1955-08-22

Cup and International
First Division
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South

First Division

Division 1				Venue	Gate	Notes
Burnley	0	2	Blackpool	Turf Moor	35,226	Largest home gate 1955-56
	Lineups		Perry 2
Sheffield United	0	0	Charlton Athletic	Bramall Lane	25,338
	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		First Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	1	Blackpool	2	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	5	4	W	W	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Portsmouth	A
2	-1	Preston North End	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	4	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Luton Town	H
3	0	Cardiff City	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-23	Arsenal	A
4	0	Bolton Wanderers	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Charlton Athletic	H
5	0	Newcastle United	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Birmingham City	H
6	1	Huddersfield Town	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Chelsea	H
7	3	Charlton Athletic	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	D	D	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Bolton Wanderers	A
8	-2	Burnley	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0.5	2	L	W	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Everton	H
9	-1	Aston Villa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Sunderland	A
10	-1	Birmingham City	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Newcastle United	A
11	0	Luton Town	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Preston North End	A
12	0	Manchester City	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
13	0	Manchester United	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Tottenham Hotspur	H
14	0	West Bromwich Albion	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Everton	H
15	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Portsmouth	A
16	0	Sheffield United	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0.5	1	D	L	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Birmingham City	H
17	0	Arsenal	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0.333	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-23	Cardiff City	H
18	0	Sunderland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0.333	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Aston Villa	H
19	0	Chelsea	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Huddersfield Town	A
20	0	Everton	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	West Bromwich Albion	A
21	0	Portsmouth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H
22	0	Tottenham Hotspur	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Manchester United	A

Second Division

Second Division				Venue	Gate
Bristol Rovers	4	2	Stoke City	Eastville	21,240
Pitt, Meyer, Petherbridge, Bradford	Lineups		Bowyer, Lowell
Leeds United	1	0	Bury	Elland Road	19,722
Henderson	Lineups
Leicester City	5	2	Nottingham Forest	Filbert Street	29,191
Morris, Hogg 2, Hines 2	Lineups		Higham, Imlach
Plymouth Argyle	2	2	Doncaster Rovers	Home Park	21,344
Willis, Rowley	Lineups		Tindill, Walker J
Port Vale	2	1	West Ham United	Vale Park	19,259
Stephenson, Leake	Lineups		Allison
Rotherham United	1	3	Bristol City	Millmoor	15,409
Farmer	Lineups		Eisentrager, Rogers, Selkirk OG

				Home					Away
Ptn		Second Division	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	8	Bristol City	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	2.5	4	W	W	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Notts County	A
2	4	Leicester City	2	1	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	4	2	2.25	4	W	W	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Blackburn Rovers	H
3	7	Bristol Rovers	2	1	0	0	4	2	0	1	0	1	1	1.667	3	W	D	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Doncaster Rovers	H
4	7	Port Vale	2	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	3	W	D	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Rotherham United	A
5	-4	Fulham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	5	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Blackburn Rovers	H
6	-4	Middlesbrough	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-25	Swansea Town	A
7	-4	Liverpool	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	3	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Sheffield Wednesday	H
8	-4	Sheffield Wednesday	1	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.5	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Liverpool	A
9	-4	Lincoln City	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Hull City	H
10	-2	Barnsley	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-25	Notts County	A
11	-4	Stoke City	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	6	1	2	L	W	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Sheffield Wednesday	H
12	4	Leeds United	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	2	W	L	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Middlesbrough	H
13	1	Doncaster Rovers	2	0	0	1	2	4	0	1	0	2	2	0.667	1	D	L	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Bristol Rovers	A
14	-1	West Ham United	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0.667	1	L	D	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Swansea Town	A
15	3	Plymouth Argyle	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	5	0.571	1	D	L	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Nottingham Forest	H
16	-4	Rotherham United	2	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	0.5	1	L	D	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Port Vale	H
17	-2	Hull City	1	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Lincoln City	A
18	-1	Swansea Town	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0.5	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-25	Middlesbrough	H
19	0	Nottingham Forest	2	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	2	5	0.375	0	L	L	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Plymouth Argyle	A
20	0	Bury	2	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	0	1	0.167	0	L	L	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Lincoln City	A
21	0	Blackburn Rovers	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Fulham	A
22	0	Notts County	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-25	Barnsley	H

