1956-09-20
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | The Valley | 13,649 | |
| Kiernan, Ayre | Lineups | Lofthouse | ||||
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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 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2.1 | 14 | W | D | W | W | W | 1956-09-22 | Manchester City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Leeds United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1.727 | 13 | W | W | W | L | D | 1956-09-22 | Aston Villa | H |
| 3 | 0 | Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.833 | 11 | L | W | W | L | W | 1956-09-22 | Cardiff City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1.643 | 11 | W | W | L | L | W | 1956-09-22 | Luton Town | H |
| 5 | 1 | Burnley | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1.364 | 11 | D | L | D | W | W | 1956-09-22 | Newcastle United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1.333 | 11 | L | W | W | L | W | 1956-09-22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | 0 | Luton Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.286 | 11 | W | L | D | W | L | 1956-09-22 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 8 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1.333 | 10 | D | L | W | D | L | 1956-09-22 | Arsenal | H |
| 9 | 0 | Blackpool | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1.263 | 10 | L | W | W | L | W | 1956-09-22 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 10 | 0 | Aston Villa | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.3 | 9 | L | W | D | W | D | 1956-09-22 | Leeds United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Newcastle United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 0.556 | 9 | W | D | L | L | W | 1956-09-22 | Burnley | H |
| 12 | 0 | Preston North End | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1.059 | 8 | W | W | L | W | W | 1956-09-22 | Portsmouth | A |
| 13 | 0 | Sunderland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1.278 | 7 | W | D | L | L | W | 1956-09-22 | Everton | A |
| 14 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 7 | L | D | L | W | W | 1956-09-22 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Arsenal | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.813 | 7 | L | L | W | L | W | 1956-09-22 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 16 | 0 | Cardiff City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0.667 | 7 | L | L | D | W | L | 1956-09-22 | Birmingham City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Chelsea | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0.444 | 7 | D | W | D | L | D | 1956-09-22 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 18 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.765 | 6 | L | D | W | L | D | 1956-09-22 | Chelsea | H |
| 19 | 0 | Manchester City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 0.667 | 6 | L | L | W | W | L | 1956-09-22 | Manchester United | A |
| 20 | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 0.423 | 5 | W | W | L | D | L | 1956-09-22 | Blackpool | A |
| 21 | -1 | Portsmouth | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0.632 | 3 | D | L | L | L | L | 1956-09-22 | Preston North End | H |
| 22 | -1 | Everton | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0.4 | 3 | L | W | L | L | L | 1956-09-22 | Sunderland | H |
