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		DIVISION 1 1956/57
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			P	W	D	L	F	A	*Pts*
Leading League goalscorer: John Charles (Leeds United) 38 goals Manchester United became the first English side to play in the European Cup and their first match on home soil saw them beat Anderlecht 10-0. It was going to be easy wasn't it! Ironically home soil for United in their first few home European matches was Manchester City's Maine Road ground. City had floodlights but Old Trafford didn't! United didn't play their first home match under floodlights until later in the 1956/57 season - a League match against Bolton on March 25th 1957.	1	Manchester United	42	28	8	6	103	54	64
	2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	22	12	8	104	56	56
	3	Preston North End	42	23	10	9	84	56	56
	4	Blackpool	42	22	9	11	93	65	53
	5	Arsenal	42	21	8	13	85	69	50
	6	Wolverhampton W.	42	20	8	14	94	70	48
	7	Burnley	42	18	10	14	56	50	46
	8	Leeds United	42	15	14	13	72	63	44
	9	Bolton Wanderers	42	16	12	14	65	65	44
	10	Aston Villa	42	14	15	13	65	55	43
	11	West Bromwich Albion	42	14	14	14	59	61	42
	12=	Birmingham City	42	15	9	18	69	69	39
	12=	Chelsea	42	13	13	16	73	73	39
	14	Sheffield Wednesday	42	16	6	20	82	88	38
	15	Everton	42	14	10	18	61	79	38
	16	Luton Town	42	14	9	19	58	76	37
	17	Newcastle United	42	14	8	20	67	87	36
	18	Manchester City	42	13	9	20	78	88	35
	19	Portsmouth	42	10	13	19	62	92	33
	20	Sunderland	42	12	8	22	67	88	32
	21	Cardiff City	42	10	9	23	53	88	29
	22	Charlton Athletic	42	9	4	29	62	120	22

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