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DIVISION 1 1955/56 | |||||||||||||||
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Leading
League goalscorer: Nat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers) 33 goals Wolves won 9-1 at Cardiff City to equal the best away win in the top flight (previously Sunderland had won 9-1 at Newcastle in 1908/9). Portsmouth entertained Newcastle in the first League match played under floodlights (floodlights). |
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1 | Manchester United | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 83 | 51 | 60 | |||||
2 | Blackpool | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 62 | 49 | |||||||
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3 | Wolverhampton W. | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 89 | 65 | 49 | ||||||
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4 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 69 | 46 | ||||||
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5 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 61 | 46 | ||||||
6 | Birmingham City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 75 | 57 | 45 | |||||||
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7 | Burnley | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 54 | 44 | ||||||
8 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 58 | 43 | |||||||
9 | Sunderland | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 95 | 43 | |||||||
10 | Luton Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 66 | 64 | 42 | |||||||
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11 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 85 | 70 | 41 | ||||||
12 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 78 | 85 | 41 | |||||||
13 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 58 | 70 | 41 | |||||||
14 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 75 | 81 | 40 | |||||||
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15 | Everton | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 69 | 40 | ||||||
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16 | Chelsea | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 77 | 39 | ||||||
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17 | Cardiff City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 69 | 39 | ||||||
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18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 61 | 71 | 37 | ||||||
19 | Preston North End | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 73 | 72 | 36 | |||||||
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20 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 69 | 35 | ||||||
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21 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 83 | 35 |
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22 | Sheffield United | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 77 | 33 |
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