1955-09-19
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 2 | 4 | Swansea Town | Gigg Lane | 10,342 | |
| Gleadall, Kelly | Lineups | Medwin 2, Charles, Beech | ||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1.75 | 13 | W | W | W | L | W | 1955-09-24 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 2 | 0 | Fulham | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2.3 | 12 | L | W | W | D | D | 1955-09-24 | Port Vale | H |
| 3 | 0 | Stoke City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1.4 | 12 | L | W | W | W | W | 1955-09-24 | Lincoln City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Lincoln City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.222 | 11 | W | L | D | W | L | 1955-09-24 | Stoke City | A |
| 5 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.429 | 11 | D | D | D | D | W | 1955-09-24 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 6 | 4 | Swansea Town | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.15 | 11 | W | D | W | W | L | 1955-09-24 | Notts County | A |
| 7 | -1 | Barnsley | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 | D | W | D | D | D | 1955-09-24 | Bristol City | H |
| 8 | -1 | Port Vale | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.333 | 10 | W | D | W | W | L | 1955-09-24 | Fulham | A |
| 9 | -1 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.385 | 10 | W | L | W | L | W | 1955-09-24 | Barnsley | A |
| 10 | -1 | Leeds United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.125 | 9 | L | D | W | W | L | 1955-09-24 | Rotherham United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Liverpool | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0.929 | 8 | L | W | L | D | D | 1955-09-24 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 12 | 0 | Leicester City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 0.696 | 8 | W | D | D | L | L | 1955-09-24 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 13 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.375 | 7 | D | D | D | W | L | 1955-09-24 | Liverpool | A |
| 14 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | W | L | D | W | W | 1955-09-24 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 15 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0.857 | 7 | L | D | W | D | W | 1955-09-24 | Hull City | H |
| 16 | 0 | West Ham United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0.941 | 6 | W | D | L | W | L | 1955-09-24 | Bury | A |
| 17 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.938 | 6 | W | L | L | W | W | 1955-09-24 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 18 | 0 | Rotherham United | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0.556 | 6 | D | L | L | D | D | 1955-09-24 | Leeds United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Notts County | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0.545 | 6 | D | L | D | D | L | 1955-09-24 | Swansea Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.5 | 5 | L | L | W | L | W | 1955-09-24 | Leicester City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bury | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 0.538 | 4 | L | L | D | L | D | 1955-09-24 | West Ham United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hull City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0.333 | 2 | L | L | L | L | W | 1955-09-24 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepools United | 2 | 0 | Derby County | Victoria Park | 9,170 | |
| Linacre, Luke | Lineups | |||||
| Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | Workington | Field Mill | 6,028 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| York City | 1 | 0 | Stockport County | Bootham Crescent | 10,908 | |
| Bottom | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 2 | York City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1.6 | 14 | W | W | W | D | W | 1955-09-24 | Workington | A |
| 2 | -1 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.25 | 13 | D | W | W | W | W | 1955-09-20 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 3 | -1 | Bradford City | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1.818 | 13 | W | L | W | W | W | 1955-09-21 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 4 | 8 | Hartlepools United | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0.944 | 12 | W | W | L | W | L | 1955-09-24 | Bradford City | A |
| 5 | -1 | Carlisle United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.6 | 11 | W | L | W | L | W | 1955-09-24 | Accrington Stanley | A |
| 6 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.556 | 11 | W | W | L | W | W | 1955-09-21 | Bradford City | A |
| 7 | 1 | Workington | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1.385 | 11 | D | W | L | W | W | 1955-09-24 | York City | H |
| 8 | -2 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1.273 | 11 | D | W | D | D | W | 1955-09-21 | Halifax Town | H |
| 9 | -2 | Derby County | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1.353 | 10 | L | D | D | L | L | 1955-09-24 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 10 | -1 | Darlington | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.182 | 10 | L | W | L | W | W | 1955-09-20 | Southport | A |
| 11 | -1 | Chester | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | D | D | W | D | W | 1955-09-21 | Rochdale | A |
| 12 | -1 | Southport | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.923 | 10 | W | L | W | W | L | 1955-09-20 | Darlington | H |
