English First Division 1955/1956
Historical league standings at 3rd September 1955
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Preston North End | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1.31 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1.22 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1.08 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0.86 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1.40 |
| 13 | Arsenal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0.73 |
| 14 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0.64 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0.58 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0.56 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 18 | Everton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0.43 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0.40 |
| 20 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0.60 |
| 22 | Sheffield United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0.42 |
