Premier League table in 1956
Table
PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
|
Blackpool
V
D
D
V
D
|
27 |
21 -1 |
11 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 32 | +12 |
2
|
|
Manchester United
D
V
D
V
D
|
26 |
21 -1 |
10 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 31 | +9 |
3
|
|
Burnley
V
V
D
D
V
|
26 |
21 -1 |
10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 23 | +9 |
4
|
|
Sunderland
V
D
V
D
D
|
26 |
21 -1 |
11 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 48 | +3 |
5
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
V
D
D
V
V
|
25 |
20 -2 |
11 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 22 | +20 |
6
|
|
Wolves
V
D
V
V
D
|
24 |
21 -1 |
11 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 35 | +15 |
7
|
|
Charlton Athletic
D
V
D
V
D
|
24 |
21 -1 |
10 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 41 | +6 |
8
|
|
Luton Town
V
D
D
V
D
|
22 |
20 -2 |
9 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 28 | +9 |
9
|
|
Birmingham City
D
V
D
V
D
|
21 |
21 -1 |
8 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 31 | +9 |
10
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
D
D
V
D
D
|
21 |
21 -1 |
9 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 26 | +1 |
11
|
|
Everton
D
D
D
D
D
|
21 |
21 -1 |
8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 31 | -3 |
12
|
|
Portsmouth
D
D
D
V
V
|
21 |
20 -2 |
9 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 42 | -5 |
13
|
|
Chelsea
D
V
D
V
D
|
21 |
21 -1 |
8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 35 | -8 |
14
|
|
Preston North End
D
D
D
V
D
|
20 |
21 -1 |
8 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 31 | +9 |
15
|
|
Newcastle
V
V
V
D
D
|
20 |
21 -1 |
9 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 38 | +7 |
16
|
|
Manchester City
D
D
V
V
D
|
20 |
21 -1 |
6 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 40 | -3 |
17
|
|
Arsenal
V
D
D
V
V
|
20 |
21 -1 |
7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 33 | -7 |
18
|
|
Cardiff City
D
V
D
V
D
|
17 |
21 -1 |
7 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 46 | -19 |
19
|
|
Aston Villa
D
D
D
D
V
|
16 |
22 |
4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 39 | -14 |
20
|
|
Sheffield United
D
D
D
D
V
|
15 |
21 -1 |
6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 38 | -9 |
21
|
|
Huddersfield Town
D
V
D
D
V
|
14 |
21 -1 |
5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 52 | -27 |
22
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
V
V
D
D
D
|
13 |
21 -1 |
5 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 38 | -14 |
PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
|
Wolves
|
20 |
10 |
10 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | +20 |
2
|
|
Blackpool
|
18 |
11 |
8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 14 | +16 |
3
|
|
Manchester United
|
18 |
10 |
8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 12 | +14 |
4
|
|
Sunderland
|
17 |
10 |
7 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 |
5
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
17 |
11 |
7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 |
6
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
16 |
11 |
7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 10 | +19 |
7
|
|
Burnley
|
16 |
11 |
7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 |
8
|
|
Luton Town
|
15 |
9 |
7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 |
9
|
|
Newcastle
|
15 |
10 |
7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | +15 |
10
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
15 |
10 |
7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 |
11
|
|
Birmingham City
|
15 |
11 |
6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 |
12
|
|
Portsmouth
|
15 |
11 |
6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 20 | +3 |
13
|
|
Arsenal
|
14 |
11 |
6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 |
14
|
|
Everton
|
13 |
10 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | +4 |
15
|
|
Manchester City
|
13 |
11 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 |
16
|
|
Chelsea
|
13 |
10 |
5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
17
|
|
Cardiff City
|
13 |
10 |
6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 20 | -1 |
18
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
11 |
11 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 |
19
|
|
Aston Villa
|
11 |
11 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
20
|
|
Sheffield United
|
11 |
11 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -3 |
21
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
8 |
10 |
3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
22
|
|
Preston North End
|
8 |
10 |
3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
|
Preston North End
|
12 |
11 |
5 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | +11 |
2
|
|
Burnley
|
10 |
10 |
3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
3
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
9 |
9 |
4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
4
|
|
Blackpool
|
9 |
10 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
5
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
9 |
11 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 27 | -8 |
6
|
|
Sunderland
|
9 |
11 |
4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 32 | -10 |
7
|
|
Manchester United
|
8 |
11 |
2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
8
|
|
Everton
|
8 |
11 |
3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
9
|
|
Chelsea
|
8 |
11 |
3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
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 |
10 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | -5 |
13
|
|
Portsmouth
|
6 |
9 |
3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -8 |
14
|
|
Arsenal
|
6 |
10 |
1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -12 |
15
|
|
Newcastle
|
5 |
11 |
2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 |
16
|
|
Aston Villa
|
5 |
11 |
0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -11 |
17
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
5 |
11 |
2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -12 |
18
|
|
Wolves
|
4 |
11 |
1 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 26 | -5 |
19
|
|
Sheffield United
|
4 |
10 |
2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
20
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
4 |
10 |
2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -10 |
21
|
|
Cardiff City
|
4 |
11 |
1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -18 |
22
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
3 |
10 |
1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 33 | -25 |