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Table & Scores on 08/09/1956
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Manchester United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 12 | Birmingham City | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | Blackpool | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | Burnley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Leeds United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | Luton Town | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | Arsenal | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | Cardiff City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | Newcastle United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | Manchester City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | Preston North End | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | Chelsea | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Portsmouth | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | Everton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| Birmingham City 3 (1) Preston North End 0 (0) | Govan 30, 50, 83 | Attendance: 44,458 |
| Blackpool 4 (2) Luton Town 0 (0) | Mudie 31, Brown 40, Durie 74, Wright 87 | Attendance: 32,112 |
| Cardiff City 1 (1) Chelsea 1 (0) | Armstrong 19 Og McNichol 87 | Attendance: 22,362 |
| Charlton Athletic 4 (1) Sheffield Wednesday 4 (3) | Gauld 25, Kiernan 76, Leary 85, 86 Pen Finney 13, Shiner 34, 81, Froggatt 35 | Attendance: 21,435 |
| Everton 0 (0) Aston Villa 4 (0) | Sewell 49, 71, Dixon 70, Smith 86 | Attendance: 43,762 |
| Leeds United 3 (1) Bolton Wanderers 2 (1) | Meek 3, Charles 50, Brook 78 Lofthouse 43, Holden 89 | Attendance: 40,010 |
| Manchester City 3 (1) Sunderland 1 (0) | Hayes 45, Revie 56, McAdams 60 Daniel 62 Pen | Attendance: 35,753 |
| Newcastle United 1 (0) Manchester United 1 (0) | Milburn 85 Whelan 65 | Attendance: 50,133 |
| Portsmouth 2 (1) Arsenal 3 (2) | Rees 25, Harris 78 Tiddy 1, Bloomfield 4, Holton 88 | Attendance: 30,768 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 4 (3) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (1) | Smith 13, 38, Brooks 34, 90 Hooper 22 | Attendance: 62,592 |
| West Bromwich Albion 2 (1) Burnley 2 (0) | Allen 32, Griffin 63 McKay 48, 87 | Attendance: 23,611 |