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Table & Scores on 18/08/1956
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Leeds United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Burnley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Luton Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Arsenal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Everton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arsenal 0 (0) Cardiff City 0 (0) | Attendance: 51,069 |
| Aston Villa 3 (1) Charlton Athletic 1 (0) | Dixon 38, Baxter 53, O'Linn 84 Og Ayre 83 | Attendance: 32,372 |
| Bolton Wanderers 4 (2) Blackpool 1 (1) | Lofthouse 23, 40, Stevens, Lofthouse Durie 17 | Attendance: 33,310 |
| Burnley 2 (1) Chelsea 0 (0) | Cheesebrough 37, McIlroy 61 | Attendance: 21,960 |
| Leeds United 5 (5) Everton 1 (0) | Overfield 3, Charles 12, Brook 13, 17, 34 Farrell 82 | Attendance: 31,379 |
| Luton Town 6 (1) Sunderland 2 (0) | Cullen 17, Turner 46, 59 Pen, 71, 84, Groves 69 Bingham 66, Purdon 78 | Attendance: 23,049 |
| Manchester United 2 (1) Birmingham City 2 (0) | Viollet 28, 81 Jones 66 Og, Govan 69 | Attendance: 32,958 |
| Newcastle United 2 (0) Portsmouth 1 (0) | Crowe 55, Taylor 68 Gordon 90 | Attendance: 30,191 |
| Preston North End 1 (0) Tottenham Hotspur 4 (1) | Finney 54 Pen Medwin 24, 65, Brooks 61, 90 | Attendance: 22,752 |
| Sheffield Wednesday 4 (1) West Bromwich Albion 2 (1) | Shiner 15, 75, Finney 55, Quixall 71 Lee 24, Allen 85 | Attendance: 22,013 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 (3) Manchester City 1 (0) | Murray 16, 35, 36, 48, Hooper 63 Revie 76 Pen | Attendance: 43,406 |