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Season 1955-56

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1956 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Manchester City 3 1 Birmingham City D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 98,982
  Dyson, Hayes, Johnstone     Kinsey      
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1956 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Birmingham City 3 0 Sunderland D 1 Hillsborough, Sheffield 65,103
  Kinsey, Astall, Brown            
D 1 Manchester City 1 0 Tottenham Hotspur D 1 Villa Park, Birmingham 69,788
  Johnstone            
Final Table for Season 1955-56
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA G AvePts FA Cup
1 4 Manchester United 42 18 3 0 51 20 7 7 7 32 31 1.627 60 Rd 3
2 17 Blackpool 42 13 4 4 56 27 7 5 9 30 35 1.387 49 Rd 3
3 -1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 15 2 4 51 27 5 7 9 38 38 1.369 49 Rd 3
4 3 Manchester City 42 11 5 5 40 27 7 5 9 42 42 1.188 46 Win
5 4 Arsenal 42 13 4 4 38 22 5 6 10 22 39 0.984 46Rd 6
6 D 2 Birmingham City 42 12 4 5 51 26 6 5 10 24 31 1.316 45Final
7 3 Burnley 42 11 3 7 37 20 7 5 9 27 34 1.185 44 Rd 4
8 10 Bolton Wanderers 42 13 3 5 50 24 5 4 12 21 34 1.224 43 Rd 4
9 -5 Sunderland 42 10 8 3 44 36 7 1 13 36 59 0.842 43 SF
10 D 2 Luton Town 42 12 4 5 44 27 5 4 12 22 37 1.031 42 Rd 3
11 -3 Newcastle United 42 12 4 5 49 24 5 3 13 36 46 1.214 41Rd 6
12 -9 Portsmouth 42 9 8 4 46 38 7 1 13 32 47 0.918 41 Rd 4
13 4 West Bromwich Albion 42 13 3 5 37 25 5 2 14 21 45 0.829 41 Rd 5
14 1 Charlton Athletic 42 13 2 6 47 26 4 4 13 28 55 0.926 40 Rd 5
15 -4 Everton 42 11 5 5 37 29 4 5 12 18 40 0.797 40Rd 6
16 -15 Chelsea 42 10 4 7 32 26 4 7 10 32 51 0.831 39 Rd 5
17 3 Cardiff City 42 11 4 6 36 32 4 5 12 19 37 0.797 39 Rd 4
18 -2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 9 4 8 37 33 6 3 12 24 38 0.859 37 SF
19 -5 Preston North End 42 6 5 10 32 36 8 3 10 41 36 1.014 36 Rd 3
20 -14 Aston Villa 42 9 6 6 32 29 2 7 12 20 40 0.754 35 Rd 4
21 -9 Huddersfield Town 42 9 4 8 32 30 5 3 13 22 53 0.651 35 Rd 3
22 -9 Sheffield United 42 8 6 7 31 35 4 3 14 32 42 0.818 33 Rd 5
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 D 1 Sheffield Wednesday 42 13 5 3 60 28 8 8 5 41 34 1.629 55 Rd 3
2 2 Leeds United 42 17 3 1 51 18 6 3 12 29 42 1.333 52 Rd 3
3 8 Liverpool 42 14 3 4 52 25 7 3 11 33 38 1.349 48 Rd 5
4 2 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 4 4 55 29 8 2 11 29 36 1.292 48 Rd 5
5 D 1 Leicester City 42 15 3 3 63 23 6 3 12 31 55 1.205 48 Rd 4
