Top Flight Football League Club Position Ladders 1948-49 to 1957-58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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# | 1948-49 (50) | Pts | 1949-50 (51) | Pts | 1950-51 (52) | Pts | 1951-52 (53) | Pts | 1952-53 (54) | Pts | 1953-54 (55) | Pts | 1954-55 (56) | Pts | 1955-56 (57) | Pts | 1956-57 (58) | Pts | 1957-58 (59) | Pts | # | ||||||||||
1 | Portsmouth | 58 | Portsmouth | 53 | Tottenham Hotspur | 60 | Manchester United | 57 | Arsenal | 54 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 57 | Chelsea | 52 | Manchester United | 60 | Manchester United | 64 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 64 | 1 | ||||||||||
2 | Manchester United | 53 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 53 | Manchester United | 56 | Tottenham Hotspur | 53 | Preston North End | 54 | West Bromwich Albion | 53 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 48 | Blackpool | 49 | Tottenham Hotspur | 56 | Preston North End | 59 | 2 | ||||||||||
3 | Derby County | 53 | Sunderland | 52 | Blackpool | 50 | Arsenal | 53 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 51 | Huddersfield Town | 51 | Portsmouth | 48 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 49 | Preston North End | 56 | Tottenham Hotspur | 51 | 3 | ||||||||||
4 | Newcastle United | 52 | Manchester United | 50 | Newcastle United | 49 | Portsmouth | 48 | West Bromwich Albion | 50 | Manchester United | 48 | Sunderland | 48 | Manchester City | 46 | Blackpool | 53 | West Bromwich Albion | 50 | 4 | ||||||||||
5 | Arsenal | 49 | Newcastle United | 50 | Arsenal | 47 | Bolton Wanderers | 48 | Charlton Athletic | 49 | Bolton Wanderers | 48 | Manchester United | 47 | Arsenal | 46 | Arsenal | 50 | Manchester City | 49 | 5 | ||||||||||
6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | Arsenal | 49 | Middlesbrough | 47 | Aston Villa | 47 | Burnley | 48 | Blackpool | 48 | Aston Villa | 47 | Birmingham City | 45 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 48 | Burnley | 47 | 6 | ||||||||||
7 | Manchester City | 45 | Blackpool | 49 | Portsmouth | 47 | Preston North End | 46 | Blackpool | 47 | Burnley | 46 | Manchester City | 46 | Burnley | 44 | Burnley | 46 | Blackpool | 44 | 7 | ||||||||||
8 | Sunderland | 43 | Liverpool | 48 | Bolton Wanderers | 45 | Newcastle United | 45 | Manchester United | 46 | Chelsea | 44 | Newcastle United | 43 | Bolton Wanderers | 43 | Leeds United | 44 | Luton Town | 44 | 8 | ||||||||||
9 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | Middlesbrough | 47 | Liverpool | 43 | Blackpool | 45 | Sunderland | 43 | Charlton Athletic | 44 | Arsenal | 43 | Sunderland | 43 | Bolton Wanderers | 44 | Manchester United | 43 | 9 | ||||||||||
10 | Aston Villa | 42 | Burnley | 45 | Burnley | 42 | Charlton Athletic | 44 | Tottenham Hotspur | 41 | Cardiff City | 44 | Burnley | 43 | Luton Town | 42 | Aston Villa | 43 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | ||||||||||
11 | Stoke City | 41 | Derby County | 44 | Derby County | 40 | Liverpool | 43 | Aston Villa | 41 | Preston North End | 43 | Everton | 42 | Newcastle United | 41 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | Chelsea | 42 | 11 | ||||||||||
12 | Liverpool | 40 | Aston Villa | 42 | Sunderland | 40 | Sunderland | 42 | Cardiff City | 40 | Arsenal | 43 | Huddersfield Town | 41 | Portsmouth | 41 | Birmingham City | 39 | Arsenal | 39 | 12 | ||||||||||
13 | Chelsea | 38 | Chelsea | 40 | Stoke City | 40 | West Bromwich Albion | 41 | Middlesbrough | 39 | Aston Villa | 41 | Sheffield United | 41 | West Bromwich Albion | 41 | Chelsea | 39 | Birmingham City | 39 | 13 | ||||||||||
14 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | Burnley | 40 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | Portsmouth | 39 | Preston North End | 40 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | Aston Villa | 39 | 14 | ||||||||||
15 | Burnley | 38 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | Aston Villa | 37 | Manchester City | 39 | Portsmouth | 38 | Newcastle United | 38 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | Everton | 40 | Everton | 38 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 15 | ||||||||||
16 | Blackpool | 38 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | West Bromwich Albion | 37 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | Newcastle United | 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | Chelsea | 39 | Luton Town | 37 | Everton | 37 | 16 | ||||||||||
17 | Birmingham City | 37 | Fulham | 34 | Charlton Athletic | 37 | Derby County | 37 | Liverpool | 36 | Manchester City | 37 | West Bromwich Albion | 40 | Cardiff City | 39 | Newcastle United | 36 | Leeds United | 37 | 17 | ||||||||||
18 | Everton | 37 | Everton | 34 | Fulham | 37 | Middlesbrough | 36 | Sheffield Wednesday | 35 | Sunderland | 36 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | Manchester City | 35 | Leicester City | 33 | 18 | ||||||||||
19 | Middlesbrough | 34 | Stoke City | 34 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | Chelsea | 36 | Chelsea | 35 | Sheffield Wednesday | 36 | Blackpool | 38 | Preston North End | 36 | Portsmouth | 33 | Newcastle United | 32 | 19 | ||||||||||
20 | Huddersfield Town | 34 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | Chelsea | 32 | Stoke City | 31 | Manchester City | 35 | Sheffield United | 33 | Cardiff City | 37 | Aston Villa | 35 | Sunderland | 32 | Portsmouth | 32 | 20 | ||||||||||
21 | Preston North End | 33 | Manchester City | 29 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | Stoke City | 34 | Middlesbrough | 30 | Leicester City | 35 | Huddersfield Town | 35 | Cardiff City | 29 | Sunderland | 32 | 21 | ||||||||||
22 | Sheffield United | 33 | Birmingham City | 28 | Everton | 32 | Fulham | 27 | Derby County | 32 | Liverpool | 28 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | Sheffield United | 33 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | 22 | ||||||||||
West Bromwich Albion | Tottenham Hotspur | Preston North End | Cardiff City | Huddersfield Town | Everton | Birmingham City | Leeds United | Nottingham Forest | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fulham | Sheffield Wednesday | Manchester City | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield United | Leicester City | Luton Town | Sheffield Wednesday | Leicester City | Blackburn Rovers |