English First Division 1955–56

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English First Division season football league season

The English First Division 1955–56 was the top-tier English football league season in which Manchester United, managed by Sir Matt Busby, won the championship.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English First Division season → football league season →
champions	Manchester United F.C. →
competitionLevel	top tier of English football →
confederation	The Football Association →
continentalQualification	European Cup 1956–57 →
continentalQualifier	Manchester United F.C. →
country	England →
endTime	1956 →
followedBy	English First Division 1956–57 →
homeAndAwayFormat	double round-robin →
league	English First Division →
numberOfTeams	22 →
organiser	The Football League →
pointsForDraw	1 →
pointsForLoss	0 →
pointsForWin	2 →
precededBy	English First Division 1954–55 →
relegatedTeam	Cardiff City F.C. → Sheffield United F.C. →
runnerUp	Blackpool F.C. →
seasonNumberInLeagueHistory	57 →
seasonOfClub	Arsenal F.C. → Aston Villa F.C. → Birmingham City F.C. → Blackpool F.C. → Bolton Wanderers F.C. → Cardiff City F.C. → Charlton Athletic F.C. → Chelsea F.C. → Everton F.C. → Liverpool F.C. → Manchester City F.C. → Manchester United F.C. → Newcastle United F.C. → Portsmouth F.C. → Sheffield United F.C. → Sunderland A.F.C. → Tottenham Hotspur F.C. → West Bromwich Albion F.C. → Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. →
seasonOfLeague	English Football League First Division →
sport	association football →
startTime	1955 →
tieBreaker	goal average →
titleDefiningClub	Manchester United F.C. →
topScorer	Nat Lofthouse →
topScorerClub	Bolton Wanderers F.C. →
topScorerGoals	32 →
winnerManager	Matt Busby →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
English First Division 1956–57 →	previousSeason
Sir Matt Busby →	wonTitle