6 3 Bristol Rovers 42 13 3 5 53 33 8 3 10 31 37 1.200 48 Rd 4
7 8 Nottingham Forest 42 9 5 7 30 26 10 4 7 38 37 1.079 47 Rd 3
8 8 Lincoln City 42 14 5 2 49 17 4 5 12 30 48 1.215 46 Rd 3
9 5 Fulham 42 15 2 4 59 27 5 4 12 30 52 1.127 46 Rd 4
10 0 Swansea Town 42 14 4 3 49 23 6 2 13 34 58 1.025 46 Rd 3
11 D 3S Bristol City 42 14 4 3 49 20 5 3 13 31 44 1.250 45 Rd 3
12 5 Port Vale 42 12 4 5 38 21 4 9 8 22 37 1.034 45 Rd 4
13 -8 Stoke City 42 13 2 6 47 27 7 2 12 24 35 1.145 44 Rd 5
14 -2 Middlesbrough 42 11 4 6 46 31 5 4 12 30 47 0.974 40 Rd 4
15 -2 Bury 42 9 5 7 44 39 7 3 11 42 51 0.956 40 Rd 3
16 -8 West Ham United 42 12 4 5 52 27 2 7 12 22 42 1.072 39Rd 6
17 1 Doncaster Rovers 42 11 5 5 45 30 1 6 14 24 66 0.719 35 Rd 5
18 D 3N Barnsley 42 10 5 6 33 35 1 7 13 14 49 0.560 34 Rd 4
19 -16 Rotherham United 42 7 5 9 29 34 5 4 12 27 41 0.747 33 Rd 3
20 -13 Notts County 42 8 5 8 39 37 3 4 14 16 45 0.671 31 Rd 3
21 -1 Plymouth Argyle 42 7 6 8 33 25 3 2 16 21 62 0.621 28 Rd 3
22 -3 Hull City 42 6 4 11 32 45 4 2 15 21 52 0.546 26 Rd 3
Third Division North
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 22 Grimsby Town 46 20 1 2 54 10 11 5 7 22 19 2.621 68 Rd 3
2 D 2 Derby County 46 18 4 1 67 23 10 3 10 43 32 2.000 63 Rd 2
3 -1 Accrington Stanley 46 17 4 2 61 19 8 5 10 31 38 1.614 59 Rd 3
4 1 Hartlepools United 46 18 2 3 47 15 8 3 12 34 45 1.350 57 Rd 3
5 6 Southport 46 12 9 2 39 18 11 2 10 27 35 1.245 57 Rd 2
6 0 Chesterfield 46 18 1 4 61 21 7 3 13 33 45 1.424 54 Rd 2
7 2 Stockport County 46 16 4 3 65 22 5 5 13 25 39 1.475 51 Rd 1
8 13 Bradford City 46 16 5 2 57 25 2 8 13 21 39 1.219 49 Rd 2
9 -6 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 46 12 4 7 40 26 8 4 11 35 37 1.190 48 Rd 4
10 -2 Workington 46 13 4 6 47 20 6 5 12 28 43 1.190 47 Rd 2
11 -7 York City 46 12 4 7 44 24 7 5 11 41 48 1.181 47 Rd 4
12 0 Rochdale 46 13 5 5 46 39 4 8 11 20 45 0.786 47 Rd 1
13 -6 Gateshead 46 15 4 4 56 32 2 7 14 21 52 0.917 45 Rd 1
14 4 Wrexham 46 11 5 7 37 28 5 5 13 29 45 0.904 42 Rd 1
15 0 Darlington 46 11 6 6 41 28 5 3 15 19 45 0.822 41 Rd 2
16 3 Tranmere Rovers 46 11 4 8 33 25 5 5 13 26 59 0.702 41 Rd 2
17 7 Chester 46 10 8 5 35 33 3 6 14 17 49 0.634 40 Rd 1
18 -5 Mansfield Town 46 13 6 4 59 21 1 5 17 25 60 1.037 39 Rd 2
19 -5 Halifax Town 46 10 6 7 40 27 4 5 14 26 49 0.868 39 Rd 2
20 -10 Oldham Athletic 46 7 12 4 48 36 3 6 14 28 50 0.884 38 Rd 1
21 -1 Carlisle United 46 11 3 9 45 36 4 5 14 26 59 0.747 38 Rd 1
22 -5 Barrow 46 11 6 6 44 25 1 3 19 17 58 0.735 33 Rd 3
23 -7 Bradford 46 13 4 6 47 38 0 3 20 14 84 0.500 33 Rd 3
24 -2 Crewe Alexandra 46 9 4 10 32 35 0 6 17 18 70 0.476 28 Rd 1
