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Table & Scores on 01/09/1956
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Luton Town | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | Leeds United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Burnley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | Birmingham City | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Blackpool | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | Cardiff City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Portsmouth | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | Manchester City | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | Everton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Arsenal 4 (2) West Bromwich Albion 1 (1) | Tiddy 37, Roper 44, 73, Tapscott 89 Whitehouse 21 | Attendance: 39,973 |
| Aston Villa 3 (2) Blackpool 2 (1) | McParland 22, 44, Sewell 72 Mudie 41, Brown 58 | Attendance: 44,374 |
| Bolton Wanderers 1 (0) Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0) | Lofthouse 62 | Attendance: 30,889 |
| Burnley 2 (1) Birmingham City 0 (0) | McKay 39, 59 | Attendance: 25,531 |
| Leeds United 0 (0) Chelsea 0 (0) | Attendance: 38,679 |
| Luton Town 3 (3) Manchester City 2 (0) | Pemberton 8, Adam 23, Turner 42 McAdams 49, Hayes 54 | Attendance: 21,648 |
| Manchester United 3 (2) Portsmouth 0 (0) | Berry 26, Viollet 33, Pegg 74 | Attendance: 40,595 |
| Preston North End 6 (5) Cardiff City 0 (0) | Malloy 10 Og, Thompson 20, 29, Baxter 27 | Finney 42 Pen, 46 | Attendance: 22,102 |
| Sheffield Wednesday 4 (3) Newcastle United 0 (0) | Finney 39, Broadbent 41, Shiner 44, Quixall 47 | Attendance: 35,284 |
| Sunderland 8 (3) Charlton Athletic 1 (0) | Hannigan 31, 51, 83, Shackleton 2, 58 Hewie 89 | Anderson 66, Fleming 69, Daniel 35 Pen | Attendance: 36,509 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (2) Everton 1 (0) | Booth 10, Slater 36 Pen Kirby 54 | Attendance: 37,470 |