28 |
18 |
13 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 24 | +31 |
|
3
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
27 |
18 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 18 | +28 |
|
4
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
25 |
17 |
11 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 20 | +11 |
|
5
|
|
Arsenal
|
24 |
18 |
10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | +10 |
|
6
|
|
Newcastle
|
23 |
17 |
11 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 21 | +23 |
|
7
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
23 |
17 |
11 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 22 | +21 |
|
8
|
|
Wolves
|
23 |
16 |
11 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 |
|
9
|
|
Everton
|
23 |
18 |
9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | +9 |
|
10
|
|
Cardiff City
|
23 |
16 |
10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 24 | +6 |
|
11
|
|
Birmingham City
|
22 |
17 |
9 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 21 | +20 |
|
12
|
|
Manchester City
|
22 |
16 |
9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 18 | +13 |
|
13
|
|
Sunderland
|
22 |
16 |
8 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 27 | +9 |
|
14
|
|
Portsmouth
|
22 |
17 |
8 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 32 | +6 |
|
15
|
|
Luton Town
|
21 |
16 |
9 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 |
|
16
|
|
Burnley
|
21 |
17 |
9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 16 | +14 |
|
17
|
|
Chelsea
|
19 |
17 |
8 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 |
|
18
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
18 |
18 |
7 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 |
|
19
|
|
Sheffield United
|
18 |
17 |
7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -4 |
|
20
|
|
Aston Villa
|
17 |
17 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 |
|
21
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
16 |
16 |
6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | -2 |
|
22
|
|
Preston North End
|
14 |
17 |
5 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 30 | -3 |
Key
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Manchester United
|
17 |
18 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 29 | -1 |
|
2
|
|
Preston North End
|
16 |
18 |
7 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 |
|
3
|
|
Manchester City
|
15 |
17 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 34 | -2 |
|
4
|
|
Blackpool
|
15 |
16 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 28 | -5 |
|
5
|
|
Birmingham City
|
14 |
17 |
5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -7 |
|
6
|
|
Newcastle
|
13 |
18 |
5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 36 | -5 |
|
7
|
|
Luton Town
|
13 |
18 |
5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -10 |
|
8
|
|
Burnley
|
13 |
17 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 29 | -10 |
|
9
|
|
Portsmouth
|
13 |
17 |
6 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 41 | -13 |
|
10
|
|
Sunderland
|
13 |
16 |
6 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 44 | -15 |
|
11
|
|
Chelsea
|
13 |
17 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 43 | -15 |
|
12
|
|
Everton
|
12 |
17 |
4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 30 | -14 |
|
13
|
|
Wolves
|
11 |
16 |
3 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | -2 |
|
14
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
11 |
16 |
4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -8 |
|
15
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
11 |
16 |
5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 27 | -11 |
|
16
|
|
Cardiff City
|
11 |
18 |
4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | -17 |
|
17
|
|
Arsenal
|
10 |
17 |
2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 36 | -19 |
|
18
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
10 |
17 |
3 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 45 | -20 |
|
19
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
9 |
17 |
4 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 38 | -21 |
|
20
|
|
Sheffield United
|
8 |
16 |
3 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 31 | -8 |
|
21
|
|
Aston Villa
|
8 |
17 |
1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 34 | -19 |
|
22
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
8 |
17 |
3 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 48 | -31 |
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