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Table & Scores on 25/08/1956
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Manchester United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Burnley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Birmingham City 4 (0) Arsenal 2 (2) | Murphy 69, 86, Brown 74, Govan 77 Holton 26, Roper 36 | Attendance: 37,197 |
| Blackpool 3 (0) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (0) | Durie 63, Mudie 67, 69 Murray 64, Slater 90 | Attendance: 28,441 |
| Cardiff City 3 (3) Burnley 3 (1) | McSeveney 2, Hitchens 6, Ford 19 McKay 11 Pen, 73, McIlroy 78 | Attendance: 30,769 |
| Charlton Athletic 1 (1) Luton Town 2 (2) | Hurst 15 Morton 6, Cullen 44 | Attendance: 19,014 |
| Chelsea 1 (1) Preston North End 0 (0) | Tindall 7 | Attendance: 21,832 |
| Everton 2 (1) Bolton Wanderers 2 (1) | McNamara 4, Llewellyn 56 Lofthouse 8, 84 | Attendance: 40,816 |
| Manchester City 1 (0) Aston Villa 1 (1) | Clarke 72 Smith 12 | Attendance: 24,326 |
| Portsmouth 3 (2) Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0) | Gordon 3, 44, Henderson 67 Froggatt 75 | Attendance: 23,730 |
| Sunderland 1 (0) Newcastle United 2 (1) | Shackleton 54 Milburn 30, Davies 86 | Attendance: 51,032 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 5 (3) Leeds United 1 (1) | Brooks 11, Robb 36, Smith 43, Medwin 75 Ripley 32 | Blanchflower 86 | Attendance: 51,212 |
| West Bromwich Albion 2 (0) Manchester United 3 (1) | Allen 47, Lee 72 Taylor 13, Viollet 74, Whelan 82 | Attendance: 26,387 |