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Table & Scores on 22/09/1956
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Manchester United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 16 | Leeds United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | Birmingham City | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | Burnley | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | Blackpool | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | Luton Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 10 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 10 | Aston Villa | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Preston North End | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | Arsenal | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | Sunderland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 7 | Cardiff City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 7 | Chelsea | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Manchester City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 6 | Everton | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 5 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 5 | Portsmouth | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Birmingham City 2 (1) Cardiff City 1 (1) | Kinsey 13, Govan 79 O'Halloran 11 | Attendance: 39,931 |
| Blackpool 3 (2) Charlton Athletic 2 (0) | Mudie 1st, 2nd, Kelly 83 Hewie 70 Pen, Gauld 79 | Attendance: 34,200 |
| Bolton Wanderers 0 (0) Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (2) | Booth 16, Wilshaw 20, Mullen 87 | Attendance: 35,720 |
| Everton 2 (0) Sunderland 1 (1) | Mayers 62, Kirby 79 Fleming 9 | Attendance: 41,591 |
| Leeds United 1 (1) Aston Villa 0 (0) | Charles 17 | Attendance: 35,388 |
| Manchester United 2 (1) Manchester City 0 (0) | Viollet 37, Whelan 70 | Attendance: 53,751 |
| Newcastle United 1 (1) Burnley 1 (1) | Keeble 23 Pilkington 2 | Attendance: 36,790 |
| Portsmouth 2 (2) Preston North End 2 (0) | Harris 1, Henderson 3 Thompson 63, Finney 80 | Attendance: 28.197 |
| Sheffield Wednesday 2 (1) Arsenal 4 (1) | Quixall 4, 57 Tiddy 10, Bloomfield 47, 48, Tapscott 85 | Attendance: 40,043 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 5 (1) Luton Town 0 (0) | Robb 23, 66, Stokes 56, Dunne 60 Og | Harmer 75 Pen | Attendance: 58,960 |
| West Bromwich Albion 2 (2) Chelsea 1 (1) | Griffin 14, Kevan 43 Stubbs 21 | Attendance: 24,684 |