Premier League table in 1956
Table
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Blackpool
V
V
D
D
V
|
27 |
20 -1 |
11 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 28 | +15 |
|
2
|
|
Manchester United
D
D
V
D
V
|
26 |
20 -1 |
10 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 28 | +10 |
|
3
|
|
Sunderland
D
D
V
D
V
|
25 |
19 -2 |
11 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 43 | +7 |
|
4
|
|
Burnley
D
V
V
D
D
|
24 |
20 -1 |
9 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | +7 |
|
5
|
|
Charlton Athletic
D
V
D
V
D
|
24 |
21 |
10 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 41 | +6 |
|
6
|
|
Luton Town
V
D
D
V
D
|
22 |
20 -1 |
9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 28 | +9 |
|
7
|
|
Wolves
V
D
V
D
V
|
21 |
19 -2 |
10 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 31 | +14 |
|
8
|
|
Birmingham City
V
D
V
D
V
|
21 |
20 -1 |
8 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 25 | +15 |
|
9
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
D
V
V
D
D
|
21 |
18 -3 |
9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 22 | +10 |
|
10
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
D
D
D
V
D
|
21 |
20 -1 |
9 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 |
|
11
|
|
Everton
D
D
D
D
D
|
21 |
21 |
8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 31 | -3 |
|
12
|
|
Chelsea
V
D
V
D
V
|
21 |
20 -1 |
8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 31 | -4 |
|
13
|
|
Preston North End
V
D
D
D
V
|
20 |
20 -1 |
8 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 28 | +10 |
|
14
|
|
Newcastle
V
V
V
V
D
|
20 |
20 -1 |
9 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 36 | +8 |
|
15
|
|
Manchester City
D
D
D
V
V
|
19 |
20 -1 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 38 | -3 |
|
16
|
|
Portsmouth
D
D
D
D
V
|
19 |
19 -2 |
8 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 40 | -6 |
|
17
|
|
Arsenal
V
V
D
D
V
|
18 |
20 -1 |
6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 32 | -10 |
|
18
|
|
Cardiff City
V
D
V
D
V
|
16 |
20 -1 |
7 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 45 | -19 |
|
19
|
|
Aston Villa
V
D
D
D
D
|
14 |
21 |
3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 37 | -15 |
|
20
|
|
Sheffield United
D
D
D
D
D
|
13 |
20 -1 |
5 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 37 | -10 |
|
21
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
V
V
V
D
D
|
13 |
20 -1 |
5 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 36 | -12 |
|
22
|
|
Huddersfield Town
V
D
V
D
D
|
12 |
20 -1 |
4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 52 | -31 |
Key
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Wolves
|
18 |
9 |
9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | +19 |
|
2
|
|
Blackpool
|
18 |
11 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 14 | +16 |
|
3
|
|
Manchester United
|
18 |
10 |
8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | +14 |
|
4
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
17 |
11 |
7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 |
|
5
|
|
Sunderland
|
16 |
9 |
7 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 15 | +13 |
|
6
|
|
Luton Town
|
15 |
9 |
7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 |
|
7
|
|
Newcastle
|
15 |
10 |
7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 |
|
8
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
15 |
10 |
7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 |
|
9
|
|
Birmingham City
|
15 |
11 |
6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 |
|
10
|
|
Burnley
|
14 |
10 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 |
|
11
|
|
Everton
|
13 |
10 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 |
|
12
|
|
Portsmouth
|
13 |
10 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 18 | +2 |
|
13
|
|
Chelsea
|
13 |
10 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
|
14
|
|
Cardiff City
|
13 |
10 |
6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
|
15
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
12 |
9 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 |
|
16
|
|
Manchester City
|
12 |
10 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | +4 |
|
17
|
|
Arsenal
|
12 |
10 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 |
|
18
|
|
Aston Villa
|
9 |
10 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 |
|
19
|
|
Sheffield United
|
9 |
10 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
|
20
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
9 |
10 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -6 |
|
21
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
8 |
10 |
3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
|
22
|
|
Preston North End
|
8 |
10 |
3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
Key
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Preston North End
|
12 |
10 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | +12 |
|
2
|
|
Burnley
|
10 |
10 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
|
3
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
9 |
9 |
4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
|
4
|
|
Blackpool
|
9 |
9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
|
5
|
|
Sunderland
|
9 |
10 |
4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 28 | -6 |
|
6
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
9 |
11 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 27 | -8 |
|
7
|
|
Manchester United
|
8 |
10 |
2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 |
|
8
|
|
Chelsea
|
8 |
10 |
3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -5 |
|
9
|
|
Everton
|
8 |
11 |
3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
|
10
|
|
Manchester City
|
7 |
10 |
1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 25 | -7 |
|
11
|
|
Luton Town
|
7 |
11 |
2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 |
|
12
|
|
Birmingham City
|
6 |
9 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
|
13
|
|
Portsmouth
|
6 |
9 |
3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -8 |
|
14
|
|
Arsenal
|
6 |
10 |
1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -12 |
|
15
|
|
Newcastle
|
5 |
10 |
2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -7 |
|
16
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
5 |
10 |
2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 |
|
17
|
|
Aston Villa
|
5 |
11 |
0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -11 |
|
18
|
|
Sheffield United
|
4 |
10 |
2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
|
19
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
4 |
9 |
2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -9 |
|
20
|
|
Wolves
|
3 |
10 |
1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 24 | -5 |
|
21
|
|
Cardiff City
|
3 |
10 |
1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -18 |
|
22
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
3 |
10 |
1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 33 | -25 |
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