Sunderland Historical Standings 21st Jan 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 28 51   12 2 0 38 16   3 4 7 19 26
2 Blackpool 27 48   10 2 2 42 19   4 4 5 18 23
3 Newcastle United 28 44   10 1 3 39 16   4 1 9 27 30
4 Burnley 27 43   8 2 4 24 13   4 5 4 18 21
5 West Bromwich Albion 28 43   9 3 2 25 15   4 1 9 15 24
6 Sunderland 27 43   7 6 1 31 23   5 1 7 26 37
7 Bolton Wanderers 27 41   8 3 3 36 15   4 2 7 15 20
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 41   10 1 2 34 17   2 4 8 27 30
9 Luton Town 27 41   9 2 2 33 15   3 3 8 15 24
10 Everton 28 41   7 4 2 29 20   4 4 7 14 24
11 Portsmouth 27 41   7 5 2 34 28   5 0 8 21 33
12 Charlton Athletic 28 40   9 1 4 35 19   3 3 8 23 37
13 Chelsea 27 40   7 3 3 16 13   4 4 6 26 32
14 Preston North End 28 38   5 3 6 23 22   6 2 6 29 23
15 Manchester City 27 38   8 3 3 26 16   2 5 6 23 32
16 Birmingham City 28 36   7 3 4 34 19   3 3 8 17 26
17 Cardiff City 27 34   8 2 3 25 22   2 2 10 12 30
18 Arsenal 27 32   7 3 4 22 16   1 5 7 14 31
19 Tottenham Hotspur 27 31   5 3 5 22 20   4 1 9 12 23
20 Sheffield United 27 28   5 4 5 17 23   3 0 10 20 27
21 Aston Villa 28 24   5 3 6 20 25   0 6 8 12 30
22 Huddersfield Town 27 23   5 3 5 21 23   1 2 11 12 43