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Table & Scores on 08/12/1956
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Manchester United | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 32 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 28 | Leeds United | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 26 | Blackpool | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 25 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 23 | Birmingham City | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 23 | Burnley | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | Preston North End | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 23 | Arsenal | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 22 | Luton Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 19 | Aston Villa | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 18 | Chelsea | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 18 | Manchester City | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 18 | Everton | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 18 | Cardiff City | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 17 | Newcastle United | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 16 | Portsmouth | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 13 | Sunderland | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 11 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 10 |
| Aston Villa 1 (0) Manchester United 3 (1) | Saward 77 Taylor 42, 49, Viollet 73 | Attendance: 42,530 |
| Blackpool 3 (2) Cardiff City 1 (1) | Brown 20, 43, Durie 87 Walsh 35 | Attendance: 16,623 |
| Bolton Wanderers 3 (2) Newcastle United 1 (1) | Webster 40, Lofthouse 42, 67 Davies 20 | Attendance: 25,131 |
| Charlton Athletic 3 (1) Preston North End 4 (3) | Summers 8, 64, 80 Baxter 7, Dagger 13, Finney 37, Thompson 55 | Attendance: 15,628 |
| Everton 2 (1) Birmingham City 0 (0) | Kirby 25, Jones 79 Pen | Attendance: 29,579 |
| Leeds United 4 (1) Portsmouth 1 (1) | Ripley 9, 68, Charles 50, 75 Harris 7 | Attendance: 29,866 |
| Luton Town 1 (1) Arsenal 2 (1) | Groves 8 Haverty 35, Tapscott 51 | Attendance: 19,792 |
| Manchester City 5 (0) Chelsea 4 (2) | Johnstone 55, 81, 85, Hayes 60, 69 Armstrong 8, Nicholas 32, 67, McNichol 72 | Attendance: 24,412 |
| Sunderland 2 (2) Burnley 1 (1) | Fleming 15, 28 McIlroy 8 | Attendance: 29,588 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 2 (2) West Bromwich Albion 2 (0) | Harmer 18, Smith 42 Kevan 49, 62 | Attendance: 36,098 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (2) Sheffield Wednesday 1 (1) | Broadbent 39, Hooper 43 Wilkinson 19 | Attendance: 27,453 |