Football : Season Details : 1956

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s)

[Season 1955] [Season 1957]

Position	Club	Points	History	Notes
1	Manchester United	60	5-11
2	Blackpool	49	2-12
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	49	2-17
4	Manchester City	46	6-5	FAC-W
5	Arsenal	46	2-30
6	Birmingham City	45	6-1	FAC-F
7	Burnley	44	4-9
8	Bolton Wanderers	43	6-14
9	Sunderland	43	1-55
10	Luton Town	42	1-1
11	Newcastle United	41	2-8
12	Portsmouth	41	1-22
13	West Bromwich Albion	41	5-7
14	Charlton Athletic	40	1-13
15	Everton	40	3-2
16	Chelsea	39	3-19
17	Cardiff City	39	2-4
18	Tottenham Hotspur	37	4-6
19	Preston North End	36	6-5
20	Aston Villa	35	2-11
21	Huddersfield Town	35	2-3
22	Sheffield United	33	3-3

Legend and Abbreviations
Points: 2 for a win : 1 for a draw. Clubs: Blue Qualified for Europe Red Relegated
History is in the form A-B: A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division. B is the current number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Notes: FAC FA Cup; W Winners - F Finalists

FA Cup Final

Manchester City 3 Birmingham City 1

European Cup Final

Real Madrid 4 Stade Reims 3

History (England)

Manchester United won the Championship by 11 points equalling the record set in 1889. They became the first English club to enter the European Cup.

Luton Town appeared in the top division for the first time.

Birmingham City became the first club to reach the FA Cup final without playing at home.

Huddersfield Town became the sixth club to be relegated by goal average.

The first floodlit matches in the League and FA Cup were played. The first floodlit competitive match was between Portsmouth and Newcastle United.

History (Europe)

Birmingham City were invited to participate in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (later to become the Fairs Cup then the UEFA Cup then the Europa League). This irregular tournament was for clubs from certain cities.

Real Madrid became the first club to win a European trophy by winning the first European Cup.

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