Premier League table in 1956
Table
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Manchester United
D
D
V
V
V
|
54 |
38 -1 |
23 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 48 | +30 |
|
2
|
|
Blackpool
D
V
V
D
D
|
47 |
37 -2 |
19 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 54 | +27 |
|
3
|
|
Manchester City
D
D
V
D
V
|
42 |
37 -2 |
16 | 10 | 11 | 71 | 57 | +14 |
|
4
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
V
V
D
D
D
|
39 |
37 -2 |
16 | 7 | 14 | 63 | 45 | +18 |
|
5
|
|
Birmingham City
D
V
D
D
V
|
39 |
37 -2 |
15 | 9 | 13 | 66 | 52 | +14 |
|
6
|
|
Burnley
V
D
V
D
V
|
38 |
37 -2 |
15 | 8 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 |
|
7
|
|
Arsenal
V
D
D
V
V
|
38 |
37 -2 |
14 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 58 | -4 |
|
8
|
|
Portsmouth
V
D
D
D
V
|
38 |
37 -2 |
15 | 8 | 14 | 71 | 78 | -7 |
|
9
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
D
D
V
V
D
|
38 |
37 -2 |
17 | 4 | 16 | 54 | 61 | -7 |
|
10
|
|
Sunderland
D
D
D
V
D
|
38 |
37 -2 |
15 | 8 | 14 | 72 | 86 | -14 |
|
11
|
|
Wolves
D
D
D
V
D
|
37 |
34 -5 |
15 | 7 | 12 | 71 | 55 | +16 |
|
12
|
|
Newcastle
D
D
D
D
D
|
37 |
37 -2 |
16 | 5 | 16 | 78 | 63 | +15 |
|
13
|
|
Luton Town
D
V
V
D
D
|
37 |
37 -2 |
15 | 7 | 15 | 60 | 57 | +3 |
|
14
|
|
Charlton Athletic
D
V
V
D
V
|
37 |
37 -2 |
16 | 5 | 16 | 72 | 70 | +2 |
|
15
|
|
Preston North End
V
D
V
D
V
|
36 |
39 |
14 | 8 | 17 | 72 | 68 | +4 |
|
16
|
|
Everton
D
D
V
D
D
|
35 |
37 -2 |
13 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 59 | -9 |
|
17
|
|
Cardiff City
D
D
D
D
D
|
35 |
37 -2 |
14 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 65 | -14 |
|
18
|
|
Chelsea
D
D
D
D
D
|
33 |
37 -2 |
12 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 72 | -18 |
|
19
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
V
D
D
D
V
|
32 |
37 -2 |
13 | 6 | 18 | 54 | 63 | -9 |
|
20
|
|
Sheffield United
D
V
D
V
D
|
29 |
35 -4 |
11 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 60 | -9 |
|
21
|
|
Huddersfield Town
D
V
D
D
D
|
27 |
37 -2 |
10 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 79 | -36 |
|
22
|
|
Aston Villa
V
V
D
D
D
|
26 |
37 -2 |
7 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 67 | -24 |
Key
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Manchester United
|
35 |
19 |
16 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 19 | +29 |
|
2
|
|
Blackpool
|
30 |
20 |
13 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 25 | +31 |
|
3
|
|
Arsenal
|
28 |
20 |
12 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 22 | +15 |
|
4
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
27 |
19 |
12 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 19 | +27 |
|
5
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
27 |
18 |
12 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 |
|
6
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
25 |
19 |
12 | 1 | 6 | 45 | 25 | +20 |
|
7
|
|
Manchester City
|
25 |
19 |
10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 |
|
8
|
|
Sunderland
|
25 |
19 |
9 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 34 | +7 |
|
9
|
|
Newcastle
|
24 |
18 |
11 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 22 | +23 |
|
10
|
|
Birmingham City
|
24 |
19 |
10 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 23 | +21 |
|
11
|
|
Wolves
|
24 |
17 |
11 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 |
|
12
|
|
Luton Town
|
24 |
18 |
10 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 22 | +16 |
|
13
|
|
Burnley
|
23 |
18 |
10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 16 | +18 |
|
14
|
|
Portsmouth
|
23 |
18 |
8 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 33 | +6 |
|
15
|
|
Everton
|
23 |
19 |
9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 28 | +6 |
|
16
|
|
Cardiff City
|
23 |
18 |
10 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 30 | +3 |
|
17
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
20 |
19 |
8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 |
|
18
|
|
Chelsea
|
19 |
18 |
8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
|
19
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
18 |
18 |
7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | -3 |
|
20
|
|
Sheffield United
|
18 |
17 |
7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -4 |
|
21
|
|
Preston North End
|
17 |
19 |
6 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 34 | -2 |
|
22
|
|
Aston Villa
|
17 |
17 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -3 |
Key
| PTS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
|
Preston North End
|
19 |
20 |
8 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 |
|
2
|
|
Manchester United
|
19 |
19 |
7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 29 | +1 |
|
3
|
|
Manchester City
|
17 |
18 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 34 | +1 |
|
4
|
|
Blackpool
|
17 |
17 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | -4 |
|
5
|
|
Birmingham City
|
15 |
18 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -7 |
|
6
|
|
Burnley
|
15 |
19 |
5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 31 | -10 |
|
7
|
|
Portsmouth
|
15 |
19 |
7 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 45 | -13 |
|
8
|
|
Chelsea
|
14 |
19 |
4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 48 | -18 |
|
9
|
|
Wolves
|
13 |
17 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
|
10
|
|
Newcastle
|
13 |
19 |
5 | 3 | 11 | 33 | 41 | -8 |
|
11
|
|
Luton Town
|
13 |
19 |
5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 35 | -13 |
|
12
|
|
Sunderland
|
13 |
18 |
6 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 52 | -21 |
|
13
|
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
12 |
18 |
4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
|
14
|
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
12 |
18 |
5 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 33 | -12 |
|
15
|
|
Everton
|
12 |
18 |
4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -15 |
|
16
|
|
Cardiff City
|
12 |
19 |
4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 35 | -17 |
|
17
|
|
Charlton Athletic
|
12 |
18 |
4 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 45 | -18 |
|
18
|
|
Sheffield United
|
11 |
18 |
4 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 33 | -5 |
|
19
|
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
11 |
19 |
5 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 41 | -21 |
|
20
|
|
Arsenal
|
10 |
17 |
2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 36 | -19 |
|
21
|
|
Aston Villa
|
9 |
20 |
1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | -21 |
|
22
|
|
Huddersfield Town
|
9 |
19 |
3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 51 | -33 |
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