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Table & Scores on 05/09/1956
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 11 | Birmingham City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Burnley | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | Luton Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Blackpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | Newcastle United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 6 | Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | Chelsea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Birmingham City 6 (3) Newcastle United 1 (0) | Murphy 13, 37, Govan 21, 75, 79, Kinsey 71 Keeble 66 | Attendance: 32,506 |
| Bolton Wanderers 2 (1) Sunderland 1 (1) | Lofthouse 30, 73 Fleming 4 | Attendance: 33,786 |
| Cardiff City 2 (2) Sheffield Wednesday 1 (1) | Hitchens 7, McSeveney 45 Shiner 32 | Attendance: 12,983 |
| Chelsea 1 (1) Manchester United 2 (1) | Blunstone 35 Taylor 39, Whelan 86 | Attendance: 29,082 |
| Luton Town 0 (0) Aston Villa 0 (0) | Attendance: 21,171 |
| Manchester City 1 (1) Leeds United 0 (0) | McAdams 3 | Attendance: 34,185 |
| West Bromwich Albion 2 (2) Portsmouth 1 (0) | Kevan 28, Robson 29 Rees 49 | Attendance: 14,960 |