1955-11-05

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Birmingham City 30 ChelseaSt Andrew's30,499
Astall 2, Boyd Lineups    
Burnley 20 Aston VillaTurf Moor20,592
McKay 2 Lineups    
Charlton Athletic 52 Manchester CityThe Valley24,555
Ryan 4, Kiernan Lineups Cunliffe, Hayes    
Everton 52 Huddersfield TownGoodison Park36,423
Mayers 2, Eglington, Lello, Woods (p) Lineups Glazzard, Lello OG    
Luton Town 51 Wolverhampton WanderersKenilworth Road27,911Largest home gate 1955-56
Morton 2, Cullen, Turner 2 Lineups Hancocks    
Manchester United 11 ArsenalOld Trafford41,586
Taylor Lineups Lishman    
Newcastle United 12 BlackpoolSt James' Park54,557
Milburn Lineups Brown, Mudie    
Preston North End 22 SunderlandDeepdale27,688
Finney (p), Baxter Lineups Hannigan, Purdon    
Sheffield United 13 PortsmouthBramall Lane23,834
Ringstead Lineups Gunter, Harris, Robertson    
Tottenham Hotspur 11 Cardiff CityWhite Hart Lane34,368
Brooks Lineups Walsh    
West Bromwich Albion 20 Bolton WanderersThe Hawthorns23,651
Allen 2 Lineups    

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Manchester United 16 6 2 0 21 11 2 3 3 11 13 1.333 21 D W W D W1955-11-12 Bolton Wanderers A
2 0 Sunderland 14 5 1 0 18 7 4 1 3 19 18 1.48 20 D D W W W1955-11-12 Burnley H
3 0 Charlton Athletic 16 5 1 2 21 12 3 3 2 16 19 1.194 20 W W W L L1955-11-12 Wolverhampton Wanderers A
4 0 Blackpool 15 6 1 1 24 14 2 2 3 10 12 1.308 19 W L L W L1955-11-12 Birmingham City H
5 0 West Bromwich Albion 15 6 3 0 15 7 2 0 4 5 9 1.25 19 W L W L W1955-11-12 Chelsea A
6 0 Everton 16 5 1 2 16 12 3 2 3 7 7 1.211 19 W D W D D1955-11-12 Cardiff City A
7 1 Burnley 15 5 1 2 12 6 2 3 2 7 8 1.357 18 W D W D W1955-11-12 Sunderland A
8 2 Birmingham City 16 4 3 2 18 13 2 2 3 12 8 1.429 17 W L W W L1955-11-12 Blackpool A
9 2 Luton Town 15 5 1 1 16 8 2 2 4 8 14 1.091 17 W L D W W1955-11-12 Aston Villa A
10 -3 Bolton Wanderers 14 4 1 2 16 9 3 1 3 10 8 1.529 16 L W L D W1955-11-12 Manchester United H
11 2 Portsmouth 14 4 2 1 15 14 3 0 4 14 15 1 16 W W L L L1955-11-12 Preston North End H
12 -3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 6 0 0 20 6 1 1 6 18 20 1.462 15 L W L W L1955-11-12 Charlton Athletic H
13 -1 Preston North End 16 2 2 4 13 16 4 1 3 21 11 1.259 15 D W L W L1955-11-12 Portsmouth A
14 0 Chelsea 15 2 3 2 5 8 3 1 4 14 16 0.792 14 L D W W W1955-11-12 West Bromwich Albion H
15 0 Manchester City 14 4 2 1 12 7 0 3 4 12 22 0.828 13 L W L L D1955-11-12 Tottenham Hotspur H
16 0 Newcastle United 15 5 1 2 20 12 0 1 6 8 19 0.903 12 L L W L W1955-11-12 Huddersfield Town A
17 0 Sheffield United 15 3 2 3 8 10 2 0 5 13 16 0.808 12 L W W L D1955-11-12 Arsenal A
18 1 Arsenal 15 3 2 2 9 9 0 4 4 8 17 0.654 12 D L D W D1955-11-12 Sheffield United H
19 -1 Aston Villa 16 2 3 2 11 11 0 4 5 7 16 0.667 11 L W L D L1955-11-12 Luton Town H
20 0 Cardiff City 15 3 1 3 11 17 1 1 6 7 18 0.514 10 D L L D W1955-11-12 Everton H
21 0 Huddersfield Town 14 1 3 3 9 13 1 1 5 5 19 0.438 8 L L L L L1955-11-12 Newcastle United H
22 0 Tottenham Hotspur 15 2 1 5 12 15 0 1 6 5 17 0.531 6 D L L L L1955-11-12 Manchester City A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Barnsley03Sheffield WednesdayOakwell21,669
LineupsShiner 2, Broadbent   
Bristol City52Hull CityAshton Gate22,776
Rogers 2, Atyeo, Eisentrager, Peacock LineupsCrispey, Jensen   
Bury51Doncaster RoversGigg Lane8,921
Fletcher 3, Daniel, Kelly LineupsTindill   
Fulham35Bristol RoversCraven Cottage31,758Largest home gate 1955-56
Jezzard 2, Stevens LineupsMeyer 3, Ward, Bradford   
Leeds United10Stoke CityElland Road21,261
Charles Lineups   
Middlesbrough32Nottingham ForestAyresome Park17,573
Wayman, Lawrie, McPherson LineupsBarrett, Imlach   
Notts County30Plymouth ArgyleMeadow Lane12,466
Wills, Crookes, Abthorpe Lineups   
Port Vale11Lincoln CityVale Park16,561
Stephenson LineupsBannan   
Rotherham United31Leicester CityMillmoor12,030
Farmer, Keyworth, Wilson LineupsRowley   
Swansea Town21LiverpoolVetch Field25,139
Allchurch L, Medwin LineupsArnell   
West Ham United23Blackburn RoversUpton Park22,990
Hooper, Dare LineupsQuigley, Douglas, Briggs   

