FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN
WEEK END POINTS TABLES (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON. December 16 The points tables for the English and Scottish Football League competitions are as follows: ENGLISH LEAGUE Division I
Division 111 (Southern). —Southampton 31, Newport County 27, Torquay United 27, Shrewsbury 26, Colchester United 25, Bournemouth 24, Ipswich Town 23, Watford 23, Brentford 23, Reading 23, Brighton and Hove 22, Queen’s Park Rangers 22, Gillingham 22, Northampton Town 21, Crystal Palace 21, Millwall 21, Southend United 20, Walsall 19, Exeter City 19, Aidershot 19, Coventry City 19, Norwich City 18, Plymouth Argyle 18, Swindon Town 17. Division 111 (Northern). —Accrington Stanley 31, Bradford City 30, Workington Town 30, Hartlepools United 29, Derby County 27, Chesterfield 26, Wrexham 25, York City 25, Scunthorpe United 24, Rochdale 24, Oldham Athletic 24, Barrow 24, Stockport County 24, Mansfield Town 23, Hull City 23, Gateshead 23, Bradford 19, Darlington 19, Carlisle United 18, Halifax Town 16, Chester 12, Tranmere Rovers 9, Southport 8, Crewe Alexandra SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division I.—Hearts 24, Motherwell 21, Rangers 19, Raith Rovers 18, Dundee 17, Aberdeen 16, Celtic 15, Kilmarnock 15, Airdrie 14, East Fife 14, St. Mirren 13, Hibernian 12, Dunfermline Athletic 11, Partick Thistle 10, Queen’s Park 9, Queen of the South 9, Falkirk 8, Ayr United 7. Division ll.—Clyde 28, Cowdenbeath 25, Third Lanark 23, Stirling Albion 20, Dumbarton 19, Stranraer 19, Alloa Athletic 18, Morton 17, Albion Rovers 16, Brechin City 15, St. Johnston 14, Stenhousemuir 14. Dundee United 13, Arbroath 13. Hamilton Academicals 13. Montrose 11, Forfar Athletic 8, Berwick Rangers 7, East Stirling 7.
P. W. D. L. Pts. Manchester United 21 14 4 3 32 Tottenham Hotspur 21 12 5 4 29 Blackpool 21 11 5 5 27 Leeds United 22 10 6 6 : < > Birmingham City .. 21 10 5 6 25 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 11 3 25 Bolton Wanderers .. 22 9 7 6 25 Arsenal 22 11 3 8 25 Preston North End 22 9 6 7 24 Burnley 22 8 7 7 23 West Bromwich Albion 21 7 8 6 22 Aston Villa 20 7 6 7 20 Chelsea 21 6 8 7 20 Everton 22 8 4 10 20 Luton Town 21 7 5 9 19 Sheffield Wednesday 22 8 2 12 18 Manchester City .. 22 7 4 11 18 Newcastle United .. 21 6 6 9 18 Cardiff City 21 6 5 10 17 Portsmouth 21 3 8 10 14 Sunderland 21 . 5 3 13 13 Charlton Athletic .. 22 4 16 10 Division II Leicester City .. 22 13 6 3 32 Stoke City 23 13 5 5 31 Nottingham Forest 21 10 6 5 26 Bristol Rovers 22 11 4 7 26 Middlesbrough 22 10 6 6 26 Sheffield United 21 11 ■ 6 26 Doncaster Rovers .. 22 9 6 7 24 Leyton Orient 21 9 6 6 24 Liverpool 21 8 7 6 23 West Ham United .. 21 9 5 23 Blackburn Rovers .. 21 10 3 8 23 Fulham 22 10 1 11 21 Huddersfield Town 22 9 3 10 21 Lincoln City 21 9 3 9 21 Swansea Town 21 8 3 10 19 Bristol City 22 7 5 10 19 Grimsby Town 22 8 2 12 18 Barnsley 21 7 4 10 18 Rotherham United .. 20 6 5 9 17 Port Vale 21 5 3 13 13 Bury 22 3 4 14 11 Notts County 21 3 4 14 10
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28154, 18 December 1956, Page 21
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