First Division Table 1956/57

  P W D L F A GA Pts
CFirst Division Champions 1 Manchester United 42 28 8 6 103 54 1.91 64
  2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 22 12 8 104 56 1.86 56
  3 Preston North End 42 23 10 9 84 56 1.50 56
  4 Blackpool 42 22 9 11 93 65 1.43 53
  5 Arsenal 42 21 8 13 85 69 1.23 50
  6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 20 8 14 94 70 1.34 48
  7 Burnley 42 18 10 14 56 50 1.12 46
  8 Leeds United 42 15 14 13 72 63 1.14 44
  9 Bolton Wanderers 42 16 12 14 65 65 1.00 44
  10 Aston Villa 42 14 15 13 65 55 1.18 43
  11 West Bromwich Albion 42 14 14 14 59 61 0.97 42
  12 Birmingham City 42 15 9 18 69 69 1.00 39
  13 Chelsea 42 13 13 16 73 73 1.00 39
  14 Sheffield Wednesday 42 16 6 20 82 88 0.93 38
  15 Everton 42 14 10 18 61 79 0.77 38
  16 Luton Town 42 14 9 19 58 76 0.76 37
  17 Newcastle United 42 14 8 20 67 87 0.77 36
  18 Manchester City 42 13 9 20 78 88 0.89 35
  19 Portsmouth 42 10 13 19 62 92 0.67 33
  20 Sunderland 42 12 8 22 67 88 0.76 32
RRelegation Position 21 Cardiff City 42 10 9 23 53 88 0.60 29
RRelegation Position 22 Charlton Athletic 42 9 4 29 62 120 0.52 22

2 points for a win
Goal Average (GA) applies if teams are level on points.
Goal average = number of goals scored divided by the number of goals conceded.

C = League Champions
R = Relegated