First Division 1955/56
Manchester United won the 1955/56 First Division with 60 points, 11 points ahead of Blackpool. Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,529 goals, 3.31 a game.
Man United
Champions
1,529
Goals
3.31
Goals a game
54%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 83 | 51 | +32 | 60 |
| 2 |  BlackpoolBlackpool | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 62 | +24 | 49 |
| 3 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 89 | 65 | +24 | 49 |
| 4 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 69 | +13 | 46 |
| 5 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 61 | -1 | 46 |
| 6 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 45 |
| 7 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 54 | +10 | 44 |
| 8 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 58 | +13 | 43 |
| 9 |  SunderlandSunderland | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 95 | -15 | 43 |
| 10 |  Luton TownLuton Town | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 42 |
| 11 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 85 | 70 | +15 | 41 |
| 12 |  PortsmouthPortsmouth | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 78 | 85 | -7 | 41 |
| 13 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 58 | 70 | -12 | 41 |
| 14 |  Charlton AthleticCharlton | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 75 | 81 | -6 | 40 |
| 15 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 40 |
| 16 |  ChelseaChelsea | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 77 | -13 | 39 |
| 17 |  Cardiff CityCardiff | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 39 |
| 18 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 61 | 71 | -10 | 37 |
| 19 |  Preston North EndPreston North End | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 73 | 72 | +1 | 36 |
| 20 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 35 |
| 21 |  Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 83 | -29 | 35 |
| 22 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 77 | -14 | 33 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1955/56 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Wed 2 May 1956
1
Man United
60
2
Blackpool
49
3
Wolves
49
4
Man City
46
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1955/56 · Wed 2 May 1956
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The 1955/56 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
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First-ever results
Every result in 1955/56 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1955/56 compares
At 3.31 goals a game, 1955/56 was the 31st highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 54% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 21% were draws and 26% away wins.