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Table & Scores on 22/08/1956
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Luton Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Leeds United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Portsmouth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chelsea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Birmingham City 3 (2) Portsmouth 1 (0) | Astall 9, Govan 41, 77 Henderson 79 | Attendance: 33,307 |
| Cardiff City 5 (2) Newcastle United 2 (1) | McSeveney 10, Nugent 40, 55, Ford 68, 71 Davies 5, 63 | Attendance: 35,833 |
| Everton 2 (1) Blackpool 3 (1) | Llewellyn 40, Farrell 77 Durie 43, 72, 75 | Attendance: 55,442 |
| Luton Town 1 (1) Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0) | Morton 34 | Attendance: 26,715 |
| Manchester City 2 (1) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (1) | Clarke 5, 48 Brooks 2nd, Medwin 88 | Attendance: 32,718 |
| Sheffield Wednesday 4 (2) Chelsea 0 (0) | Shiner 8, 49, Quixall 10, 67 | Attendance: 36,534 |
| Sunderland 3 (1) Bolton Wanderers 0 (0) | Fleming 8, Elliott 50, 74 | Attendance: 33,307 |
| West Bromwich Albion 2 (1) Aston Villa 0 (0) | Whitehouse 29, Robson 78 | Attendance: 37,118 |