Preston North End Historical Standings 14th Apr 1956

English Premier League 1955/1956
Pos Team Pld Pts GD Home   Away
  W D L F A   W D L F A
1 Manchester United 41 82   17 3 0 50 20   7 7 7 32 31
2 Blackpool 40 69   13 4 4 56 27   7 5 7 29 32
3 Bolton Wanderers 40 61   13 3 5 50 24   5 4 10 18 26
4 Manchester City 40 61   11 5 5 40 27   6 5 8 36 37
5 Arsenal 40 61   13 4 4 38 22   4 6 9 19 36
6 Birmingham City 40 60   11 4 5 46 24   6 5 9 24 30
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 59   13 2 4 43 25   4 6 9 33 34
8 Burnley 40 59   11 3 6 36 18   6 5 9 24 32
9 Newcastle United 41 57   12 3 5 48 23   5 3 13 36 46
10 Portsmouth 40 57   9 8 3 44 34   7 1 12 32 46
11 Luton Town 40 56   11 4 4 39 22   5 4 12 22 37
12 Charlton Athletic 41 56   13 1 6 47 26   4 4 13 28 55
13 West Bromwich Albion 40 56   12 3 5 35 24   5 2 13 21 42
14 Sunderland 39 54   9 8 3 43 36   6 1 12 32 54
15 Cardiff City 39 52   11 3 5 35 30   4 4 12 19 37
16 Everton 41 52   10 5 5 36 29   4 5 12 18 40
17 Preston North End 41 50   6 5 9 32 35   8 3 10 41 36
18 Chelsea 40 49   9 4 7 30 25   4 6 10 31 50
19 Tottenham Hotspur 38 48   8 4 7 33 30   6 2 11 23 33
20 Sheffield United 39 44   8 5 6 26 29   4 3 13 31 39
21 Huddersfield Town 40 43   8 4 8 29 29   4 3 13 20 52
22 Aston Villa 40 40   8 6 6 29 29   1 7 12 19 40