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Swansea Town 16 7 1 0 24 10 4 1 3 16 15 1.6 24 W W W W W1955-11-12 Leicester City A
2 0 Bristol City 15 7 1 1 23 10 2 2 2 13 13 1.565 21 W W D D W1955-11-12 Nottingham Forest A
3 1 Sheffield Wednesday 16 3 4 1 21 13 3 4 1 14 9 1.591 20 W D W W D1955-11-12 Middlesbrough H
4 2 Bristol Rovers 15 5 0 1 18 8 4 2 3 15 14 1.5 20 W W D L L1955-11-12 Bury H
5 -2 Fulham 16 5 1 2 24 13 3 1 4 16 15 1.429 18 L L W L W1955-11-12 Stoke City A
6 -1 Stoke City 16 5 0 2 15 6 4 0 5 14 17 1.261 18 L L W W L1955-11-12 Fulham H
7 1 Leeds United 15 7 1 0 16 4 1 1 5 4 14 1.111 18 W L W L W1955-11-12 Plymouth Argyle A
8 -1 Liverpool 15 5 1 2 15 9 2 2 3 14 13 1.318 17 L W W W L1955-11-12 Notts County H
9 0 Port Vale 14 4 3 1 11 5 2 2 2 8 7 1.583 17 D L L D W1955-11-12 Blackburn Rovers A
10 2 Blackburn Rovers 14 3 2 2 17 13 4 0 3 11 8 1.333 16 W L W W W1955-11-12 Port Vale H
11 -1 Leicester City 16 4 2 1 17 9 2 1 6 15 28 0.865 15 L W L D L1955-11-12 Swansea Town H
12 1 Lincoln City 15 5 2 1 20 8 1 1 5 5 10 1.389 15 D D L L L1955-11-12 Rotherham United H
13 3 Middlesbrough 14 4 2 1 17 11 1 3 3 7 11 1.091 15 W D L W W1955-11-12 Sheffield Wednesday A
14 -3 West Ham United 15 5 1 2 25 9 0 3 4 10 17 1.346 14 L D W L W1955-11-12 Hull City A
15 3 Notts County 16 2 3 3 14 16 2 3 3 9 15 0.742 14 W W L D D1955-11-12 Liverpool A
16 -2 Barnsley 16 4 2 2 13 12 0 4 4 5 18 0.6 14 L L L L W1955-11-12 Doncaster Rovers A
17 -2 Doncaster Rovers 15 4 3 1 22 13 0 2 5 7 25 0.763 13 L W L D L1955-11-12 Barnsley H
18 -1 Nottingham Forest 14 4 0 3 12 8 2 0 5 10 19 0.815 12 L W L W L1955-11-12 Bristol City H
19 0 Rotherham United 16 4 2 2 11 9 0 2 6 8 21 0.633 12 W L W L W1955-11-12 Lincoln City A
20 0 Bury 16 2 2 4 12 20 1 3 4 16 22 0.667 11 W D L W L1955-11-12 Bristol Rovers A
21 0 Plymouth Argyle 16 1 2 4 5 8 2 0 7 8 25 0.394 8 L L W D L1955-11-12 Leeds United H
22 0 Hull City 15 1 2 4 11 15 0 0 8 4 27 0.357 4 L D L L L1955-11-12 West Ham United H

 