| 13 | 0 | Chesterfield | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.25 | 9 | L | L | W | L | W | 1955-09-21 | Barrow | H |
| 14 | 0 | Wrexham | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0.882 | 9 | L | L | L | D | W | 1955-09-21 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 15 | 0 | Stockport County | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.118 | 8 | L | W | W | D | L | 1955-09-24 | Halifax Town | A |
| 16 | 4 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0.571 | 8 | D | L | D | D | W | 1955-09-24 | Wrexham | A |
| 17 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0.867 | 7 | W | L | W | L | L | 1955-09-20 | Accrington Stanley | H |
| 18 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0.765 | 7 | L | D | L | W | L | 1955-09-21 | Gateshead | H |
| 19 | -1 | Rochdale | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0.75 | 7 | L | L | L | W | D | 1955-09-21 | Chester | H |
| 20 | -1 | Gateshead | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0.737 | 7 | L | W | L | L | L | 1955-09-21 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 21 | 0 | Bradford | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0.524 | 7 | L | D | L | D | L | 1955-09-24 | Gateshead | A |
| 22 | 0 | Halifax Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.667 | 6 | L | W | W | L | L | 1955-09-21 | Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 0.667 | 6 | L | D | L | L | D | 1955-09-21 | Wrexham | A |
| 24 | 0 | Barrow | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0.684 | 5 | W | W | L | L | L | 1955-09-21 | Chesterfield | A |
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 0 | 0 | Watford | Griffin Park | 6,864 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Northampton Town | 5 | 2 | Queens Park Rangers | County Ground | 9,735 | |
| Draper, Fowler, Newman 2, Smith J | Lineups | Smith 2 | ||||
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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 | 0 | Northampton Town | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 | 16 | W | L | L | W | W | 1955-09-24 | Walsall | H |
| 2 | 0 | Southend United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1.5 | 13 | W | W | W | L | D | 1955-09-21 | Millwall | H |
| 3 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.2 | 12 | L | L | W | W | D | 1955-09-22 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | H |
| 4 | 0 | Torquay United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | W | W | L | W | D | 1955-09-21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 5 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.643 | 12 | W | W | D | W | W | 1955-09-21 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 6 | 0 | Aldershot | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 1.429 | 12 | D | W | W | L | L | 1955-09-21 | Swindon Town | A |
| 7 | 0 | Norwich City | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 12 | D | D | W | W | W | 1955-09-21 | Colchester United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.5 | 11 | L | W | W | D | W | 1955-09-21 | Torquay United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Gillingham | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.364 | 11 | W | L | W | D | W | 1955-09-21 | Exeter City | H |
| 10 | 0 | Millwall | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 1.643 | 10 | W | D | L | W | D | 1955-09-21 | Southend United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Coventry City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.5 | 10 | D | W | L | D | W | 1955-09-21 | Reading | A |
| 12 | 1 | Brentford | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.846 | 10 | D | W | D | W | L | 1955-09-24 | Exeter City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0.867 | 9 | L | L | W | W | W | 1955-09-22 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 14 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1.167 | 8 | L | D | L | W | D | 1955-09-22 | Newport County | A |
| 15 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0.765 | 8 | L | D | D | D | L | 1955-09-24 | Torquay United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Newport County | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 0.632 | 8 | L | D | W | W | D | 1955-09-22 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 17 | 1 | Watford | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 0.455 | 8 | D | D | L | L | W | 1955-09-24 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 18 | -1 | Exeter City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.8 | 7 | D | D | L | L | D | 1955-09-21 | Gillingham | A |
| 19 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1.059 | 6 | D | L | L | L | D | 1955-09-21 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Southampton | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0.727 | 6 | W | D | L | L | L | 1955-09-21 | Walsall | H |
| 21 | 0 | Colchester United | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0.364 | 6 | D | W | L | L | L | 1955-09-21 | Norwich City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Reading | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.737 | 5 | D | W | L | L | L | 1955-09-21 | Coventry City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Walsall | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0.583 | 5 | D | L | W | L | D | 1955-09-21 | Southampton | A |
| 24 | 0 | Swindon Town | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 0.35 | 3 | L | L | L | D | L | 1955-09-21 | Aldershot | H |
