| Home | CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB |
Table & Scores on 29/12/1956
| Home | Away | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Manchester United | 23 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 36 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 34 | Arsenal | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 32 | Leeds United | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 30 | Birmingham City | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 29 | Preston North End | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 29 | Blackpool | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 29 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 27 | Burnley | 26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 26 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 24 | Everton | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 23 | Chelsea | 24 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 22 | Newcastle United | 25 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 22 | Aston Villa | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 21 | Luton Town | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 20 | Manchester City | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 20 | Cardiff City | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 17 | Sunderland | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 15 | Portsmouth | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 14 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 14 |
| Birmingham City 2 (1) Burnley 0 (0) | Brown 35, Govan 72 | Attendance: 31,733 |
| Blackpool 0 (0) Aston Villa 0 (0) | Attendance: 16,777 |
| Cardiff City 2 (1) Preston North End 3 (2) | Stockin 14, Reynolds 75 Thompson 4, 88, Malloy 3rd Og | Attendance: 15,474 |
| Charlton Athletic 3 (3) Sunderland 2 (1) | Ryan 10, 25, Summers 33 Shackleton 44, Anderson 70 | Attendance: 24,536 |
| Chelsea 1 (1) Leeds United 1 (0) | McNichol 23 Armstrong 85 Og | Attendance: 43,860 |
| Everton 3 (3) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (0) | McNamara 8, 41, Harris 12 Broadbent 71 | Attendance: 43,871 |
| Manchester City 3 (1) Luton Town 2 (2) | Dyson 1st, 4th, Clarke 87 Turner 2nd, 3rd | Attendance: 27,253 |
| Newcastle United 1 (0) Sheffield Wednesday 2 (1) | Curry 83 Finney 8, Froggatt 79 | Attendance: 42,649 |
| Portsmouth 1 (1) Manchester United 3 (0) | Henderson 32 Pegg 48, Edwards 52, Viollet 69 | Attendance: 32,052 |
| Tottenham Hotspur 4 (3) Bolton Wanderers 0 (0) | Dyson 28, Smith 32, Robb 44, Harmer 71 Pen | Attendance: 42,030 |
| West Bromwich Albion 0 (0) Arsenal 2 (2) | Haverty 5, Tapscott 42 | Attendance: 26,044 |