Third Division North
Third Division NorthVenueGateNotes
Bradford City31GatesheadValley Parade10,484
Brown OG, Simm 2 (1p) LineupsLydon   
Crewe Alexandra00Grimsby TownGresty Road6,165
Lineups   
Derby County30Carlisle UnitedBaseball Ground17,036
Pye 2, Powell Lineups   
Halifax Town01SouthportThe Shay6,618
LineupsMcDermott   
Hartlepools United31BradfordVictoria Park6,383
Smith, McGuigan 2 LineupsWard W   
Mansfield Town01ChesterfieldField Mill8,375
LineupsSowden   
Oldham Athletic13Accrington StanleyBoundary Park10,643Largest home gate 1955-56
O'Donnell LineupsDick, Scott, Hunter   
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United01DarlingtonOld Showground7,677
LineupsBell   
Stockport County00RochdaleEdgeley Park9,337
Lineups   
Workington61BarrowBorough Park7,723
Mitchell 2, Robson, Roberts OG, Whittle 2 LineupsArmstrong   
Wrexham31Tranmere RoversRacecourse Ground6,756
Hewitt, Rowley, Richards LineupsSpeakman   
York City30ChesterBootham Crescent8,176
Bottom 2, Storey Lineups   

 

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 Grimsby Town 18 8 1 0 24 4 4 2 3 10 10 2.429 27 D W W W D1955-11-12 Hartlepools United H
2 0 Accrington Stanley 18 8 1 0 26 4 3 2 4 12 15 2 25 W W L W W1955-11-12 Workington H
3 0 Bradford City 18 7 1 1 18 9 2 4 3 12 10 1.579 23 W D W D D1955-11-12 Southport A
4 0 Derby County 18 7 3 0 30 10 2 1 5 14 16 1.692 22 W L W W W1955-11-12 Chester A
5 2 Workington 18 6 1 2 23 5 3 2 4 12 14 1.842 21 W L W L W1955-11-12 Accrington Stanley A
6 -1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 18 5 3 1 15 5 3 1 5 13 16 1.333 20 L L W L W1955-11-12 Gateshead A
7 1 Chesterfield 18 6 0 3 22 12 3 2 4 13 17 1.207 20 W L L W L1955-11-12 Wrexham H
8 1 Darlington 18 5 1 2 17 7 4 1 5 8 16 1.087 20 W D L W D1955-11-12 Oldham Athletic H
9 1 Hartlepools United 18 8 0 2 20 8 2 0 6 10 20 1.071 20 W W W L W1955-11-12 Grimsby Town A
10 1 Southport 18 5 2 2 14 10 4 0 5 8 14 0.917 20 W D W D L1955-11-12 Bradford City H
11 -5 Chester 18 5 4 0 16 8 2 2 5 9 21 0.862 20 L W L W D1955-11-12 Derby County H
12 0 Wrexham 18 4 2 3 14 13 3 3 3 13 15 0.964 19 W D D W L1955-11-12 Chesterfield A
13 1 York City 18 4 1 4 15 12 3 3 3 15 15 1.111 18 W L L D L1955-11-12 Barrow A
14 -1 Stockport County 18 5 2 2 24 9 2 1 6 10 17 1.308 17 D W W L L1955-11-12 Bradford A
15 0 Carlisle United 17 4 2 2 15 7 2 2 5 9 20 0.889 16 L W L L L1955-11-12 Crewe Alexandra H
16 3 Crewe Alexandra 18 5 1 4 16 12 0 4 4 7 15 0.852 15 D L W L W1955-11-12 Carlisle United A
17 -1 Gateshead 18 3 3 2 19 16 1 4 5 9 18 0.824 15 L D D L W1955-11-12 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United H
18 -1 Oldham Athletic 18 3 4 2 15 13 1 3 5 9 17 0.8 15 L L W L D1955-11-12 Darlington A
19 1 Rochdale 18 4 3 2 24 20 1 2 6 5 20 0.725 15 D L L W W1955-11-12 Mansfield Town H
20 -2 Tranmere Rovers 18 5 1 3 14 7 1 2 6 9 26 0.697 15 L W L W L1955-11-12 Halifax Town H
21 0 Halifax Town 18 5 2 2 15 10 0 2 7 7 22 0.688 14 L D W L W1955-11-12 Tranmere Rovers A
22 0 Mansfield Town 18 3 5 2 14 11 0 1 7 7 23 0.618 12 L L L L D1955-11-12 Rochdale A
23 0 Bradford 17 4 2 2 12 12 0 2 7 6 31 0.419 12 L W L D L1955-11-12 Stockport County H
24 0 Barrow 18 4 1 3 15 9 0 0 10 6 29 0.553 9 L W L W L1955-11-12 York City H

 

