1955-08-23
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 3 | 1 | Cardiff City | Highbury | 31,361 | |
| Lawton 3 | Lineups | Stockin | ||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Blackpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Portsmouth | A |
| 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Luton Town | H |
| 3 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 4 | 1 | Newcastle United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Birmingham City | H |
| 5 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Chelsea | H |
| 6 | 11 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Chelsea | H |
| 7 | -4 | Cardiff City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Aston Villa | A |
| 8 | -1 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 9 | -1 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Everton | H |
| 10 | -1 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Sunderland | A |
| 11 | -1 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Newcastle United | A |
| 12 | -1 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Preston North End | A |
| 13 | -1 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 14 | -1 | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 15 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Everton | H |
| 16 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Portsmouth | A |
| 17 | -1 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Birmingham 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 |
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | Chester | Blundell Park | 10,873 | |
| Crosbie 4, Reeson 2 | Lineups | Lee (p) | ||||
| Southport | 2 | 5 | Derby County | Haig Avenue | 8,537 | |
| Holmes 2 (1p) | Lineups | Ackerman 2, Parry, Pye, Powell | ||||
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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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4.5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Wrexham | A |
| 2 | 14 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Chesterfield | A |
| 3 | -1 | Hartlepools United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Workington | A |
| 4 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | York City | H |
| 5 | -1 | Wrexham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Bradford City | A |
| 6 | -1 | Bradford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-25 | Barrow | A |
| 7 | 0 | Workington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Hartlepools United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Gateshead | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Barrow | H |
| 9 | 0 | Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 10 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Carlisle United | H |
| 11 | 0 | 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 | -6 | Southport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.8 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Chester | H |
| 13 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 14 | -1 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Rochdale | H |
| 15 | -1 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Wrexham | H |
| 16 | -1 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Darlington | H |
| 17 | 0 | Rochdale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Accrington Stanley | A |
| 18 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Chester | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Southport | A |
| 21 | 0 | 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 | 0 | York City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 23 | 0 | Barrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-25 | Bradford | H |
| 24 | 0 | 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 | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 2 | 1 | Coventry City | Vicarage Road | 13,590 | |
| Cook 2 | Lineups | Moore | ||||
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Third Division South | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | Watford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Gillingham | A |
| 2 | -1 | Aldershot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Newport County | H |
| 3 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Norwich City | A |
| 4 | -1 | Gillingham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 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 | 1 | Southampton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 9 | 1 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Swindon Town | A |
| 10 | -6 | Coventry City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.333 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Norwich City | A |
| 11 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Walsall | H |
| 14 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Colchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1955-08-27 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 17 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Torquay United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Swindon Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1955-08-24 | Northampton Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 |
