1956-02-21
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3 | 2 | Everton | Highbury | 16,039 | |
| Tapscott 2, Groves | Lineups | Eglington, Harris J | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Manchester United | 31 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 1.5 | 42 | W | W | W | L | W | 1956-02-25 | Aston Villa | H |
| 2 | 0 | Blackpool | 30 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1.37 | 36 | W | L | L | W | W | 1956-02-25 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 1.283 | 33 | L | W | W | L | W | 1956-03-10 | Birmingham City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Sunderland | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 40 | 0.954 | 33 | W | L | D | W | D | 1956-02-25 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 5 | 0 | Burnley | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1.132 | 32 | L | D | L | L | W | 1956-02-25 | Cardiff City | H |
| 6 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 0.978 | 32 | L | W | W | W | W | 1956-02-25 | Sunderland | H |
| 7 | 0 | Newcastle United | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 1.396 | 31 | D | L | W | W | L | 1956-02-22 | Portsmouth | A |
| 8 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 1.385 | 31 | W | L | D | W | D | 1956-02-25 | Everton | A |
| 9 | 0 | Manchester City | 29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 32 | 1.04 | 31 | D | W | W | L | W | 1956-02-25 | Preston North End | A |
| 10 | 0 | Everton | 31 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 0.918 | 31 | L | D | L | D | W | 1956-02-25 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 11 | 0 | Portsmouth | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 0.908 | 31 | L | W | W | L | L | 1956-02-22 | Newcastle United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Birmingham City | 30 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 1.244 | 30 | W | W | W | L | D | 1956-02-25 | Portsmouth | H |
| 13 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 30 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 41 | 1.033 | 30 | W | L | L | L | L | 1956-02-22 | Chelsea | A |
| 14 | 0 | Chelsea | 29 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 0.92 | 30 | D | L | W | L | D | 1956-02-22 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 15 | 0 | Cardiff City | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 0.796 | 30 | W | W | W | L | W | 1956-02-25 | Burnley | A |
| 16 | 0 | Luton Town | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 1.085 | 29 | L | L | L | L | L | 1956-02-25 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 17 | 1 | Arsenal | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 0.843 | 29 | W | D | W | L | L | 1956-02-25 | Newcastle United | A |
| 18 | -1 | Preston North End | 31 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 1.038 | 27 | L | L | L | W | L | 1956-02-25 | Manchester City | H |
| 19 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 0.8 | 24 | L | W | D | W | W | 1956-02-25 | Chelsea | H |
| 20 | 0 | Sheffield United | 29 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 0.788 | 23 | D | W | W | L | D | 1956-03-03 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 21 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 0.536 | 21 | W | W | L | L | L | 1956-02-25 | Luton Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Aston Villa | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 0.579 | 20 | L | D | L | L | W | 1956-02-25 | Manchester United | A |