Third Division North

Third Division North				Venue	Gate
Gateshead	3	3	Tranmere Rovers	Redheugh Park	3,576
Callender J, Smith, Callender T	Lineups		Bell, Fleming, Tansey
Halifax Town	2	2	Carlisle United	The Shay	7,741
Clarke, Watkinson	Lineups		Atkinson, Whitehouse
Mansfield Town	3	2	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	Field Mill	9,729
Murray 2, Fox	Lineups		Haigh, Gregory
Stockport County	0	0	Oldham Athletic	Edgeley Park	9,311
	Lineups

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division North	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Derby County	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-23	Southport	A
2	0	Hartlepools United	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Workington	A
3	0	Crewe Alexandra	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	York City	H
4	0	Wrexham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	3	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Bradford City	A
5	0	Bradford	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-25	Barrow	A
6	0	Southport	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-23	Derby County	H
7	0	Workington	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Hartlepools United	H
8	1	Gateshead	2	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	2	2	1	2	D	D	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Barrow	H
9	2	Carlisle United	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	2	1	2	D	D	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Tranmere Rovers	A
10	7	Tranmere Rovers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	3	1	2	D	D	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Carlisle United	H
11	3	Oldham Athletic	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	D	D	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	A
12	11	Mansfield Town	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	4	0.5	2	W	L	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Crewe Alexandra	H
13	-5	Accrington Stanley	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Rochdale	H
14	-4	Bradford City	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Wrexham	H
15	-3	Chesterfield	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Darlington	H
16	-3	Grimsby Town	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-23	Chester	H
17	-2	Rochdale	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Accrington Stanley	A
18	4	Halifax Town	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0.5	1	D	L	#	#	#	1955-08-27	York City	H
19	-1	Stockport County	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0.333	1	D	L	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Hartlepools United	H
20	-4	Chester	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-23	Grimsby Town	A
21	3	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0.4	0	L	L	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Oldham Athletic	H
22	-3	York City	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.333	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Crewe Alexandra	A
23	-3	Barrow	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-25	Bradford	H
24	-3	Darlington	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Chesterfield	A

Third Division South

Third Division South				Venue	Gate
Millwall	2	0	Exeter City	The Den, New Cross	8,145
Mackay, Hazlett	Lineups
Queens Park Rangers	1	1	Brentford	Loftus Road	11,688
Cameron	Lineups		Stobbart

				Home					Away
Ptn		Third Division South	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Aldershot	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	5	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Newport County	H
2	0	Shrewsbury Town	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Norwich City	A
3	0	Gillingham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	1	4	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Leyton Orient	H
4	0	Coventry City	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-23	Watford	A
5	0	Southend United	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Reading	H
6	0	Leyton Orient	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Gillingham	A
7	0	Torquay United	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Crystal Palace	H
8	0	Watford	1	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-23	Coventry City	H
9	0	Southampton	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Ipswich Town	A
10	0	Northampton Town	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	1.5	2	W	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Swindon Town	A
11	5	Millwall	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	4	1	2	W	L	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Reading	H
12	0	Queens Park Rangers	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	D	D	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Southampton	H
13	-2	Brighton & Hove Albion	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Walsall	H
14	6	Brentford	2	0	0	1	1	4	0	1	0	1	1	0.4	1	D	L	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A
15	-2	Colchester United	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	D	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A
16	-2	Exeter City	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	L	D	#	#	#	1955-08-27	Leyton Orient	A
17	-2	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.667	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Torquay United	A
18	-1	Swindon Town	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0.5	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Northampton Town	H
19	-1	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0.333	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Colchester United	H
20	-1	Norwich City	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0.333	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Shrewsbury Town	H
21	0	Ipswich Town	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Southampton	H
22	0	Newport County	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Aldershot	A
23	0	Reading	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Southend United	A
24	0	Walsall	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	L	#	#	#	#	1955-08-24	Brighton & Hove Albion	A