Third Division South
Third Division SouthVenueGateNotes
Aldershot11Leyton OrientRecreation Ground7,302
Flint LineupsBurgess   
Brighton & Hove Albion40Southend UnitedGoldstone Ground17,708
Harburn, Gordon, Foreman 2 Lineups   
Crystal Palace01Exeter CitySelhurst Park12,631
LineupsRees   
Ipswich Town00WatfordPortman Road16,194
Lineups   
Newport County32GillinghamSomerton Park6,745
Johnston 2, Beech LineupsMillar, Crossan   
Northampton Town02Colchester UnitedCounty Ground14,091
LineupsGrice, McCurley   
Queens Park Rangers23Norwich CityLoftus Road10,162
Petchey, Smith LineupsCleary, Coxon, Hunt   
Shrewsbury Town11BrentfordGay Meadow10,551
Arnott LineupsMorgan   
Southampton30Coventry CityThe Dell13,690
Day 2, Mulgrew Lineups   
Swindon Town22Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticCounty Ground7,814
Owen 2 LineupsLittlejohn, Siddall   
Torquay United30MillwallPlainmoor6,606
Dobbie, Collins T, Collins R Lineups   
Walsall10ReadingFellows Park11,261
McPherson (p) Lineups   

 

Ptn Third Division South Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 1 Ipswich Town 18 7 2 1 28 14 3 3 2 15 10 1.792 25 D W W D W1955-11-12 Brentford A
2 -1 Northampton Town 18 8 0 1 22 9 4 1 4 10 13 1.455 25 L D W L W1955-11-12 Norwich City A
3 1 Leyton Orient 17 6 2 0 23 4 4 2 3 7 7 2.727 24 D D W W L1955-11-12 Crystal Palace H
4 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 18 8 1 0 29 4 2 3 4 10 13 2.294 24 W L W W W1955-11-12 Exeter City A
5 -2 Southend United 18 8 1 0 24 7 3 1 5 17 24 1.323 24 L W D W W1955-11-12 Southampton H
6 0 Torquay United 18 5 3 1 20 6 4 2 3 11 11 1.824 23 W W D D L1955-11-12 Reading A
7 0 Norwich City 18 6 2 0 19 6 3 3 4 13 22 1.143 23 W W D D L1955-11-12 Northampton Town H
8 0 Shrewsbury Town 18 6 3 1 27 9 3 0 5 10 17 1.423 21 D W W W W1955-11-12 Coventry City A
9 0 Gillingham 18 5 2 2 15 10 3 1 5 13 16 1.077 19 L L L D L1955-11-12 Swindon Town H
10 0 Brentford 18 5 2 2 14 10 2 3 4 10 17 0.889 19 D W L W L1955-11-12 Ipswich Town H
11 1 Aldershot 18 4 3 2 16 13 2 3 4 18 19 1.063 18 D L D D W1955-11-12 Colchester United A
12 1 Newport County 18 6 1 3 15 10 1 3 4 10 19 0.862 18 W D D L W1955-11-12 Millwall A
13 1 Colchester United 18 4 1 3 13 16 3 3 4 9 17 0.667 18 W W L W W1955-11-12 Aldershot H
14 -3 Coventry City 18 7 2 0 24 7 0 1 8 4 19 1.077 17 L W L D L1955-11-12 Shrewsbury Town H
15 1 Southampton 18 6 2 1 24 11 1 1 7 9 23 0.971 17 W L W D W1955-11-12 Southend United A
16 1 Exeter City 18 3 3 3 10 9 3 2 4 10 14 0.87 17 W W L W W1955-11-12 Brighton & Hove Albion H
17 -2 Crystal Palace 18 3 1 5 13 10 2 4 3 14 16 1.038 15 L L W L L1955-11-12 Leyton Orient A
18 0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 18 4 2 3 13 9 1 2 6 6 18 0.704 14 D D D W L1955-11-12 Queens Park Rangers H
19 4 Walsall 18 4 3 2 17 15 1 0 8 10 26 0.659 13 W L W L W1955-11-12 Watford A
20 2 Watford 18 4 1 4 17 18 1 2 6 5 22 0.55 13 D L L L W1955-11-12 Walsall H
21 -2 Millwall 17 5 1 2 19 6 0 1 8 12 32 0.816 12 L W L L L1955-11-12 Newport County H
22 -2 Reading 18 3 2 4 16 18 2 0 7 7 15 0.697 12 L L L D L1955-11-12 Torquay United H
23 -2 Queens Park Rangers 18 3 2 4 13 12 0 4 5 9 20 0.688 12 L L L L L1955-11-12 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A
24 0 Swindon Town 18 2 3 4 10 11 0 0 9 5 31 0.357 7 D L W L L1955-11-12 Gillingham A