Third Division South
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division South Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 1 Leyton Orient 46 18 3 2 76 20 11 5 7 30 29 2.163 66 Rd 4
2 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 20 2 1 73 16 9 5 9 39 34 2.240 65 Rd 2
3 D 2 Ipswich Town 46 16 6 1 59 28 9 8 6 47 32 1.767 64 Rd 1
4 6 Southend United 46 16 4 3 58 25 5 7 11 30 55 1.100 53 Rd 4
5 3 Torquay United 46 11 10 2 48 21 9 2 12 38 42 1.365 52 Rd 3
6 5 Brentford 46 11 8 4 40 30 8 6 9 29 36 1.045 52 Rd 2
7 4 Norwich City 46 15 4 4 56 31 4 9 10 30 51 1.049 51 Rd 3
8 1 Coventry City 46 16 4 3 54 20 4 5 14 19 40 1.217 49 Rd 1
9 8 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 46 13 6 4 39 14 6 4 13 24 37 1.235 48 Rd 1
10 -6 Gillingham 46 12 3 8 38 28 7 7 9 31 43 0.972 48 Rd 1
11 2 Northampton Town 46 14 3 6 44 27 6 4 13 23 44 0.944 47 Rd 3
12 12 Colchester United 46 14 4 5 56 37 4 7 12 20 44 0.938 47 Rd 1
13 3 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 9 2 47 21 5 3 15 22 45 1.045 46 Rd 2
14 -11 Southampton 46 13 6 4 60 30 5 2 16 31 51 1.123 44 Rd 2
15 -1 Aldershot 46 9 9 5 36 33 3 7 13 34 57 0.778 40 Rd 3
16 6 Exeter City 46 10 6 7 39 30 5 4 14 19 47 0.753 40 Rd 3
17 1 Reading 46 10 2 11 40 37 5 7 11 30 42 0.886 39 Rd 2
18 -3 Queens Park Rangers 46 10 7 6 44 32 4 4 15 20 54 0.744 39 Rd 1
19 0 Newport County 46 12 2 9 32 26 3 7 13 26 53 0.734 39 Rd 1
20 3 Walsall 46 13 5 5 43 28 2 3 18 25 56 0.810 38 Rd 3
21 -14 Watford 46 8 5 10 31 39 5 6 12 21 46 0.612 37 Rd 2
22 -17 Millwall 46 13 4 6 56 31 2 2 19 27 69 0.830 36 Rd 1
23 -3 Crystal Palace 46 7 3 13 27 32 5 7 11 27 51 0.651 34 Rd 1
24 -3 Swindon Town 46 4 10 9 18 22 4 4 15 16 56 0.436 30 Rd 4

 

1956 Election to the Third Division North of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3N Bradford 7,326 Rd 3 47 Re-elected
D 3N Crewe Alexandra 5,288 Rd 1 45 Re-elected
Lan Wigan Athletic Q4 2 Failed
Bir Burton Albion Rd 3 1 Failed
Lan Nelson Q1 1 Failed
1956 Election to the Third Division South of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3S Crystal Palace 11,062 Rd 1 44 Re-elected
D 3S Swindon Town 7,398 Rd 4 42 Re-elected
ML Peterborough United Rd 2 8 Failed
ML Boston United Rd 3 1 Failed
SL Gloucester City Q2 1 Failed
SL Bedford Town Rd 3 0 Failed
SL Chelmsford City PR 0 Failed
SL Hastings United (1948) Rd 2 0 Failed
SL Headington United Q4 0 Failed
SL Hereford United Rd 1 0 Failed
ML King's Lynn Q2 0 Failed
SL Worcester City Q2 0 Failed
SL Yeovil Town Rd 1 0 Failed
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