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Table & Scores on 25/12/1956
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Manchester United | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 32 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 31 | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 28 | Arsenal | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 27 | Birmingham City | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 27 | Leeds United | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 27 | Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 27 | Burnley | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 26 | Preston North End | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 25 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 24 | Chelsea | 22 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 21 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 21 | Aston Villa | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 20 | Newcastle United | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 20 | Everton | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 18 | Manchester City | 23 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 18 | Cardiff City | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 17 | Sunderland | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 15 | Portsmouth | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 14 | Charlton Athletic | 24 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 12 |
| Birmingham City 4 (2) Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0) | Murphy, Brown, Govan, Astall | Attendance: 24,380 |
| Blackpool 1 (1) Leeds United 1 (0) | Brown 27 Brook 85 | Attendance: 20,517 |
| Burnley 2 (1) Preston North End 2 (0) | Shannon 25, Cheesebrough 66 Thompson 83, 87 | Attendance: 23,737 |
| Charlton Athletic 2 (1) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (1) | Lawrie 39, Summers 64 Booth 32 | Attendance: 15,968 |
| Chelsea 1 (0) Arsenal 1 (1) | McNichol 87 Bloomfield 25 | Attendance: 34,094 |
| Manchester City 1 (0) Bolton Wanderers 3 (1) | Fagan Lofthouse (2), Stevens | Attendance: 19,731 |
| Sunderland 1 (0) Aston Villa 0 (0) | Bingham | Attendance: 18,543 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 6 (2) Everton 0 (0) | Smith 3, 85, Stokes 10, Medwin 3rd, 4th | Harmer 5th Pen | Attendance: 27,761 |
| West Bromwich Albion 1 (0) Newcastle United 0 (0) | Barlow | Attendance: 13,717 |