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Table & Scores on 15/09/1956
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Manchester United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 14 | Leeds United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | Birmingham City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | Burnley | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | Luton Town | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | Blackpool | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | Aston Villa | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | Newcastle United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 9 | Preston North End | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | Sunderland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | Arsenal | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | Cardiff City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | Manchester City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | Chelsea | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | Portsmouth | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | Everton | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 3 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
| Arsenal 0 (0) Newcastle United 1 (0) | Hannah 75 | Attendance: 46,318 |
| Aston Villa 2 (2) Tottenham Hotspur 4 (2) | McParland 28, Pace 30 Smith 35, Harmer 45, Robb 46, Stokes 55 | Attendance: 43,947 |
| Bolton Wanderers 2 (0) Cardiff City 0 (0) | Lofthouse 50, Parry 77 | Attendance: 28,738 |
| Burnley 1 (0) Portsmouth 1 (1) | Pilkington 46 Rees 30 | Attendance: 22,756 |
| Charlton Athletic 1 (1) Manchester City 0 (0) | Leivers 27 Og | Attendance: 18,553 |
| Chelsea 1 (1) Birmingham City 0 (0) | Parsons 15 | Attendance: 40,530 |
| Luton Town 2 (1) Everton 0 (0) | Turner 35, Pearce 50 | Attendance: 18,076 |
| Manchester United 4 (3) Sheffield Wednesday 1 (0) | Viollet 5, Whelan 19, Berry 32, Taylor 76 Quixall 56 | Attendance: 48,306 |
| Preston North End 3 (2) West Bromwich Albion 2 (0) | Finney 11, Thompson 14, Taylor 51 Robson 49, 71 | Attendance: 28,380 |
| Sunderland 5 (2) Blackpool 2 (2) | Anderson 13, Fleming 25, 86, Purdon 48 Mudie 2, 34 | Bingham 73 | Attendance: 45,914 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (0) Leeds United 2 (0) | Broadbent 88 Charles 48, 86 | Attendance: 40,824 |