Football : Season Details : 1956

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in RED qualified for European football.
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
FAC FA Cup
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Manchester United
60
5-11
  
2
 Blackpool
49
2-12
  
3
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
49
2-17
  
4
 Manchester City
46
6-5
 FAC-W
5
 Arsenal
46
2-30
  
6
 Birmingham City
45
6-1
 FAC-F
7
 Burnley
44
4-9
  
8
 Bolton Wanderers
43
6-14
  
9
 Sunderland
43
1-55
  
10
 Luton Town
42
1-1
  
11
 Newcastle United
41
2-8
  
12
 Portsmouth
41
1-22
  
13
 West Bromwich Albion
41
5-7
  
14
 Charlton Athletic
40
1-13
  
15
 Everton
40
3-2
  
16
 Chelsea
39
3-19
  
17
 Cardiff City
39
2-4
  
18
 Tottenham Hotspur
37
4-6
  
19
 Preston North End
36
6-5
  
20
 Aston Villa
35
2-11
  
21
 Huddersfield Town
35
2-3
  
22
 Sheffield United
33
3-3
  

FA Cup Final Manchester City 3 Birmingham City 1

History

Manchester United win the Championship by 11 points equalling the record set in 1889. They become the first English club to enter the European Cup.

Birmingham City are invited to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (later to become the Fairs Cup then the UEFA Cup). This irregular tournament is for clubs from certain cities.

The first floodlit matches in the League and FA Cup are played.

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