Football League First Division  1955/56

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Notes
1st	Manchester United	42	25	10	7	83	51	1.627	60	Champions ♦EC
2nd	Blackpool	42	20	9	13	86	62	1.387	49	Runners Up
3rd	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	20	9	13	89	65	1.369	49	-
4th	Manchester City	42	18	10	14	82	69	1.188	46	-
5th	Arsenal	42	18	10	14	60	61	0.984	46	-
6th	Birmingham City	42	18	9	15	75	57	1.316	45	-
7th	Burnley	42	18	8	16	64	54	1.185	44	-
8th	Bolton Wanderers	42	18	7	17	71	58	1.224	43	-
9th	Sunderland	42	17	9	16	80	95	0.842	43	-
10th	Luton Town	42	17	8	17	66	64	1.031	42	-
11th	Newcastle United	42	17	7	18	85	70	1.214	41	-
12th	Portsmouth	42	16	9	17	78	85	0.918	41	-
13th	West Bromwich Albion	42	18	5	19	58	70	0.829	41	-
14th	Charlton Athletic	42	17	6	19	75	81	0.926	40	-
15th	Everton	42	15	10	17	55	69	0.797	40	-
16th	Chelsea	42	14	11	17	64	77	0.831	39	-
17th	Cardiff City	42	15	9	18	55	69	0.797	39	-
18th	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	7	20	61	71	0.859	37	-
19th	Preston North End	42	14	8	20	73	72	1.014	36	-
20th	Aston Villa	42	11	13	18	52	69	0.754	35	-
21st	Huddersfield Town	42	14	7	21	54	83	0.651	35	▼Relegated
22nd	Sheffield United	42	12	9	21	63	77	0.818	33	▼Relegated

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